EP0679413B1 - Ballon gonflable éclairant - Google Patents

Ballon gonflable éclairant Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0679413B1
EP0679413B1 EP95400952A EP95400952A EP0679413B1 EP 0679413 B1 EP0679413 B1 EP 0679413B1 EP 95400952 A EP95400952 A EP 95400952A EP 95400952 A EP95400952 A EP 95400952A EP 0679413 B1 EP0679413 B1 EP 0679413B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
spring
balloon
envelope
acting
balloon according
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP95400952A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0679413A1 (fr
Inventor
Pierre Gabriel Chabert
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Airstar SAS
Original Assignee
Airstar SAS
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Airstar SAS filed Critical Airstar SAS
Publication of EP0679413A1 publication Critical patent/EP0679413A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0679413B1 publication Critical patent/EP0679413B1/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V3/00—Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses
    • F21V3/02—Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses characterised by the shape
    • F21V3/023—Chinese lanterns; Balloons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10—Balloons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B43/00—Balls with special arrangements
    • A63B43/06—Balls with special arrangements with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10—Balloons
    • A63H2027/1058—Balloons associated with light or sound
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10—Balloons
    • A63H2027/1091—Balloons with object inserted within; Means or methods for insertion of objects
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V25/00—Safety devices structurally associated with lighting devices
    • F21V25/02—Safety devices structurally associated with lighting devices coming into action when lighting device is disturbed, dismounted, or broken
    • F21V25/04—Safety devices structurally associated with lighting devices coming into action when lighting device is disturbed, dismounted, or broken breaking the electric circuit

