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EP1573763 - DEVICE FOR ACTUATING ELECTRIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS, IN PARTICULAR HORNS ON THE STEERING WHEELS OF MOTOR VEHICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.03.2007
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.03.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.04.2007  [2007/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Takata-Petri AG
Bahnweg 1
63743 Aschaffenburg / DE
[2005/37]
Inventor(s)01 / HÖLZEL, Thomas
Spessartstrasse 6
64850 Schaafheim / DE
02 / HEEG, Markus
Am Geisberg 36
63773 Goldbach / DE
03 / SAUER, Frank
Ringstrasse 13
63843 Niedernberg / DE
 [2005/37]
Representative(s)Baumgärtel, Gunnar, et al
Patentanwälte Maikowski & Ninnemann
Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/37]Baumgärtel, Gunnar, et al
Patentanwälte Maikowski & Ninnemann, Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date03785549.102.12.2003
[2005/37]
WO2003DE03998
Priority number, dateDE2002219729U18.12.2002         Original published format: DE 20219729 U
[2005/37]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004055845
Date:01.07.2004
Language:DE
[2004/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1573763
Date:14.09.2005
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.07.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1573763
Date:26.04.2006
Language:DE
[2006/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.07.2004
ClassificationIPC:H01H1/18, B60Q5/00
[2005/37]
CPC:
H01H1/18 (EP,US); B60Q5/001 (EP,US); B60Q5/003 (EP);
B60R16/0215 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   SE [2005/51]
Former [2005/37]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR BETÄTIGUNG VON ELEKTRISCHEN FUNKTIONSGRUPPEN, INSBESONDERE VON HUPEN AN LENKRÄDERN VON KRAFTFAHRZEUGEN[2005/37]
English:DEVICE FOR ACTUATING ELECTRIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS, IN PARTICULAR HORNS ON THE STEERING WHEELS OF MOTOR VEHICLES[2005/37]
French:DISPOSITIF POUR ACTIONNER DES GROUPES DE FONCTION ELECTRIQUES, NOTAMMENT UN KLAXON MONTE SUR LE VOLANT D'UN VEHICULE A MOTEUR[2005/37]
Entry into regional phase08.12.2004National basic fee paid 
08.12.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
08.12.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.07.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
08.12.2004Examination requested  [2005/37]
23.08.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.11.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.02.2006Fee for grant paid
02.02.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.01.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[XY]CH204988  (BUSCH JOHANN [CH]) [X] 1,4,8,11 * the whole document * [Y] 12,13,17-24;
 [Y]US2671840  (SWAY HENRY C) [Y] 12,13,17 * column 1, line 1 - line 16 * * column 2, line 3 - column 4, line 59 * * figures 3,4 *;
 [Y]DE758108  (SIEMENS AG) [Y] 18-23 * page 2, line 74 - page 3, line 56 * * page 4, line 65 - line 92 * * figures 1-3,10,11 *;
 [Y]DE19852243  (BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]) [Y] 24 * column 2, line 32 - column 3, line 22 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [XA]JPH03284470  ;
 [XA]EP1099604  (GALLINO PLASTURGIA S R L [IT]) [X] 2,4,5,7-11,16 * paragraphs [0001] , [0004] , [0007] , [0008] , [0010] , [0011] * * figures 1-3,5,8 * [A] 1,14,15;
 [XA]EP0390029  (TOYODA GOSEI KK [JP]) [X] 2,4,8,16 * column 2, line 27 - column 3, line 32 * * column 5, line 17 - column 7, line 42 * * figures 2,5-7 * [A] 5,6,9;
 [X]JPH0454791  ;
 [X]JP2002166813  ;
 [X]US5459294  (DANIELSON DAVID J [US]) [X] 2 * column 1, line 9 - line 15 * * column 1, line 40 - line 55 * * column 4, line 50 - column 5, line 50 * * figures 1-6 *
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920323), vol. 0161, no. 15, Database accession no. (M - 1224), & JP3284470 A 19911216 (TOKAI RIKA CO LTD) [X] 1,8,11 * abstract * * figure 1 * [A] 9
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980130), vol. 1998, no. 01, & JP9254791 A 19970930 (TOYODA GOSEI CO LTD) [X] 2-4 * abstract * * figures 1-5 *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20021010), vol. 2002, no. 10, & JP2002166813 A 20020611 (T S TEC KK) [X] 2 * abstract * * figures 3-6 *
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