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EP3488128 - SEAL ELEMENT FOR CONNECTING A FIRST COMPONENT AND A SECOND COMPONENT IN A FLUID-TIGHT AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MANNER, AND CORRESPONDING COMPONENT ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Database last updated on 11.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.02.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  21.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.09.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 11.10.2023  [2023/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AUDI AG
Auto-Union-Strasse 1
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
[2019/22]
Inventor(s)01 / WEGSCHEIDER, Roland
Am Kindergarten 14
84048 Mainburg / DE
02 / HENSEL, Manfred
Feuchterstrasse 24
90530 Wendelstein / DE
 [2019/22]
Application number, filing date17737475.827.06.2017
[2019/22]
WO2017EP00752
Priority number, dateDE20161021360025.07.2016         Original published format: DE102016213600
[2019/22]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018019400
Date:01.02.2018
Language:DE
[2018/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3488128
Date:29.05.2019
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.02.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3488128
Date:01.01.2020
Language:DE
[2020/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:F16J15/06, H05K9/00
[2019/22]
CPC:
F16J15/064 (EP,US); H01R4/48 (US); H05K9/0018 (EP,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 [2019/22]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DICHTUNGSELEMENT ZUR FLUIDDICHTEN UND ELEKTRISCH LEITENDEN VERBINDUNG EINES ERSTEN BAUTEILS UND EINES ZWEITEN BAUTEILS SOWIE ENTSPRECHENDE BAUTEILANORDNUNG[2019/22]
English:SEAL ELEMENT FOR CONNECTING A FIRST COMPONENT AND A SECOND COMPONENT IN A FLUID-TIGHT AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MANNER, AND CORRESPONDING COMPONENT ASSEMBLY[2019/22]
French:ÉLÉMENT D'ÉTANCHÉITÉ POUR LA LIAISON ÉTANCHE AU FLUIDE ET ÉLECTRO-CONDUCTRICE D'UNE PREMIÈRE PIÈCE ET D'UNE DEUXIÈME PIÈCE, AINSI QU'ENSEMBLE CORRESPONDANT DE PIÈCES[2019/22]
Entry into regional phase25.02.2019National basic fee paid 
25.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
25.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/22]
25.02.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.11.2019Fee for grant paid
21.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU27.06.2017
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Cited inInternational search[A]DE7437558U  (SIEMENS AG) [A] 1-10 * claims 1-9 ** figures 1-5 *;
 [A]US4864076  (STICKNEY WILLIAM H [US]) [A] 1-10 * column 3, line 67 - column 4, line 61 * * figures 1-17 *;
 [A]GB2285448  (H R SMITH [GB]) [A] 1-10 * page 8, line 13 - page 10, line 9 * * page 11, line 21 - page 13, line 3 * * page 14, lines 10-11 * * figures 1-6 *
by applicantDE4340108
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