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EP3928170 - HARNESS ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.08.2023
Database last updated on 03.01.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.11.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.09.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  25.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Industry Software Inc.
5800 Granite Parkway, Suite 600
Plano, TX 75024 / US
[2021/52]
Inventor(s)01 / MADDUKURI, Vikas
Apartment 2305,
30 Woodfield Road
Altrincham WA14 4RB / GB
02 / YVON, Jean-Marc
2 Beech Road Hale
Altrincham WA15 9HX / GB
03 / COOPER, Andrew Thomas
15 Oakmoore Sandymoor Runcorn
Cheshire WA7 1NR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/52]01 / MADDUKURI, Vikas
Altrincham WA14 4RB / GB
02 / YVON, Jean-Marc
Altrincham WA15 9HX / GB
03 / COOPER, Andrew Thomas
Cheshire WA7 1NR / GB
Representative(s)Horn Kleimann Waitzhofer Schmid-Dreyer Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Theresienhöhe 12
80339 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/52]Horn Kleimann Waitzhofer Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Ganghoferstrasse 29a
80339 München / DE
Application number, filing date19769622.229.08.2019
[2021/52]
WO2019US48796
Priority number, dateUS201962821942P21.03.2019         Original published format: US 201962821942 P
[2021/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020190321
Date:24.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3928170
Date:29.12.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.09.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.09.2020
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/418, G06Q10/06
[2021/52]
CPC:
G05B19/41865 (EP,US); G06Q10/06316 (US); G06Q10/06311 (EP);
G06Q10/0875 (US); G06Q50/04 (US); G05B2219/31052 (EP,US);
G05B2219/31053 (EP,US); G05B2219/31056 (EP,US); G05B2219/31063 (EP);
G05B2219/32056 (EP,US); G05B2219/39167 (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 [2021/52]
TitleGerman:LEITUNGSAUSGLEICH EINER KABELBAUMANORDNUNG[2021/52]
English:HARNESS ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING[2021/52]
French:ÉQUILIBRAGE DE LIGNE D'ASSEMBLAGE DE FAISCEAU[2021/52]
Entry into regional phase20.09.2021National basic fee paid 
20.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
20.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.09.2021Examination requested  [2021/52]
20.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.03.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.08.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
19.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
18.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
19.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US5177688  (RENTSCHLER DAVID [US], et al) [Y] 1-20 * column 3, line 66 - pages 1a - 4g, column 20, line 53 *;
 [A]US5523960  (JEONG BONG-JU [KR]) [A] 1-20* column 1, line 40 - column 12, line 52; figures 1-11 *;
 [Y]WO0197093  (WEBER HELGA [DE]) [Y] 1-20 * page 7, line 16 - page 9, line 28 *;
 [A]US2016224022  (YVON JEAN-MARC [GB]) [A] 1-20 * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0048]; figures 1-7 *
ExaminationUS2003181997
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