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EP2746512 - Actuator device for automatically activating the vehicle door of a motor vehicle [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.05.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.01.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.11.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 03.07.2024  [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Minebea AccessSolutions Deutschland GmbH
Waldstrasse 2
85253 Erdweg / DE
[2023/32]
Former [2014/27]For all designated states
U-Shin Deutschland Zugangssysteme GmbH
Waldstrasse 2
85253 Erdweg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Kummer, M. Frank
c/o Valeo Sicherheitssysteme GmbH
Waldstrasse 2
85253 Erdweg / DE
 [2014/26]
Representative(s)Germain Maureau
12, rue Boileau
69006 Lyon / FR
[2024/27]
Former [2014/27]Larger, Solène, et al
U-Shin France SAS
Service Propriété Industrielle
2-10, rue Claude Nicolas Ledoux
94046 Créteil Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date12198355.520.12.2012
[2014/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2746512
Date:25.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2746512
Date:03.07.2024
Language:EN
[2024/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.04.2013
ClassificationIPC:E05F15/614
[2023/20]
CPC:
E05F15/614 (EP,US); F16H1/32 (US); E05Y2201/618 (EP,US);
E05Y2201/716 (EP,US); E05Y2201/72 (EP,US); E05Y2900/531 (US);
F16H2001/327 (US); F16H2025/2087 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/26]E05F15/12
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 [2024/27]
Former [2014/26]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:Aktuatorvorrichtung zum automatischen Betätigen der Fahrzeugtür eines Kraftfahrzeugs[2014/26]
English:Actuator device for automatically activating the vehicle door of a motor vehicle[2014/26]
French:Dispositif d'actionneur pour l'activation automatique de la porte d'un véhicule motorisé[2014/26]
Examination procedure31.12.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.12.2014Examination requested  [2015/08]
26.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.04.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 17.04.2023
17.04.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
18.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.11.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
29.01.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.05.2024Fee for grant paid
21.05.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.05.2024Receipt 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  26.10.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
30.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
29.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
29.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
29.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
26.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
23.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]GB1593971  (TAYLOR HITEC LTD);
 [XAYI]US2002104267  (SATO MASAAKI [JP], et al);
 [YD]EP1940012  (VALEO SICHERHEITSSYSTEME GMBH [DE]);
 [Y]US2010186528  (HILLEN JOERG [DE], et al);
 [E]EP2543808  (VALEO SICHERHEITSSYSTEME GMBH [DE])
ExaminationJP2003139078
 WO2005092575
by applicantEP1940012
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