blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP1558844

EP1558844 - PIEZO-ELECTRIC ACTUATOR CONTACTING FOR AN INJECTION VALVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.11.2011
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.05.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 06.06.2012  [2012/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Continental Automotive GmbH
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/20]For all designated states
Continental Automotive GmbH
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hannover / DE
Former [2005/31]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / UNRUH, Marcus
Kellerweg 11
93197 Zeitlarn / DE
 [2005/31]
Application number, filing date03770911.014.10.2003
[2005/31]
WO2003DE03410
Priority number, dateDE200215122504.11.2002         Original published format: DE 10251225
[2005/31]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004042226
Date:21.05.2004
Language:DE
[2004/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1558844
Date:03.08.2005
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.05.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1558844
Date:29.12.2010
Language:DE
[2010/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.05.2004
ClassificationIPC:F02M59/46, F02M51/06, F02M61/16, H01L41/083, H01L41/047, H01L41/053, F02M51/00
[2005/31]
CPC:
F02M51/005 (EP); F02M61/168 (EP); H10N30/875 (EP);
H10N30/88 (EP); F02M2200/21 (EP); F02M2200/9015 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2006/08]
Former [2005/31]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:PIEZOAKTORKONTAKTIERUNG FÜR EINSPRITZVENTIL[2005/31]
English:PIEZO-ELECTRIC ACTUATOR CONTACTING FOR AN INJECTION VALVE[2005/31]
French:CONTACT D'ACTIONNEUR PIEZO-ELECTRIQUE POUR SOUPAPE D'INJECTION[2005/31]
Entry into regional phase26.04.2005National basic fee paid 
26.04.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
26.04.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.06.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
26.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/31]
17.01.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.07.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.06.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.08.2010Fee for grant paid
10.08.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.09.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
23.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
22.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
14.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT29.12.2010
[2012/23]
Cited inInternational search[X]US5059857  (BRANDT EVERETT G [US], et al);
 [A]US5244180  (WAKEMAN RUSSELL J [US], et al);
 [Y]DE4443004  (NIPPON DENSO CO [JP]);
 [A]US5476079  (KANAMORI HIROYASU [JP], et al);
 [X]US5645226  (BRIGHT JOHN S [US]);
 [A]DE19832826  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]);
 [Y]DE19856186  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]);
 [DA]DE19940347  (SIEMENS AG [DE])
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.