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EP About this file: EP0841500

EP0841500 - Toothed belt [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.01.2004
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 08.10.2008  [2008/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Gates Corporation
900 South Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80209 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/20]For all designated states
THE GATES CORPORATION
900 South Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80209 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Knutson, Paul S.
17076 East Dorado Circle
Aurora, CO 80015 / US
02 / Dodson, Walter L.
745 Upper Colesburg Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701 / US
[1998/20]
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Carpmaels & Ransford
One Southampton Row London
WC1B 5HA / GB
Former [2002/40]Carpmaels & Ransford
43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Former [1998/20]Carpmael, John William Maurice
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London, WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date97308687.930.10.1997
[1998/20]
Priority number, dateUS1996074189231.10.1996         Original published format: US 741892
[1998/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0841500
Date:13.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/20]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0841500
Date:21.07.1999
[1999/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0841500
Date:05.03.2003
Language:EN
[2003/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:F16G1/28, B29D29/08, F16G1/16, B65G15/36
[1999/29]
CPC:
F16G1/28 (EP,KR,US); B29D29/08 (EP,US); F16G1/16 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1998/20]F16G1/16, F16G1/28, B65G15/36, B29D29/08
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2000/13]
Former [1998/20]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Zahnriemen[1998/20]
English:Toothed belt[1998/20]
French:Courroie crantée[1998/20]
Examination procedure27.12.1999Examination requested  [2000/09]
22.01.2000Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
20.04.2000Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, CH, DK, FI, GR, IE, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT
16.07.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.11.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
10.09.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.11.2002Fee for grant paid
13.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.12.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
04.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
22.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
21.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
16.02.2000AT   M01   Not yet paid
16.02.2000CH   M01   Not yet paid
16.02.2000DK   M01   Not yet paid
16.02.2000FI   M01   Not yet paid
16.02.2000GR   M01   Not yet paid
16.02.2000IE   M01   Not yet paid
16.02.2000LU   M01   Not yet paid
16.02.2000MC   M01   Not yet paid
16.02.2000NL   M01   Not yet paid
16.02.2000PT   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[AD]US4838843  (WESTHOFF WILLIAM L [US]) [AD] 1 * column 6, line 13 - line 64; figures 1-3 *;
 [AD]US3138962  (HAINES JR WILLIAM M, et al) [AD] 1 * column 5, line 1 - column 6, line 36; figures 1,2 *;
 [AD]US3349634  (TERHUNE HUGH D, et al) [AD] 1 * column 3, line 22 - line 27 * * column 4, line 4 - line 38; figure 11 *;
 [A]DE3813338  (LACHMANN HANS PETER DR ING [DE]) [A] 1 * column 1, line 40 - column 3, line 12; figure 1 *;
 [AD]US3894900  (REDMOND JR JOHN D);
 [AD]US5209705  (GREGG MICHAEL J W [US])
by applicantUS3138962
 US3349634
 US3894900
 US4838843
 US5209705
 US5112282
 WO9602584
 US3756091
 US4515577
 US4605389
 US3964328
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