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EP0900629 - APPARATUS FOR CRANKPIN PHASE INDEXING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/10]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CRANKPIN PHASE INDEXING
[2002/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.12.2003
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.12.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 11.02.2004  [2004/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippei Toyama Corporation
26-2, Minami-Oi 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo-to 140 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/10]For all designated states
Nippei Toyama Corporation
26-2, Minami-Oi 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo-to 140 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / UCHIDA, Hiroyuki, Nippei Toyama Corp. Toyama
Factory, 100, Fukuno-machi, Higashi-Tonami-gun
Toyama-ken 939-15 / JP
02 / KOKAJI, Yukio, Nippei Toyama Corp. Toyama Factory
100, Fukuno-machi, Higashi-Tonami-gun / JP
[1999/10]
Representative(s)Browne, Robin Forsythe
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
Tower North Central
Merrion Way
Leeds
LS2 8PA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/10]Browne, Robin Forsythe, Dr.
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA West Yorkshire / GB
Application number, filing date96937554.211.11.1996
[1999/10]
WO1996JP03307
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9821007
Date:22.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0900629
Date:10.03.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.05.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0900629
Date:19.02.2003
Language:EN
[2003/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.05.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.10.2000
ClassificationIPC:B24B5/42, B23Q16/02
[1999/10]
CPC:
B24B5/42 (EP,US); B23Q16/02 (EP,US); Y10T409/308792 (EP,US);
Y10T74/14 (EP,US); Y10T82/19 (EP,US); Y10T82/198 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   IT [1999/10]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR PHASENINDEXIERUNG EINES KURBELZAPFENS[2002/16]
English:APPARATUS FOR CRANKPIN PHASE INDEXING[2002/16]
French:APPAREIL UTILISE POUR POSITIONNER EN PHASE UN MANNETON DE VILBREQUIN[2002/16]
Former [1999/10]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR PHASENINDEXIERUNG EINES KURBELZAPFENS
Former [1999/10]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CRANKPIN PHASE INDEXING
Former [1999/10]PROCEDE ET APPAREIL UTILISES POUR POSITIONNER EN PHASE UN MANETON DE VILEBREQUIN
Entry into regional phase07.04.1998Translation filed 
15.04.1998National basic fee paid 
15.04.1998Search fee paid 
15.04.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
15.04.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.04.1998Examination requested  [1999/10]
10.09.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.01.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
13.06.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.06.2002Fee for grant paid
21.06.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.11.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.01.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
25.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
13.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
14.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
13.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.11.199803   M06   Fee paid on   25.01.1999
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Documents cited:Search[E]EP0791428  (DANOBAT [ES]) [E] 1-7,19 * column 4, line 5 - column 5, line 27; figure - *;
 [XA]EP0397049  (TOYODA MACHINE WORKS LTD [JP]) [X] 1-3,19 * column 6, line 29 - line 48; figure - * [A] 4,8,18;
 [X]US4297926  (RUSS PETER, et al) [X] 1-3,8-10,19 * column 4, line 14 - column 6, line 12; figure - *;
 [A]US3583108  (OISHI KENZABURO, et al) [A] 1,4,8,18,19 * column A *;
 [A]US3680876  (OKADA HIROSHI) [A] 1,4,8,18,19 * sentence A *;
 [A]EP0557969  (CATERPILLAR INC [US]) [A] 1 * abstract *
International search[X]JPS58121638U  ;
 [Y]JPS5151080  (TOSHIBA MACHINE CO LTD);
 [Y]JPS59132749U  ;
 [Y]JPH0788709  (CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD);
 [Y]JPS5628811U  ;
 [Y]JPS5880150U
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