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EP1128092 - A method for automatically balancing belt tension [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/35]Belt power transmission device
[2010/47]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.02.2012
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.02.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.03.2012  [2012/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.
2-15, Meiwa-dori 3-chome, Hyogo-ku Kobe-shi
Hyogo 652-0883 / JP
[2011/15]
Former [2001/35]For all designated states
BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
2-15, Meiwa-dori 3-chome, Hyogo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 652-0883 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kurose, Yoshitaka, c/o Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.
2-15, Meiwa-dori 3-chome, Hyogo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 652-0883 / JP
 [2011/15]
Former [2001/35]01 / Kurose, Yoshitaka, Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.
2-15, Meiwa-dori 3-chome, Hyogo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 652-0883 / JP
Representative(s)Zinnecker, Armin, et al
Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstrasse 23
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/51]Zinnecker, Armin, et al
Lorenz Seidler Gossel Rechtsanwälte - Patentanwälte Widenmayerstrasse 23
80538 München / DE
Former [2001/35]Zinnecker, Armin, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Lorenz-Seidler-Gossel, Widenmayerstrasse 23
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date01104390.823.02.2001
[2001/35]
Priority number, dateJP2000004977225.02.2000         Original published format: JP 2000049772
[2001/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1128092
Date:29.08.2001
Language:EN
[2001/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1128092
Date:16.10.2002
[2002/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1128092
Date:13.04.2011
Language:EN
[2011/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.09.2002
ClassificationIPC:F16H7/12
[2001/35]
CPC:
F16H7/1218 (EP,US); F16H7/12 (KR); F16H2007/081 (EP,US);
F16H2007/0893 (EP,US); F16H2007/0897 (EP,US); F16H7/0831 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2003/28]
Former [2001/35]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur automatischen Balancierung der Riemenspannung[2010/47]
English:A method for automatically balancing belt tension[2010/47]
French:Procédé d'équilibrage automatique de la tension d'une courroie[2010/47]
Former [2001/35]Riementrieb zur Leistungsübertragung
Former [2001/35]Belt power transmission device
Former [2001/35]Transmission de puissance par courroie
Examination procedure14.04.2003Examination requested  [2003/24]
29.05.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.09.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.06.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.11.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.02.2011Fee for grant paid
03.02.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.01.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
26.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
24.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
24.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
27.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
27.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
26.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
25.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
25.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE4006366  (KLOECKNER HUMBOLDT DEUTZ AG [DE]) [A] 1* claim 4 *;
 [DA]EP0546825  (MITSUBOSHI BELTING LTD [JP]) [DA] 1 * the whole document *;
 [PA]WO0034684  (LITENS AUTOMOTIVE INC [CA]) [PA] 1 * figure 6 *;
 [A]  - NAWROCKI W T ET AL, "SIZING SPRING TENSIONERS FOR V-BELT DRIVES", MACHINE DESIGN, PENTON,INC. CLEVELAND, US, (19900111), vol. 62, no. 1, ISSN 0024-9114, page 132,134,136,13, XP000095637 [A] 1 * the whole document *
by applicantJPH05164206
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