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EP1156552 - A construction for preventing erroneous assembling of battery terminals, a battery and a set of terminals [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.04.2007
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.08.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 05.09.2007  [2007/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
1-14, Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-city
Mie 510-8503 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/25]For all designated states
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
1-14, Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-City
Mie, 510-8503 / JP
Former [2001/47]For all designated states
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
1-14, Nishisuehiro-cho
Yokkaichi-City, Mie, 510-8503 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Wakata, Shigekazu, c/o Sumitomo Wiring Systems
1-14, Nishisuehiro-cho
Yokkaichi-city, Mie, 510-8503 / JP
02 / Matsunaga, Hideki, c/o Sumitomo Wiring Systems
1-14, Nishisuehiro-cho
Yokkaichi-city, Mie, 510-8503 / JP
03 / Itou, Keiichi, Toyota Jidosha K.K.
1, Toyota-cho, Toyota-shi
Aichi-ken, 471-8572 / JP
04 / Shiraki, Kazuyuki, c/o Toyota Jidosha K.K.
1, Toyota-cho, Toyota-shi
Aichi-ken, 471-8572 / JP
05 / Wakui, Masanori, c/o Toyota Jidosha K.K.
1, Toyota-cho, Toyota-shi
Aichi-ken, 471-8572 / JP
 [2001/47]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/47]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date01105306.306.03.2001
[2001/47]
Priority number, dateJP2000006243907.03.2000         Original published format: JP 2000062439
JP2000008012122.03.2000         Original published format: JP 2000080121
[2001/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1156552
Date:21.11.2001
Language:EN
[2001/47]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1156552
Date:28.11.2001
[2001/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1156552
Date:21.06.2006
Language:EN
[2006/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.10.2001
ClassificationIPC:H01R11/28, H01M2/30
[2001/47]
CPC:
H01R11/282 (EP,US); H01R11/283 (EP,US); H01R11/289 (EP,US);
H01R13/642 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   IT [2002/34]
Former [2002/33]DE,  FR,  GB 
Former [2001/47]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Anordnung zum Vorbeugen von falsch Anschliessen von Batterieklemmen, Batterie und Kontaktklemmen[2001/47]
English:A construction for preventing erroneous assembling of battery terminals, a battery and a set of terminals[2001/47]
French:Arrangement pour prévenir l'assemblage incorrect de bornes de batterie, batterie et des connecteurs[2001/47]
Examination procedure29.03.2001Examination requested  [2001/47]
29.05.2002Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
15.07.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.10.2002Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) GB
25.11.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.12.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.03.2006Fee for grant paid
30.03.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP05001226.9  / EP1531521
EP05001227.7  / EP1526609
EP05001228.5  / EP1526610
Opposition(s)22.03.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
09.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
08.07.2002GB   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT21.06.2006
[2007/36]
Documents cited:Search[XY]GB700131  (OLDHAM & SON LTD, et al) [X] 1,4,12,15 * page 1, line 53 - page 2, line 79; figure - * [Y] 3,7;
 [XY]DE2028012  (TUPPECK HORST) [X] 1,12,15 * page 1 - page 2; figure - * [Y] 3;
 [XA]US3980388  (NAILOR III WILLIAM KIRBY) [X] 1,12,15 * column 2, line 18 - column 3, line 20; figure 4 * [A] 3,5;
 [XA]US4064328  (ALLEN CHARLES H) [X] 12,14 * column 3, line 36 - column 5; figure - * [A] 2,8;
 [X]EP0349473  (HOPPECKE ZOELLNER SOHN ACCU [DE]) [X] 12-14 * column 7, line 14 - column 9, line 38; figures 1,2 *;
 [Y]US5672442  (BURNETT JASON TODD [US]) [Y] 7* column 2, line 56 - column 4, line 12; figure - *
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