Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,638,539
· Confirmation No. 8711
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Inventors
Robert Naylor Laurie
Somerset West, SOUTH AFRICA
Lambertus Petrus Vosloo
Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
424/702
Prosecution
- Examiner
- SHEIKH, HUMERA N
- Art Unit
- 1615
- Customer No.
- 881
- Docket No.
- P07351US00/BAS
- Confirmation No.
- 8711
Foreign Priority
2000/4456
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2000-08-28
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SOUTH AFRICA
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20020068079A1
- Pub. Date
- 2002-06-06
Patent Term Adjustment
0days
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2026-06-03
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2026-02-13
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
Recorded 2023-03-17
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2019-12-24
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2003-08-13
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2001-08-24
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Quick Facts
- Patent No.
- US 6,638,539
- App. No.
- 09/935,550
- Filed
- 2001-08-24
- Granted
- 2003-10-28
- Pub. No.
- US20020068079A1
- Examiner
- SHEIKH, HUMERA N
- Art Unit
- 1615
- PTA
- 0 days
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