Register information Patent

DE file number : 10 2015 004 156.8 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 10, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	10 2015 004 156.8
54	Designation/title	TI	Kopplungssystem für Bild- und Lichtleiter endoskopischer Instrumente
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G02B 6/36 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	G02B 23/24 (2006.01), G02B 6/40 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Apr 1, 2015
43	Date of first publication	OT	Oct 6, 2016
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Oct 17, 2024
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
72	Inventor	IN	Heni, Andreas, 78567 Fridingen, DE; Natusch, Lawrence, 78576 Emmingen-Liptingen, DE
74	Representative	VTR	Hofmeister, Frank, Dipl.-Ing., 21335 Lüneburg, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102015004156A1 Searchable text: DE102015004156A1 Original document: DE102015004156B4 Searchable text: DE102015004156B4
	Address for service		Hofmeister, Frank, Dipl.-Ing., 21335 Lüneburg, DE
	Due date	FT FG	Apr 30, 2026 Annual fee for the 12th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		51
56	Citations	CT	[A] US000004279469A (US 4 279 469 A) [Y] DE000003925535C1 (DE 39 25 535 C1) [Y] DE000019755177A1 (DE 197 55 177 A1) [Y] DE000002652712A1 (DE 26 52 712 A1) [Y] DE000003220540A1 (DE 32 20 540 A1)
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Oct 6, 2016
	Number of official communications (office actions)		2
	Number of responses		2
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Oct 6, 2016
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	May 9, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) May 9, 2025 Due date: changed May 8, 2025 St.36: changed (technical change) Oct 17, 2024 Published DE documents: changed Procedures: Publications, Patent specification, 17.10.2024: changed Sep 20, 2024 Date of publication of grant: new Procedures: Publications, Patent specification, 17.10.2024: new Jul 17, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Oct 6, 2016 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Pre-registration procedure	The application is under preliminary examination	Apr 1, 2015		Details anzeigen
2	Search procedure	Request for search effectively filed	Apr 1, 2015		Details anzeigen
3	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Apr 24, 2015		Details anzeigen
4	Search procedure	Information on identified prior art provided	Jan 15, 2016		Details anzeigen
5	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	Apr 1, 2016		Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Oct 6, 2016	Oct 6, 2016	Details anzeigen
7	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Jan 22, 2018		Details anzeigen
8	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jan 31, 2018	Mar 8, 2018	Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Jul 4, 2018		Details anzeigen
10	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Mar 1, 2021		Details anzeigen
11	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Mar 1, 2021	Apr 8, 2021	Details anzeigen
12	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Jul 23, 2021		Details anzeigen
13	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Jul 4, 2024		Details anzeigen
14	Publications	Patent specification	Oct 17, 2024	Oct 17, 2024	Details anzeigen

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	The application is under preliminary examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 1, 2015

View procedures Search procedure (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Search procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for search effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 1, 2015
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Apr 1, 2015

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 24, 2015

View procedures Search procedure (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Search procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Information on identified prior art provided
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 15, 2016
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Apr 1, 2015

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for examination effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 1, 2016
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Apr 1, 2016

View procedures Publications (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 6, 2016
	Issue number	HN	40
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Oct 6, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 2
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102015004156A1 Searchable text: DE102015004156A1

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 22, 2018

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 8)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 31, 2018
	Issue number	HN	10
	Year	PJ	2018
	Publication date	VT	Mar 8, 2018
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 4, 2018

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 10)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 1, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 2, 2021

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 11)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 1, 2021
	Issue number	HN	14
	Year	PJ	2021
	Publication date	VT	Apr 8, 2021
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G02B 6/36 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	G02B 6/40 (2006.01)
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 31, 2021

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 12)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 23, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 28, 2021

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 13)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 4, 2024
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 5, 2024

View procedures Publications (No.: 14)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 17, 2024
	Issue number	HN	42
	Year	PJ	2024
	Publication date	VT	Oct 17, 2024
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102015004156B4 Searchable text: DE102015004156B4
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 17, 2024