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EP About this file: EP1323937

EP1323937 - Ball joint and its manufacturing process [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.03.2006
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
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
Sachsenring Zwickau AG
Crimmitschauer Strasse 67
08058 Zwickau / DE
[2004/33]
Former [2003/27]For all designated states
Sachsenring Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH
Crimmitschauer Strasse 67
08058 Zwickau / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Strauch, Jürgen, Dipl.-Ing.
Thanhoferstr. 31
08115 Lichtentanne / DE
02 / Wackes, Ulrich, Dipl.-Ing.
Thanhoferstr. 45
08115 Lichtentanne / DE
 [2003/27]
Representative(s)Rumrich, Gabriele
Patentanwältin
Limbacher Strasse 305
09116 Chemnitz / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/27]Rumrich, Gabriele
Limbacher Strasse 305
09116 Chemnitz / DE
Application number, filing date02400056.409.12.2002
[2003/27]
Priority number, dateDE200116098810.12.2001         Original published format: DE 10160988
[2003/27]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1323937
Date:02.07.2003
Language:DE
[2003/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1323937
Date:04.05.2005
Language:DE
[2005/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.03.2003
ClassificationIPC:F16C11/06
[2003/27]
CPC:
F16C11/0671 (EP); F16C11/0638 (EP); F16C11/0685 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2003/27]
TitleGerman:Kugelgelenk und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung[2003/27]
English:Ball joint and its manufacturing process[2003/27]
French:Articulation à rotule et son procédé de fabrication[2003/27]
Examination procedure14.07.2003Examination requested  [2003/37]
27.07.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.11.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.12.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.01.2005Fee for grant paid
26.01.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.02.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
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Stay/Interruption09.12.2002Interruption of proceedings. Reason: legal prevention of applicant[2003/39]
19.09.2003Resumption of proceedings[2003/39]
Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ04.05.2005
EE04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
FR04.05.2005
IE04.05.2005
IT04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
SK04.05.2005
TR04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
CY09.12.2005
BE31.12.2005
LU31.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
[2008/52]
Former [2008/45]CZ04.05.2005
EE04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
IE04.05.2005
IT04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
SK04.05.2005
TR04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
CY09.12.2005
BE31.12.2005
FR31.12.2005
LU31.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
Former [2007/38]CZ04.05.2005
EE04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
IE04.05.2005
IT04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
SK04.05.2005
TR04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
CY09.12.2005
BE31.12.2005
LU31.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
Former [2007/20]CZ04.05.2005
EE04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
IE04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
SK04.05.2005
TR04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
CY09.12.2005
BE31.12.2005
LU31.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
Former [2007/13]CZ04.05.2005
EE04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
IE04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
SK04.05.2005
TR04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
BE31.12.2005
LU31.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
Former [2007/11]CZ04.05.2005
EE04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
IE04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
SK04.05.2005
TR04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
LU31.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
Former [2006/52]CZ04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
IE04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
SK04.05.2005
TR04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
MC31.12.2005
Former [2006/40]CZ04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
IE04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
SK04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
MC31.12.2005
Former [2006/31]CZ04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
IE04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
SK04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
Former [2006/23]CZ04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
IE04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
Former [2006/22]CZ04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
NL04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
Former [2006/15]CZ04.05.2005
FI04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
Former [2006/14]FI04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
GR04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
ES15.08.2005
PT17.10.2005
Former [2006/13]FI04.05.2005
SI04.05.2005
BG04.08.2005
DK04.08.2005
SE04.08.2005
Former [2005/52]FI04.05.2005
SE04.08.2005
Former [2005/50]SE04.08.2005
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH02168012  ;
 [Y]US3231299  (BIRNEY ROBERT H, et al) [Y] 13 * column W *;
 [A]DE1575684  (TRW INC) [A] 3-5,10,16 * column 3, line 24 - column 4, line 60; figure 1 *;
 [Y]GB1328884  (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG) [Y] 1 * the whole document *;
 [YA]US4290181  (JACKSON ROBERT W) [Y] 1,13 * column W * [A] 14;
 [A]US4875794  (KERN JR KARLE O [US]) [A] 15 * column 1, line 43 - column 2, line 5; figures 1,2,6 *;
 [A]US5653545  (MOORMANN FRANZ-JOSEF [DE], et al) [A] 6,8-12 * column W *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900914), vol. 014, no. 428, Database accession no. (M - 1025), & JP02168012 A 19900628 (MUSASHI SEIMITSU IND CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
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