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EP1100570 - APPARATUS FOR AND METHODS OF ADMINISTERING VOLATILE SUBSTANCES INTO AN INHALATION FLOW PATH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.04.2007 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.12.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 07.01.2009 [2009/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Reed, F. Dewitt, Jr. 7816 Silver Plateau Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89128 / US
	[2006/24]
Former [2006/10]	For all designated states Reed, F. Dewitt, Jr. 8395 Stoney Mountain Way Flagstaff, AZ 86001 / US
Former [2001/21]	For all designated states Reed, F. Dewitt, Jr. 62 Macon Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[2001/21]
Representative(s)	Powell, Timothy John, et al Potter Clarkson LLP The Belgrave Centre Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/21]	Powell, Timothy John, et al Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD / GB
Application number, filing date	98931808.4	01.07.1998
	[2001/21]
	WO1998US14092
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0001437
	Date:	13.01.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/02]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1100570
	Date:	23.05.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.01.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/21]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1100570
	Date:	21.06.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/25]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	13.01.2000
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.08.2004
Classification	IPC:	A61M15/00, A61M15/08	[2004/41]
	CPC:	A61M15/00 (KR); A61M15/08 (EP); A61M15/085 (EP); A61M11/04 (EP); A61M2021/0016 (EP)
	Former IPC [2001/21]	A61M15/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/21]
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERABREICHUNG VON FLÜCHTIGEN WIRKSTOFFEN IN EINEM INHALATIONSSTRÖMUNGSWEG	[2001/21]
	English:	APPARATUS FOR AND METHODS OF ADMINISTERING VOLATILE SUBSTANCES INTO AN INHALATION FLOW PATH	[2001/21]
	French:	APPAREIL ET TECHNIQUES PERMETTANT D'INTRODUIRE DES SUBSTANCES VOLATILES DANS UN FLUX D'INHALATION	[2001/21]
Entry into regional phase	01.02.2001	National basic fee paid
	01.02.2001	Search fee paid
	01.02.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	01.02.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.01.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	01.02.2001	Examination requested [2001/21]
	03.02.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.07.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.12.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.04.2006	Fee for grant paid
	07.04.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	22.03.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/22]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	01.02.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.07.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	21.06.2006
	CY	21.06.2006
	FI	21.06.2006
	LU	01.07.2006
	IE	03.07.2006
	MC	31.07.2006
	DK	21.09.2006
	SE	21.09.2006
	GR	22.09.2006
	ES	02.10.2006
	PT	21.11.2006
	[2009/02]
Former [2008/36]	AT	21.06.2006
	FI	21.06.2006
	LU	01.07.2006
	IE	03.07.2006
	MC	31.07.2006
	DK	21.09.2006
	SE	21.09.2006
	GR	22.09.2006
	ES	02.10.2006
	PT	21.11.2006
Former [2008/21]	AT	21.06.2006
	FI	21.06.2006
	IE	03.07.2006
	MC	31.07.2006
	DK	21.09.2006
	SE	21.09.2006
	GR	22.09.2006
	ES	02.10.2006
	PT	21.11.2006
Former [2007/29]	AT	21.06.2006
	FI	21.06.2006
	IE	03.07.2006
	MC	31.07.2006
	DK	21.09.2006
	SE	21.09.2006
	ES	02.10.2006
	PT	21.11.2006
Former [2007/22]	AT	21.06.2006
	FI	21.06.2006
	MC	31.07.2006
	DK	21.09.2006
	SE	21.09.2006
	ES	02.10.2006
	PT	21.11.2006
Former [2007/21]	AT	21.06.2006
	FI	21.06.2006
	MC	31.07.2006
	SE	21.09.2006
	ES	02.10.2006
	PT	21.11.2006
Former [2007/17]	AT	21.06.2006
	FI	21.06.2006
	SE	21.09.2006
	ES	02.10.2006
	PT	21.11.2006
Former [2007/02]	AT	21.06.2006
	FI	21.06.2006
	SE	21.09.2006
Former [2006/49]	SE	21.09.2006
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4955945 (WEICK HEINZ H [CH]) [X] 11-15 * column 4, line 22 - line 51; figures 3,4 *;
		[X]CH304190 (MUHLETHALER ERNEST FREDERIC [CH]) [X] 11,12,15-20 * page 2, line 22 - line 32; figure 1 *;
		[X]GB520491 (OTTO TRAVERS TAUSS, et al) [X] 11-13,15-20 * page 2, lines 39-71; figure 1 *;
		[X]USRE35408E (PETRUSON BJOERN [SE]) [X] 11,15-20 * column 7, line 5 - column 8, line 8; figures 4-11 *;
		[X]US2426161 (BIEDERMAN JOSEPH B) [X] 11,12,15-20 * column 2, line 42 - column 3, line 6; figure 4 *;
		[E]EP0906765 (OREAL [FR]) [E] 11,12,15-20 * paragraphs [0030] - [0032]; figure - *;
		[A]US4285468 (HYMAN SY) [A] 14 * column 4, line 62 - column 5, line 59; figure 3 *
	International search	[X]US5706800 (CRONK PETER J [US], et al);
		[Y]US4899739 (KONISHI RYUSAKU [JP]);
		[Y]US888869 (CLARK FRANK I [US])

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