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EP3546723 - CONNECTING ROD FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE COMPRESSION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.11.2021
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.12.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.09.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.10.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ECO Holding 1 GmbH
Am Schlossfeld 5
97828 Marktheidenfeld / DE
[2019/40]
Inventor(s)01 / Huber, David
Colsmanstrasse 5
60486 Frankfurt am Main / DE
02 / Schulze, Dietmar
Im Kleinen Steinfeld 7
35516 Münzenberg / DE
03 / Witopil, Mario
Wertheimer Straße 10
97828 Marktheidenfeld / DE
 [2019/40]
Application number, filing date19163726.319.03.2019
[2019/40]
Priority number, dateDE20181010752529.03.2018         Original published format: DE102018107525
DE20181011711116.07.2018         Original published format: DE102018117111
[2019/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3546723
Date:02.10.2019
Language:DE
[2019/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3546723
Date:20.01.2021
Language:DE
[2021/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:F02B75/04, F16C7/06, F16K11/07
[2019/40]
CPC:
F02B75/045 (EP); F16C7/06 (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 [2019/40]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:PLEUEL FÜR EINE BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE MIT VARIABLER VERDICHTUNG[2019/40]
English:CONNECTING ROD FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE COMPRESSION[2019/40]
French:BIELLE POUR UN MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE À COMPRESSION VARIABLE[2019/40]
Examination procedure21.10.2019Examination requested  [2019/48]
21.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.09.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.10.2020Fee for grant paid
20.10.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.12.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.10.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/52]
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 [X]WO2017194050  (SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG [DE]) [X] 1-15 * page 13, line 29 - page 15, line 13; figures 2-4 *;
 [X]WO2018006904  (SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG [DE]) [X] 1-15 * page 15, line 14 - page 17, line 7; figures 6,9 *;
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