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EP0968626 - CONDENSATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HEATED INSULATING GLASS UNITS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 17.05.2002 Database last updated on 01.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.05.2002	Refusal of application	published on 03.07.2002 [2002/27]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states LIBBEY-OWENS-FORD CO. 811 Madison Avenue Toledo Ohio 43697-0799 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2000/01]	For all designated states LIBBEY-OWENS-FORD CO. 811 Madison Avenue Toledo, Ohio 43697-0799 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MILLETT, Fred, A. 1248 Sandy Glen Drive Perrysburg, OH 43551 / US
	02 / TEDER, Rein, S. 9401 Xylon Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55438 / US
	03 / GERHARDINGER, Peter, F. 1727 Glendel Lane Toledo, OH 43614 / US
	[2000/01]
Representative(s)	Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Joachimsthaler Straße 10-12 10719 Berlin / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/01]	Pfenning, Meinig & Partner Kurfürstendamm 170 10707 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date	98911749.4	18.03.1998
	[2000/01]
	WO1998US05252
Priority number, date	US19970820784	19.03.1997 Original published format: US 820784
	[2000/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9842163
	Date:	24.09.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0968626
	Date:	05.01.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/01]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	24.09.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.05.2000
Classification	IPC:	H05B3/06, H05B3/26, H05B3/28, H01B3/06, H01B3/16, B23B3/10	[2000/27]
	CPC:	H05B3/84 (EP,US); H05B3/06 (KR); F25D21/02 (EP,US); H05B1/0236 (EP,US); H05B2203/035 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2000/01]	H05B3/06
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/01]
Title	German:	KONDENSATIONS-ÜBERWACHUNGSSYSTEM VON BEHEIZTEN ISOLIERVERGLASUNGEN	[2000/01]
	English:	CONDENSATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HEATED INSULATING GLASS UNITS	[2000/01]
	French:	SYSTEME DE REGLAGE DE CONDENSATION POUR BLOCS-FENETRES A VITRAGE ISOLANT CHAUFFES	[2000/01]
Entry into regional phase	10.09.1999	National basic fee paid
	10.09.1999	Search fee paid
	10.09.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.09.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.10.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	10.09.1999	Examination requested [2000/01]
	27.11.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05)
	27.04.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.08.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
	05.02.2002	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: formalities examination [2002/27]
	15.02.2002	Application refused, date of legal effect [2002/27]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	06.03.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	08.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[XA]US5089687 (BARTRUG BRUCE A [US], et al) [X] 1,8,11,21 * column 1, lines 7-68 * * column 2, line 41 - column 5, line 47; figures 1-6; claims 1-17 * [A] 2-7,9,10,12-20,22;
		[XA]EP0322757 (PPG INDUSTRIES INC [US]) [X] 1,8,11,21 * column 1, line 7 - column 2, line 4 * * column 2, line 46 - column 4, line 51; figures 1-3; claims 1-10 * [A] 2-7,9,10,12-20,22;
		[A]US5213878 (MOH KYUNG H [US], et al) [A] 1-22 * Whole document *
	International search	[X]US5354966 (SPERBECK SCOTT W [US]);
		[Y]US5099104 (HOLZER GERHARD [DE], et al);
		[Y]US4737629 (IWAMA SHINJI [JP], et al)

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