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EP1207295 - Twist fit connection for air cleaners [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 18.05.2007 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.05.2007	Refusal of application	published on 20.06.2007 [2007/25]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Siemens VDO Automotive Inc. 700 Park Avenue Chatham, Ontario N7M 5M7 / CA
	[N/P]
Former [2002/27]	For all designated states Siemens VDO Automotive Inc. 700 Park Avenue Chatham, Ontario N7M 5M7 / CA
Former [2002/21]	For all designated states Siemens Canada Limited 2400 Executive Hills Drive Auburn Hills, MIchigan 48326-2980 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Bloomer, Stephen F. 29 Scottsdale Street London, Ontario N6P 1E5 / CA
	[2002/21]
Representative(s)	Neill, Andrew Peter, et al Siemens Shared Services, Siemens AG, Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE
	[2006/51]
Former [2002/21]	Humphrey-Evans, Edward John, et al Siemens Shared Services Limited, I.P.D, Siemens House, Oldbury Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8FZ / GB
Application number, filing date	00204065.7	17.11.2000
	[2002/21]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1207295
	Date:	22.05.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/21]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.05.2001
Classification	IPC:	F02M35/02	[2002/21]
	CPC:	F02M35/0203 (EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2003/07]
Former [2002/21]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Verdrehbare zusammensteckbare Verbindung für Luftfilter	[2002/21]
	English:	Twist fit connection for air cleaners	[2002/21]
	French:	Accouplement par encliquetage à rotation pour filtres à air	[2002/21]
Examination procedure	07.06.2002	Examination requested [2002/32]
	13.05.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.09.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.11.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.03.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.01.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	02.02.2007	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	05.02.2007	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2007/25]
	15.02.2007	Application refused, date of legal effect [2007/25]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.11.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.11.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	20.11.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]DE1249590 (FILTERWERK MANN & HUMMEL) [A] 1,12,18 * column 3, line 26 - line 49 * * column 4, line 8 - line 23; figures 2-5 *;
		[A]US1577990 (DEVENTER CHRISTOPHER VAN) [A] 1 * page 2, line 48 - line 57; figure 2 *;
		[A]US4006000 (TORTORICI DOMENIC P, et al) [A] 1,12,18 * column 3, line 25 - line 26 * * column 4, line 21 - line 24 * * column 4, line 41 - line 46 * * column 4, line 50 - line 68 * * column 6, line 45 - line 50 * * column 6, line 60 - line 66; figures 2,3 *;
		[Y]DE3705951 (HENGST WALTER GMBH & CO KG) [Y] 1-5 * abstract * * column 4, line 61 - line 68 * * column 5, line 20 - line 24 * * column 6, line 61 - column 7, line 5 *;
		[A]US5277157 (TEICH MICHAEL [DE]) [A] 1,12,18 * column 2, line 5 - line 9 * * column 2, line 64 - line 67 * * column 6, line 23 - line 26 * * column 6, line 34 - line 37 * * column 6, line 43 - line 47 *;
		[A]US5342126 (HESTON JEFFREY W [US], et al) [A] 1,12,18 * column 2, line 14 - line 21 * * column 2, line 34 - column 3, line 62; figures 1,3-5 *;
		[A]EP0736683 (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [A] 1,12,18 * figures 1-3; claim 1 *;
		[YA]EP0896148 (SIEMENS CANADA LTD [CA]) [Y] 1-5 * abstract * * column 3, line 27 - line 30 * * column 3, line 37 - line 51 * * column 3, line 56 - column 4, line 3 * [A] 12,18;
		[A]US6051042 (COULONVAUX PAUL R [BE]) [A] 1,7-14,16-20 * column 6, line 9 - line 14 * * column 8, line 28 - line 55 * * column 9, line 18 - line 37 * * column 10, line 12 - line 39 * * column 12, line 16 - line 19; figures 2,5-7 *;
		[E]US6167862 (POWELL JEFFREY J [CA], et al) [E] 1,3,5,7,8,10,11,18-20 * column 2, line 65 - column 3, line 2 ** column 3, line 66 - column 4, line 60; figures 2-5 *

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