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an improvement to inflatable and possibly illuminating balloons.
  • Balloons which comprise an envelope inflatable by a gas, capable of being connected to the ground by an elongated element so that the balloon inflated by a gas lighter than air can be kept high away from the ground, and containing a lighting means capable of being connected to a source of electrical energy, for example to the sector by means of a conducting wire, so that the balloon and the inscriptions that its envelope can bear can be clearly visible, in particular the night.
  • An inflatable balloon with an interior lighting device is also described in FR-A-717 535.
  • the improvement according to the invention is such that the balloon comprises actuating means sensitive to the deformation of said envelope and / or to the pressure of the gas in this envelope and capable of acting on an actuating member of interposed switch means. in the connection between said lighting means and said source of electrical energy to cut / establish this connection on either side of at least one determined threshold.
  • said actuating means are preferably arranged at least partially inside said envelope.
  • said actuating means comprise at least one wire element extending in said envelope and connecting a part of this envelope to said actuating member, placed at another location on the periphery of this envelope.
  • said actuating means may comprise at least one spring constituting at least partially said wire element and acting before the triggering of said switch means.
  • said actuating means may comprise at least one spring acting in the opposite direction to the tension of said wire element and acting before the triggering of said switch means.
  • said actuating means may comprise at least one first spring constituting at least partially said wire element and at least one second spring acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element, the first spring having a coefficient of elongation greater than that of the second spring.
  • said actuating means may advantageously comprise a plate integral with said envelope and carrying in this envelope a support, one of the ends of said spring acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element being placed against this support , on the side of this plate, and said actuating member comprising a part extending through this spring and having a part on which the other end of this spring bears.
  • said actuating member may advantageously comprise a wire element having the shape of a pin whose branches extend through said spring and whose ends of the arms are bent, said wire element being connected to the loop of this pin and said spring bearing on these folded ends.
  • the balloon represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises an envelope 2, for example made of a flexible, transparent material or translucent, which, when inflated by a gas, for example lighter than air, is in the form of a sphere.
  • a gas for example lighter than air
  • This envelope has at its upper part, or north pole, a circular passage in which a plate 3 is tightly fixed and has at its lower part, or south pole, a circular opening in which a plate 4 is tightly fixed.
  • the balloon 1 has a wire element 5 which comprises a flexible wire 6 whose upper end is fixed in a known manner to the upper plate 3 and a spiral spring 7 whose upper end is fixed to the lower end of the wire 6 and the lower end of which is connected to the plate 4 as will be described later.
  • a bulb holder 8 which carries two opposite bulbs 9 and 10.
  • the support 8 carrying the bulbs 9 and 10 is substantially in the middle of the wire element 5, substantially equidistant from the plates 3 and 4.
  • the length of the wired element 5 decreases in particular under the effect of the traction caused by the spring 7 the upper part of the envelope 2 descends and the lower part of the envelope tends to approach the vertical axis so that the balloon takes, in section, substantially the shape of a heart or a pear.
  • the plate 4 is arranged outside of the casing 2 and its peripheral part is coupled to a ring 11 disposed inside the casing 2 by means of screws 12 distributed around the periphery, the edge of the aforementioned lower opening of the envelope 2 being taken between the peripheral part of the plate 4 and this ring 11, a seal 13 being interposed between this edge of the envelope 2 and plate 4.
  • the upper plate is fixed equivalently.
  • the plate 4 At its central part, the plate 4 has a projecting cylindrical part 14 which extends towards the inside of the envelope 2.
  • this projecting part 14 is arranged a spiral spring 15 whose upper end bears against a circlip 16 mounted in the upper part of this cylindrical part 14.
  • the lower end of the spring 7 is fixed to the loop 17 of a pin 18 which has two branches 19 and 20 which extend downwards through the spring 15 and which has ends 21 and 22 bent radially towards the exterior, substantially parallel to the plate 4, the end of the spring 15 coming to bear on these folded parts 21 and 22.
  • the projecting cylindrical part 14 has two diametrically opposite vertical slots 23 and 24 open upwards.
  • these slots 23 and 24 have a determined length so that the folded parts 21 and 22 of the pin 18 come to bear against their background.
  • the cylindrical part 14 of the plate 4 carries an electric switch 25, the movable actuating stud 26 is located vertically opposite the end part 21 of the pin 18.
  • the balloon 1 also has a sheathed electrical cable 27, one end of which is fixed to the plate 4 in leaktight manner using a known nut system 28 and the other end of which can be fixed to the ground in order to be able to maintain the balloon in the inflated state at a determined altitude.
  • the electrical conductors 29 contained in the cable 27 and which open inside the cylindrical part 14 pass through an orifice 30 formed in the wall of the latter and are electrically connected to the switch 25, the latter being electrically connected to the bulbs 9 and 10 by a conductor of appropriate length.
  • the pin 18 moves downwards so that its end part 21 comes to press on the actuating pad 26 of the switch 25 to bring it to its visible retracted position in Figure 4 in which the supply circuit of the bulbs 9 and 10 is cut.
  • the aforementioned safety means for closing / opening the supply circuit of the bulbs are subject to the variation of the shape of the envelope 2 which itself depends on the pressure in this envelope.
  • the plate 5 is equipped with a valve 31 for inflating the balloon 1.
  • This plate also has through passages 32 covered on the outside by a plate 33 constituting a valve security, this plate 33 having an axis 34 passing through the plate 4, a return spring 35 being interposed between the inner end of the axis 32 and the inner face of the plate 4.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Media Introduction/Drainage Providing Device (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)
  • Securing Globes, Refractors, Reflectors Or The Like (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
EP95400952A 1994-04-29 1995-04-27 Ballon gonflable éclairant Expired - Lifetime EP0679413B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9405216 1994-04-29
FR9405216A FR2719228B1 (fr) 1994-04-29 1994-04-29 Ballon gonflable éclairant.

