Register information Patent

DE file number : 11 2015 007 305.1 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: September 26, 2025)

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Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	11 2015 007 305.1
54	Designation/title	TI	Verfahren zum Formen von Leiterplatten
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H05K 3/46 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	H05K 3/34 (2006.01), H05K 3/00 (2006.01), H05K 1/02 (2006.01), B29C 43/44 (2006.01), B29C 51/14 (2006.01), F21S 4/00 (2016.01), F21K 99/00 (2016.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Sep 23, 2015
43	Date of first publication	OT	Jun 29, 2017
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	LEDVANCE LLC, Wilmington, MA, US
72	Inventor	IN	Speer, Richard, Concord, MA, US; Grossman, Kenneth, Beverly, MA, US; Hamby, David, Andover, MA, US
74	Representative	VTR	Lanchava, Bakuri, Dr. rer. nat., 80992 München, DE
	Address for service		Patentanwaltskanzlei Dr. Lanchava, 80992 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 62/054,045 Sep 23, 2014
	Due date	FT FG	Sep 30, 2025 Annual fee for the 11th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		38
62	Free division/divided out on the grounds of lack of unity from file number	TAAKZ	11 2015 004 330.6
57	Abstract	AB	There is herein described a method for forming a circuit board comprising: (a) obtaining a substrate of a first formable polymer material, the substrate having at least one electrical conductor on a surface; (b) laminating a coverlay of a second formable polymer material to the substrate to form a flexible circuit board wherein the at least one electrical conductor is disposed between the coverlay and the substrate, the coverlay having a plurality of holes exposing at least a portion of the at least one electrical conductor; (c) electrically connecting light emitting diodes (LEDs) to exposed portions of the at least one electrical conductor; (d) heating the circuit board while applying a force to cause the circuit board to bend and adopt a shape having arcuate cross section; (e) cooling the circuit board until the shape becomes fixed whereby a thermoformed circuit board having an arcuate cross section is formed.
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56	Citations	CT	US020120281411A1 (US 2012 / 0 281 411 A1) JP0000H0439011A (JP H04- 39 011 A)
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Jun 15, 2023
	Number of official communications (office actions)		1
	Number of responses		1
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Jun 15, 2023
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Aug 29, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Aug 29, 2025 Procedures: Examination procedure, Decision to grant patent , 28.08.2025: new Aug 27, 2025 IPC secondary class(es): changed Jul 9, 2025 St.36: changed (technical change) Oct 8, 2024 Due date: changed Aug 15, 2024 Representative: changed Aug 6, 2024 Address for service: changed Mar 14, 2024; Oct 27, 2023; Oct 6, 2023; Sep 9, 2023; Jul 20, 2023 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Jun 15, 2023 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

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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	May 8, 2023		Details anzeigen
2	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	May 8, 2023		Details anzeigen
3	Administrative procedure	Divisional application from (free division or divided out on the grounds of lack of unity) initial file	May 8, 2023	Jun 15, 2023	Details anzeigen
4	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	May 26, 2023		Details anzeigen
5	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Jun 9, 2023		Details anzeigen
6	New inventor details	New/additional inventor details	Jun 9, 2023	Jul 20, 2023	Details anzeigen
7	New inventor details	New/additional inventor details	Jun 9, 2023	Jul 20, 2023	Details anzeigen
8	New inventor details	New/additional inventor details	Jun 9, 2023	Jul 20, 2023	Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Sep 7, 2023		Details anzeigen
10	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Aug 28, 2025		Details anzeigen

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Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	The application is under preliminary examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 8, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 15, 2023

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Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for examination effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 8, 2023
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Mar 23, 2017
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 15, 2023

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Type of procedure	VART	Administrative procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Divisional application from (free division or divided out on the grounds of lack of unity) initial file
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 8, 2023
Issue number	HN	24
Year	PJ	2023
Publication date	VT	Jun 15, 2023
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 2
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 15, 2023

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Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 26, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 15, 2023

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 5)
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Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 9, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 15, 2023

View procedures New inventor details (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New inventor details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New/additional inventor details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 9, 2023
	Issue number	HN	29
	Year	PJ	2023
	Publication date	VT	Jul 20, 2023
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
72	Inventor	IN	Speer, Richard, Concord, MA, US
72	Previous inventor	INF	Speer, Richard, Concord, Mass., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 20, 2023

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	Type of procedure	VART	New inventor details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New/additional inventor details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 9, 2023
	Issue number	HN	29
	Year	PJ	2023
	Publication date	VT	Jul 20, 2023
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
72	Inventor	IN	Grossman, Kenneth, Beverly, MA, US
72	Previous inventor	INF	Grossman, Kenneth, Beverly, Mass., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 20, 2023

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INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New inventor details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New/additional inventor details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 9, 2023
	Issue number	HN	29
	Year	PJ	2023
	Publication date	VT	Jul 20, 2023
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
72	Inventor	IN	Hamby, David, Andover, MA, US
72	Previous inventor	INF	Hamby, David, Andover, Mass., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 20, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 9)
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Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 7, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Sep 9, 2023

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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	Aug 28, 2025
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Aug 29, 2025