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EP About this file: EP0929904

EP0929904 - LIFTER WITH ELECTROPERMANENT MAGNETS PROVIDED WITH A SAFETY DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.10.2001
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 22.09.2004  [2004/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Railfix N.V.
Landhuis Joonchi, Kaya Richard J. Beaujon z/n
Curacao / AN
[1999/29]
Inventor(s)01 / ELIAS, Gregory, E.
Isla Pal y Tam Brakkeput,Ariba
Curacao / AN
[1999/29]
Representative(s)Pizzoli, Antonio Mario, et al
Società Italiana Brevetti SpA
Via G. Carducci 8
20123 Milano / IT
[N/P]
Former [1999/29]Pizzoli, Antonio, et al
Società Italiana Brevetti SpA, Via Carducci, 8
20213 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date97931980.304.08.1997
[1999/29]
WO1997IB00960
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9908293
Date:18.02.1999
Language:EN
[1999/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0929904
Date:21.07.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.02.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0929904
Date:20.12.2000
Language:EN
[2000/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.02.1999
ClassificationIPC:H01F7/04, B66C1/04, H01F7/02
[1999/29]
CPC:
H01F7/04 (EP,US); B66C1/04 (EP,KR,US); B66C1/08 (KR);
G01R33/07 (KR); H01F7/0257 (EP,US); H01F2007/208 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/29]
TitleGerman:HEBER MIT ELEKTROPERMANENTMAGNETEN MIT EINER SICHERHEITSVORRICHTUNG[1999/29]
English:LIFTER WITH ELECTROPERMANENT MAGNETS PROVIDED WITH A SAFETY DEVICE[1999/29]
French:ELECTRO-AIMANT PERMANENT DE LEVAGE A DISPOSITIF DE SECURITE[1999/29]
Entry into regional phase14.12.1998National basic fee paid 
14.12.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
14.12.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.12.1998Examination requested  [1999/29]
09.08.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.10.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.02.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
26.05.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.08.2000Fee for grant paid
24.08.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.09.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2001/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
01.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT04.08.2001
DK04.08.2001
FI04.08.2001
GB04.08.2001
LU04.08.2001
ES05.08.2001
SE05.08.2001
BE31.08.2001
CH31.08.2001
LI31.08.2001
[2004/39]
Former [2004/28]AT04.08.2001
DK04.08.2001
FI04.08.2001
GB04.08.2001
ES05.08.2001
SE05.08.2001
BE31.08.2001
CH31.08.2001
LI31.08.2001
Former [2003/46]AT04.08.2001
DK04.08.2001
FI04.08.2001
GB04.08.2001
SE05.08.2001
BE31.08.2001
CH31.08.2001
LI31.08.2001
Former [2003/10]AT04.08.2001
FI04.08.2001
GB04.08.2001
SE05.08.2001
BE31.08.2001
CH31.08.2001
LI31.08.2001
Former [2003/06]FI04.08.2001
GB04.08.2001
SE05.08.2001
BE31.08.2001
CH31.08.2001
LI31.08.2001
Former [2003/01]FI04.08.2001
GB04.08.2001
SE05.08.2001
CH31.08.2001
LI31.08.2001
Former [2002/37]FI04.08.2001
GB04.08.2001
SE05.08.2001
Former [2002/33]FI04.08.2001
SE05.08.2001
Former [2002/27]SE05.08.2001
Cited inInternational search[A]JPH04345498  ;
 [A]GB2043354  (CARDONE TECNOMAGNETICA) [A] 1 * figure 4 *;
 [A]US4965695  (BAUMANN JOSEPH D [BR]);
 [A]WO9703911  (RAILFIX N V [NL], et al) [A] 1 * figure 1; claims 13,17,18 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930420), vol. 017, no. 201, Database accession no. (M - 1399), & JP04345498 A 19921201 (FUJI JIKOU KK) [A] * abstract *
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