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EP1255057 - Vibration damper assembly with a floating rod guide [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/45]Floating rod guide
[2005/25]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.11.2006
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.11.2008Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): FR
published on 24.12.2008  [2008/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Delphi Technologies, Inc.
PO Box 5052
Troy, MI 48007 / US
[2002/45]
Inventor(s)01 / Kime, Aaron A.
970 Red Fox Court
Monroe, OH 45050 / US
 [2002/45]
Representative(s)Denton, Michael John
Delphi France SAS
Bât. le Raspail - ZAC Paris Nord 2
22, avenue des Nations
CS 65059 Villepinte
95972 Roissy CDG Cedex / FR
[N/P]
Former [2002/45]Denton, Michael John
Delphi Automotive Systems, Centre Technique Paris, 117, avenue des Nations, B.P. 60059
95972 Roissy Charles de Gaulle Cédex / FR
Application number, filing date02076306.604.04.2002
[2002/45]
Priority number, dateUS2001084551630.04.2001         Original published format: US 845516
[2002/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1255057
Date:06.11.2002
Language:EN
[2002/45]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1255057
Date:01.10.2003
[2003/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1255057
Date:28.12.2005
Language:EN
[2005/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.08.2003
ClassificationIPC:F16F9/36
[2002/45]
CPC:
B60G13/008 (EP,US); F16F9/061 (EP,US); F16F9/3242 (EP,US);
F16F9/362 (EP,US); F16F9/367 (EP,US); F16F9/43 (EP,US);
F16F9/535 (EP,US); B60G2202/154 (EP,US); B60G2204/1242 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/26]
Former [2002/45]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Schwingungsdämpfer mit einer schwimmenden Kolbenstangenführung[2005/25]
English:Vibration damper assembly with a floating rod guide[2005/25]
French:Amortisseur de vibrations avec un guide de tige flottant[2005/25]
Former [2002/45]Schwebend- Kolbenstangeführung
Former [2002/45]Floating rod guide
Former [2002/45]Guide flottant de tige de piston
Examination procedure01.04.2004Examination requested  [2004/23]
13.05.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.10.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.12.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.03.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.06.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.10.2005Fee for grant paid
31.10.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.09.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
02.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR28.12.2005
IT28.12.2005
GB04.04.2006
[2008/52]
Former [2008/40]IT28.12.2005
GB04.04.2006
FR30.04.2006
Former [2007/38]IT28.12.2005
GB04.04.2006
Former [2007/27]GB04.04.2006
Documents cited:Search[YX]FR2611605  (BOURCIER CARBON CHRISTIAN [FR]) [Y] 1-4,11-14 * abstract *;; figures 1-3 * [X] 10,19;
 [Y]DE19938084  (DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG [DE]) [Y] 1-4,11-14 * abstract *;; figure 1 *;
 [X]US6105739  (DEPPERT NORBERT [DE]) [X] 10 * column 4, line 1 - line 13; figure 1 *;
 [PX]US6318526  (KRUCKEMEYER WILLIAM CHARLES [US], et al) [PX] 10,13,14,16,19,21,22,28* figures 1,2,5 *
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