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EP0963261 - IMPROVED FILTERING SCREEN AND SUPPORT FRAME THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.02.2004
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.02.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.04.2004  [2004/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
United Wire Limited
Granton Park Avenue
Edinburgh EH5 1HT / GB
[1999/50]
Inventor(s)01 / COOK, Gordon, James
6 St. Nathans Road-Newtonhill
Kincardinshire AB3 2SW / GB
02 / HUGHES, Andrew
6 Davison Park
Edinburgh EH4 2PF / GB
03 / BAILEY, Arthur, Robert
81 Little Sutton Lane-Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands B75 6SJ / GB
04 / HARTNUP, George, Charles
Catcane House
Gorebridge EH23 4QF / GB
05 / STEWART, Dugald
69 Fox Covert Avenue
Edinburgh EH12 6UH / GB
[1999/50]
Representative(s)Nash, Keith Wilfrid, et al
Nash Matthews
90-92 Regent Street
Cambridge CB2 1DP / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/50]Nash, Keith Wilfrid, et al
KEITH W. NASH & Co. Pearl Assurance House 90-92 Regent Street
Cambridge CB2 1DP / GB
Application number, filing date98907063.625.02.1998
[1999/50]
WO1998GB00601
Priority number, dateGB1997000433201.03.1997         Original published format: GB 9704332
GB1997001985019.09.1997         Original published format: GB 9719850
[1999/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9837988
Date:03.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0963261
Date:15.12.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0963261
Date:16.04.2003
Language:EN
[2003/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.09.1998
ClassificationIPC:B07B1/46, B29C70/70, B29C33/40
[1999/50]
CPC:
B07B1/4618 (EP,US); B01D29/012 (EP,US); B01D29/05 (EP,US);
B01D29/445 (EP,US); B07B1/46 (EP,US); B07B1/4627 (EP,US);
B07B1/4645 (EP,US); B07B1/4663 (EP,US); B07B1/4672 (EP,US);
B07B1/48 (EP,US); B29C45/14336 (EP,US); B29C70/56 (EP,US);
B29C70/82 (EP,US); B29C70/885 (EP,US); B07B2201/02 (EP);
B29C2045/14442 (EP,US); B29L2031/14 (EP,US); B29L2031/737 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49616 (EP,US); Y10T29/4962 (EP,US); Y10T29/49895 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12347 (EP,US); Y10T428/12361 (EP,US); Y10T428/12444 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12965 (EP,US); Y10T428/249923 (EP,US); Y10T428/298 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/50]
TitleGerman:FILTERSIEB UND STÜTZRAHMEN DAFÜR[1999/50]
English:IMPROVED FILTERING SCREEN AND SUPPORT FRAME THEREFOR[1999/50]
French:TAMIS DE FILTRAGE AMELIORE ET CADRE D'APPUI LE CONCERNANT[1999/50]
Entry into regional phase25.08.1999National basic fee paid 
25.08.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
25.08.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.09.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
26.08.1999Examination requested  [1999/50]
19.03.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.07.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.02.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.05.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.09.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.11.2002Fee for grant paid
15.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP02002134.1  / EP1205261
EP02002135.8  / EP1205262
EP02002136.6  / EP1205263
EP02002137.4  / EP1205264
EP02002138.2  / EP1205265
Opposition(s)19.01.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
01.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
26.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
15.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[XAY]NL79668C  (NV TEMA) [X] 66,68 * the whole document * [A] 28,30,31,34,35,39,60-62,65 [Y] 64;
 [XA]GB743902  (SITEG SIEBTECH GMBH) [X] 66,68 * the whole document * [A] 28,30,31,34,35,38-41,46,60-62,64,65;
 [A]DE2160875  (HEIN LEHMANN AG) [A] 1-4,6,22,23,26-28,30,52,53,56 * page 1, line 31 - page 2, line 13 ** page 4, line 10 - line 30; figure - *;
 [XAY]BE897298  (USINES GONDREXON N V) [X] 66,68 * the whole document * [A] 28,30,34,35,64 [Y] 31-33,39,52-55,60-62,65,67;
 [DXAY]WO9523655  (UNITED WIRE LTD [GB], et al) [DX] 1-3,22-24,27,38 * abstract * * page 2, line 14 - page 3, line 7 * * page 9, line 19 - page 10, line 27; figure - * [A] 4,5,25,26,28-30,45-47,49,50,56,57 [Y] 31-33,39,52-55,60-62,64,65,67;
 [XA]WO9702131  (FIBRESTA PRODUKTE AG [CH], et al) [X] 1-3,22 * abstract * * page 2, line 10 - page 6, line 6; figure - * [A] 6,9,27,28,53,56
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