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EP About this file: EP1737608

EP1737608 - METHOD FOR PULSE WELDING A SHEET METAL PART SUCH AS A PIPE TO A CAST METAL PART SUCH AS A HOUSING PORT FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/01]METHOD FOR PULSE WELDING A SHEET METAL PART SUCH AS A PIPE TO A CAST METAL PART SUCH AS A HOUSING PORT ESPECIALLY FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM
[2008/24]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  19.10.2012
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2012Revocation of patentpublished on 21.11.2012  [2012/47]
Applicant(s)For:DE 
Daimler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
70327 Stuttgart / DE
For all designated states
BorgWarner Inc.
3850 Hamlin Road
Auburn Hills, MI 48326 / US
[2008/50]
Former [2008/45]For:DE 
Daimler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
70327 Stuttgart / DE
For all designated states
BorgWarner Turbo Systems GmbH
Marnheimer Strasse 85/87
67292 Kirchheimbolanden / DE
Former [2008/41]For:DE 
Daimler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
70327 Stuttgart / DE
For all designated states
BorgWarner Turbo Systems GmbH
Mannheimer Str. 85/87
67292 Kirchheimbolanden / DE
Former [2007/52]For:DE 
Daimler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
70327 Stuttgart / DE
For all designated states
BorgWarner Turbo Systems GmbH
Mannheimer Strasse 85/87
67292 Kirchheimbolanden / DE
Former [2007/39]For:DE 
DaimlerChrysler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
70327 Stuttgart / DE
For all designated states
BorgWarner Turbo Systems GmbH
Mannheimer Strasse 85/87
67292 Kirchheimbolanden / DE
Former [2007/16]For all designated states
DaimlerChrysler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
70327 Stuttgart / DE
For all designated states
BorgWarner Turbo Systems GmbH
Mannheimer Strasse 85/87
67292 Kirchheimbolanden / DE
Former [2007/01]For all designated states
DaimlerChrysler AG
Epplestrasse 225
70567 Stuttgart / DE
For all designated states
BorgWarner Turbo Systems GmbH
Mannheimer Strasse 85/87
67292 Kirchheimbolanden / DE
Inventor(s)01 / BIEN, Wilfried
Von der Heide 1a
21218 Seevetal-Emmelndorf / DE
02 / ELFELDT, Jan, Peter
Kleiner Kielort 12
20144 Hamburg / DE
03 / HALVES, Michael
Ottenser Hauptstrasse 46
22765 Hamburg / DE
04 / HÜLSBERG, Thomas
Weg zur Mühle 54
21244 Buchholz / DE
05 / KLUSSMANN, Uwe
Bloumstücken 6
29646 Bispingen / DE
06 / KUZI, Hildwin
Rudolf-Wild-Strasse 54/1
69214 Eppelheim / DE
07 / NUHN, Holger
Am Wörn 15
29640 Schneverdingen / DE
08 / PÜNJER, Ralf
Friedrich-Scheunemann-Strasse 19
21217 Seevetal/Flesstedt / DE
09 / REINHARDT, Olav
Baurstrasse 57
22607 Hamburg / DE
10 / RIEWERT, Dirk
Osdorfer Redder 40 b
22589 Hamburg / DE
11 / RIGGERS, Alfred
Waldweg 1
27419 Freetz-Lengenbostel / DE
12 / STERNAL, Thorsten
bergfeld 32
21647 Moisburg / DE
 [2007/01]
Representative(s)Balsters, Robert
Novagraaf International S.A. Chemin de l'Echo 3
1213 Onex / CH
[N/P]
Former [2007/39]Balsters, Robert
Novagraaf International S.A. 25, avenue du Pailly
1220 Les Avanchets - Geneva / CH
Application number, filing date05715467.623.02.2005
[2007/01]
WO2005EP01873
Priority number, dateDE2004100910925.02.2004         Original published format: DE102004009109
[2007/01]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005080045
Date:01.09.2005
Language:DE
[2005/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1737608
Date:03.01.2007
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.09.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1737608
Date:05.11.2008
Language:DE
[2008/45]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP1737608
Date:18.02.2009
[2009/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.09.2005
ClassificationIPC:B23K26/32, B23K9/23, F01N7/10, F01N7/18
[2007/01]
CPC:
B23K26/32 (EP,US); B23K26/323 (EP,US); B23K9/0282 (EP,US);
