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EP0940306 - Assembly for protecting a vehicle occupant's head from an impact [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 08.07.2005 Database last updated on 01.01.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	11.07.2008	Change - representative	published on 13.08.2008 [2008/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC. 1900 Richmond Road Lyndhurst Ohio 44124 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1999/36]	For all designated states TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC. 1900 Richmond Road Lyndhurst Ohio 44124 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Greib, Gary R. 370 Indian Trail Lake Orion, Michigan 48362 / US
	02 / Eberwein, Henry G. 11740 Jean Ann Washington, Michigan 48094 / US
	[1999/36]
Representative(s)	Wagner, Karl H., et al Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/33]	Wagner, Karl H., et al Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
Former [1999/36]	Wagner, Karl H., Dipl.-Ing., et al WAGNER & GEYER Patentanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	99103884.5	01.03.1999
	[1999/36]
Priority number, date	US19980034025	02.03.1998 Original published format: US 34025
	[1999/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0940306
	Date:	08.09.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/36]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0940306
	Date:	02.01.2002
	[2002/01]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.11.2001
Classification	IPC:	B60R22/24, B60R21/055	[1999/36]
	CPC:	B60R21/055 (EP,US); B60R22/24 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [2002/38]
Former [1999/36]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Anordnung zum Schutz eines Fahrzeuginsassenkopfes gegen einen Stoss	[1999/36]
	English:	Assembly for protecting a vehicle occupant's head from an impact	[1999/36]
	French:	Agencement pour protéger d'un choc la tête d'un occupant de véhicule	[1999/36]
Examination procedure	19.11.2001	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	01.07.2002	Examination requested [2002/36]
	27.09.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.04.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.10.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.02.2005	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2005/34]
	24.03.2005	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [2005/34]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	05.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	04.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	05.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	04.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	04.03.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US5685566 (HIRASE SATOSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,7,8,10 * column 5, lines 32-34 * * column 6, line 52 - column 7, line 30 * * column 8, lines 27-43; figures 4A,4B,4C,5B,6B,10A,10B,10C *;
		[X]EP0763449 (TOKAI RIKA CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,7,8,10 * column 7, line 16 - column 8, line 39; figures 1,2 *;
		[X]JPH08301066 ;
		[PX]US5863071 (LI-CALSO SHARON [US]) [PX] 1-3,7-10 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE19615804 (SCHMIDT GMBH R [DE]) [A] 1,9 * column 1, lines 36-54 *;
		[A]JPH09286301 ;
		[A]JPH0867213
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970331), vol. 1997, no. 03, & JP08301066 A 19961119 (MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP) [X] 1,7,8,10 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980227), vol. 1998, no. 03, & JP09286301 A 19971104 (NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD) [A] 1,8,10 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960731), vol. 1996, no. 07, & JP08067213 A 19960312 (INOAC CORP) [A] 1,8,10 * abstract *

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