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EP About this file: EP4073397

EP4073397 - ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A TOLERANCE RING BETWEEN TWO COMPONENTS WITH DESIRED SLIPPING TORQUE AT THE SURFACES OF CONTACT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.11.2023
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.09.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.06.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  13.01.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip28.10.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Rencol Limited
Saint-Gobain House
Binley Business Park
Coventry CV3 2TT / GB
[2022/42]
Inventor(s)01 / SLAYNE, Andrew R.
8 Brookside Drive Frampton Cotterell
Bristol BS36 2AF / GB
02 / SAUNDERS, Stephen
2 Redland Heights Redland Road
Bristol BS6 6TS / GB
 [2022/42]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2022/42]
Application number, filing date20829558.411.12.2020
[2022/42]
WO2020EP85807
Priority number, dateUS201962948133P13.12.2019         Original published format: US 201962948133 P
[2022/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021116435
Date:17.06.2021
Language:EN
[2021/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4073397
Date:19.10.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.06.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.06.2021
ClassificationIPC:F16D1/08, F16D7/02
[2022/42]
CPC:
F16D1/0835 (EP,KR); F16D7/021 (EP,KR,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 [2022/42]
TitleGerman:ANORDNUNG MIT EINEM TOLERANZRING ZWISCHEN ZWEI BAUTEILEN MIT GEWÜNSCHTEM RUTSCHMOMENT AN DEN KONTAKTFLÄCHEN[2022/42]
English:ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A TOLERANCE RING BETWEEN TWO COMPONENTS WITH DESIRED SLIPPING TORQUE AT THE SURFACES OF CONTACT[2022/42]
French:ENSEMBLE COMPRENANT UN ANNEAU DE TOLÉRANCE ENTRE DEUX COMPOSANTS AVEC UN COUPLE DE GLISSEMENT SOUHAITÉ AUX SURFACES DE CONTACT[2022/42]
Entry into regional phase18.05.2022National basic fee paid 
18.05.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
18.05.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.05.2022Examination requested  [2022/42]
18.05.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.10.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.06.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.10.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US4286894  (RONGLEY RAYMOND A);
 [XA]EP0741067  (KOYO SEIKO CO [JP]);
 [X]EP1898108  (RENCOL TOLERANCE RINGS LTD [GB]);
 [X]DE102008000022  (ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH [DE]);
 [Y]WO2010029429  (SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLAST [GB]);
 [X]US2011076096  (SLAYNE ANDREW [GB], et al);
 [XY]WO2015073118  (LINGREN RODRIC N [US], et al);
 [X]US2017167591  (FUJII KOTA [JP], et al)
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