EP0839991 - Method of manufacturing a tappet in an internal combustion engine [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 11.12.1999 Database last updated on 12.11.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 04.01.2008 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT | published on 06.02.2008 [2008/06] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states FUJI OOZX INC. 22-1, Engyo 1-chome Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa-ken / JP | [N/P] |
Former [1998/19] | For all designated states FUJI OOZX INC. 22-1, Engyo 1-chome Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Hara, Nobuo c/o Fuji Oozx Inc., 22-1, Engyo 1-chome Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP | [1998/19] | Representative(s) | Dr. Weitzel & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte mbB Friedenstrasse 10 89522 Heidenheim / DE | [N/P] |
Former [1999/26] | Dr. Weitzel & Partner Friedenstrasse 10 89522 Heidenheim / DE | ||
Former [1998/19] | Weitzel, Wolfgang, Dr.-Ing. Patentanwalt Friedenstrasse 10 89522 Heidenheim / DE | Application number, filing date | 96117592.4 | 02.11.1996 | [1998/19] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0839991 | Date: | 06.05.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/19] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0839991 | Date: | 10.02.1999 | Language: | EN | [1999/06] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 19.03.1997 | Classification | IPC: | F01L1/14 | [1998/19] | CPC: |
F01L1/143 (EP,US);
F01L2303/00 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49304 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49908 (EP,US);
Y10T74/2107 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT [1999/03] |
Former [1998/19] | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Ventilstössels einer Brennkraftmaschine | [1998/19] | English: | Method of manufacturing a tappet in an internal combustion engine | [1998/19] | French: | Procédé de fabrication d'un poussoir de soupape de moteur à combustion interne | [1998/19] | Examination procedure | 05.06.1997 | Examination requested [1998/19] | 27.10.1997 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 14.01.1998 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 03.03.1998 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 04.03.1998 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 16.04.1998 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 15.05.1998 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 31.07.1998 | Fee for grant paid | 31.07.1998 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 11.11.1999 | No opposition filed within time limit [2000/04] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 19.11.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 03 |
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Former [2006/14] | FR | 10.02.1999 | |
Former [2000/24] | FR | 09.07.1999 | Documents cited: | Search | [X]JPH04246210 ; | [XA]JPH0240008 ; | [XA]US1649409 (JARDINE) [X] 1 * page 1, line 43 - line 103 * * figures 1-6 * [A] 3; | [A]EP0592908 (FUJI VALVE [JP]) [A] 1-3,5 * column 4, line 32 - column 5, line 30 * * figures 1,2 * | [X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930114), vol. 017, no. 021, Database accession no. (M - 1353), & JP04246210 A 19920902 (MAZDA MOTOR CORP) [X] 1,4,5 * abstract * | [XA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900423), vol. 014, no. 198, Database accession no. (M - 0965), & JP02040008 A 19900208 (HITACHI POWDERED METALS CO LTD) [X] 1,5 * abstract * [A] 3 |