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EP1049594 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.08.2006
Database last updated on 22.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip11.08.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 13.09.2006  [2006/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Piech, Ferdinand
Volkswagen AG
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
[2000/45]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
[2000/45]
Representative(s)le Vrang, Klaus
AUDI AG
Patentabteilung
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/45]Le Vrang, Klaus
AUDI AG, Patentabteilung
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
Application number, filing date99906201.125.01.1999
[2000/45]
WO1999EP00462
Priority number, dateDE199810337029.01.1998         Original published format: DE 19803370
[2000/45]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9938718
Date:05.08.1999
Language:DE
[1999/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1049594
Date:08.11.2000
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.08.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1049594
Date:05.10.2005
Language:DE
[2005/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.08.1999
ClassificationIPC:B60G17/005, B60G17/015, B60R21/00, B60T8/00
[2000/45]
CPC:
B60T8/1755 (EP,US); B60G17/005 (EP,US); B60G17/0185 (EP,US);
B60G17/0195 (EP,US); B60W30/085 (EP,US); B60G2400/104 (EP,US);
B60G2400/106 (EP,US); B60G2400/39 (EP,US); B60G2400/50 (EP,US);
B60G2400/61 (EP,US); B60G2800/014 (EP,US); B60G2800/222 (EP,US);
B60G2800/90 (EP,US); B60G2800/912 (EP,US); B60G2800/92 (EP,US);
B60R21/01 (EP,US); B60T2260/06 (EP,US); B60T2260/09 (EP,US);
B60W10/22 (EP,US); B60W2030/082 (EP,US); B60W2520/105 (EP,US);
B60W2710/223 (EP,US); B60W2710/226 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2000/45]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM BETREIBEN EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGES[2000/45]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE[2000/45]
French:PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN VEHICULE A MOTEUR[2000/45]
Entry into regional phase24.06.2000National basic fee paid 
24.06.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
24.06.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.08.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
24.06.2000Examination requested  [2000/45]
01.04.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.07.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.08.2005Fee for grant paid
03.08.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.07.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
14.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
21.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
10.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
31.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[X]JPS58131442  ;
 [Y]JPH04103420  ;
 [Y]JPH0699713  ;
 [AD]DE4019732  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]);
 [A]WO9108120  (TEVES GMBH ALFRED [DE]) [A] 1,9-14,16,17 * abstract *;
 [A]US5173857  (OKUYAMA YUJI [JP], et al);
 [A]GB2292126  (ROVER GROUP [GB]) [A] 1,2,11-17 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE4436162  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-3,12-15,17 * abstract * * column 3, line 7 - column 4, line 36; claims 1,5,7 *;
 [A]DE19549083  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE], et al) [A] 1-3,11-17 * the whole document *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19831028), vol. 007, no. 244, Database accession no. (M - 252), & JP58131442 A 19830805 (NIPPON DENSO KK) [X] 1,13 * abstract *
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920724), vol. 016, no. 343, Database accession no. (M - 1285), & JP04103420 A 19920406 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP;OTHERS: 01) [Y] 1,13 * abstract *
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940711), vol. 018, no. 366, Database accession no. (M - 1636), & JP06099713 A 19940412 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [Y] 1,13 * abstract *
by applicantDE4019732
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