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EP3115632 - ASSEMBLY WITH BEARINGS OR TOLERANCE RINGS WITH FUNCTIONAL LAYERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.02.2021
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.07.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  09.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE
published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Pampus GmbH
Am Nordkanal 37
47877 Willich / DE
[2017/02]
Inventor(s)01 / HARTMANN, Juergen
Marie-Curie-Weg 15
47877 Willich / DE
 [2017/02]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Josephspitalstr. 15
80331 München / DE
[2017/02]
Application number, filing date16184358.617.12.2010
[2017/02]
Priority number, dateUS20090287733P18.12.2009         Original published format: US 287733 P
[2017/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3115632
Date:11.01.2017
Language:EN
[2017/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3115632
Date:22.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.12.2016
ClassificationIPC:F16C27/06
[2017/02]
CPC:
F16C27/063 (EP,US); F16C27/06 (KR); F16C33/02 (KR);
F16C33/24 (KR); F16D1/0835 (EP); F16C2326/24 (EP,US);
Y10T403/7061 (US) (-)
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 [2017/33]
Former [2017/02]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:VORRICHTUNG MIT LAGER ODER TOLERANZRINGE MIT FUNKTIONSSCHICHTEN[2017/02]
English:ASSEMBLY WITH BEARINGS OR TOLERANCE RINGS WITH FUNCTIONAL LAYERS[2017/02]
French:ENSEMBLE AVEC PALIERS OU ANNEAUX DE TOLÉRANCES DOTÉS DE COUCHES FONCTIONELLES[2017/02]
Examination procedure16.08.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.07.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/33]
18.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.03.2020Fee for grant paid
13.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP10795682.3  / EP2513504
Opposition(s)25.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
16.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
16.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
16.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
22.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
21.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
20.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
19.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
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