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EP About this file: EP1837225

EP1837225 - Vehicle all-wheel drive system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.11.2017
Database last updated on 26.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip10.11.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.12.2017  [2017/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AUDI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
[2007/39]
Inventor(s)01 / Meissner, Tim Christopher
Peisserstrasse 1
85053 Ingolstadt / DE
02 / Fuchs, Johann, Dr.
Weishauptstrasse 1c
85049 Ingolstadt / DE
03 / Schwarz, Ralf, Dr.
Krautäckerstrasse 4
85049 Ingolstadt / DE
04 / Meixner, Christian
Gabelholzstrasse 23
85049 Ingolstadt / DE
05 / Märkl, Johann
Johann-Michael-Sailer-Strasse 14
85049 Ingolstadt / DE
 [2007/39]
Representative(s)Lehle, Josef
Audi AG
Patentabteilung I/EX
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/39]Lehle, Josef
Audi AG Patentabteilung I/EX
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
Application number, filing date07004104.128.02.2007
[2007/39]
Priority number, dateDE2006101354224.03.2006         Original published format: DE102006013542
[2007/39]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1837225
Date:26.09.2007
Language:DE
[2007/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1837225
Date:09.07.2008
[2008/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.06.2008
ClassificationIPC:B60K17/346, B60K17/35
[2007/39]
CPC:
B60K23/04 (EP,US); B60K23/0808 (EP,US); B60K17/3462 (EP,US);
B60K17/3465 (EP,US); B60K17/35 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2009/12]
Former [2007/39]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Antriebssystem für allradgetriebene Kraftfahrzeuge[2007/39]
English:Vehicle all-wheel drive system[2007/39]
French:Système d'entraînement pour quatre roues de véhicule[2007/39]
Examination procedure09.01.2009Examination requested  [2009/09]
10.01.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
13.02.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.02.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
18.06.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.02.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.05.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.06.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/50]
23.06.2017Date of oral proceedings
20.07.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
21.07.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/50]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  13.02.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
01.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
29.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
28.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
28.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
02.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
29.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
28.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS62292529  (NISSAN MOTOR) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]DE3720459  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]) [A] 1,3-7,17 * abstract *;
 [A]JPS6313824  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD) [A] 1,10,11* abstract *;
 [A]DE3821080  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,3-6 * abstract *;
 [DXA]DE3900638  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [DX] 1 * column 5, line 55 - column 6, line 14 * * column 8, lines 17-21,50-60 * * figures 6,7,10 * [A] 2,4-6,8,13,14;
 [A]DE10344969  (ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN [DE]) [A] 1,10-12 * paragraph [0036]; figure 1 *;
 [X]WO2005050065  (ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN [DE], et al) [X] 1,3,4,7-9,13,14 * page 9, line 7 - page 10, line 20 * * page 17, line 24 - page 20, line 5 * * figures 1,6-10 *;
 [A]DE102004004871  (GKN DRIVELINE INT GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,3-6,9,13,14,16 * paragraphs [0003] , [0004] , [0028]; figure - *
ExaminationWO2005043008
    - "6.8 Verteilergetriebe und Nebenantriebe", G.Lechner, H.Naunheimer, Fahrzeuggetriebe, Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag, (1994), pages V-XI,160 - 163, ISBN 3-540-57423-9
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