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EP0892689 - PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE WALL THICKNESS IN HOLLOW SECTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.07.2003
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.07.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 20.08.2003  [2003/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AUDI AG
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
For all designated states
FAHRZEUGWERK WERDAU GmbH & Co. KG
Greizer Strasse, 70
08412 Werdau / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/04]For all designated states
AUDI AG
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
For all designated states
FAHRZEUGWERK WERDAU GmbH & Co. KG
Greizer Strasse, 70
08412 Werdau / DE
Inventor(s)01 / HALDENWANGER, Hans-Günther
Behaimstrasse 16a
D-85055 Ingolstadt / DE
02 / OSWALD, Jürgen
Uranusweg 25
D-39118 Magdeburg / DE
03 / FISCHER, Frank
Jakobsgasse 19
D-08451 Crimmitschau / DE
04 / WENZEL, Holger
Kleistweg 25
D-06667 Weissenfels / DE
[1999/04]
Representative(s)Geissler, Manfred
Audi AG
Patentabteilung
Postfach 220
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/04]Geissler, Manfred
Audi AG Patentabteilung Postfach 220
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
Application number, filing date97914243.714.03.1997
[1999/04]
WO1997EP01299
Priority number, dateDE199611465613.04.1996         Original published format: DE 19614656
[1999/04]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9738807
Date:23.10.1997
Language:DE
[1997/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0892689
Date:27.01.1999
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.10.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0892689
Date:28.08.2002
Language:DE
[2002/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.10.1997
ClassificationIPC:B21J5/08, B21K21/08
[1999/04]
CPC:
B21D26/033 (EP,US); B21J5/08 (EP,US); B21K21/12 (EP,US);
F16L13/14 (EP,US); Y10T29/49805 (EP,US); Y10T29/49982 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [1999/04]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM ERHÖHEN DER WANDUNGSSTÄRKE BEI HOHLPROFILEN[1999/04]
English:PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE WALL THICKNESS IN HOLLOW SECTIONS[1999/04]
French:PROCEDE POUR AUGMENTER L'EPAISSEUR DE LA PAROI DE PROFILES CREUX[1999/04]
Entry into regional phase11.09.1998National basic fee paid 
11.09.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
11.09.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.10.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
11.09.1998Examination requested  [1999/04]
21.11.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
22.03.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.05.2002Fee for grant paid
17.05.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.05.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
10.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
09.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[YX]SU1417954  (LE POLT I IM M I KALININA [SU]) [Y] 1-5 * figures 1,2 * [X] 9;
 [Y]US4313328  (JANSSEN MANFRED, et al) [Y] 1-5 * column 1, line 59 - column 2, line 4; figure 1 *;
 [YDPA]DE4437395  (WERDAU FAHRZEUGWERK [DE]) [YDP] 1-5 [A] 9,10;
 [A]US4213322  (BARNES FLOYD A JR [US]) [A] 1-5,9,10 * column W *;
 [A]US4625533  (OKADA KENICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1,4,5
 [Y]  - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, Database accession no. 89-067358 [Y] 1-5 * abstract *
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