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0679413A1 EP0679413A1 (fr) 1995-11-02
EP0679413B1 true EP0679413B1 (fr) 1997-07-02

Family

ID=9462668

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP95400952A Expired - Lifetime EP0679413B1 (fr) 1994-04-29 1995-04-27 Ballon gonflable éclairant

Country Status (22)

Country Link
US (1) US5782668A (cs)
EP (1) EP0679413B1 (cs)
JP (1) JP3267624B2 (cs)
KR (1) KR100336149B1 (cs)
CN (1) CN1073863C (cs)
AT (1) ATE154888T1 (cs)
AU (1) AU681792B2 (cs)
BR (1) BR9507543A (cs)
CA (1) CA2189074C (cs)
CZ (1) CZ292906B6 (cs)
DE (1) DE69500391T2 (cs)
DK (1) DK0679413T3 (cs)
ES (1) ES2105849T3 (cs)
FR (1) FR2719228B1 (cs)
HU (1) HU219971B (cs)
MX (1) MX9605170A (cs)
MY (1) MY114877A (cs)
NZ (1) NZ285412A (cs)
PL (1) PL176969B1 (cs)
RU (1) RU2123874C1 (cs)
WO (1) WO1995029739A1 (cs)
ZA (1) ZA953215B (cs)

Families Citing this family (30)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2754040B1 (fr) * 1996-10-02 1998-11-13 Airstar Ballon d'eclairage a enveloppe gonflable et a bloc de commande integre
US6000991A (en) * 1998-03-26 1999-12-14 Pragmatic Designs, Inc. Helical coil spring toy and a response device therefor
FR2784087B1 (fr) 1998-10-02 2000-12-22 Airstar Mecanisme d'actionnement equipe d'un treuil a sangles multiples
CN1161745C (zh) * 1998-12-31 2004-08-11 约翰·A·布莱克曼 声音发生器及产生声音的方法
US6238067B1 (en) 1999-05-17 2001-05-29 Eric Hirsch Illuminated balloon apparatus
US6250988B1 (en) * 1999-09-24 2001-06-26 Martin Fleet Hand manipulable device
FR2801093B1 (fr) 1999-11-17 2002-04-26 Evgueni Apostolov Ballon lumineux
US6482065B1 (en) * 2000-03-09 2002-11-19 John A. Blackman Inflatable object that contains a module that is inaccessible from the outside but which becomes powered in response to inflation of the object
GB2369670B (en) * 2000-11-29 2004-02-25 Leelium Balloons Ltd Lighting balloon
US6821183B2 (en) * 2001-05-04 2004-11-23 Sing-A-Toon Balloons, Llc Current controller for an embedded electronic module
US7177434B2 (en) * 2002-01-18 2007-02-13 Sing-A-Tune Balloons, Llc Stepped sound producing module
AUPS241902A0 (en) * 2002-05-20 2002-06-13 Lunar Lighting Balloons Australasia Pty Ltd Improved portable lighting system
US20050164597A1 (en) * 2004-01-23 2005-07-28 Tripoli Melchiore (Mike) Iii System and method for attaching components within an inflatable object
US6994219B2 (en) * 2004-01-26 2006-02-07 General Electric Company Method for magnetic/ferrofluid separation of particle fractions
FR2867834B1 (fr) * 2004-03-19 2006-06-09 Airstar Ballon eclairant modulaire
RU2286510C9 (ru) 2004-11-03 2007-06-10 Борис Владимирович Наличаев Световая башня, опора световой башни (варианты), способ управления работой световой башни и блок управления работой световой башни для реализации способа
US7674152B2 (en) * 2005-03-03 2010-03-09 Cti Industries, Inc. Enhanced balloon weight system
SG128524A1 (en) * 2005-07-07 2007-01-30 Siong Kiat Goh Illuminating balloon
JP4719898B2 (ja) * 2006-02-03 2011-07-06 独立行政法人 宇宙航空研究開発機構 飛行船、飛行船の蓋部材取外方法及び飛行船の蓋部材交換方法
US7824079B2 (en) * 2008-12-08 2010-11-02 Multiquip, Inc. Light tower diffuser
US7857490B1 (en) 2009-02-13 2010-12-28 Frontier Lighting Technologies, Llc Collapsible lighting device
GB2480804A (en) 2010-05-25 2011-12-07 New Create Ltd Controllable buoyant system
CN102424105B (zh) * 2012-01-05 2013-09-25 倪天新 动力飞行热气球
TWM484777U (zh) * 2013-10-28 2014-08-21 Tien-Hwa Ho 充氣式電子爵士鼓
GB2555095B (en) * 2016-10-13 2019-01-09 Muir Gary Squash light
RU2662303C1 (ru) * 2017-08-21 2018-07-25 Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Владивостокский государственный университет экономики и сервиса" (ВГУЭС) Комплексная сигнальная аварийно-спасательная система "Надежда" (варианты)
US10769684B1 (en) * 2017-10-03 2020-09-08 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Property assessment system with buoyancy adjust device
CA3022029A1 (en) 2017-10-25 2019-04-25 Polygroup Macau Limited (Bvi) Inflatables with lighting module, systems, and methods
US11287103B2 (en) 2019-04-22 2022-03-29 Ism Lighting, Llc. Low wattage balloon work light
US11320132B2 (en) * 2020-04-09 2022-05-03 Sourcemaker, Inc. Junction unit for use in a lighting balloon apparatus

