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EP1257751 - FRICTION CLUTCH, ESPECIALLY A TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP CLUTCH FOR A HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.05.2004 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.05.2004	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 30.06.2004 [2004/27]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states ZF Friedrichshafen AG Graf-von-Soden-Platz 1 88046 Friedrichshafen / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2002/47]	For all designated states ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Aktiengesellschaft 88038 Friedrichshafen / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / GRANDERATH, Paul Schachenstrasse 15 88074 Meckenbeuren / DE
	[2002/47]
Application number, filing date	01905787.6	17.02.2001
	[2002/47]
	WO2001EP01768
Priority number, date	DE2000108167	23.02.2000 Original published format: DE 10008167
	[2002/47]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0163149
	Date:	30.08.2001
	Language:	DE
	[2001/35]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1257751
	Date:	20.11.2002
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.08.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/47]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1257751
	Date:	09.07.2003
	Language:	DE
	[2003/28]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	30.08.2001
Classification	IPC:	F16H45/02	[2002/47]
	CPC:	F16H45/02 (EP,US); F16H2045/0289 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE [2003/28]
Former [2002/47]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	REIBKUPPLUNG, INSBESONDERE WANDLERÜBERBRÜCKUNGSKUPPLUNG FÜR EINEN HYDRODYNAMISCHEN DREHMOMENTWANDLER	[2002/47]
	English:	FRICTION CLUTCH, ESPECIALLY A TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP CLUTCH FOR A HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER	[2002/47]
	French:	EMBRAYAGE A FRICTION, EN PARTICULIER EMBRAYAGE DE PONTAGE DE CONVERTISSEUR DESTINE A UN CONVERTISSEUR DE COUPLE HYDRODYNAMIQUE	[2002/47]
Entry into regional phase	14.08.2002	National basic fee paid
	14.08.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.08.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	13.07.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	14.08.2002	Examination requested [2002/47]
	14.02.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.05.2003	Fee for grant paid
	08.05.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	14.04.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/27]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited in	International search	[X]EP0819863 (VALEO [FR]) [X] 1,2,4,8,9,13,14,19 * column 1, line 55 - column 2, line 51 * * column 5, line 24 - line 44 * * column 6, line 3 - line 20 * * figures 6-9 *;
		[X]JPH07145858 ;
		[PX]DE10009576 (MANNESMANN SACHS AG [DE]) [PX] 1,2,7,9,11-15,19 * figures 15-30 *;
		[PX]JP2000329212 ;
		[A]US5566802 (KIRKWOOD MALCOLM E [US]) [A] 1,14 * column 6, line 13 - line 34 * * figures 8,10 *;
		[A]DE19714563 (MANNESMANN SACHS AG [DE]) [A] 1,14 * column 3, line 18 - line 38 * * figure 2 *;
		[A]DE4302773 (DYNAX CORP [JP]) [A] 1 * figure 7 *;
		[A]DE19622593 (FICHTEL & SACHS AG [DE]) [A] 1 * column 5, line 12 - column 6, line 21 * * figure 4 *;
		[DA]DE4420959 (LUK GETRIEBE SYSTEME GMBH [DE]) [DA] 1 * figures 6-8 *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19951031), vol. 1995, no. 09, & JP07145858 A 19950606 (NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD) [X] 1,2,9,11,14,15,19 * abstract * * paragraphs [0048] , [0049] * * figures 9B,9C *
		[PX] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010305), vol. 2000, no. 14, & JP2000329212 A 20001130 (TOYOTA CENTRAL RES & DEV LAB INC;TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [PX] 1-3,7-9,11,14,15,19 * abstract * * figures 2,4,5 *

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