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EP0902854 - PROCESS FOR MAKING THERMALLY STABLE METAL COATED POLYMERIC MONOFILAMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/12]PROCESS FOR MAKING THERMALLY STABLE METAL COATED POLYMERIC MONOFILAMENT OR YARN
[2001/03]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.10.2002
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.10.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.12.2002  [2002/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/12]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CAWSTON, John, D.
3 Indian Hill Road
Winchester, MA 01890 / US
02 / HOOVER, Merwin, F.
86 Rowley Bridge Road
Topsfield, MA 01983 / US
03 / BURKE, Thomas, F.
18 Squirrel Hill Road
Wayland, MA 01778 / US
04 / STEARNS, Thomas, H.
3 Brander Court
Nashua, NH 03063 / US
[1999/12]
Representative(s)Beacham, Annabel Rose, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/24]Beacham, Annabel Rose, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Former [1999/12]Woodman, Derek, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date97944281.130.05.1997
[1999/12]
WO1997US09116
Priority number, dateUS1996065573330.05.1996         Original published format: US 655733
US1996065691430.05.1996         Original published format: US 656914
[1999/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9748832
Date:24.12.1997
Language:EN
[1997/55]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0902854
Date:24.03.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.12.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0902854
Date:12.12.2001
Language:EN
[2001/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.02.1998
ClassificationIPC:D06M11/83, C23C18/24, C23C18/30
[1999/12]
CPC:
C23C18/1635 (EP); C23C18/1641 (EP); C23C18/1653 (EP);
C23C18/24 (EP); D06M11/83 (EP); C23C18/1658 (EP);
C23C18/30 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [1999/12]
TitleGerman:PROZESS ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES THERMISCH STABILEN, METALLBESCHICHTETEN POLYMEREN MONOFILAMENTS[2001/03]
English:PROCESS FOR MAKING THERMALLY STABLE METAL COATED POLYMERIC MONOFILAMENT[2001/03]
French:PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DE MONOFILAMENT POLYMERE REVETU DE METAL THERMIQUEMENT STABLE[2001/03]
Former [1999/12]PROZESS ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES THERMISCH STABILEN, METALLBESCHICHTETEN MONOFILAMENTS ODER GARNS
Former [1999/12]PROCESS FOR MAKING THERMALLY STABLE METAL COATED POLYMERIC MONOFILAMENT OR YARN
Former [1999/12]PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DE MONOFILAMENT OU FIL POLYMERE REVETU DE METAL THERMIQUEMENT STABLE
Entry into regional phase18.11.1998National basic fee paid 
18.11.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
18.11.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.12.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
18.11.1998Examination requested  [1999/12]
15.12.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.03.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.02.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
30.04.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.08.2001Fee for grant paid
02.08.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.09.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
14.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[AD]US5302415  (GABARA VLODEK ET AL) [AD] 1-22 * column W *;
 [A]GB1243481  (FARBWERKE HOECHST AG) [A] 1-7 * the whole document *;
 [A]US3515649  (HEPFER IVAN C) [A] 1-7 * column W *;
 [A]EP0201806  (IBM) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [X]US3234031  (EBERHARD ZIERNGIEBL ET AL.) [X] 15-20 * column W *;
 [A]US4673469  (BEACH SIDNEY C ET AL) [A] 1,11-14 * column W *;
 [A]US4634805  (ORBAN RALPH F) [A] 1-22 * column W *
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