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EP0695887 - Friction lining materials [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 04.02.2005 Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	19.03.2010	Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representative	published on 21.04.2010 [2010/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states BorgWarner, Inc. Powertrain Technical Center, 3800 Automation Avenue, Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326-1782 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2005/06]	For all designated states BorgWarner, Inc. Powertrain Technical Center, 3800 Automation Avenue, Suite 100 Auburn Hills, MI 48326-1782 / US
Former [2002/45]	For all designated states BorgWarner Inc. 3800 Automation Avenue, Suite 100 Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326-1782 / US
Former [1996/06]	For all designated states BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 6700 18 1/2 Mile Road, P.O. Box 8022 Sterling Heights, Michigan 48311-8022 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Lam, Robert Chi-Chiu 120 E. George Street, No. 419 Bensenville, Il. 60106 / US
	02 / Chen, Yih-Fang 6701 Innsbruck Court, Lisle Il. 60532 / US
	[1996/06]
Representative(s)	Curtis, Philip Anthony, et al A.A. Thornton & Co. 10 Old Bailey London EC4M 7NG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2003/15]	Curtis, Philip Anthony, et al A.A. Thornton & Co., 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB
Former [1996/06]	Allden, Thomas Stanley, et al A.A. THORNTON & CO. Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB
Application number, filing date	95304228.0	19.06.1995
	[1996/06]
Priority number, date	US19940284330	02.08.1994 Original published format: US 284330
	[1996/06]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0695887
	Date:	07.02.1996
	[1996/06]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0695887
	Date:	29.03.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/13]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0695887
	Date:	23.03.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/12]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.11.1995
Classification	IPC:	F16D69/02, C08J5/04	[1996/06]
	CPC:	F16D69/02 (KR); F16D69/026 (EP,US); F16D2200/0091 (EP,US); Y10T442/2008 (EP,US); Y10T442/2123 (EP,US); Y10T442/2131 (EP,US); (+) Y10T442/2344 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1996/06]
Title	German:	Reibbelagmaterialien	[1996/06]
	English:	Friction lining materials	[1996/06]
	French:	Matériaux pour garniture de friction	[1996/06]
Examination procedure	09.05.1996	Examination requested [1996/28]
	04.11.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.02.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.06.1999	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	24.09.1999	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.12.1999	Fee for grant paid
	14.12.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 22.12.2000 10.01.2001 ADMISSIBLE Verbandes der Reibbelagindustrie e.V Höhenberger Strasse 30 51103 Köln / DE Opponent's representative dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2010/16]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.12.2000 10.01.2001 ADMISSIBLE Verbandes der Reibbelagindustrie e.V Höhenberger Strasse 30 51103 Köln / DE Opponent's representative von Kreisler Selting Werner Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
	Former [2009/47]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.12.2000 10.01.2001 ADMISSIBLE Verbandes der Reibbelagindustrie e.V Höhenberger Strasse 30 51103 Köln / DE Opponent's representative Dallmeyer, Georg Patentanwälte von Kreisler Selting Werner Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
	Former [2001/09]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.12.2000 10.01.2001 ADMISSIBLE Verbandes der Reibbelagindustrie e.V Höhenberger Strasse 30 51103 Köln / DE Opponent's representative Dallmeyer, Georg, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwälte Von Kreisler-Selting-Werner Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 (Deichmannhaus) 50667 Köln / DE
	19.02.2001	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	23.08.2001	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	29.01.2002	Date of oral proceedings
	16.07.2002	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	16.07.2002	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	29.04.2004	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	08.10.2004	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	07.01.2005	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	25.09.2002	Appeal received No. T0934/02
	20.11.2002	Statement of grounds filed
	29.04.2004	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	12.09.2002	Appeal received
	29.04.2004	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	05.06.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	05.06.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	04.06.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[YP]EP0640774 (BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE [US]) [YP] 1-4,7,9,10 * page 5, line 42 - page 6, line 8 * * claims 1-12 *;
		[Y]US4256801 (CHULUDA PHILIP A) [Y] 1-4,7,9,10 * column 2, line 21 - column 3, line 68 * * example 1 *;
		[Y]DE4211010 (AKEBONO BRAKE IND [JP]) [Y] 1-4,7,9 * page 2, line 3 - page 3, line 17 *;
		[A]US4743634 (ROYER JAMES R [US]) [A] 1-4,10 * column 2, line 26 - column 4, line 68 * * column 5, line 30 - line 52 *;
		[A] - S.SPILIADIS, "Garniture de freins à hautes performances contenant de la pulpe de kevlar", INGENIEURS DE L'AUTOMOBILE, COURBEVOIE (FR), vol. 653, pages 72 - 77, XP000163274 [A] * abstract *
	Opposition	EP0352363
		EP0637698
		EP0264096
		US4374211
		- SAE-Technical Paper Series,"Fricton Material for Continuous Slip Torque Converter Applications:Anti-Shudder Considerations", 941031,R.C.Lam et Yih-Fand Chen, Borg-Warner Automotive, 28.02.-03.03.1994

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