90/014,000FLUID CONTROL DEVICE9,046,093Closed

Status

Reexamination Certificate Issued

Filed

Aug 21, 2017

Last Updated

Dec 14, 2017

Art Unit

3993

Requested By

Third Party

Patent OwnerInferred

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

P.O. Law Firm

Unknown

Sector (CPC)

FMechanical Engineering
F04Pumps & Compressors
F04BPositive-Displacement Pumps

USPC

417Pumps

Reexam History (24 events)

Dec 15, 2017CCRDYApplication ready for PDX access by participating foreign offices
Dec 14, 2017REEXInput Issue Number and Issue Date for Reexamination
Dec 3, 2017RXPUBSReexam Forwarded to Office of Publications
Nov 8, 2017MRNRCRX - Mail Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate
Oct 18, 2017MREXORX - Mail Ex Parte Request for Reexamination Granted
Oct 10, 2017NRX.Notice of Reexam Published in Official Gazette
Oct 4, 2017IDSCInformation Disclosure Statement considered
Sep 12, 2017MRPWPRX - Mail Pilot Waiver Program - Ex Parte Interview Summary
Sep 7, 2017RXWVSTWaiver of owners statement in ex parte
Sep 1, 2017MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
Sep 1, 2017MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
Aug 31, 2017RXTTLRPTTitle Report
Aug 31, 2017RXPCOMCompletion of Preprocessing - Released to Assigned GAU
Aug 31, 2017RXNREQFDNotice of reexamination request filing date
Aug 31, 2017RXNREQAUNotice of assignment of reexamination request
Aug 31, 2017RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
Aug 31, 2017FTFIFITF set to NO - revise initial setting
Aug 31, 2017DOCKCase Docketed to Examiner in GAU
Aug 21, 2017WIDSInformation Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
Aug 21, 2017RXOSUB.RReexamination requested by third party requester
Aug 21, 2017RXOSUBReceipt of Original Ex Parte Reexam Request
Aug 21, 2017RXIDS.Information Disclosure Statement Filed
Aug 21, 2017PDREQUSTRequest from applicant for the USPTO to retrieve the Priority Document
Aug 21, 2017BIG.Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change)

Prosecution, PTAB & CAFC

PTAB Proceedings (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER)

None found

Federal Circuit (CAFC)

None found

Terminal Disclaimer

None found

Prosecution History

None found

Maintenance Fees

Grant
Jun 2, 2015
3.5-yr
Dec 2, 2018
Paid Nov 21, 2018
7.5-yr
Dec 2, 2022
Paid Nov 23, 2022
11.5-yr
Dec 2, 2026
Expiry
Sep 14, 2033

Entity Status

Large Entity

Expires

Sep 14, 2033 (7.5 yr remaining)

Term Adjustment

+374 days (~1.0 yr)

Assignments

Aug 2012Sep 2012FiledATSUHIKO HIRATAYUKIHARU KODAMATAKENOBU MAEDAYOSHIHIKO SANOKENTA OMORIMURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
AssignmentReel/Frame: 028899/0589Recorded: Sep 5, 2012

From

ATSUHIKO HIRATAInventor
Aug 22, 2012
YUKIHARU KODAMAInventor
Aug 22, 2012
TAKENOBU MAEDAInventor
Aug 22, 2012
KENTA OMORIInventor
Aug 24, 2012
YOSHIHIKO SANOInventor
Aug 23, 2012

To

MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.