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Respiratory Therapy Apparatus And Methods - EP3010396

The patent EP3010396 was granted to Smiths Medical on Jun 4, 2025. The application was originally filed on May 8, 2014 under application number EP14726183A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3010396

SMITHS MEDICAL
Application Number
EP14726183A
Filing Date
May 8, 2014
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
May 2, 2025
Publication Date
Jun 4, 2025
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TRUDELL MEDICALOct 1, 2020GRUNECKERADMISSIBLE
TRUDELL MEDICALOct 1, 2020GRUNECKER PATENTADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (16) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

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DESCRIPTIONUS6581598
DESCRIPTIONUS6776159
DESCRIPTIONUS7059324
DESCRIPTIONUS7699054
EXAMINATIONWO2012026963
EXAMINATIONWO2012058727
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP1908489
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2004187871
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2011125063
OPPOSITIONUS2005124375
OPPOSITIONUS2006090753
OPPOSITIONUS2007089740
OPPOSITIONUS2011125044
OPPOSITIONUS6581598
OPPOSITIONWO2012038903
OPPOSITIONWO9904687

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