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EP0784164 - Damper disk assembly having integral retaining plate connecting means [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 14.12.2007 Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	25.07.2008	Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representative	published on 27.08.2008 [2008/35]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states EXEDY CORPORATION 1-1 Kidamotomiya 1-chome Neyagawa-shi Osaka 572 / JP
	[2008/03]
Former [1997/29]	For all designated states EXEDY CORPORATION 1-1 Kidamotomiya 1-chome Neyagawa-shi, Osaka 572 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Mizukami, Hiroshi 13-6, Horimizokita-machi Neyagawa-shi, Osaka / JP
	02 / Uenohara, Norihisa 3-310, Hozumidai Ibaraki-shi, Osaka / JP
	[1997/29]
Representative(s)	Schmitz, Hans-Werner Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Pilgersheimer Strasse 20 81543 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1997/29]	Schmitz, Hans-Werner, Dipl.-Ing. Hoefer, Schmitz, Weber Patentanwälte Ludwig-Ganghofer-Strasse 20 82031 Grünwald / DE
Application number, filing date	97100146.6	07.01.1997
	[1997/29]
Priority number, date	JP19960021850	11.01.1996 Original published format: JP 2185096
	[1997/29]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0784164
	Date:	16.07.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/29]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0784164
	Date:	21.07.1999
	[1999/29]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0784164
	Date:	25.06.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/26]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0784164
	Date:	16.01.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/03]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.06.1999
Classification	IPC:	F16F15/12	[1997/29]
	CPC:	F16F15/12346 (EP,US); F16F15/1203 (EP,US); F16D13/644 (EP); F16F2226/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1997/29]
Title	German:	Dämpfungsscheibeneinheit mit Befestigung für integrale Halteplatten	[1997/29]
	English:	Damper disk assembly having integral retaining plate connecting means	[1997/29]
	French:	Ensemble de disque amortisseur avec une connection pour un disque intégral de retenue	[1997/29]
Examination procedure	07.01.1997	Examination requested [1997/29]
	16.02.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	31.05.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.10.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.01.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.08.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.10.2002	Fee for grant paid
	10.10.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 25.03.2004 07.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE ZF Sachs AG 97419 Schweinfurt / DE
		02 25.03.2004 05.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE VALEO EMBRAYAGES Le Triangle 15, rue des rosiers 93585 SAINT OUEN CEDEX / FR Opponent's representative Vignesoult, Serge L. M. Cabinet Plasseraud 52, Rue de la Victoire 75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/35]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.03.2004 07.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE ZF Sachs AG 97419 Schweinfurt / DE
		02 25.03.2004 05.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE VALEO EMBRAYAGES Le Triangle 15, rue des rosiers 93585 SAINT OUEN CEDEX / FR Opponent's representative Vignesoult, Serge L. M. Cabinet Plasseraud 52 rue de la Victoire 75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
	Former [2006/32]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.03.2004 07.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE ZF Sachs AG 97419 Schweinfurt / DE
		02 25.03.2004 05.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE VALEO EMBRAYAGES Le Triangle 15, rue des rosiers 93585 SAINT OUEN CEDEX / FR Opponent's representative Vignesoult, Serge L. M. Cabinet Plasseraud 65/67, rue de la Victoire 75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
	Former [2004/22]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.03.2004 07.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE ZF Sachs AG 97419 Schweinfurt / DE
		02 25.03.2004 05.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE VALEO EMBRAYAGES Le Triangle 15, rue des rosiers 93585 SAINT OUEN CEDEX / FR Opponent's representative Vignesoult, Serge L. M. Valeo Transmissions Service Propriété Industrielle 15, rue des Rosiers 93585 Saint-Ouen Cedex / FR
	Former [2004/21]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.03.2004 ADMISSIBLE ZF Sachs AG 97419 Schweinfurt / DE
		02 25.03.2004 05.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE VALEO EMBRAYAGES Le Triangle 15, rue des rosiers 93585 SAINT OUEN CEDEX / FR Opponent's representative Vignesoult, Serge L. M. (FR) Valeo Transmissions Service Propriété Industrielle 15, rue des Rosiers F-93585 Saint-Ouen Cedex / FR
	30.04.2004	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	05.11.2004	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	23.11.2004	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
	01.04.2005	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	05.08.2005	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
	30.01.2006	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	19.10.2006	Date of oral proceedings
	08.12.2006	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	08.12.2006	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	08.12.2006	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	24.09.2007	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	29.11.2007	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.01.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.01.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.01.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.01.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GB	07.01.2006
	FR	31.01.2006
	[2007/30]
Former [2007/17]	GB	07.01.2006
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4223776 (BERLIOUX JACQUES) [X] 1-4 * abstract * * column 7, line 1 - line 13 *;
		[X]US4570775 (CARAY ANDRE [FR], et al) [X] 1-4* abstract *;
		[X]US4580672 (CARAY ANDRE [FR]) [X] 1-4 * abstract *;
		[X]US4650053 (KAYANOKI KATSUHIKO [JP], et al) [X] 1,7,8 * abstract * * column 1, line 65 - column 2, line 13 *
	Opposition	GB561107
		FR2411999
		FR2412002
		FR2514446
		DE8309592U
		FR2550595
		FR2570147
		FR2627831
		DE3903652
		FR2642805
		GB2254907
		DE4438468
		FR2712055

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