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EP1245462 - Vehicle steering-wheel [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.10.2006
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2007Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: IT
published on 07.11.2007  [2007/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
Hefner-Alteneck-Strasse 11
63743 Aschaffenburg / DE
[2005/43]
Former [2002/40]For all designated states
TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
Hefner-Alteneck-Strasse 11
63743 Aschaffenburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Schütz, Dominik
Fuggerstrasse 11
63857 Waldaschaff / DE
 [2002/40]
Representative(s)Kitzhofer, Thomas
Prinz & Partner GbR
Rundfunkplatz 2
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/40]Kitzhofer, Thomas, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte Prinz & Partner GbR Manzingerweg 7
81241 München / DE
Application number, filing date02004205.725.02.2002
[2002/40]
Priority number, dateDE2001203890U06.03.2001         Original published format: DE 20103890 U
[2002/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1245462
Date:02.10.2002
Language:DE
[2002/40]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1245462
Date:31.03.2004
[2004/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1245462
Date:07.12.2005
Language:DE
[2005/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2004
ClassificationIPC:B60R21/20, B60Q5/00, B62D1/04
[2004/14]
CPC:
B60R21/2037 (EP,US); B60Q5/003 (EP,US); B62D1/04 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2002/40]B60R21/20, B60R16/02, B62D1/04
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/52]
Former [2002/40]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Fahrzeuglenkrad[2002/40]
English:Vehicle steering-wheel[2002/40]
French:Volant de véhicule[2002/40]
Examination procedure13.09.2004Examination requested  [2004/46]
11.05.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.08.2005Fee for grant paid
16.08.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.09.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
04.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB07.12.2005
[2007/45]
Former [2007/37]GB07.12.2005
IT07.12.2005
Former [2007/10]GB07.12.2005
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH1035508  ;
 [A]EP0539869  (TOYODA GOSEI KK [JP]) [A] 1 * column 5, line 9 - line 10; figure 3 *;
 [A]EP0945311  (TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYS GMBH [DE]) [A] 1 * column 2, line 49 - column 4, line 14; figure 1 *;
 [A]US6183005  (NISHIJIMA MASATAKA [JP], et al) [A] 1 * column 2, line 18 - line 53; figures 1-7 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980430), vol. 1998, no. 06, & JP10035508 A 19980210 (NIPPON NAME PLATE KOGYO KK;IZUMI JIDOSHA KK) [A] 1 * abstract *
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