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EP About this file: EP0966051

EP0966051 - A spacecraft battery system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.02.2003
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.02.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.04.2003  [2003/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SPACE SYSTEMS / LORAL INC.
3825 Fabian Way, M/S A-9 Palo Alto
California 94303 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/51]For all designated states
SPACE SYSTEMS / LORAL INC.
3825 Fabian Way, M/S A-9
Palo Alto, California 94303 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Gelon, Walter S.
622 Island Place
Redwood City, California 94065 / US
02 / Hall, John C.
5738 Sunmist Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275 / US
[2000/05]
Former [1999/51]01 / Gelon, Walter S.
622 Island Place
Redwood City, California 94065 / US
02 / Hall, John C.
18334 Montpere Way
Saratoga, California 95070 / US
Representative(s)Ertl, Nicholas Justin, et al
Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 1XR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/52]Ertl, Nicholas Justin, et al
Elkington and Fife, Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Former [1999/51]Finnie, Peter John
Elkington and Fife, Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Application number, filing date99304639.015.06.1999
[1999/51]
Priority number, dateUS1998009755615.06.1998         Original published format: US 97556
[1999/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0966051
Date:22.12.1999
Language:EN
[1999/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0966051
Date:24.04.2002
Language:EN
[2002/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.10.1999
ClassificationIPC:H01M2/10, H01M10/50, B64G1/50
[1999/51]
CPC:
B64G1/425 (EP,US); B64G1/503 (EP,US); B64G1/506 (EP,US);
H01M10/613 (EP,US); H01M10/617 (EP,US); H01M10/627 (EP,US);
H01M10/6551 (EP,US); H01M10/6552 (EP,US); H01M50/213 (EP,US);
H01M50/249 (EP,US); H01M50/291 (EP,US); H01M10/345 (EP,US);
Y02E10/542 (EP,US); Y02E60/10 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2000/35]
Former [1999/51]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Batteriesystem für Raumfahrzeuge[1999/51]
English:A spacecraft battery system[1999/51]
French:Système de batteries pour véhicules spatiaux[1999/51]
Examination procedure12.01.2000Examination requested  [2000/11]
09.01.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.04.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.06.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
18.10.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.12.2001Fee for grant paid
19.12.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.01.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5310141  (HOMER PETER K [US], et al) [A] 1-7 * figures 9A-9F ** claim - *;
 [A]EP0704919  (LORAL SPACE SYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 1-7 * figure 1 * * column 4, line 24 - line 37 *;
 [X]US5634612  (FAISANT PIERRE-PHILIPPE [FR]) [X] 1-7 * figure - * * column 2, line 62 - column 4, line 11 *
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