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EP2020058 - FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR/HOUSING ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.05.2016
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.05.2016No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 08.06.2016  [2016/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265 / US
[N/P]
Former [2009/06]For all designated states
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HARMELINK, Gregory, Keith
4025 Rivershore Drive
Moorhead, MN 56560 / US
02 / SCHLICHTMANN, Michael, Ray
3912 21st Street South
Fargo, ND 58104 / US
03 / COWLES, Kevin, Park
3647 22nd Street South
Fargo, ND 58104 / US
04 / JACOBSON, Jon, Thomas
4727 Rose Creek Parkway
Fargo, ND 58104 / US
 [2009/06]
Representative(s)Holst, Sönke
John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
Global Intellectual Property Services
John-Deere-Strasse 70
68163 Mannheim / DE
[2015/27]
Former [2009/06]Holst, Sönke
Deere & Company European Office Global Intellectual Property Services John-Deere-Strasse 70
68163 Mannheim / DE
Application number, filing date07809008.111.04.2007
[2009/06]
WO2007US08780
Priority number, dateUS2006043434115.05.2006         Original published format: US 434341
[2009/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007133354
Date:22.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/47]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2020058
Date:04.02.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2020058
Date:01.07.2015
Language:EN
[2015/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.04.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.05.2012
ClassificationIPC:H01R13/518, H01R13/52, H01R27/02, H01R13/658, // H01R13/74, H01R12/58
[2015/09]
CPC:
H01R27/02 (EP,US); H01R13/518 (EP,US); H01R13/5219 (EP,US);
H01R12/58 (EP,US); H01R13/74 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2012/22]H01R13/518, H01R13/52, H01R27/02, H01R13/658
Former IPC [2009/06]H01R13/60
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2015/27]
Former [2009/29]DE,  GB 
Former [2009/06]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:FLEXIBLE ELEKTRISCHE STECKVERBINDER-/GEHÄUSEANORDNUNG[2009/06]
English:FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR/HOUSING ASSEMBLY[2009/06]
French:BOÎTIER SOUPLE PORTE CONNECTEURS[2009/06]
Entry into regional phase15.12.2008National basic fee paid 
15.12.2008Search fee paid 
15.12.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
15.12.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.12.2008Examination requested  [2009/06]
16.12.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
06.02.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
12.10.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.01.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.04.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.02.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.05.2015Fee for grant paid
20.05.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.05.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  22.01.2014
Opposition(s)04.04.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
18.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
18.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
19.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
19.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
17.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
27.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]US6454368  (BEDAU NORBERT [DE], et al) [X] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [X]FR2841395  (PLUG IN [FR]) [X] 1-9 * figures 1,4 *;
 [Y]US6652292  (PRATT GREGORY R [US], et al) [Y] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US2002142650  (CLARK GORDON P [US], et al) [Y] 1-9 * figure 1 *;
 [A]US3803531  (SORENSEN D) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2005122694  (KANE VINCENT M [US]) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5365658  (FREEMAN MIKE [US], et al) [A] 1-9 * figure 1 *;
 [A]US2004095732  (AZUMI ISAO [JP], et al) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *
International search[Y]US6652292  (PRATT GREGORY R [US], et al);
 [A]US4960391  (BEINHAUR ERNEST L [US], et al);
 [A]US3803531  (SORENSEN D)
by applicantUS2003162421
 US6454368
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