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EP About this file: EP2256017

EP2256017 - KNEE AIRBAG DEVICE AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DRIVING MOTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.08.2013
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2013/09]For all designated states
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi
Aichi-ken, 471-8571 / JP
Former [2012/40]For all designated states
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 / JP
Former [2010/48]For all designated states
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / FUKAWATASE, Osamu
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 / JP
02 / IMAMURA, Kenji
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 / JP
03 / SANADA, Akiyoshi
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 / JP
 [2012/40]
Former [2010/48]01 / FUKAWATASE, Osamu
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 / JP
02 / IMAMURA, Kenji
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 / JP
03 / SANADA, Akiyoshi
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 / JP
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2012/40]
Former [2010/48]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date09725387.617.02.2009
[2010/48]
WO2009JP52658
Priority number, dateJP2008008718428.03.2008         Original published format: JP 2008087184
[2010/48]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009119184
Date:01.10.2009
Language:JA
[2009/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2256017
Date:01.12.2010
Language:EN
[2010/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2256017
Date:03.10.2012
Language:EN
[2012/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.10.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.09.2011
ClassificationIPC:B62D5/04, B60R21/05, B60R21/203, B62D1/16, B62D1/18, B62D1/19
[2011/40]
CPC:
B60R21/203 (EP,US); B62D5/0409 (EP,US); B60R2021/23169 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2010/48]B62D5/04, B60R21/05, B60R21/20, B62D1/16, B62D1/18, B62D1/19
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/48]
TitleGerman:KNIEAIRBAGVORRICHTUNG UND MONTAGESTRUKTUR FÜR EINEN ANTRIEBSMOTOR MIT ELEKTRISCHER SERVOLENKUNG[2010/48]
English:KNEE AIRBAG DEVICE AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DRIVING MOTOR[2010/48]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COUSSIN DE SECURITE GONFLABLE POUR GENOUX ET STRUCTURE DE MONTAGE POUR MOTEUR D ENTRAÎNEMENT À DIRECTION ASSISTEE ELECTRIQUE[2012/19]
Former [2010/48]DISPOSITIF DE COUSSIN DE SÉCURITÉ GONFLABLE POUR GENOUX ET STRUCTURE DE MONTAGE POUR MOTEUR D ENTRAÎNEMENT À DIRECTION ASSISTÉE ÉLECTRIQUE
Entry into regional phase22.03.2010Translation filed 
22.03.2010National basic fee paid 
22.03.2010Search fee paid 
22.03.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
22.03.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.08.2009Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
22.03.2010Examination requested  [2010/48]
07.11.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.01.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
24.02.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.04.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.08.2012Fee for grant paid
22.08.2012Fee 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  18.01.2012
Opposition(s)04.07.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.02.2009
AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
DK03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
MK03.10.2012
MT03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
TR03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
IE17.02.2013
LU17.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
DK03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
MK03.10.2012
MT03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
TR03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
IE17.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2014/32]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
DK03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
MT03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
IE17.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2014/07]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
DK03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
IE17.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2013/52]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
DK03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2013/48]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
DK03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2013/42]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
DK03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2013/37]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
DK03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/35]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
DK03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/34]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
DK03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/31]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/28]BE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/24]BE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
Former [2013/23]FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
Former [2013/22]FI03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
Former [2013/20]LT03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
Former [2013/11]SI03.10.2012
Documents cited:Search[A]JP2002037003  (TOYODA GOSEI KK) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE20117794U  (TRW REPA GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-12* page 6, line 16 - page 7, line 11; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]EP1300299  (TOYODA GOSEI KK [JP]) [A] 1-12 * column 23 - column 27; figures 1-3 *
International search[Y]JPH09104317  (MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP);
 [Y]JPH1111329  (SUZUKI MOTOR CO);
 [A]JP2002127916  (SUZUKI MOTOR CO);
 [Y]JP2006062531  (SUZUKI MOTOR CO);
 [Y]JP2006123908  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP);
 [Y]JP2007038981  (SUZUKI MOTOR CO);
 [A]JP2007062542  (CALSONIC KANSEI CORP)
by applicantJP2007131082
 JP2007203937
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