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EP About this file: EP0452375

EP0452375 - AUTOMATIC GOODS TRANSPORT DEVICE WITH TRANSPORT ELEMENTS DRIVEN BY A LINEAR MOTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.11.1993
Database last updated on 15.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.11.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Updated state(s): FR		published on 02.01.2008  [2008/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Magnet Motor GmbH
Petersbrunner Str. 2
D-82319 Starnberg / DE
[1991/43]
Inventor(s)01 / HEIDELBERG, Götz
Am Hügel 16
D-8136 Starnberg-Percha / DE
02 / GRÜNDL, Andreas
Haseneystr. 20
D-8000 München 70 / DE
03 / KROEMER, Joachim
Heiglstr. 5
D-8190 Wolfratshausen / DE
04 / EHRHART, Peter
Saalburgstr. 24a
D-8000 München 70 / DE
[1991/43]
Representative(s)Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte
Destouchesstrasse 68
80796 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1991/43]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Winzererstrasse 106
D-80797 München / DE
Application number, filing date90901571.109.01.1990
[1991/43]
WO1990EP00043
Priority number, dateDE1989390051110.01.1989         Original published format: DE 3900511
[1991/43]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9008086
Date:26.07.1990
Language:DE
[1990/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0452375
Date:23.10.1991
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.07.1990 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1991/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0452375
Date:30.12.1992
Language:DE
[1992/53]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.07.1990
ClassificationIPC:B65G54/02, H02K41/02
[1991/43]
CPC:
B65G54/02 (EP); H02K41/031 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1991/43]
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHE GUTTRANSPORTVORRICHTUNG MIT LINEARMOTORGETRIEBENEN TRANSPORTELEMENTEN[1991/43]
English:AUTOMATIC GOODS TRANSPORT DEVICE WITH TRANSPORT ELEMENTS DRIVEN BY A LINEAR MOTOR[1991/43]
French:CONVOYEUR AUTOMATIQUE DE MARCHANDISES A ELEMENT DE TRANSPORT ENTRAINE PAR UN MOTEUR ELECTRIQUE LINEAIRE[1991/43]
Entry into regional phase09.07.1991National basic fee paid 
09.07.1991Designation fee(s) paid 
09.07.1991Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.08.1990Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
09.07.1991Examination requested  [1991/43]
14.02.1992Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
03.07.1992Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.09.1992Fee for grant paid
30.09.1992Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)01.10.1993No opposition filed within time limit [1993/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.07.1991Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES30.12.1992
FR30.12.1992
IT30.12.1992
NL30.12.1992
SE30.12.1992
AT09.01.1993
CH31.01.1993
LI31.01.1993
[2006/14]
Former [2002/25]ES30.12.1992
IT30.12.1992
NL30.12.1992
SE30.12.1992
AT09.01.1993
CH31.01.1993
LI31.01.1993
FR21.05.1993
Former [1999/42]IT30.12.1992
NL30.12.1992
SE30.12.1992
AT09.01.1993
CH31.01.1993
LI31.01.1993
FR21.05.1993
Former [1994/32]NL30.12.1992
SE30.12.1992
AT09.01.1993
CH31.01.1993
LI31.01.1993
FR21.05.1993
Former [1994/04]NL30.12.1992
SE30.12.1992
CH31.01.1993
LI31.01.1993
FR21.05.1993
Former [1993/49]NL30.12.1992
SE30.12.1992
FR21.05.1993
Former [1993/38]NL30.12.1992
SE30.12.1992
Former [1993/28]SE30.12.1992
Cited inInternational search[X]US3787716  (LAFRANCE R);
 [X]EP0294731  (KRAUSE JOHANN A MASCHF [DE]);
 [X]EP0272897  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]);
 [X]DE3402143  (HITACHI KIDEN KOGYO KK [JP]);
 [Y]EP0159005  (MAGNET MOTOR GMBH [DE])
 [A]  - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, Vol. MAG14, No. 5, September 1978, IEEE, pages 921-923, G.R. SLEMON et al., "A Linear Synchronous Motor for Urban Transit Using Rare-Earth Magnets".
Examination   - IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Bd. MAG14, Nr. 5, September 1978, IEEE S. 921-923; G.R. Slemon u.a.: "A linear synchronous motor for urban transit using rare-earth magnets", Abs. 1 der Einleitung, Fig.3
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