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Remote Diagnosis Of Vacuum Devices - EP3096021

The patent EP3096021 was granted to Pfeiffer Vacuum on Aug 6, 2025. The application was originally filed on May 20, 2015 under application number EP15168485A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3096021

PFEIFFER VACUUM
Application Number
EP15168485A
Filing Date
May 20, 2015
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Jul 4, 2025
Publication Date
Aug 6, 2025
External Links
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EDWARDSApr 20, 2023ARNOLDADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (35) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
SEARCHUS6022195
SEARCHEP1936198
SEARCHDE202014005481U
EXAMINATIONJP2000283056
EXAMINATIONWO2012120078
EXAMINATIONDE202012010642U
EXAMINATIONWO2013089126
OPPOSITIONJPH06249153
OPPOSITIONEP0927933
OPPOSITIONUS6022195
OPPOSITIONUS6077051
OPPOSITIONEP1041471
OPPOSITIONJP2000283056
OPPOSITIONUS6272400
OPPOSITIONJP2003045431
OPPOSITIONUS2003046377
OPPOSITIONJP2003166477
OPPOSITIONUS2003114942
OPPOSITIONUS2004268151
OPPOSITIONDE10156927
OPPOSITIONGB2424928
OPPOSITIONEP1936198
OPPOSITIONKR20100129491
OPPOSITIONWO2012120078
OPPOSITIONDE202012010642U
OPPOSITIONWO2013089126
OPPOSITIONTW201326557
OPPOSITIONWO2013112755
OPPOSITIONUS2014039805
OPPOSITIONDE102012107575
OPPOSITIONDE202014005481U
OPPOSITIONEP2781749
OPPOSITIONWO2015037333
OPPOSITIONEP2918836
OPPOSITIONUS2016209074

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