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EP3366545 - VERTICAL POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR STEERING WHEEL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.02.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip05.11.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GB
published on 08.12.2021  [2021/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NSK Ltd.
6-3 Ohsaki 1-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
[2018/35]
Inventor(s)01 / KUROKAWA Yoshifumi
c/o NSK Ltd.
78 Toriba-machi
Maebashi-shi Gunma 371-8527 / JP
 [2018/35]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/13]Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Former [2018/35]Naylor, Matthew John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date16870812.102.12.2016
[2018/35]
WO2016JP85878
Priority number, dateJP2015023686203.12.2015         Original published format: JP 2015236862
[2018/35]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017094877
Date:08.06.2017
Language:JA
[2017/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3366545
Date:29.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3366545
Date:25.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.06.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:B62D1/184, B62D1/189
[2018/35]
CPC:
B62D1/184 (EP,US); B62D1/189 (US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2020/13]
Former [2018/35]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERTIKALPOSITIONSANPASSUNG FÜR EIN LENKRAD[2018/35]
English:VERTICAL POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR STEERING WHEEL[2018/35]
French:DISPOSITIF DE RÉGLAGE DE POSITION VERTICALE POUR VOLANT DE DIRECTION[2018/35]
Entry into regional phase24.05.2018Translation filed 
24.05.2018National basic fee paid 
24.05.2018Search fee paid 
24.05.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
24.05.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/35]
24.05.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.02.2020Fee for grant paid
17.02.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.02.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB02.12.2020
FR31.12.2020
[2021/49]
Former [2021/48]FR31.12.2020
Documents cited:Search[A]FR2579159  (NACAM [FR]) [A] 1 * page 7, line 6 - line 27; figure 9 *;
 [A]EP0592278  (ECIA EQUIP COMPOSANTS IND AUTO [FR]) [A] 1* column 5, line 46 - column 6, line 28; figure 3 *;
 [A]EP2765057  (NSK LTD [JP]) [A] 1 * paragraphs [0035] - [0037]; figure 3 *;
 [A]US2015122075  (MIHARA SHIN [JP], et al) [A] 1 * paragraphs [0048] - [0050]; figure 3 *
International search[A]JPS6332962U  (Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd.) [A] 1-9 * , page 5, line 10 to page 7, line 5; fig. 1 to 6 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2009073378  (NSK LTD) [A] 1-9 * , abstract; paragraphs [0026] to [0030]; fig. 3 to 4 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2011152872  (NSK LTD) [A] 1-9* , paragraphs [0056] to [0057], [0069]; fig. 4 to 5 (Family: none) *;
 [A]WO2013094305  (NSK LTD [JP]) [A] 1-9 * , entire text; fig. 3, 13 & JP 5641057 B2 & US 2014/0210196 A1 entire text & EP 2796342 A1 & CN 103328306 A *
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