| EP0486817 - Metal gasket with shim [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 21.11.1997 Database last updated on 10.03.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 21.11.1997 | Patent maintained (B2 publication) | published on 07.01.1998 [1998/02] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd 65, Midorigaoka 3-chome Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8671 / JP | [N/P] |
| Former [1992/22] | For all designated states TAIHO KOGYO CO., LTD. 65, Midorigaoka 3-chome Toyota-shi Aichi 471 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Hagiwara, Yoshiyuki, c/o Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. 65, 3-chome, Midorigaoka Toyota City, Aichi Pref. / JP | 02 /
Kakuta, Hirotaka 65, 3-chome, Midorigaoka Toyota City, Aichi Pref. / JP | [1992/22] | Representative(s) | Tiedtke, Harro, et al Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 80336 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [1994/08] | Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing., et al Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 D-80336 München / DE | ||
| Former [1992/22] | Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 D-80336 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 91117835.8 | 18.10.1991 | [1992/22] | Priority number, date | JP19900282555 | 20.10.1990 Original published format: JP 28255590 | [1992/22] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0486817 | Date: | 27.05.1992 | Language: | EN | [1992/22] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0486817 | Date: | 05.04.1995 | Language: | EN | [1995/14] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0486817 | Date: | 07.01.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/02] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 30.03.1992 | Classification | IPC: | F16J15/08, B23K26/00 | [1992/22] | CPC: |
F16J15/0818 (EP,US);
B23K26/22 (EP,US);
B23K26/244 (EP,US);
F16J15/0825 (EP,US);
F16J2015/085 (EP,US);
F16J2015/0862 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | DE, GB [1992/22] | Title | German: | Metalldichtung mit Ausgleichsscheibe | [1992/22] | English: | Metal gasket with shim | [1992/22] | French: | Joint métallique avec cale annulaire | [1992/22] | Examination procedure | 16.07.1992 | Examination requested [1992/38] | 17.09.1993 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 25.03.1994 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 11.08.1994 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 10.10.1994 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 10.01.1995 | Fee for grant paid | 10.01.1995 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
05.09.1995
22.09.1995
ADMISSIBLE T&N Holdings GmbH Bürgermeister-Schmidt-Strasse 17 D-51399 Burscheid / DE | [1995/44] | 12.02.1996 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 21.06.1996 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 19.03.1997 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 19.03.1997 | Date of oral proceedings | 29.04.1997 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 29.04.1997 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 08.08.1997 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 07.11.1997 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 26.10.1993 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 25.10.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [Y] DE3741344 (YAMAHA CORP et al.) [Y] | [A] DE2220536 [A] | [Y] MACHINE DESIGN, vol. 37, no. 18, 5th August 1965, pages 120-125, Cleveland, Ohio, US; K.J. MILLER et al.: "Laser welding" [Y] | [A] WELDING INTERNATIONAL, vol. 1, no. 5, 1987, pages 485-489, Abington, Cambridge, GB; Y. NAKAJIMA: "Mechanical properties of spot welds in 304 stainless steels made by YAG laser welding" [A] |