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EP About this file: EP1866536

EP1866536 - OPERATING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A GAS-DRIVEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.09.2012
Database last updated on 29.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.09.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 10.10.2012  [2012/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Continental Automotive GmbH
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hannover / DE
[2011/44]
Former [2008/29]For all designated states
Continental Automotive GmbH
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hannover / DE
Former [2008/12]For all designated states
VDO Automotive AG
Siemensstrasse 12
93055 Regensburg / DE
Former [2007/51]For all designated states
Siemens VDO Automotive AG
Siemensstrasse 12
93055 Regensburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / SCHÜLE, Harry
Am Wanderweg 19
92431 Neunburg V. Wald / DE
 [2007/51]
Representative(s)(deleted)
[2011/44]
Application number, filing date06725648.707.04.2006
[2007/51]
WO2006EP61441
Priority number, dateDE2005101628108.04.2005         Original published format: DE102005016281
[2007/51]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006106145
Date:12.10.2006
Language:DE
[2006/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1866536
Date:19.12.2007
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.10.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1866536
Date:02.11.2011
Language:DE
[2011/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.10.2006
ClassificationIPC:F02D19/02, F02D19/06, F02M21/02, F02M31/125
[2007/51]
CPC:
F02D19/022 (EP,US); F02D19/025 (EP,US); F02D19/027 (EP,US);
F02D19/0623 (EP,US); F02D19/0642 (EP,US); F02D41/0027 (EP,US);
F02D2041/227 (EP,US); F02D2200/0602 (EP,US); F02D2200/0606 (EP,US);
F02D2250/31 (EP,US); F02D41/0025 (EP,US); F02M31/125 (EP,US);
Y02T10/30 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   NL [2008/29]
Former [2007/51]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:BETRIEBSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR EINE GASBETRIEBENE BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE[2007/51]
English:OPERATING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A GAS-DRIVEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE[2007/51]
French:PROCEDE DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET DISPOSITIF POUR UN MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE FONCTIONNANT AU GAZ[2007/51]
Entry into regional phase03.09.2007National basic fee paid 
03.09.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
03.09.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.02.2007Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
03.09.2007Examination requested  [2007/51]
06.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.06.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.12.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.01.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.06.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.06.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.10.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.11.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.06.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.09.2011Fee for grant paid
21.09.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  06.02.2008
Opposition(s)03.08.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.04.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
02.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[XAY]EP1209336  (FIAT RICERCHE [IT]) [X] 1-3,5-7 * abstract * * column 4, paragraph 12 * * column 5, paragraph 18 - column 7, line 26 * * column 8, paragraph 25 * [A] 4,8,11 [Y] 9,10;
 [YA]US2003192513  (NIST LANCE E [US]) [Y] 9 * abstract * * page 5, paragraph 55 - paragraph 62 * [A] 1-8,10,11;
 [YA]DE20318684U  (BRAUNE MATHIAS [DE], et al) [Y] 10 * abstract * * page 5, paragraph 49 - page 7, paragraph 65 * [A] 1-9,11;
 [XA]EP1435450  (FIAT RICERCHE [IT]) [X] 1,3-8,11 * abstract * * column 1, paragraph 2 - column 2, paragraph 6 * * column 3, paragraph 12 - column 4, paragraph 15 * [A] 2,9,10;
 [XA]JPH0953485  ;
 [XA]JPH0996254  ;
 [XA]JP2004353458  ;
 [XA]US5367999  (KING STEVEN R [US], et al) [X] 1,2,6,7 * abstract * * column 7, line 3 - column 8, line 62 * * column 9, line 31 - column 10, line 36 * [A] 3-5,8-11;
 [XA]US6701905  (GASKINS RONALD E [US]) [X] 1,4,6-8 * abstract * * column 1, line 7 - line 50 * * column 2, line 3 - column 3, line 39 * * column 4, line 24 - line 31 * [A] 2,3,5,9-11;
 [DA]DE10335152  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [DA] 1-11 * abstract * * page 5, paragraph 37 - page 7, paragraph 59 *
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970630), vol. 1997, no. 06, & JP09053485 A 19970225 (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [X] 1,2,6-8 * abstract * * page 2, paragraph 2 - paragraph 8 * * page 3, paragraph 18 - page 4, paragraph 21 * [A] 3-5,9-11
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970829), vol. 1997, no. 08, & JP09096254 A 19970408 (MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP) [X] 1,2,6,7 * abstract * * page 3, paragraph 11 - page 4, paragraph 19 * [A] 3-5,8-11
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20031205), vol. 2003, no. 12, & JP2004353458 A 20041216 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [X] 1,2,6,7 * abstract * [A] 3-5,8-11
by applicantDE10335152
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