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EP1237258 - Rotational electric machine and a vehicle loaded therewith [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.01.2010
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip03.12.2010Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 05.01.2011  [2011/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/07]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Former [2002/36]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Joong, Kim Houng, Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building., 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Okabe, Satoru, Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building., 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
 [2009/03]
Former [2002/36]01 / Joong, Kim Houng, Hitachi, Ltd., Int. Prop. Gp.
New Marunouchi Bldg., 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Okabe, Satoru, Hitachi, Ltd., Int. Prop. Gp.
New Marunouchi Bldg., 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/36]Beetz & Partner Patentanwälte
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date01119780.328.08.2001
[2002/36]
Priority number, dateJP2001005392028.02.2001         Original published format: JP 2001053920
[2002/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1237258
Date:04.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/36]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1237258
Date:27.10.2004
[2004/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1237258
Date:04.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.09.2004
ClassificationIPC:H02K7/18, H02K7/12, H02K16/02
[2002/36]
CPC:
B60W20/00 (EP,US); H02P21/00 (KR); B60K6/26 (EP,US);
B60K6/38 (US); B60K6/485 (EP,US); B60K6/54 (EP,US);
B60L15/025 (EP,US); B60L50/16 (EP,US); B60L50/61 (EP,US);
B60W10/02 (US); B60W10/08 (EP,US); H02K21/029 (EP,US);
B60W2710/027 (US); Y02T10/62 (EP,US); Y02T10/64 (EP,US);
Y02T10/70 (EP); Y02T10/7072 (EP,US); Y10S903/903 (EP,US);
Y10S903/906 (EP,US); Y10S903/917 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2005/29]
Former [2002/36]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Drehende elektrische Maschine und Fahrzeug damit[2002/36]
English:Rotational electric machine and a vehicle loaded therewith[2002/36]
French:Machine électrique tournante et véhicule muni de celle-ci[2002/36]
Examination procedure18.02.2005Examination requested  [2005/16]
17.06.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.12.2008Fee for grant paid
22.12.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.12.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2010/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
23.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
24.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
31.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
01.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB28.08.2009
[2011/01]
Documents cited:Search[X] US6191561  (BARTEL ROGER P et al.) [X] 1-7 * column A * * column 3, line 46 - column 4, line 45 * * column 5, line 31 - column 6, line 29 * * column 6, line 62 - column 7, line 49 * * column 9, lines 25-34; figures 1-5,9-12 *
 [X] US5821710  (MASUZAWA MASAHIRO et al.) [X] 2,4,6 * column A * * column 8, line 21 - column 9, line 21; figure 3 *
 [A] US5309081  (SHAH MAHESH J et al.) [A] 21-26 * column A * * column 2, line 44 - column 3, line 6 * * column 4, line 39 - column 5, line 52; figures 1,2 *
 [A] EP0817359  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD et al.) [A] 21-26 * column A * * column 7, lines 9-41; figure 1 *
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