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EP About this file: EP3222444

EP3222444 - VEHICLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.09.2020
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.06.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.03.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  25.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Showa Corporation
1-14-1, Fujiwara-cho
Gyoda City
Saitama 361-8506 / JP
[2017/39]
Inventor(s)01 / IKEDA, Masayoshi
c/o SHOWA CORPORATION, 112-1, Hagadai, Hagamachi
Haga-gun
Tochigi 321-3325 / JP
 [2017/39]
Representative(s)Nordmeyer, Philipp Werner
df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Theatinerstraße 16
80333 München / DE
[2017/39]
Application number, filing date17152959.725.01.2017
[2017/39]
Priority number, dateJP2016005451117.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016054511
[2017/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3222444
Date:27.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3222444
Date:20.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:B60G17/016, B62K25/04, B62K25/08, B60G17/0185, B60G17/019
[2017/39]
CPC:
B60G17/0185 (EP,US); B62K25/04 (CN,US); B60G17/016 (US);
B60G17/0161 (EP,US); B60G17/019 (EP,US); B60G17/0272 (EP,US);
B60G3/01 (EP,US); B62K25/08 (EP,US); B60G2202/42 (US);
B60G2204/62 (US); B60G2300/12 (EP,US); B60G2400/204 (EP,US);
B60G2400/208 (EP,US); B60G2400/252 (EP,US); B60G2500/30 (EP,US);
B60G2500/324 (US); B60G2600/02 (EP,US); B60G2600/07 (EP,US);
B60G2600/08 (EP,US); B60G2800/80 (EP,US); B60G2800/914 (EP,US);
B62K2025/044 (EP,US); B62K2025/045 (EP,CN,US) (-)
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Former [2017/39]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:FAHRZEUGHÖHENANPASSUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2017/39]
English:VEHICLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE[2017/39]
French:DISPOSITIF DE RÉGLAGE DE HAUTEUR DE VÉHICULE[2017/39]
Examination procedure25.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/18]
06.06.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.10.2019Fee for grant paid
07.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.10.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.08.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2005052150  (BENDER PAUL T [US]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0047] *;
 [XI]US2009266152  (HEIN DIERK [DE]) [X] 1,2 * paragraphs [0011] , [0012] , [0049]; figure 1 * * the whole document * [I] 3,4;
 [X]US2014163820  (NETTELMANN MARC [DE], et al) [X] 1* paragraphs [0055] , [0103] , [0104] *;
 [XPA]EP3072714  (SHOWA CORP [JP]) [XP] 1,5 * claims 1-3 * * paragraph [0211]; figure 14A * * paragraph [0216]; figure 13 * * the whole document * [A] 2,3
by applicantJPH0822680B
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