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EP0931172 - COATED WEAR RESISTING PISTON RINGS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/30]	COATED WEAR RESISTING PARTS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, SPECIALLY PISTON RINGS, AND METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION
	[2000/44]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.10.2002 Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.10.2009	Change - representative	published on 25.11.2009 [2009/48]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. Leonrodstrasse 54 80636 München / DE
	For all designated states Sealed Power Europe GmbH Postfach 1355 30883 Barsinghausen / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1999/30]	For all designated states FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Leonrodstrasse 54 80636 München / DE
	For all designated states Sealed Power Europe GmbH Postfach 1355 30883 Barsinghausen / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / BERGER, Lutz-Michael Cunnersdorfer Strasse 12a D-01189 Dresden / DE
	02 / VUORISTO, Petri Hirvikatu 17C14 FIN-33240 Tampere / FI
	03 / MÄNTYLÄ, Tapio Kallenkuja 1 FIN-33710 Tampere / FI
	04 / REINHARDT, Thomas Vietegasse 6 D-98593 Hohleborn / DE
	[1999/30]
Representative(s)	Benedum, Ulrich Max, et al Haseltine Lake LLP Theatinerstrasse 3 80333 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2009/48]	Benedum, Ulrich Max, et al Haseltine Lake LLP Theatinerstrasse 3 80333 München / DE
Former [1999/30]	Benedum, Ulrich Max, Dr., et al Haseltine Lake Partners Motorama Haus 502 Rosenheimer Strasse 30 81669 München / DE
Application number, filing date	97912019.3	25.09.1997
	[1999/30]
	WO1997DE02205
Priority number, date	DE19961040789	02.10.1996 Original published format: DE 19640789
	[1999/30]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9814628
	Date:	09.04.1998
	Language:	DE
	[1998/14]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0931172
	Date:	28.07.1999
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.04.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/30]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0931172
	Date:	12.12.2001
	Language:	DE
	[2001/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	09.04.1998
Classification	IPC:	C23C4/06, F02F5/00	[2000/44]
	CPC:	C23C4/06 (EP)
	Former IPC [1999/30]	C23C4/06
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, PT, SE [1999/30]
Title	German:	VERSCHLEISSFESTE, BESCHICHTETE KOLBENRINGE, KOLBENRINGE FÜR VERBRENNUNGSKRAFTMASCHINEN UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG	[2001/50]
	English:	COATED WEAR RESISTING PISTON RINGS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION	[2000/44]
	French:	SEGMENTS DE PISTON REVETUS RESISTANTS A L'USURE POUR MOTEURS A COMBUSTION INTERNE ET PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION CORRESPONDANT	[2000/44]
	Former [1999/30]	VERSCHLEISSFESTE BESCHICHTETE BAUTEILE FÜR VERBRENNUNGSKRAFTMASCHINEN, INSBESONDERE KOLBENRINGE, UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG
	Former [1999/30]	COATED WEAR RESISTING PARTS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, SPECIALLY PISTON RINGS, AND METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION
	Former [1999/30]	PIECES REVETUES RESISTANTES A L'USURE POUR MOTEURS A COMBUSTION INTERNE, NOTAMMENT SEGMENTS DE PISTON, ET PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION CORRESPONDANT
Entry into regional phase	28.04.1999	National basic fee paid
	28.04.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	28.04.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.04.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	28.04.1999	Examination requested [1999/30]
	19.07.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	31.01.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.05.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.08.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.11.2000	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	23.03.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.06.2001	Fee for grant paid
	13.06.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	13.09.2002	No opposition filed within time limit [2002/49]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	03.09.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.09.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.09.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited in	International search	[X]DE4134144 (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE]) [X] 1,5-9 * column 3, lines 16-55; claims 1,4,5 *;
		[X]DD224057 (IMMELBORN HARTMETALLWERK [DD]) [X] 1,5-9 * claims 1,2 *;
		[X]US3859057 (STOLL WILLIAM M, et al) [X] 1,5-9 * column 2, line 21 - column 6, line 41 *;
		[X]GB1433399 (INST ELEKTROSWARKI PATONA) [X] 1 * example 1 *;
		[X]DE1174997 (DEUTSCHE EDELSTAHLWERKE AG) [X] 1 * example 1 *;
		[X] - JOHNER G ET AL, "VERSCHLEISSSCHUTZ DURCH THERMISCHES SPRITZEN WOLFRAMKARBIDHALTIGER METALLSCHICHTEN", METALLOBERFLACHE, (19900901), vol. 44, no. 9, pages 451 - 454, XP000176368 [X] 1,5 * page 453 *
		[X] - P.VUORISTO ET AL., "Properties of TiC-Ni and (Ti,Mo)C-NiCo coatings sprayed from agglomerated and sintered powders", THERMAL SPRAYING CONFERENCE, INTERNATIONAL DVS-CONFERENCE, 6-8 MARCH 1996, ESSEN, pages 58 - 61, XP002056407 [X] 1,2,5,7 * the whole document *
		[X] - S.ECONOMOU ET AL., "Tribological behavior of TiC/TaC-reinforced cermet plasma sprayed coatings tested against sapphire", WEAR, (1995), vol. 185, pages 93 - 110, XP002056408 [X] 1,2,5,6,8,10,11 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0043-1648(95)06597-0

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