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EP About this file: EP2614270

EP2614270 - AIR SPRING FOR A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE WITH DAMPING FEATURES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.02.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.02.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.10.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 15.04.2026 [2026/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
2021 Parkside Drive
Schaumburg, IL 60173 / US
[2021/12]
Former [2013/29]For all designated states
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
500 Park Boulevard Suite 1010
Itasca, IL 60143 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WESTNEDGE, Andrew
1609 Prairieview Boulevard
Bolingbrook Illinois 60490 / US
02 / KEELER, Michael J.
2715 Melrose Court
Naperville Illinois 60564 / US
 [2013/29]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2024/13]
Former [2013/29]Stoner, Gerard Patrick
Mewburn Ellis LLP
33 Gutter Lane
London
EC2V 8AS / GB
Application number, filing date11824165.209.09.2011
[2024/13]
WO2011US50948
Priority number, dateUS20100381477P10.09.2010         Original published format: US 381477 P
[2013/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012033990
Date:15.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/11]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2614270
Date:17.07.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.03.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2614270
Date:27.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US15.03.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:F16F9/05, B60G11/27, B60G13/10
[2023/45]
CPC:
F16F9/05 (EP,US); B60G11/27 (EP,US); B60G13/10 (EP,US);
B60G2202/152 (EP,US); B60G2206/424 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2013/29]F16F9/05
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/29]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:LUFTFEDER FÜR EIN SCHWERLASTFAHRZEUG MIT DÄMPFUNGSEIGENSCHAFTEN[2013/29]
English:AIR SPRING FOR A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE WITH DAMPING FEATURES[2013/29]
French:RESSORT PNEUMATIQUE POUR VÉHICULE LOURD AYANT DES ÉLÉMENTS DE SUSPENSION[2013/29]
Entry into regional phase28.02.2013National basic fee paid 
28.02.2013Search fee paid 
28.02.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
28.02.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.02.2013Examination requested  [2013/29]
01.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.02.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.06.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.02.2024Fee for grant paid
19.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  17.09.2018
Opposition(s)03.01.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
29.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
28.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
27.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
27.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
28.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
27.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 11
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 12
27.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY09.09.2011
HU09.09.2011
BG27.03.2024
CZ27.03.2024
DK27.03.2024
EE27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
MC27.03.2024
PL27.03.2024
RO27.03.2024
SI27.03.2024
SK27.03.2024
SM27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
PT29.07.2024
IE09.09.2024
LU09.09.2024
CH30.09.2024
[2026/16]
Former [2026/10]CY09.09.2011
BG27.03.2024
CZ27.03.2024
DK27.03.2024
EE27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
MC27.03.2024
PL27.03.2024
RO27.03.2024
SI27.03.2024
SK27.03.2024
SM27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
PT29.07.2024
IE09.09.2024
LU09.09.2024
CH30.09.2024
Former [2025/36]BG27.03.2024
CZ27.03.2024
DK27.03.2024
EE27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
MC27.03.2024
PL27.03.2024
RO27.03.2024
SI27.03.2024
SK27.03.2024
SM27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
PT29.07.2024
IE09.09.2024
LU09.09.2024
CH30.09.2024
Former [2025/35]BG27.03.2024
CZ27.03.2024
DK27.03.2024
EE27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
MC27.03.2024
PL27.03.2024
RO27.03.2024
SI27.03.2024
SK27.03.2024
SM27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
PT29.07.2024
LU09.09.2024
CH30.09.2024
Former [2025/26]BG27.03.2024
CZ27.03.2024
DK27.03.2024
EE27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
MC27.03.2024
PL27.03.2024
RO27.03.2024
SI27.03.2024
SK27.03.2024
SM27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
PT29.07.2024
LU09.09.2024
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CZ27.03.2024
DK27.03.2024
EE27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
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PL27.03.2024
RO27.03.2024
SI27.03.2024
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SM27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
PT29.07.2024
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DK27.03.2024
EE27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
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LV27.03.2024
PL27.03.2024
RO27.03.2024
SK27.03.2024
SM27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
PT29.07.2024
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CZ27.03.2024
EE27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
PL27.03.2024
RO27.03.2024
SK27.03.2024
SM27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
PT29.07.2024
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CZ27.03.2024
EE27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
SM27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
PT29.07.2024
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FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
SM27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
PT29.07.2024
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FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
IS27.07.2024
Former [2024/36]BG27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
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FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[I] US6644632  (JAEBERG BJOERN et al.) [I] 1-16 * page 5, line 25 - page 5, line 29 * * figure 5 *
 [A] US2827283  (BROWNE KENNETH A et al.)
 [I] WO7900411  (LEAR SIEGLER INC et al.) [I] 1-16 * figure 1 * * column 4, line 21 - column 4, line 22 * * claim 3 *
 [A] DE19733281  (BPW BERGISCHE ACHSEN KG et al.) [A] 1-16 * figure 7 * * table 1 *
 [A] DE29619081  (CONTITECH LUFTFEDERSYST GMBH et al.) [A] 1-16 * page 4, line 30 - page 4, line 31 *
 [A] US2979326  (WILSON JR JESSE A et al.) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *
 [A] EP2031268  (FUKOKU KK et al.) [A] 1-16 * claim 1 *
 [A] DE19720776  (BPW BERGISCHE ACHSEN KG et al.) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *
 [A] JPS6081529  (BRIDGESTONE CORP et al.) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *
 [A] EP0080561  (BERGISCHE ACHSEN KOTZ SOEHNE et al.) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *
 [A] US6168143  (LAMBRECHT DIRK et al.) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *
International search[Y] US4844428  (MARGOLIS DONALD L et al.)
 [Y] US6644632  (JAEBERG BJOERN et al.) [Y]
 [Y] US2827283  (BROWNE KENNETH A et al.) [Y]
 [Y] US5921899  (ROSE AMELIA T et al.) [Y]
 [Y] US5382006  (ARNOLD JOHN E et al.) [Y]
 [Y] US4478244  (GARRETT WILLIAM R et al.) [Y]
ExaminationEP0166702
 FR1315383
by applicantUS6644632
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