Family Cites Families (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE525715C (de) * 1930-05-27 1931-05-28 Emil Balzer Schwebekoerper, wie Luftballon, Scherzfigur o. dgl.
US3610916A (en) * 1970-05-05 1971-10-05 Frank P Meehan Illuminable ball with a time delay device
US4015111A (en) * 1975-08-19 1977-03-29 Donald Spector Inflatable, chemi-luminescent assembly
US4291487A (en) * 1978-05-18 1981-09-29 Magid Sidney H Inflatable article with external means to control internal movement
DE3015962A1 (de) * 1980-04-25 1981-11-05 Anton 7500 Karlsruhe Szollmann Vorrichtung zum halten und beleuchten von aufblasbaren luftballons
US4464861A (en) * 1982-01-02 1984-08-14 Fogarty A Edward Plush toy
US4463513A (en) * 1982-09-02 1984-08-07 Wallace Cornelius J Shaping balloons and inflatable spheres
US4542445A (en) * 1984-01-03 1985-09-17 Louis J. Castaldo Electric light balloon
US4704934A (en) * 1987-01-20 1987-11-10 Mohammad Nosrati Musical balloon
US4934986A (en) * 1987-10-13 1990-06-19 S.E.N.O.C.T. Corporation Balloons connected together
US5215492A (en) * 1989-07-28 1993-06-01 Kubiatowicz James F Toy balloon with cool illumination
US5102364A (en) * 1990-01-19 1992-04-07 Odyssey, Inc. Balloon with elastic elongate member supporting a decorative structure
US5434761A (en) * 1994-05-25 1995-07-18 With Design In Mind Squeeze flashlight

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO1995029739A1 (fr) 1995-11-09
HUT75892A (en) 1997-05-28
PL176969B1 (pl) 1999-08-31
FR2719228B1 (fr) 1996-07-26
JP3267624B2 (ja) 2002-03-18
CA2189074A1 (en) 1995-11-09
KR100336149B1 (ko) 2002-11-27
DE69500391D1 (de) 1997-08-07
NZ285412A (en) 1997-07-27
CA2189074C (en) 2004-07-27
CZ292906B6 (cs) 2004-01-14
ATE154888T1 (de) 1997-07-15
MX9605170A (es) 1997-12-31
DE69500391T2 (de) 1998-01-29
HU9602970D0 (en) 1997-01-28
ZA953215B (en) 1996-10-21
HU219971B (hu) 2001-10-28
EP0679413A1 (fr) 1995-11-02
JPH10500870A (ja) 1998-01-27
AU681792B2 (en) 1997-09-04
CN1073863C (zh) 2001-10-31
CZ312896A3 (en) 1997-02-12
ES2105849T3 (es) 1997-10-16
PL320615A1 (en) 1997-10-13
US5782668A (en) 1998-07-21
KR970702741A (ko) 1997-06-10
FR2719228A1 (fr) 1995-11-03
MY114877A (en) 2003-02-28
CN1148816A (zh) 1997-04-30
DK0679413T3 (da) 1998-02-02
BR9507543A (pt) 1997-08-05
RU2123874C1 (ru) 1998-12-27
AU2449395A (en) 1995-11-29

