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EP1699941 - CRANKSHAFT COMPRISING A COMBINED GEAR WHEEL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF SAID CRANKSHAFT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.05.2009
Database last updated on 21.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip15.05.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.06.2009  [2009/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Daimler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
70327 Stuttgart / DE
[2007/52]
Former [2007/16]For all designated states
DaimlerChrysler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
70327 Stuttgart / DE
Former [2006/37]For all designated states
DaimlerChrysler AG
Epplestrasse 225
70567 Stuttgart / DE
Inventor(s)01 / BEHR, Thomas
Friedhofweg 1
89275 Elchingen / DE
02 / ROHRBERG, Uwe
Hoelderlinstrasse 15
71384 Weinstadt / DE
03 / HAUG, Tilmann
Sattlerstrasse 27
89264 Weissenhorn / DE
 [2006/37]
Application number, filing date04764369.723.08.2004
[2006/37]
WO2004EP09387
Priority number, dateDE200314407323.09.2003         Original published format: DE 10344073
[2006/37]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005035801
Date:21.04.2005
Language:DE
[2005/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1699941
Date:13.09.2006
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.04.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1699941
Date:09.07.2008
Language:DE
[2008/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.04.2005
ClassificationIPC:C21D9/30, F16C3/08
[2006/37]
CPC:
C21D9/30 (EP,US); C21D5/00 (EP,US); F16C3/08 (EP,US);
C21D1/20 (EP,US); C21D2221/00 (EP,US); C21D7/06 (EP,US);
C21D9/32 (EP,US); Y10T29/49286 (EP,US); Y10T74/2174 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR [2006/52]
Former [2006/37]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KURBELWELLE SOWIE VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG UND DEREN VERWENDUNG[2006/37]
English:CRANKSHAFT COMPRISING A COMBINED GEAR WHEEL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF SAID CRANKSHAFT[2006/37]
French:VILEBREQUIN, SON PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION, ET SON UTILISATION[2006/37]
Entry into regional phase09.02.2006National basic fee paid 
09.02.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
09.02.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.03.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.02.2006Examination requested  [2006/37]
16.04.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.04.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.02.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.05.2008Fee for grant paid
09.05.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.04.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0921-5093(01)01210-2
 [Y]  - KOVACS SR B V, "DEVELOPMENT OF AUSTEMPERED DUCTILE IRON (ADI) FOR AUTOMOBILE CRANKSHAFTS", JOURNAL OF HEAT TREATING, SPRINGER VERLAG, NEW YORK, US, (1987), vol. 5, no. 1, ISSN 0190-9177, pages 55 - 60, XP000000319 [Y] 4 * page 57 *
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