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EP3384174 - VISCOUS CLUTCH FLUID CAPTURE SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 02.07.2021 Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 24.07.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 18.05.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 07.09.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 15.06.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	22.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE	published on 24.08.2022 [2022/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Horton, Inc. 2565 Walnut Street Roseville, Minnesota 55113 / US
	[2018/41]
Inventor(s)	01 / HENNESSY, David R. 13512 York Avenue South Burnsville, Minnesota 55337 / US
	02 / STEVENS, Michael 995 Scheffer Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 / US
	[2018/41]
Representative(s)	Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720 2502 LS The Hague / NL
	[2018/41]
Application number, filing date	16871598.5	02.12.2016
	[2018/41]
	WO2016US64681
Priority number, date	US201562262565P	03.12.2015 Original published format: US 201562262565 P
	WO2016US55258	04.10.2016 Original published format: PCT/US2016/055258
	[2018/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017096202
	Date:	08.06.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/23]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3384174
	Date:	10.10.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.06.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3384174
	Date:	26.08.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/35]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	08.06.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	29.07.2019
Classification	IPC:	F16D35/02	[2018/41]
	CPC:	F16D35/024 (EP,KR,US); F16D35/02 (KR,US); F16D35/005 (US); F16D35/021 (KR); F16D2121/20 (KR,US); F16D2300/0212 (US)
Designated contracting states	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 [2018/41]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SYSTEM ZUR ERFASSUNG EINER VISKOSEKUPPLUNGSFLÜSSIGKEIT	[2018/41]
	English:	VISCOUS CLUTCH FLUID CAPTURE SYSTEM	[2018/41]
	French:	SYSTÈME DE CAPTURE DE FLUIDE VISCOCOUPLEUR	[2018/41]
Entry into regional phase	27.06.2018	National basic fee paid
	27.06.2018	Search fee paid
	27.06.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.06.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.06.2018	Examination requested [2018/41]
	27.06.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	14.02.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	19.05.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.07.2020	Fee for grant paid
	16.07.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	16.07.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	27.05.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/31]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.12.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
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	Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	02.12.2016
	AL	26.08.2020
	AT	26.08.2020
	CY	26.08.2020
	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
	ES	26.08.2020
	FI	26.08.2020
	HR	26.08.2020
	LT	26.08.2020
	LV	26.08.2020
	MC	26.08.2020
	MK	26.08.2020
	MT	26.08.2020
	NL	26.08.2020
	PL	26.08.2020
	RO	26.08.2020
	RS	26.08.2020
	SE	26.08.2020
	SI	26.08.2020
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	TR	26.08.2020
	BG	26.11.2020
	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	GB	02.12.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
	BE	31.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
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Former [2022/32]	HU	02.12.2016
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	ES	26.08.2020
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	PL	26.08.2020
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	RS	26.08.2020
	SE	26.08.2020
	SI	26.08.2020
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	SM	26.08.2020
	TR	26.08.2020
	BG	26.11.2020
	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	GB	02.12.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
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	AL	26.08.2020
	AT	26.08.2020
	CY	26.08.2020
	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
	ES	26.08.2020
	FI	26.08.2020
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	LV	26.08.2020
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	RO	26.08.2020
	RS	26.08.2020
	SE	26.08.2020
	SI	26.08.2020
	SK	26.08.2020
	SM	26.08.2020
	TR	26.08.2020
	BG	26.11.2020
	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	GB	02.12.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
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	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
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	NO	26.11.2020
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	GB	02.12.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
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	AT	26.08.2020
	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
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	BG	26.11.2020
	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	GB	02.12.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
Former [2021/52]	AL	26.08.2020
	AT	26.08.2020
	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
	ES	26.08.2020
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	HR	26.08.2020
	LT	26.08.2020
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	SE	26.08.2020
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	GB	02.12.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
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	AT	26.08.2020
	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
	ES	26.08.2020
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	NO	26.11.2020
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	IE	02.12.2020
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	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
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	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
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	LT	26.08.2020
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	PL	26.08.2020
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	BG	26.11.2020
	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
Former [2021/40]	AL	26.08.2020
	AT	26.08.2020
	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
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	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
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	AT	26.08.2020
	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
	ES	26.08.2020
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	HR	26.08.2020
	LT	26.08.2020
	LV	26.08.2020
	NL	26.08.2020
	PL	26.08.2020
	RO	26.08.2020
	RS	26.08.2020
	SE	26.08.2020
	SI	26.08.2020
	SK	26.08.2020
	SM	26.08.2020
	BG	26.11.2020
	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
Former [2021/28]	AL	26.08.2020
	AT	26.08.2020
	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
	ES	26.08.2020
	FI	26.08.2020
	HR	26.08.2020
	LT	26.08.2020
	LV	26.08.2020
	NL	26.08.2020
	PL	26.08.2020
	RO	26.08.2020
	RS	26.08.2020
	SE	26.08.2020
	SK	26.08.2020
	SM	26.08.2020
	BG	26.11.2020
	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
Former [2021/25]	AL	26.08.2020
	AT	26.08.2020
	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
	ES	26.08.2020
	FI	26.08.2020
	HR	26.08.2020
	LT	26.08.2020
	LV	26.08.2020
	NL	26.08.2020
	PL	26.08.2020
	RO	26.08.2020
	RS	26.08.2020
	SE	26.08.2020
	SM	26.08.2020
	BG	26.11.2020
	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
Former [2021/23]	AT	26.08.2020
	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
	FI	26.08.2020
	HR	26.08.2020
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	PL	26.08.2020
	RO	26.08.2020
	RS	26.08.2020
	SE	26.08.2020
	SM	26.08.2020
	BG	26.11.2020
	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
Former [2021/22]	CZ	26.08.2020
	DK	26.08.2020
	EE	26.08.2020
	FI	26.08.2020
	HR	26.08.2020
	LT	26.08.2020
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	NO	26.11.2020
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	IS	26.12.2020
	PT	28.12.2020
Former [2021/21]	DK	26.08.2020
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	IS	26.12.2020
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	NO	26.11.2020
	GR	27.11.2020
	IS	26.12.2020
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Former [2021/10]	FI	26.08.2020
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	LT	26.08.2020
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	NO	26.11.2020
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	NO	26.11.2020
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4903805 (ONO YUICHI [JP]) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
		[A]US5101950 (SCHOENMEYER JAMES [US]) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
		[X]EP1418361 (BORGWARNER INC [US]) [X] 1-3,8,9,14 * paragraphs [0026] - [0039]; figure - *
	International search	[A]US5113987 (DRENNEN DAVID B [US], et al) [A] 1-53 * See column 4. line 8 - column 5. line 56 and figures 1-2. 4. *;
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		[A]WO2014159374 (HORTON INC [US]) [A] 1-53* See page 3, line 21 - page 6, line 19 and figures 1-2. *;
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