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EP About this file: EP3470664

EP3470664 - FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY FOR A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  19.02.2021
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.10.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  15.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.02.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 24.03.2021  [2021/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Vitesco Technologies GmbH
Vahrenwalder Straße 9
30165 Hannover / DE
[2020/20]
Former [2019/16]For all designated states
Continental Automotive GmbH
Vahrenwalder Straße 9
30165 Hannover / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Serra, Giandomenico
Via Calcesana 38/A
56010 Ghezzano - S.Giuliano Terme (PI) / IT
02 / Di Domizio, Gisella
Via Mazzini, 56c
56017 San Giuliano Terme / IT
03 / Weigl, Georg
Charles-Lindbergh-Str. 3
93049 Regensburg / DE
 [2019/16]
Representative(s)(deleted)
[N/P]
Application number, filing date17196394.513.10.2017
[2019/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3470664
Date:17.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:F02M61/16, F02M55/02, F02M69/46, F02M61/14, // B23K101/06
[2019/16]
CPC:
F02M61/166 (EP); F02M55/02 (EP); F02M55/025 (EP);
F02M61/14 (EP); F02M69/465 (EP); F02M2200/8084 (EP);
F02M2200/856 (EP); F02M2200/9053 (EP) (-)
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 [2019/48]
Former [2019/16]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:BRENNSTOFFSCHIENENANORDNUNG FÜR EIN BRENNSTOFFEINSPRITZSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG SOLCH EINER BRENNSTOFFSCHIENENANORDNUNG[2019/16]
English:FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY FOR A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY[2019/16]
French:ENSEMBLE RAMPE DE CARBURANT DESTINÉ À UN SYSTÈME D'INJECTION DE CARBURANT ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN TEL ENSEMBLE RAMPE DE CARBURANT[2019/16]
Examination procedure11.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.10.2019Examination requested  [2019/48]
17.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/12]
16.11.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
02.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0273279  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD [JP]) [A] 15 * page 2, line 10 - line 26 *;
 [A]JP3342329B  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [A] 15* paragraph [0016]; figures 1-3; claim 1 *;
 [A]US2006243353  (MILAM DAVID L [US]) [A] 1,11 * figure 2 *;
 [A]US2007012748  (MCCRINK EDWARD J [US], et al) [A] 1,11 * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0051]; claim 1 *;
 [A]US2010001215  (SUZUKI KATSUYUKI [JP], et al) [A] 1 * claim 2 *;
 [A]WO2010050566  (KANBISHI CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [X]US2014261330  (DOHERTY ROBERT J [US]) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0031] , [0 52]; figure 1 *;
 [X]EP2789845  (BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-3,5,9,11-13 * paragraph [0021]; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]KR20150048548  (HYUNDAI KEFICO CORP [KR]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0033]; figures 1, 2 *;
 [A]WO2017050850  (CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-15 * page 16, line 27 - line 32; figure 4 *
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