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EP About this file: EP0173607

EP0173607 - Needle bearing, especially a sleeve needle bearing with improved sealing means [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  02.07.1993
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2005Change: Appeal number 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NADELLA
61 route de Foecy
F-18102 Vierzon Cédex / FR
[1986/10]
Inventor(s)01 / Labedan, Jean-Denis
157 rue Félix Pyat
F-18100 Vierzon / FR
02 / Stephan, Gérard
41 avenue de Verdun
F-78290 Croissy-Sur-Seine / FR
[1986/10]
Representative(s)Bressand, Georges, et al
c/o CABINET LAVOIX 2 Place d'Estienne d'Orves
75441 Paris Cédex 09 / FR
[N/P]
Former [1986/10]Bressand, Georges, et al
c/o CABINET LAVOIX 2 Place d'Estienne d'Orves
F-75441 Paris Cédex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date85401510.422.07.1985
[1986/10]
Priority number, dateFR1984001208330.07.1984         Original published format: FR 8412083
[1986/10]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0173607
Date:05.03.1986
Language:FR
[1986/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0173607
Date:04.01.1989
Language:FR
[1989/01]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0173607
Date:18.08.1993
Language:FR
[1993/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.12.1985
ClassificationIPC:F16C19/46, F16C33/78
[1986/10]
CPC:
F16C33/7809 (EP,US); F16C19/44 (EP,US); F16C33/7889 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1986/10]
TitleGerman:Nadellager, insbesondere Hülsenadellager mit verstärkter Dichtung[1986/10]
English:Needle bearing, especially a sleeve needle bearing with improved sealing means[1986/10]
French:Roulement à aiguilles, notamment douille à aiguilles à étanchéité renforcée[1986/10]
Examination procedure14.03.1986Examination requested  [1986/20]
13.01.1987Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.03.1987Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.07.1987Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.10.1987Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.03.1988Fee for grant paid
16.03.1988Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  23.09.1989  25.10.1989  ADMISSIBLE
INA Wälzlager Schaeffler KG
Industriestrasse 1-3 Postfach 1220
D-91063 Herzogenaurach / DE
Opponent's representative
Klug, Horst
c/o INA Wälzlager Schaeffler KG Postfach 12 20
91063 Herzogenaurach / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1989/47]
Opponent(s)01  23.09.1989  25.10.1989  ADMISSIBLE
INA Wälzlager Schaeffler KG
Industriestrasse 1-3 Postfach 1220
D-91063 Herzogenaurach / DE
Opponent's representative
Klug, Horst, Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
c/o INA Wälzlager Schaeffler KG Postfach 12 20
D-91063 Herzogenaurach / DE
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
07.11.1989Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.02.1990Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
28.02.1990Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02)
27.04.1990Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
16.07.1991Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
15.12.1992Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
15.12.1992Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
18.03.1993Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
14.06.1993Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition13.09.1991Appeal received No.  T0706/91
15.10.1991Statement of grounds filed
02.03.1992Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M03) [1992/10]
23.05.1992Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1992/21]
15.12.1992Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
15.12.1992Date of oral proceedings
11.01.1993Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.07.1987Renewal fee patent year 03
13.07.1988Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE1942659  (FEDERAL MOGUL CORP);
 [A]US3404926  (HORNE CHARLES E);
 [A]FR2506869  (SCHAEFFLER OHG INDUSTRIEWERK [DE])
by applicantDE1942659
 US3404926
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