EP3990820A4 - Cryosphäre - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3990820A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: cryosphere
Prior art date: 2019-12-30
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.): Pending

Application number

EP20909114.9A

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French (fr)

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EP3990820A1 (de

Inventor

Ben Lee

Bret Bollinger

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Cryoport Inc

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Cryoport Inc

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2019-12-30

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2020-12-08

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2022-11-23

2019-12-30 Priority claimed from US16/730,506 external-priority patent/US12025276B2/en

2020-12-08 Application filed by Cryoport Inc filed Critical Cryoport Inc

2020-12-08 Priority to DE20909114.9T priority Critical patent/DE20909114T1/de

2022-05-04 Publication of EP3990820A1 publication Critical patent/EP3990820A1/de

2022-11-23 Publication of EP3990820A4 publication Critical patent/EP3990820A4/de

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EP20909114.9A 2019-12-30 2020-12-08 Cryosphäre Pending EP3990820A4 (de)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE20909114.9T DE20909114T1 (de)	2019-12-30	2020-12-08	Cryosphäre

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US16/730,506 US12025276B2 (en)	2018-01-09	2019-12-30	Cryosphere
PCT/US2020/063823 WO2021138004A1 (en)	2019-12-30	2020-12-08	Cryosphere

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EP3990820A1 EP3990820A1 (de)	2022-05-04
EP3990820A4 true EP3990820A4 (de)	2022-11-23

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EP20909114.9A Pending EP3990820A4 (de)	2019-12-30	2020-12-08	Cryosphäre

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EP (1)	EP3990820A4 (de)
JP (1)	JP2023509135A (de)
CN (1)	CN114930076B (de)
AU (1)	AU2020416700A1 (de)
DE (2)	DE20909114T1 (de)
GB (2)	GB2607238B (de)
WO (1)	WO2021138004A1 (de)

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DE20909114T1 (de)	2022-04-14
WO2021138004A1 (en)	2021-07-08
AU2020416700A1 (en)	2022-07-21
CN114930076A (zh)	2022-08-19
CN114930076B (zh)	2024-12-20
DE212020000681U1 (de)	2022-04-07
GB2621501B (en)	2024-09-04
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GB202317085D0 (en)	2023-12-20
JP2023509135A (ja)	2023-03-07
EP3990820A1 (de)	2022-05-04
GB202210923D0 (en)	2022-09-07

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