EP0943839 - Dual mode continuously variable transmission for a all wheel drive vehicle [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.07.2003 Database last updated on 22.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 18.07.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 03.09.2003 [2003/36] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Ford Global Technologies, Inc. Suite 911, Parklane Towers East, One Parkland Boulevard Dearborn, MI 48126 / US | [N/P] |
Former [2002/37] | For all designated states Ford Global Technologies, Inc. Suite 600, Parklane Towers East, One Parkland Boulevard Dearborn, Michigan 48126 / US | ||
Former [1999/38] | For all designated states Ford Global Technologies, Inc. Suite 911, Parklane Towers East, One Parklane Boulevard Dearborn, Michigan 48126 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
McCarrik, Daniel Warren 1451, Walnut Ridge Circle Canton, Michigan 48187 / US | 02 /
Melhorn, Barry John 3300 East North Territorial Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 / US | 03 /
Beim, Rudolf 2116 Kemp Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302 / US | [1999/38] | Representative(s) | Messulam, Alec Moses, et al Harrison IP Limited 3 Ebor House London Ebor Business Park Millfield Lane Nether Poppleton York YO26 6QY / GB | [N/P] |
Former [1999/38] | Messulam, Alec Moses, et al A. Messulam & Co. 24 Broadway Leigh-on-Sea Essex SS9 1BN / GB | Application number, filing date | 99302005.6 | 16.03.1999 | [1999/38] | Priority number, date | US19980044338 | 19.03.1998 Original published format: US 44338 | [1999/38] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0943839 | Date: | 22.09.1999 | Language: | EN | [1999/38] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0943839 | Date: | 06.10.1999 | [1999/40] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0943839 | Date: | 11.09.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/37] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 25.08.1999 | Classification | IPC: | F16H37/02 | [1999/38] | CPC: |
B60K17/342 (EP,US);
F16H37/021 (EP,US);
B60K23/0808 (EP,US);
Y10T74/19102 (EP,US);
Y10T74/19242 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2000/24] |
Former [1999/38] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Stufenloses Doppelmodus-Getriebe für Fahrzeug mit Allradantrieb | [1999/38] | English: | Dual mode continuously variable transmission for a all wheel drive vehicle | [1999/38] | French: | Transmission à variation continue à deux modes de fonctionnement pour véhicule à quatre roues motrices | [1999/38] | Examination procedure | 26.02.2000 | Examination requested [2000/17] | 18.04.2001 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 10.08.2001 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 05.12.2001 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 09.04.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 05.07.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 05.07.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 12.06.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit [2003/36] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 01.02.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 25.02.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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