EP0761415A3

Method and apparatus for surface pretreatment of articles

Abstract

Process for the surface pretreatment of workpieces (36) by means of electrical discharge, characterized in that a bundled plasma jet (34) is generated by arc discharge with non-transferred arc (30, 32) while supplying a working gas and the surface of the workpiece (36) to be treated. swept over with the plasma jet.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
DE1075765B	Cites	Germany	X	Search report	1,3,4,6
FR1181788A	Cites	France	X	Search report	1,3,4,6
US2892067A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-6
US3515839A	Cites	United States of America	XY	Search report	1-6
US3579027A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-7
US3803380A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-5
US3849584A	Cites	United States of America	Y	Search report	8,9
DE685455C	Cites	Germany	X	Search report	1-7

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
19532412	Germany	A	1995-09-01
19532412	Germany	A	1995-09-01
19532412	Germany	–	1995-09-01
DE19951032412	–	–	–
DE1995132412	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
DE19532412A1	Germany	A1	1997-03-06
EP0761415A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1997-03-12
EP0761415A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1998-01-28
US5837958A	United States of America	A	1998-11-17
DE19532412C2	Germany	C2	1999-09-30
EP0761415B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2001-10-31
AT207806T	Austria	T	2001-11-15
ATE207806T1	Austria	T1	2001-11-15
DE59608049D1	Germany	D1	2001-12-06
ES2163561T3	Spain	T3	2002-02-01
DE29624481U1	Germany	U1	2004-03-11
EP0761415B2	European Patent Office (EPO)	B2	2007-12-19
ES2163561T5	Spain	T5	2008-05-16
EP0761415B9	European Patent Office (EPO)	B9	2008-07-09

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2017-02-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2016-12-07	Announcement of lapse in spainLapsedFD2A	FD2A	ES
2016-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2016-10-15	ExpiryMK07	MK07	AT
2016-09-21	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2016-08-29	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2015-12-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2015-11-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2015-10-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2015-10-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2015-08-24	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2011-05-26	Revocation action filedR039	R039	DE
2011-04-28	Withdrawal/refusal of revocation action now finalR040	R040	DE
2011-03-11	Case pending at federal patent courtR008	R008	DE
2009-05-29	Opposition data, opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative modifiedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009299OPPOPLAB	PLAB	EP
2008-08-15	Fr: translation filed ** decision concerning oppositionOppositionET3	ET3	EP
2008-05-16	Patent modifiedDC2A	DC2A	ES
2008-04-09	Gb: translation of amended ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(b)/1977)GBTA	GBTA	EP
2007-12-19	Patent maintained in amended form27A	27A	EP
2007-12-19	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2007-11-16	Patent maintained in amended formORIGINAL CODE: 0009272PUAH	PUAH	EP
2007-11-16	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: PATENT MAINTAINED AS AMENDEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2006-12-15	Appeal procedure closedAppealORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA9OAPBU	APBU	EP
2006-01-18	Opposition filedOpposition26	26	EP
2006-01-18	Opposition filedOpposition26	26	EP
2005-12-02	Opposition filedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009260PLBI	PLBI	EP
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2004-08-31	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition receivedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS3PLBB	PLBB	EP
2004-05-12	Notice of opposition and request to file observation + time limit sentOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS2PLAX	PLAX	EP
2004-05-06	Party data changed (patent owner data changed or rights of a patent transferred)RAP2	RAP2	EP
2004-04-14	Party data changed (patent owner data changed or rights of a patent transferred)RAP2	RAP2	EP
2003-11-26	Opposition filedOpposition26	26	EP
2003-11-26	Opposition filedOpposition26	26	EP
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2003-08-16	Transfer of patentPC2A	PC2A	ES
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2002-09-18	Opposition filedOpposition26	26	EP
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2002-08-02	Opposition filedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009260PLBI	PLBI	EP
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2002-03-15	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
2002-02-20	Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)GBT	GBT	EP
2002-02-01	Definitive protectionFG2A	FG2A	ES
2002-01-01	European patent in force as of 2002-01-01IF02	IF02	GB
2001-12-06	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2001-10-31	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
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2001-09-14	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
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2000-12-06	Title (correction)METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE WETTABILITY OF THE SURFACE OF ARTICLESRTI1	RTI1	EP
2000-12-04	Despatch of communication of intention to grantORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRAGRAG	GRAG	EP
2000-08-02	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
1998-09-23	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
1998-01-28	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1997-12-12	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
1997-03-12	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1997-01-24	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Method and apparatus for surface pretreatment of articles

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