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1. WO2020221476 - PRESS FIT CONDULET DEVICES, ASSEMBLIES SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICAL RACEWAY FABRICATION

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INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT (ISR)
Part 1:  1  2  3  4  5  6          Part 2:  A  B  C  D  E 
PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
PCT
INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
( PCT Article 18 and Rules 43 and 44)
International application No. Applicant's or agent's file reference
PCT/EP2020/025196 P18CMP1082WO01
International filing date (day/month/year) (Earliest) Priority Date (day/month/year)
28 April 2020 30 April 2019
Applicant
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
FOR FURTHER ACTION: See Form PCT/ISA/220 as well as, where applicable, item 5 below.
PART 1
PCT/EP2020/025196
This international search report has been prepared by this International Searching Authority and is transmitted to the applicant according to Article 18. A copy is being transmitted to the International Bureau.
It is also accompanied by a copy of each prior art document cited in this report.
1. Basis of the report
a. With regard to the language, the international search was carried out on the basis of:
the international application in the language in which it was filed.
a translation of the international application into                                          which is the language of a translation furnished for the purposes of international search (Rules 12.3(a) and 23.1(b)).
b.
This international search report has been established taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake authorized by or notified to this Authority under Rule 91 (Rule 43.6bis(a)).
c.
With regard to any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosed in the international application, the international search was carried out on the basis of a sequence listing:
2. Certain claims were found unsearchable
3. Unity of invention is lacking
4. Title of the invention
The text is approved as submitted by the applicant.
The text has been established by this Authority to read as follows:
5. Abstract
The text is approved as submitted by the applicant.
The text has been established, according to Rule 38.2, by this Authority as it appears in Box No. IV. The applicant may, within one month from the date of mailing of this international search report, submit comments to this Authority.

A conduit outlet assembly (402) for a rigid metal conduit raceway (414) of an electrical system is provided. A conduit outlet assembly includes a gasket (222), a gripping ring (413), and a condulet assembly (408). The gasket (222) is sized to circumscribe an outer surface of a rigid metal conduit of the rigid metal conduit raceway. The gripping ring (413) is sized to circumscribe the outer surface of the rigid metal conduit. The condulet assembly (408) is sized to receive the rigid metal conduit, and includes an adapter (410) and a condulet (412). The adapter includes a compression section (416) and a coupling section (419), wherein the compression section is sized to receive the rigid metal conduit with the gasket and the gripping ring disposed thereon. The condulet (412) is sized to receive the coupling section (419) of the adapter (410).
6. Drawings
a.
The figure of the drawings to be published with the abstract is Figure No.     4    
as suggested by the applicant.
as selected by this Authority, because the applicant failed to suggest a figure.
as selected by this Authority, because this figure better characterizes the invention.
b.
none of the figures is to be published with the abstract.
PART 2
PCT/EP2020/025196

A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER

     F16L 25/01 (2006.01)i; H02G 3/08 (2006.01)i; H02G 3/06 (2006.01)i; F16L 13/16 (2006.01)i
According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and IPC

B. FIELDS SEARCHED

Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols):
     H02G; F16L; H01R
Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched:
Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and, where practicable, search terms used):
EPO-Internal, WPI Data

C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT

Category* Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages Relevant to claim No.
(1)
X
US 2003038481 A1 (VIEGENER WALTER [DE]) 27 February 2003 (2003-02-27)
10,11
Y
paragraphs [0025] - [0046]; figures 1-3
1-6,10,12-20
(2)
X
US 2015354738 A1 (MORSE BRADFORD JAMES [US] ET AL) 10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
10-13
Y
columns 19-68; figures 3a,3b, 6b
1,14-20
(3)
X
US 2158757 A (MAX KUESTERMEIER) 16 May 1939 (1939-05-16)
10,11,19
Y
column 1, line 20 - column 4, line 12; figure 4
12-16,18,19
(4)
Y
US 2017356576 A1 (SHEMTOV SAMI [US]) 14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)
1-10,14,15,17,18
figures 4-6
(5)
X
US 2017030489 A1 (DECESARE CHRISTOPHER W [US] ET AL) 02 February 2017 (2017-02-02)
1,3-6,19
Y
paragraphs [0061] - [0093]; figures 12-14
1-9
(6)
Y
US 3486774 A (COREY RONALD DAVID) 30 December 1969 (1969-12-30)
8,17
column 2, line 65 - column 3, line 3; figure 1
(7)
Y
CN 108087647 A (GUANGDONG SHENLING ENV SYSTEMS CO LTD) 29 May 2018 (2018-05-29)
7,16
abstract; figure 3
*
Special categories of cited documents:
"A"
document defining the general state of the art which is not considered to be of particular relevance
"D"
document cited by the applicant in the international application
"E"
earlier application or patent but published on or after the international filing date
"L"
document which may throw doubts on priority claim(s) or which is cited to establish the publication date of another citation or other special reason (as specified)
"O"
document referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other means
"P"
document published prior to the international filing date but later than the priority date claimed
"T"
later document published after the international filing date or priority date and not in conflict with the application but cited to understand the principle or theory underlying the invention
"X"
document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the document is taken alone
"Y"
document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the document is combined with one or more other such documents, such combination being obvious to a person skilled in the art
"&"
document member of the same patent family

D. INFORMATION ON PATENT FAMILY MEMBERS

Patent document cited in search report Publication date
(day/month/year)		 Patent family member(s) Publication date
(day/month/year)
US 2003038481 A1
27 February 2003
AT 274669 T
CA 2255331 A1
DE 29721760 U1
DE 59811865 D1
DK 0922896 T3
EP 0922896 A1
ES 2223101 T3
PT 922896 E
US 2003038481 A1
15 September 2004
10 June 1999
29 January 1998
30 September 2004
22 November 2004
16 June 1999
16 February 2005
30 November 2004
27 February 2003
US 2015354738 A1
10 December 2015
CA 2893196 A1
CN 105322479 A
DE 102015007404 A1
US 2015354738 A1
US 2017085068 A1
09 December 2015
10 February 2016
17 December 2015
10 December 2015
23 March 2017
US 2158757 A
16 May 1939
NONE
US 2017356576 A1
14 December 2017
CA 2970067 A1
CN 107482545 A
US 2017356576 A1
08 December 2017
15 December 2017
14 December 2017
US 2017030489 A1
02 February 2017
NONE
US 3486774 A
30 December 1969
NONE
CN 108087647 A
29 May 2018
NONE
Name and mailing address of the ISA/:
European Patent Office
P.B. 5818, Patentlaan 2, 2280 HV Rijswijk,
Netherlands
Telephone No. (+31-70)340-2040
Facsimile No. (+31-70)340-3016
Date of the actual completion of the international search:
24 June 2020
Date of mailing of the international search report:
06 July 2020
Authorized officer:
Fromentel, Henri
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