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EP0661428 - Gas fuel supply mechanism for gas combustion engine [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.01.2001 Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	19.01.2001	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 07.03.2001 [2001/10]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1-1, Minami Aoyama 2-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 107 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1995/27]	For all designated states HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 107 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Oshima, Yoshikazu c/o Honda R & D Co., Ltd, 4-1, Chuo 1-chome Wako-shi, Saitama / JP
	02 / Nishida, Toshiyuki c/o Honda R & D Co., Ltd, 4-1, Chuo 1-chome Wako-shi, Saitama / JP
	03 / Kato, Atsushi c/o Honda R & D Co., Ltd, 4-1, Chuo 1-chome Wako-shi, Saitama / JP
	04 / Ueda, Kazuhiro c/o Honda R & D Co., Ltd, 4-1, Chuo 1-chome Wako-shi, Saitama / JP
	05 / Ikeo, Mitsuru c/o Honda R & D Co., Ltd, 4-1, Chuo 1-chome Wako-shi, Saitama / JP
	06 / Nakamura, Katsunori c/o Honda R & D Co., Ltd, 4-1, Chuo 1-chome Wako-shi, Saitama / JP
	07 / Noseyama, Ryuichi c/o Honda R & D Co., Ltd, 4-1, Chuo 1-chome Wako-shi, Saitama / JP
	08 / Ishibashi, Kenichiro c/o Honda R & D Co., Ltd, 4-1, Chuo 1-chome Wako-shi, Saitama / JP
	09 / Aoki, Shigeru c/o Honda R & D Co., Ltd, 4-1, Chuo 1-chome Wako-shi, Saitama / JP
	[1995/27]
Representative(s)	Huber, Bernhard, et al Weickmann & Weickmann Patentanwälte Kopernikusstrasse 9 81679 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1996/30]	Huber, Bernhard, Dipl.-Chem., et al Patentanwälte H. Weickmann, Dr. K. Fincke F.A. Weickmann, B. Huber Dr. H. Liska, Dr. J. Prechtel, Dr. B. Böhm, Kopernikusstrasse 9 81679 München / DE
Former [1995/27]	Fincke, Karl Theodor, Dipl.-Phys. Dr., et al Patentanwälte H. Weickmann, Dr. K. Fincke F.A. Weickmann, B. Huber Dr. H. Liska, Dr. J. Prechtel, Dr. B. Böhm, Kopernikusstrasse 9 D-81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date	94120842.3	28.12.1994
	[1995/27]
Priority number, date	JP19930351888	28.12.1993 Original published format: JP 35188893
	JP19930351889	28.12.1993 Original published format: JP 35188993
	JP19930351890	28.12.1993 Original published format: JP 35189093
	JP19930351891	28.12.1993 Original published format: JP 35189193
	[1995/27]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0661428
	Date:	05.07.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/27]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0661428
	Date:	08.05.1996
	[1996/19]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0661428
	Date:	22.03.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/12]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.03.1996
Classification	IPC:	F02D19/02	[1995/27]
	CPC:	F02D19/024 (EP,US); F02D19/022 (EP,US); F02D19/025 (EP,US); F02D19/027 (EP,US); F02M21/0224 (EP,US); F02M21/029 (EP,US); (+) F02M21/06 (EP,US); F02B1/04 (EP,US); F02D2200/503 (EP,US); F02M21/0215 (EP,US); F02M21/0239 (EP,US); F02M21/0242 (EP,US); F02M21/0278 (EP,US); Y02T10/30 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1995/27]
Title	German:	Gaszufuhrmechanismus für Gasbrennkraftmaschine	[1995/27]
	English:	Gas fuel supply mechanism for gas combustion engine	[1995/27]
	French:	Méchanisme d'admission de carburant gazeux pour moteur à combustion à gaz	[1995/27]
Examination procedure	14.06.1996	Examination requested [1996/33]
	13.08.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.12.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.12.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	16.02.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.02.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.05.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.07.1999	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	16.09.1999	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.11.1999	Fee for grant paid
	17.11.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP99112594.9 / EP0942161
Opposition(s)	23.12.2000	No opposition filed within time limit [2001/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.12.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.12.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.11.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.10.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[XA]JPS59108855 ;
		[X]US2902988 (FRANK RIPPINGILLE) [X] 1 * column 2, line 27 - line 32; figure 1 *;
		[X]US2908143 (PRICE GEORGE A) [X] 1 * column 1, line 43 - line 60; claim 1 *;
		[A]GB1332024 (LNG SERVICES INC) [A] 2 * page 2, line 52 - line 68 * * page 2, line 90 - line 97 * * page 3, line 29 - line 59; figures 1,3,4 *;
		[A]US4421280 (LEWIS DONALD J [US], et al) [A] 11,12,14,17 * column A * * column 1, line 53 - line 57 * * column 2, line 19 - line 22 * * column 3, line 5 - line 23 * * column 3, line 45 - line 54 * * column 3, line 66 - column 4, line 33 * * column 5, line 39 - line 58 * * column 6, line 30 - line 51 *;
		[X]CA1185852 (MORGAN DONALD B) [X] 1 * page 7, line 4 - line 11 * * page 7, line 21 - line 23; figure 3 *;
		[XA]US4537172 (KANEHARA KENJI [JP], et al) [X] 10 * column A * * column 1, line 30 - line 42 * * column 2, line 27 - line 45 * * column 3, line 1 - line 5 * * column 3, line 23 - line 26 * * column 4, line 44 - line 60 * * column 5, line 6 - line 12 * * column 7, line 47 - line 55 * * column 8, line 21 - line 32 * [A] 3;
		[A]US4811720 (KATUMATA SHOJI [JP], et al) [A] 2 * column 2, line 39 - line 52; figures 2,3 *;
		[X]EP0420599 (CANADIAN GAS ASS [CA]) [X] 10,11,13,15 * page 5, line 19 - line 29 * * page 5, line 35 - line 36 * * page 8, line 26 - line 32 * * page 8, line 43 - line 46 * * page 10, line 11 - line 21 * * page 10, line 26 - line 40 ** page 10, line 49 - page 11, line 4 *;
		[XA]US5150685 (PORTER FRED C [US], et al) [X] 10 * column A * * column 2, line 6 - line 37 * * column 2, line 47 - line 56 * * column 3, line 17 - line 43 * * column 4, line 17 - line 34 * * column 4, line 60 - column 5, line 20 * * column 7, line 21 - line 37 * * column 8, line 16 - line 28 * * column 8, line 45 - column 9, line 27 * [A] 3;
		[PX]EP0581391 (DELTEC FUEL SYSTEMS BV [NL]) [PX] 10,11 * column 1, line 1 - line 7 * * column 2, line 14 - line 24 * * column 2, line 44 - column 3, line 8 *;
		[PA]US5314007 (CHRISTENSON GARY M [US]) [PA] 1,2 * column 2, line 11 - line 31 * * column 3, line 1 - line 12; figure 1 *;
		[XA] - "Electronic Control of a Fuel-Injected Natural Gas Engine", RESEARCH DISCLOSURE, EMSWORTH GB, (19921201), vol. 344, page 987, XP000327218 [X] 10-12 [A] 3-5
		[XA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19841018), vol. 8, no. 227, Database accession no. (M - 332)<1664>, & JP59108855 A 19840623 (NOHON) [X] 10,11 * abstract * [A] 3-5
	Examination	US4704997

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