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EP1087213 - Hot-wire type air flow meter for internal combustion engine [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 10.11.2017 Database last updated on 30.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 02.12.2016
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	10.11.2017	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 13.12.2017 [2017/50]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP
	[2016/52]
Former [2016/32]	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP
Former [2001/13]	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Kanke, Atsushi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group New Marunouchi Bldg. 5-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	02 / Yamada, Masamichi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group New Marunouchi Bldg. 5-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	03 / Nakada, Keiichi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group New Marunouchi Bldg. 5-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	04 / Watanabe, Izumi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group New Marunouchi Bldg. 5-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	05 / Sonobe, Hisao c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group New Marunouchi Bldg. 5-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	[2016/52]
Former [2001/13]	01 / Kanke, Atsushi, Intellectual Property Group Hitachi Ltd. New Marunouchi Bldg. 1-5-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	02 / Yamada, Masamichi, Intellectual Property Group Hitachi Ltd. New Marunouchi Bldg. 1-5-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	03 / Nakada, Keiichi, Intellectual Property Group Hitachi Ltd. New Marunouchi Bldg. 1-5-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	04 / Watanabe, Izumi, Intellectual Property Group Hitachi Ltd. New Marunouchi Bldg. 1-5-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	05 / Sonobe, Hisao, Intellectual Property Group Hitachi Ltd. New Marunouchi Bldg. 1-5-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
Representative(s)	Erny, Tobias, et al MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB Paul-Heyse-Straße 29 80336 München / DE
	[2017/01]
Former [2009/25]	Erny, Tobias, et al MERH-IP Mathias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Paul-Heyse-Straße 29 80336 München / DE
Former [2001/13]	Beetz & Partner Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	00118267.4	04.09.2000
	[2001/13]
Priority number, date	JP19990270385	24.09.1999 Original published format: JP 27038599
	[2001/13]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1087213
	Date:	28.03.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/13]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1087213
	Date:	24.09.2003
	[2003/39]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1087213
	Date:	04.01.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/01]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.08.2003
Classification	IPC:	G01F1/684, G01F1/696, G01F1/698	[2016/29]
	CPC:	G01F1/6845 (EP,KR,US); G01F1/696 (EP,KR,US); G01F1/698 (EP,KR,US)
	Former IPC [2001/13]	G01F1/68
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2017/01]
Former [2004/25]	DE, FR, GB
Former [2001/13]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Heissdraht-Luftdurchflussmesser für eine Brennkraftmaschine	[2001/13]
	English:	Hot-wire type air flow meter for internal combustion engine	[2001/13]
	French:	Appareil de mesure du débit d'air du type à fil chaud pour moteur à combustion interne	[2001/13]
Examination procedure	09.01.2004	Examination requested [2004/12]
	01.02.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	11.08.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.08.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.03.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.08.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	20.02.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.12.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.04.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.07.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.11.2016	Fee for grant paid
	21.11.2016	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	21.11.2016	Receipt 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 01.02.2006
Opposition(s)	05.10.2017	No opposition filed within time limit [2017/50]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.09.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.09.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.09.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	21.09.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	02.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
	01.10.2007	Renewal fee patent year 08
	30.09.2008	Renewal fee patent year 09
	30.09.2009	Renewal fee patent year 10
	30.09.2010	Renewal fee patent year 11
	30.09.2011	Renewal fee patent year 12
	01.10.2012	Renewal fee patent year 13
	30.09.2013	Renewal fee patent year 14
	30.09.2014	Renewal fee patent year 15
	30.09.2015	Renewal fee patent year 16
	30.09.2016	Renewal fee patent year 17
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPS5566715 ;
		[X]US5355723 (GMELIN KARL [DE], et al) [X] 1-23 * whole document *;
		[X]JPH02170015 ;
		[A]US4870860 (OHTA MINORU [JP], et al) [A] 1-23 * column 1 - column 14 *;
		[A]JPS61139722
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19800808), vol. 004, no. 110, Database accession no. (P - 022), & JP55066715 A 19800520 (NIPPON SOKEN INC) [X] 1-23 * abstract *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900918), vol. 014, no. 434, Database accession no. (P - 1107), & JP02170015 A 19900629 (HITACHI LTD) [X] 1-23 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19861113), vol. 010, no. 334, Database accession no. (P - 515), & JP61139722 A 19860627 (JAPAN ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYST CO LTD) [A] 1-23 * abstract *
	Examination	JPH05264312
	by applicant	JPS5566715
		US5355723
		JPH02170015

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