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EP0096842 - Fuel injector body assembly [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1983/52]Air-intake conduit comprising a fuel injector for internal-combustion engines
[1987/10]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  22.04.1994
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2005Change: Appeal number 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1983/52]For all designated states
HITACHI, LTD.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Karino, Kimiji
2387-136, Oaza Koya
Katsuta-shi / JP
02 / Kosuge, Tokuo
2330-11, Sugaya Nakamachi
Naka-gun Ibaraki-ken / JP
[1987/10]
Former [1984/04]01 / Karino, Kimiji
2387-136, Oaza Koya
Katsuta-shi / JP
02 / Kosuge, Tokuo
2330-11, Sugaya Nakamachi
Tsuda Katsuta-shi / JP
Former [1983/52]01 / Karino, Kimiji
2387-136, Oaza Koya
Katsuta-shi / JP
02 / Kosuge, Tokuo
Mutsumiso 108-go, 2593
Tsuda Katsuta-shi / JP
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/11]Patentanwälte Beetz - Timpe - Siegfried Schmitt-Fumian - Mayr
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
D-80538 München / DE
Former [1983/52]Patentanwälte Beetz - Timpe - Siegfried Schmitt-Fumian - Mayr
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date83105627.008.06.1983
[1983/52]
Priority number, dateJP1982009771509.06.1982         Original published format: JP 9771582
JP1982010999428.06.1982         Original published format: JP 10999482
[1983/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0096842
Date:28.12.1983
Language:EN
[1983/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0096842
Date:04.03.1987
Language:EN
[1987/10]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0096842
Date:08.06.1994
Language:EN
[1994/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.09.1983
ClassificationIPC:F02M69/00
[1983/52]
CPC:
F02M69/18 (EP); F02M69/48 (EP)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI [1987/02]
Former [1983/52]CH,  DE,  FR,  GB,  IT,  LI,  NL,  SE 
TitleGerman:Zusammensetzung eines Kraftstoffeinspritzventil[1987/10]
English:Fuel injector body assembly[1987/10]
French:Structure d'un injecteur de combustible[1987/10]
Former [1983/52]Luftansaugkanal mit Kraftstoffeinspritzventil für Brennkraftmaschinen
Former [1983/52]Air-intake conduit comprising a fuel injector for internal-combustion engines
Former [1983/52]Conduit d'air d'admission comprenant un injecteur de combustible pour moteurs à combustion interne
Examination procedure07.05.1984Examination requested  [1984/29]
19.07.1985Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.11.1985Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.02.1986Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
15.04.1986Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.1986Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
28.08.1986Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.09.1986Fee for grant paid
29.09.1986Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  19.09.1987  21.10.1987  ADMISSIBLE
Robert Bosch GmbH
Zentralabteilung Patente
Postfach 30 02 20
70442 Stuttgart / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1987/46]
Opponent(s)01  19.09.1987  21.10.1987  ADMISSIBLE
Robert Bosch GmbH
Zentralabteilung Patente Postfach 30 02 20
D-70442 Stuttgart / DE
08.01.1988Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
19.09.1988Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
19.10.1988Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
18.02.1989Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
13.12.1989Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
25.06.1990Reply to a communication from the opposition division
11.07.1990Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
06.09.1990Reply to a communication from the opposition division
14.12.1990Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
25.11.1993Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.01.1994Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
05.04.1994Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition20.12.1990Appeal received No.  T0966/90
13.02.1991Statement of grounds filed
25.11.1993Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
25.11.1993Date of oral proceedings
03.12.1993Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.06.1985Renewal fee patent year 03
23.06.1986Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR28.02.1991
CH30.06.1992
LI30.06.1992
[1995/37]
Former [1993/13]FR28.02.1991
CH30.06.1992
LI30.06.1992
Former [1992/01]FR28.02.1991
Documents cited:Search[X]DE3019544  ;
 [X]GB2082252  ;
 [A]US4264961  ;
 [A]FR2461112
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