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0679413B1 (fr) Ballon gonflable éclairant
FR2803084A1 (fr) Commutateur electrique a effet tactile fixe par emboitement elastique sur une plaque a circuits
US6267584B1 (en) Prayer candle device
FR2481732A1 (fr) Dispositif d'eclairage de serrure incorpore a une poignee de porte, notamment a une poignee de porte d'un vehicule automobile
US6270339B1 (en) Prayer candle device
FR2471881A3 (fr) Poignee de maintien pour vehicules de transports en commun
FR2495553A1 (fr) Allume-cigare electrique pour vehicule automobile
FR2792507A1 (fr) Bracelet deformable souple
EP0778441A1 (fr) Dispositif d'éclairage baladeur
FR2820889A1 (fr) Connecteur multiprises
WO2004000029A1 (fr) Friandise lumineuse
FR2795551A1 (fr) Fusible moyenne tension avec une signalisation visuelle de la coupure du fusible
FR2685802A1 (fr) Element de signalisation visuel et unite de signalisation comprenant un tel element.
EP0343713A1 (fr) Dispositif porte-canne à pêche pour la détection automatique du happement de l'hameçon
FR2683619A1 (fr) Dispositif d'eclairage en tres basse tension avec rail support.
FR2921989A1 (fr) Dispositif de fixation a ventouse et dispositif de locomotion a ventouses associe.
FR2572046A1 (fr) Dispositif de securite pour bequille de motocyclette
WO2019097174A1 (fr) Systeme d'eclairage d'un poste de travail
FR2606222A1 (fr) Fixation rapide entre une ampoule d'eclairage et sa douille
FR2809925A1 (fr) Tuteur pour plantes
FR2843007A1 (fr) "paille pour boire munie de moyens lumineux"
FR2781080A1 (fr) Applique lumineuse
FR2848018A1 (fr) Adaptateur pour appareillage electrique a commande basculante et interrupteur a tirage
FR2597814A2 (fr) Dispositif antivol notamment pour vehicule automobile
FR2702783A3 (fr) Dispositif de signalisation.

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES GB GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

RAX Requested extension states of the european patent have changed

Free format text: LT;SI

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19960430

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19961008

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES GB GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Free format text: LT;SI

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 19970702

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 154888

Country of ref document: AT

Date of ref document: 19970715

Kind code of ref document: T

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 69500391

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19970807

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed
GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 19970915

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2105849

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: PT

Ref legal event code: SC4A

Free format text: AVAILABILITY OF NATIONAL TRANSLATION

Effective date: 19970910

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: T3

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 19980427

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 19981031

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Payment date: 20080430

Year of fee payment: 14

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20080502

Year of fee payment: 14

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Payment date: 20080410

Year of fee payment: 14

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Payment date: 20080410

Year of fee payment: 14

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 20080403

Year of fee payment: 14

Ref country code: SE

Payment date: 20080408

Year of fee payment: 14

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: PT

Ref legal event code: MM4A

Free format text: LAPSE DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF FEES

Effective date: 20091027

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: EBP

EUG Se: european patent has lapsed
NLV4 Nl: lapsed or anulled due to non-payment of the annual fee

Effective date: 20091101

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090430

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090430

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090427

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20091101

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20091027

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090430

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090428

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20110420

Year of fee payment: 17

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20110518

Year of fee payment: 17

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20110427

Year of fee payment: 17

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 20110411

Year of fee payment: 17

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20110415

Year of fee payment: 17

BERE Be: lapsed

Owner name: *AIRSTAR - ZONE ARTISANALE DE CHAMP FILA

Effective date: 20120430

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20120427

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20120427

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20120430

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 69500391

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20121101

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20120427

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20130716

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20120428

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20121101