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EP About this file: EP3511218

EP3511218 - VEHICULAR TURNING CONTROL SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.02.2023
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.06.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NTN Corporation
3-17, Kyomachibori 1-chome Nishi-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0003 / JP
[2019/29]
Inventor(s)01 / SUZUKI, Yuta
c/o NTN CORPORATION
1578 Higashikaizuka
Iwata-shi Shizuoka 438-8510 / JP
 [2019/29]
Representative(s)Maikowski & Ninnemann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
[2019/29]
Application number, filing date17848660.131.08.2017
[2019/29]
WO2017JP31487
Priority number, dateJP2016017428707.09.2016         Original published format: JP 2016174287
[2019/29]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018047720
Date:15.03.2018
Language:JA
[2018/11]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3511218
Date:17.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3511218
Date:20.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.03.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:B60W30/02, B60K17/356, B60T8/1755, B60L15/20, B60K1/02, B60K7/00, B60W40/06, B60W40/068, B60W30/045
[2020/17]
CPC:
B60W30/02 (EP,US); B60W30/045 (EP,US); B60K17/356 (EP,US);
B60T8/1755 (EP,US); B60W10/119 (US); B60W10/184 (US);
B60W40/06 (EP); B60W40/068 (EP); B60K7/0007 (EP);
B60L15/20 (EP,US); B60W2520/10 (EP); B60W2520/125 (EP);
B60W2520/14 (EP,US); B60W2520/16 (US); B60W2520/26 (EP);
B60W2540/10 (EP); B60W2540/12 (EP); B60W2540/18 (EP);
B60W2552/40 (EP); B60W2720/16 (US); B60W2720/30 (EP);
B60W2720/40 (EP,US); Y02T10/72 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/29]B60W30/02, B60K17/356, B60T8/1755, B60L15/20
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 [2019/29]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR STEUERUNG VON FAHRZEUGWENDEMANÖVERN[2019/29]
English:VEHICULAR TURNING CONTROL SYSTEM[2019/29]
French:SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE DE VIRAGE DE VÉHICULE[2019/29]
Entry into regional phase25.03.2019Translation filed 
25.03.2019National basic fee paid 
25.03.2019Search fee paid 
25.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
25.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/29]
30.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.11.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.03.2022Fee for grant paid
10.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
06.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
18.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU31.08.2017
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0970876  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [A] 4* paragraph [0042]; figure 3 *;
 [A]JP2015209128  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD) [A] 1-4 * paragraph [0017]; figure 2 *;
 [A]WO2016035665  (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1-4 * paragraphs [0064] - [0067] - [0077] *;
 [A]US2016075237  (ZHANG YINGJIE [JP], et al) [A] 1-4 * paragraphs [0013] - [0023]; figure 3 *;
 [A]JP2016111779  (NISSAN MOTOR) [A] 1-4 * paragraph [0016]; figure 3 *;
 [AP]US2017166203  (SUGAI TOMOHIRO [JP]) [AP] 1-4 * paragraphs [0064] - [0067] - [0077]; figure 3 *
International search[Y]JPH0971231  (NISSAN DIESEL MOTOR CO) [Y] 1-4 * , paragraphs [0012], [0017] to [0018]; fig. 5 to 6 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JPH11240434  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD) [Y] 4* , paragraph [0022]; fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2000025599  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD) [Y] 4 * , paragraph [0042]; fig. 3 & US 6223116 B1 page 5, left column, line 46 to right column, line 15; fig. 3 & EP 970876 A2 & DE 69931105 D *;
 [Y]JP2008087680  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD) [Y] 4 * , paragraph [0041]; fig. 8 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2015209128  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD) [Y] 1-4 * , paragraphs [0009], [0015], [0017] to [0018], [0025] to [0027], [0033]; fig. 1 to 2 (Family: none) *
ExaminationEP0970876
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