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EP0959350 - Process for ultrasonic testing of cylindrical pieces [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/47]Process for ultrasonic testing of imersed cylindrical pieces
[2010/15]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.07.2011
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.03.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 25.04.2012  [2012/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "SNECMA"
2, Boulevard du Général Martial Valin
75015 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2010/37]For all designated states
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "SNECMA"
2, Boulevard du Général Martial Valin
75015 Paris / FR
Former [1999/47]For all designated states
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION, "S.N.E.C.M.A."
2, Boulevard du Général Martial Valin
75015 Paris / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Beffy, Lionel
6 rue Charlie Chaplin
91080 Courcouronnes / FR
02 / Fink, Alexandre Mathias
16 rue Edouard Laferrière
92190 Meudon / FR
03 / Mangenet, Gérard Yves
13 rue H. de Balzac
91860 Epinay sous Senart / FR
04 / Miette, Véronique
105 boulevard Richard Lenoir
75011 Paris / FR
05 / Wu, François Jean
11 rue de la Ferme
91400 Orsay / FR
[1999/47]
Representative(s)Joly, Jean-Jacques, et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie
158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris cedex 07 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2009/10]Joly, Jean-Jacques, et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris cedex 07 / FR
Application number, filing date99401106.206.05.1999
[1999/47]
Priority number, dateFR1998000577607.05.1998         Original published format: FR 9805776
[1999/47]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0959350
Date:24.11.1999
Language:FR
[1999/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0959350
Date:15.09.2010
Language:FR
[2010/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.10.1999
ClassificationIPC:G01N29/26, G10K11/34
[1999/47]
CPC:
G01N29/341 (EP,US); G01N29/262 (EP,US); G01N29/28 (EP,US);
G01N29/30 (EP,US); G01N2291/02854 (EP,US); G01N2291/044 (EP,US);
G01N2291/2638 (EP,US); G01N33/2045 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2000/31]
Former [1999/47]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Ultraschallprüfverfahren für zylindrische Werkstücke[2010/15]
English:Process for ultrasonic testing of cylindrical pieces[2010/15]
French:Procédé de contrôle ultrasonore de pièces à géométrie cylindrique[2010/15]
Former [1999/47]Ultraschallprüfverfahren von walzenförmigen Tauchteilen
Former [1999/47]Process for ultrasonic testing of imersed cylindrical pieces
Former [1999/47]Procédé de contrôle ultrasonore en immersion de pièces à géométrie cylindrique
Examination procedure25.05.1999Examination requested  [1999/47]
13.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.05.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.10.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.02.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.08.2010Fee for grant paid
04.08.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.06.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
15.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
09.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
26.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
30.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
29.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
29.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
26.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
25.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
28.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE31.05.2011
[2012/17]
Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0480086  (ACOUSTIC IMAGING TECH [US]) [Y] 1-5 * claims 1,6-9 *;
 [DY]EP0598661  (SNECMA [FR]) [DY] 1-5 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5457996  (KONDO SHIN-ICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1,2 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO9624053  (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1* abstract *;
 [PX]WO9834294  (TERATECH CORP [US], et al) [PX] 1-7 * claims 1-15 *;
 [PX]EP0898175  (IMRA EUROPE SA [FR]) [PX] 1-4 * claims 1,2 *
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