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EP1219792 - Lash adjustment for use with a valve actuator [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 10.02.2006 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	08.08.2008	Change - applicant	published on 10.09.2008 [2008/37]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CATERPILLAR INC. 100 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61629-6490 / US
	[2008/37]
Former [2002/27]	For all designated states Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Department, 100 N.E. Adams Street Peoria Illinois 61629-6490 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Cornell, Sean O. c/o Caterpillar Inc., 100 N.E. Adams Street Peoria Illinois 61629-6490 / US
	02 / Dong, Mingchun, (NMI) c/o Caterpillar Inc., 100 N.E. Adams Street Peoria Illinois 61629-6490 / US
	03 / Leman, Scott A. c/o Caterpillar Inc., 100 Adams Street Peoria Illinois 61629-6490 / US
	04 / Martin, David E. c/o Caterpillar Inc., 100 Adams Street Peorio Illinois 61629-6490 / US
	05 / Shinogle, Ronald D. c/o Caterpillar Inc., 100 NE Adams Street Peoria, Illinois 61629-6490 / US
	06 / Voights, Virl R. c/o Caterpillar Inc., 100 N.E. Adams Street Peoria, Illinois 61629-6490 / US
	[2002/27]
Representative(s)	Wagner, Karl H. Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/33]	Wagner, Karl H. Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
Former [2002/27]	Wagner, Karl H., Dipl.-Ing. Wagner & Geyer, Patentanwälte, Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01124671.7	16.10.2001
	[2002/27]
Priority number, date	US20000740436	19.12.2000 Original published format: US 740436
	[2002/27]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1219792
	Date:	03.07.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/27]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1219792
	Date:	05.03.2003
	[2003/10]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1219792
	Date:	06.04.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/14]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.01.2003
Classification	IPC:	F01L13/00, F01L1/24, F01L9/02, F02D13/04, F01L13/06, F01L1/26	[2003/10]
	CPC:	F01L1/267 (EP,US); F01L1/20 (EP,US); F01L13/06 (EP,US); F01L13/065 (EP,US); F01L9/10 (EP,US); F01L2760/004 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2002/27]	F01L13/00, F01L1/24, F01L9/02
Designated contracting states	DE, GB [2003/48]
Former [2002/27]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Ventilaktuator mit einem Spielausgleichselement	[2002/27]
	English:	Lash adjustment for use with a valve actuator	[2002/27]
	French:	Actionneur de soupape avec dispositif de rattrapage de jeu	[2002/27]
Examination procedure	03.04.2003	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	04.09.2003	Examination requested [2003/45]
	26.11.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	07.07.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.09.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.02.2005	Fee for grant paid
	02.02.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	10.01.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	06.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	06.10.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4399787 (CAVANAGH MARK S [US]) [X] 1,2,5-11,13,14 * figures 1-4 *;
		[X]US4473047 (JAKUBA STANISLAV [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5-11,13,14 * the whole document *;
		[X]US4706625 (MEISTRICK ZDENEK S [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5-11,13,14 * figure - * * column 3 - column 5 *;
		[X]EP0549996 (JACOBS BRAKE TECH CORP [US]) [X] 1,2,5-9* the whole document *;
		[X]US5462025 (ISRAEL MARK [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5-11,13,14 * figures 2-4 *;
		[X]US6095115 (FUCHS NEIL [US]) [X] 1-11,13,14 * figure - * * column 8 - column 9 *
	by applicant	US5638781

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