B23K9/232 (EP,US); F01N13/102 (EP,US); F01N13/1805 (EP,US);
F02B67/10 (EP,US); B23K2101/006 (EP,US); B23K2101/04 (EP,US);
B23K2103/06 (EP,US); B23K2103/18 (EP,US); B23K2103/50 (EP,US);
F01N2450/22 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [2007/22]
Former [2007/01]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM PULS-SCHWEISSEN EINES BLECHBAUTEILS WIE EIN ROHR MIT EINEM GUSSMETALLBAUTEIL WIE EINE ÖFFNUNG EINES GEHÄUSES FÜR ABGASANLAGE[2008/24]
English:METHOD FOR PULSE WELDING A SHEET METAL PART SUCH AS A PIPE TO A CAST METAL PART SUCH AS A HOUSING PORT FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM[2008/24]
French:PROCEDE DE SOUDAGE PAR IMPULSIONS D'UN ELEMENT EN TOLE TEL QU'UN TUBE AVEC UN ELEMENT EN METAL COULE TEL QU'UNE OUVERTURE DE BOITIER POUR UN SYSTEME D'ECHAPPEMENT[2008/24]
Former [2007/01]VERFAHREN ZUM PULS-SCHWEISSEN EINES BLECHBAUTEILS WIE EIN ROHR MIT EINEM GUSSMETALLBAUTEIL WIE EINE ÖFFNUNG EINES GEHÄUSES INSBESONDERE FÜR ABGASANLAGE
Former [2007/01]METHOD FOR PULSE WELDING A SHEET METAL PART SUCH AS A PIPE TO A CAST METAL PART SUCH AS A HOUSING PORT ESPECIALLY FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM
Former [2007/01]PROCEDE DE SOUDAGE PAR IMPULSIONS D'UN ELEMENT EN TOLE TEL QU'UN TUBE AVEC UN ELEMENT EN METAL COULE TEL QU'UNE OUVERTURE DE BOITIER, NOTAMMENT POUR UN SYSTEME D'ECHAPPEMENT
Entry into regional phase26.08.2006National basic fee paid 
26.08.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
26.08.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.11.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
26.08.2006Examination requested  [2007/01]
12.03.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.07.2008Fee for grant paid
14.07.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  01.08.2009  11.08.2009  ADMISSIBLE
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Petuelring 130
80809 München / DE
 02  05.08.2009  13.08.2009  ADMISSIBLE
Friedrich Boysen GmbH & Co. KG
Friedrich-Boysen-Strasse 14-17
D-72213 Altensteig / DE
Opponent's representative
Thul, Stephan, et al, et al
Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
 [2009/38]
09.09.2009Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
03.12.2009Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
05.05.2011Date of oral proceedings
30.05.2011Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
30.05.2011Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
24.07.2012Legal effect of revocation of patent [2012/47]
Appeal following opposition04.07.2011Appeal received No.  T1467/11
06.10.2011Statement of grounds filed
24.07.2012Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
24.07.2012Date of oral proceedings
27.07.2012Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
08.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[XY]JPH10314948  ;
 [XAY]EP0939208  (ZEUNA STAERKER KG [DE]) [X] 10,11,13,16,18 * paragraphs [0002] , [0003] * * figure 1 * [A] 12,15,17,19 [Y] 2,6-9;
 [Y]DE19808383  (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]) [Y] 6 * column 2, lines 5-21 *;
 [X]US5268555  (JONES MARSHALL G [US], et al) [X] 1,3,4,10 * column 2, lines 25-28 * * column 2, line 49 - column 3, line 8; figure 1b; claim 3 *;
 [XA]DE19721092  (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]) [X] 10,11,13,14 * column 2, lines 29-31; figure . * [A] 18;
 [X]EP0921052  (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]) [X] 10 * paragraphs [0029] - [0031]; figure -; claims 1,12,13 *;
 [A]EP0761939  (GEN MOTORS CORP [US]) [A] 7,12,15,17,19,7-9,12,15,17,19;
 [AD]DE10022052  (GILLET HEINRICH GMBH [DE]) [AD] 17,19 * the whole document *
 [XY]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990331), vol. 1999, no. 03, & JP10314948 A 19981202 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [X] 1,3,5,10 * abstract * [Y] 2,6-9
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