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EP About this file: EP0840022

EP0840022 - Tolerance clip [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.04.2002
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 05.06.2002  [2002/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Delphi Technologies, Inc.
PO Box 5052
Troy, MI 48007 / US
For all designated states
DaimlerChrysler AG
Epplestrasse 225
70567 Stuttgart / DE
[2001/01]
Former [1999/14]For all designated states
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
General Motors Building 3044 West Grand Boulevard
Detroit Michigan 48202 / US
For all designated states
DaimlerChrysler AG
Epplestrasse 225
70567 Stuttgart / DE
Former [1998/19]For all designated states
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
General Motors Building 3044 West Grand Boulevard
Detroit Michigan 48202 / US
For all designated states
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Epplestrasse 225
70567 Stuttgart / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Morello, John Raymond
17819 Whisper Lane
Lake Milton, Ohio 44429 / US
02 / Stocz, James Thomas
9 Winterthur Crt
Greer, South Carolina 29650 / US
03 / Huff, Daniel Howard
1901 Penny Lane
Austintown, Ohio 44515 / US
04 / Reitz, Michael John
2049 Crosscroft Dr.
Birmingham, Alabama 35244 / US
05 / Grüssinger, Rolf
Grose-Dollen Strasse 24
76530 Baden Baden / DE
06 / Matei, Doru
Palmenwald Strasse 54
73733 Esslingen / DE
[1998/19]
Representative(s)Denton, Michael John, et al
Delphi France SAS
Bât. le Raspail - ZAC Paris Nord 2
22, avenue des Nations
CS 65059 Villepinte
95972 Roissy CDG Cedex / FR
[N/P]
Former [1998/19]Denton, Michael John, et al
Delphi Automotive Systems Centre Technique Paris 117 avenue des Nations B.P. 60059
95972 Roissy Charles de Gaulle Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date97203097.706.10.1997
[1998/19]
Priority number, dateUS1996074360904.11.1996         Original published format: US 743609
[1998/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0840022
Date:06.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/19]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0840022
Date:27.05.1998
[1998/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0840022
Date:13.06.2001
Language:EN
[2001/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.04.1998
ClassificationIPC:F16B5/06, F16B5/12, B60R13/02
[1998/19]
CPC:
B60R13/0206 (EP,US); B29C45/26 (EP,US); F16B5/0628 (EP,US);
F16B21/086 (EP,US); Y10S411/908 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1999/06]
Former [1998/19]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Toleranzausgleichclips[1998/19]
English:Tolerance clip[1998/19]
French:Agrafe pour la compensation des tolérances[1998/19]
Examination procedure27.11.1998Examination requested  [1999/06]
26.08.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.11.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.08.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
13.12.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.03.2001Fee for grant paid
23.03.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.03.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS60229840  ;
 [DA]US5505411  (HEATON THOMAS [US], et al) [DA] 1-5 * figures 6,7 * * claims 1,2,5,9 *;
 [A]US5012995  (WARD ROBERT W [US], et al) [A] 1,5 * abstract * * figure 3 * * claims 1-3 *;
 [A]US4505611  (NAGASHIMA TSUNEYASU [JP], et al) [A] 1 * abstract * * figures 1,3,4 * * claim 1 *;
 [A]FR2390611  (PEUGEOT ACIERS ET OUTILLAGE [FR]) [A] 1 * claim 1 * * figures 3-5 *;
 [A]FR2702720  (VALEO VISION [FR]) [A] 2-4 * figure 1 *
 [XA]  - "AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR TRIM FASTENER MEANS", RESEARCH DISCLOSURE, EMSWORTH, GB, (19931101), no. 355, page 730, XP000421355 [X] 1,5,7 * the whole document * [A] 2-4
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860409), vol. 010, no. 092, Database accession no. (M - 468), & JP60229840 A 19851115 (KATOU HATSUJIYOU KK) [A] 1,3,5,7 * abstract *
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