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EP About this file: EP0972973

EP0972973 - Control system for automatic vehicle transmission [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.07.2004
Database last updated on 21.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.07.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.08.2004  [2004/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/03]For all designated states
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1-1, Minamiaoyama 2-chome
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ooyama, Kazuo
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho
1-4-1 Chuo, Wako-shi, Saitama-ken / JP
02 / Shimada, Takamichi
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho
1-4-1 Chuo, Wako-shi, Saitama-ken / JP
[2000/03]
Representative(s)Prechtel, Jörg, et al
C/o Weickmann & Weickmann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Richard-Strauss-Straße 80
81679 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/03]Prechtel, Jörg, Dipl.-Phys. Dr., et al
Patentanwälte H. Weickmann, Dr. K. Fincke F.A. Weickmann, B. Huber Dr. H. Liska, Dr. J. Prechtel, Dr. B. Böhm Postfach 86 08 20
81635 München / DE
Application number, filing date99113785.214.07.1999
[2000/03]
Priority number, dateJP1998021477315.07.1998         Original published format: JP 21477398
[2000/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0972973
Date:19.01.2000
Language:EN
[2000/03]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0972973
Date:22.11.2000
[2000/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0972973
Date:27.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.10.2000
ClassificationIPC:F16H61/18
[2000/47]
CPC:
F16H61/662 (EP,US); B60W2510/186 (EP,US); F16H61/18 (EP,US);
Y10T74/19251 (EP,US); Y10T74/2003 (EP,US); Y10T74/20055 (EP,US);
Y10T74/2014 (EP,US); Y10T74/20146 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2000/03]F16H61/18, B60K41/26
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2001/32]
Former [2000/03]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Steuerung für ein automatisches Fahrzeuggetriebe[2000/03]
English:Control system for automatic vehicle transmission[2000/03]
French:Système de commande de transmission automatique de véhicule[2000/03]
Examination procedure14.07.1999Examination requested  [2000/03]
30.07.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.11.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.02.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.05.2003Fee for grant paid
08.05.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
30.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH0674334  ;
 [A]US3957143  (BARTH JOHN W) [A] 1 * abstract * * figure 1 *;
 [X]US4208925  (MILLER ROBERT G [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4 * column 5, line 47 - line 61 * * column 6, line 12 - line 63 * * column 18, line 10 - line 16 * * figures 1-3,5 *;
 [A]EP0411328  (FIAT AUTO SPA [IT]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0432507  (MAZDA MOTOR [JP]) [A] 3 * page 3, line 13 - line 25 * * page 15, line 5 - line 11 * * page 15, line 32 - line 41 * * figures 3-6,11,29 *;
 [A]US5419412  (SCHWAB MANFRED [DE], et al) [A] 7,8 * column 1, line 7 - line 58 ** column 2, line 40 - line 47 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940621), vol. 018, no. 325, Database accession no. (M - 1625), & JP06074334 A 19940315 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [A] 1,2 * abstract *
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