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EP4169416 - DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN CARRYING LOADS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 10.10.2025 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 01.11.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 05.08.2024
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 13.10.2023
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 24.03.2023
Most recent event Tooltip	10.10.2025	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 12.11.2025 [2025/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states HUNIC GmbH Bergerweg 51 72270 Baiersbronn / DE
	[2023/17]
Inventor(s)	01 / Mast, Jonas 72270 Baiersbronn / DE
	[2023/17]
Representative(s)	Westphal, Mussgnug & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Am Riettor 5 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
	[2023/17]
Application number, filing date	22202047.1	18.10.2022
	[2023/17]
Priority number, date	DE202110127397	21.10.2021 Original published format: DE102021127397
	[2023/17]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP4169416
	Date:	26.04.2023
	Language:	DE
	[2023/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP4169416
	Date:	04.12.2024
	Language:	DE
	[2024/49]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.02.2023
Classification	IPC:	A45F3/14, A61F5/02	[2023/17]
	CPC:	A45F3/14 (EP); A45F5/00 (US); A61F5/026 (EP); B65G7/12 (US); A45F2003/144 (EP)
Designated contracting states	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, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2023/46]
Former [2023/17]	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, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG BEIM TRAGEN VON LASTEN	[2023/17]
	English:	DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN CARRYING LOADS	[2023/17]
	French:	DISPOSITIF D'ASSISTANCE AU TRANSPORT DE CHARGES	[2023/17]
Examination procedure	10.10.2023	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.10.2023	Examination requested [2023/46]
	10.10.2023	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	06.08.2024	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.10.2024	Fee for grant paid
	30.10.2024	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.10.2024	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	05.09.2025	No opposition filed within time limit [2025/46]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	16.10.2024	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BG	04.12.2024
	CZ	04.12.2024
	EE	04.12.2024
	FI	04.12.2024
	HR	04.12.2024
	LV	04.12.2024
	RO	04.12.2024
	SK	04.12.2024
	SM	04.12.2024
	NO	04.03.2025
	RS	04.03.2025
	IS	04.04.2025
	[2025/37]
Former [2025/35]	BG	04.12.2024
	EE	04.12.2024
	FI	04.12.2024
	HR	04.12.2024
	LV	04.12.2024
	RO	04.12.2024
	SM	04.12.2024
	NO	04.03.2025
	RS	04.03.2025
	IS	04.04.2025
Former [2025/34]	BG	04.12.2024
	FI	04.12.2024
	HR	04.12.2024
	LV	04.12.2024
	SM	04.12.2024
	NO	04.03.2025
	RS	04.03.2025
	IS	04.04.2025
Former [2025/32]	BG	04.12.2024
	FI	04.12.2024
	HR	04.12.2024
	LV	04.12.2024
	SM	04.12.2024
	NO	04.03.2025
	RS	04.03.2025
Former [2025/23]	BG	04.12.2024
	FI	04.12.2024
	HR	04.12.2024
	LV	04.12.2024
	NO	04.03.2025
	RS	04.03.2025
Documents cited:	Search	[XA] EP2810579 (SOURCE VAGABOND SYSTEMS LTD et al.)
		[A] WO2012152863 (HEXONIA GMBH et al.)
		[A] US2020103073 (LENNINGS ERIC et al.)
	by applicant	DE20200701
		DE202018107422
		DE29913362
		WO2015066793

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