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EP0980479 - SERPENTINE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED OVER-RUNNING ALTERNATOR DECOUPLER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.07.2004
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.07.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.08.2004  [2004/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Litens Automotive Partnership
730 Rowntree Dairy Road
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 5T7 / CA
[N/P]
Former [2000/08]For all designated states
Litens Automotive Partnership
730 Rowntree Dairy Road
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 5T9 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / MEVISSEN, Pierre, A.
38 Crosby Avenue
Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 2R2 / CA
02 / THOMEY, Henry, W.
P.O. Box 241 1230 First Line
Guilford, Ontario L0L 1R0 / CA
03 / LIPOWSKI, K., Mats
74 Stavely Crescent
Toronto, Ontario M9W 2C8 / CA
04 / BYTZEK, Klaus, K.
R.R. 3
Schomberg, Ontario / CA
05 / LAM, Kin
47 Lloydminster Cr.
North York, Ontario M2M 2S2 / CA
[2000/08]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/48]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Former [2002/39]Kovac, Werner, Dipl.-Ing.
Magna Steyr AG & CO KG, Patentabteilung Magna-Strasse 1
2522 Oberwaltersdorf / AT
Former [2000/08]Kovac, Werner
c/o Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG Patent- und Lizenzwesen Franz-Josefs-Kai 51
1010 Wien / AT
Application number, filing date98919009.506.05.1998
[2000/08]
WO1998CA00423
Priority number, dateUS19970045851P07.05.1997         Original published format: US 45851 P
US19970051566P02.07.1997         Original published format: US 51566 P
US19970061566P10.10.1997         Original published format: US 61566 P
[2000/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9850709
Date:12.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0980479
Date:23.02.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.11.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0980479
Date:27.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.11.1998
ClassificationIPC:F16D41/20, F16D7/02, F02B67/06
[2000/08]
CPC:
F02B67/06 (EP,US); F16D41/206 (EP,KR,US); F16D3/72 (EP);
F16D7/022 (EP,KR,US); F16H55/36 (EP,KR,US); F02B2275/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2000/08]
TitleGerman:RIEMENANTRIEBSSYSTEM MIT GENERATORVERBINDUNGSFREILAUFKUPPLUNG[2000/08]
English:SERPENTINE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED OVER-RUNNING ALTERNATOR DECOUPLER[2000/08]
French:SYSTEME D'ENTRAINEMENT EN SERPENTIN AVEC DECOUPLEUR D'ALTERNATEUR A ROUE LIBRE AMELIORE[2000/08]
Entry into regional phase03.12.1999National basic fee paid 
03.12.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
03.12.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.11.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
03.12.1999Examination requested  [2000/08]
12.08.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.12.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.02.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.06.2003Fee for grant paid
26.06.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
19.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
19.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
28.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]US3395553  (STOUT ELLARSON R) [A] 1,54,56 * figure 1 ** column 1, line 39 - column 2, line 54 *;
 [A]US3893554  (WASON THOMAS D) [A] 1,2,54,56 * figures 1,3,4 * * column A * * column 2, line 1 - line 64 *;
 [A]US4433765  (RUDE EDWARD T [US], et al) [A] 1,2 * figures 1,2 * * column A * * column 6, line 41 - line 66 *;
 [A]US5156573  (BYTZEK KLAUS K [CA], et al) [A] 1,2,54,56 * figure 2 * * column A * * column 4, line 51 - line 68 *;
 [A]US5598913  (MONAHAN RUSSELL E [US], et al) [A] 1,54,56 * figure 2 * * column A * * column 1, line 40 - line 67 *
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