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EP0975872 - STARTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC GEAR BOX [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.05.2003
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.05.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.06.2003  [2003/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Graf-von-Soden-Platz 1
88046 Friedrichshafen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/26]For all designated states
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Aktiengesellschaft
88038 Friedrichshafen / DE
Former [2000/05]For all designated states
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Aktiengesellschaft
88038 Friedrichshafen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / ESCHRICH, Gerhard
Untere Holunderstaffel 11
D-88069 Tettnang / DE
02 / HORSAK, Günther
Jasminweg 13/2
D-88074 Meckenbeuren / DE
03 / MÜLLER, Andreas
Hochstrasse 56
D-66280 Sulzbach / DE
[2000/05]
Application number, filing date98922660.008.04.1998
[2000/05]
WO1998EP02023
Priority number, dateDE199711538414.04.1997         Original published format: DE 19715384
[2000/05]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9846877
Date:22.10.1998
Language:DE
[1998/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0975872
Date:02.02.2000
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0975872
Date:26.06.2002
Language:DE
[2002/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.10.1998
ClassificationIPC:F02N11/10, F02N11/08
[2000/05]
CPC:
F02N11/103 (EP,US); F02N11/10 (KR); B60K28/10 (EP,US);
F16H59/10 (EP,US); F16H63/40 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/05]
TitleGerman:ANLASSSPERRSYSTEM FÜR EIN KRAFTFAHRZEUG MIT EINEM AUTOMATGETRIEBE[2000/05]
English:STARTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC GEAR BOX[2000/05]
French:SYSTEME D'ANTIDEMARRAGE POUR UN VEHICULE A MOTEUR EQUIPE D'UNE BOITE DE VITESSES AUTOMATIQUE[2000/05]
Entry into regional phase02.07.1999National basic fee paid 
02.07.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
02.07.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.10.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.07.1999Examination requested  [2000/05]
09.07.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.10.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.01.2002Fee for grant paid
05.01.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.03.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
21.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
23.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]DE3303455  (NISSAN MOTOR [JP]);
 [A]US4485694  (MOCHIDA HARUO [JP]);
 [A]EP0475390  (ZEXEL CORP [JP]) [A] 1 * claim 1 *;
 [A]DE4218708  (MERCEDES-BENZ);
 [DA]  - FÖRSTER, automatische fahrzeuggetriebe, SPRINGER VERLAG, (1991), XP002074879 [DA] * page 344 - page 347 * * page 392; figure 10.48 *
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