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EP0993993 - Capacitive object recognition method in vehicles [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.10.2003
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.10.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.11.2003  [2003/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Petuelring 130
80809 München / DE
[2000/16]
Inventor(s)01 / Eisenmann, Lutz
Haimhauserstrasse 23
85241 Ampermoching / DE
02 / Marschner, Christian
Siegfriedstrasse 3
80803 München / DE
03 / Griessbach, Robert
Hochlandweg 6
83629 Weyarn / DE
04 / Lu, Yan, Dr.
Carl-Orff-Strasse 44
85356 Freising / DE
[2000/16]
Application number, filing date99118686.722.09.1999
[2000/16]
Priority number, dateDE199814775016.10.1998         Original published format: DE 19847750
[2000/16]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0993993
Date:19.04.2000
Language:DE
[2000/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0993993
Date:27.11.2002
Language:DE
[2002/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.03.2000
ClassificationIPC:B60R16/02
[2000/16]
CPC:
B60R21/01532 (EP,US); B60N2/242 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2001/01]
Former [2000/16]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur kapazitiven Objekterkennung bei Fahrzeugen[2000/16]
English:Capacitive object recognition method in vehicles[2000/16]
French:Procédé de reconnaisance capacitive d'object pour vehicules[2000/16]
Examination procedure05.05.2000Examination requested  [2000/26]
27.05.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
12.06.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.08.2002Fee for grant paid
22.08.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.08.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]DE4110936  (MEGAMOS F & G SICHERHEIT [DE]) [Y] 1-4 * the whole document *;
 [Y]WO9729391  (SCANDMEC AB [SE], et al) [Y] 1-4 * the whole document *;
 [A]US3751674  (HOLT W) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]US3732538  (GILLUND A, et al) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0838697  (IEE SARL [LU]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE4417827  (LINDE AG [DE]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *
by applicantUS4796013
 WO9521752
 US5525843
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