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EP1167718 - Control device and device for generating swirls in internal combustion engine [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.04.2007
Database last updated on 22.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2007Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: IT
published on 07.11.2007  [2007/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/23]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Former [2002/01]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yamaguchi, Junichi
847-5 Funaishikawa, Tokai-mura
Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1111 / JP
02 / Ohsuga, Minoru
2-21-5, Sotono
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-0053 / JP
03 / Komuro, Ryoichi
12-1-503, Aoba-cho
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-0056 / JP
 [2002/22]
Former [2002/01]01 / Yamaguchi, Junichi
20-3, Ayukawa-cho 6-chome
Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki 316 / JP
02 / Ohsuga, Minoru
2-21-5, Sotono
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-0053 / JP
03 / Komuro, Ryoichi
12-1-503, Aoba-cho
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-0056 / JP
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/01]Beetz & Partner Patentanwälte
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date01122629.709.07.1993
[2002/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1167718
Date:02.01.2002
Language:EN
[2002/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1167718
Date:21.06.2006
Language:EN
[2006/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.11.2001
ClassificationIPC:F02B31/00, F02B31/08, F02D43/00
[2002/01]
CPC:
F02M35/10216 (EP,US); F02B31/08 (EP); F02B31/085 (EP);
F02D37/02 (EP); F02D41/0002 (EP); F02D43/00 (EP);
F02M35/1085 (EP,US); F02B2031/006 (EP); F02D2041/0015 (EP);
Y02T10/12 (EP); Y02T10/40 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2002/01]
TitleGerman:Steuervorrichtung und Drallgenerierungsvorrichtung in einer Brennkraftmaschine[2002/01]
English:Control device and device for generating swirls in internal combustion engine[2002/01]
French:Dispositif de réglage et dispositif pour la génération de turbulences dans un moteur à combustion interne[2002/01]
Examination procedure30.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/27]
10.02.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.08.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.09.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.10.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.11.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.05.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.11.2005Date of oral proceedings
08.12.2005Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
22.12.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.05.2006Fee for grant paid
02.05.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP93916157.6  / EP0664384
Opposition(s)22.03.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
15.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
15.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
15.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
15.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
15.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
15.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 09
30.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 10
31.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 11
27.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 12
26.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  Tooltipdeleted
[2007/45]
Former [2007/36]IT21.06.2006
Documents cited:Search[Y]JPH0586873  ;
 [A]JPH05113146  ;
 [A]JPS6232229  ;
 [A]US4484549  (YOKOYAMA HIROSHI [JP]) [A] 1,2 * figures 2,5 * * column A * * column 4, line 1 - line 62 *;
 [A]EP0137394  (MAZDA MOTOR [JP]) [A] 1 * figures 1,2 * * abstract * * column 5, line 4 - line 38 *;
 [A]US4519355  (FUJIMURA KAZUSHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1,2 * figures 1,7 * * column A * * column 9, line 1 - line 54 *;
 [A]US4972814  (MATSUKI MITSUO [US], et al) [A] 1 * figure 1 * * column A * * claims 1-4 *;
 [A]EP0451783  (JAPAN ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYST [JP]) [A] 1 * figure 1 * * abstract * * page 3, line 6 - line 51 *;
 [YA]US5115782  (KLINKE CHRISTIAN [DE], et al) [Y] 1 * figure 1 * * column A * * column 2, line 66 - column 4, line 60 * [A] 2-4
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930806), vol. 017, no. 423, Database accession no. (M - 1458), & JP05086873 A 19930406 (SUZUKI MOTOR CORP) [Y] 1 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930831), vol. 017, no. 479, Database accession no. (M - 1471), & JP05113146 A 19930507 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [A] 1-3 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19870711), vol. 011, no. 215, Database accession no. (M - 606), & JP62032229 A 19870212 (MAZDA MOTOR CORP) [A] 1,4 * abstract *
ExaminationUS4753200
by applicantJPS6158921
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