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EP1240048 - ADJUSTER FOR A VEHICLE SEAT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.07.2006
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.07.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.08.2006  [2006/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
Hertelsbrunnenring 2
67657 Kaiserslautern / DE
[2003/21]
Former [2002/38]For all designated states
Keiper GmbH & Co.
Hertelsbrunnenring 2
67657 Kaiserslautern / DE
Inventor(s)01 / HÄNSEL, Richard
Am Alzeyer Tor 10
55237 Flonheim / DE
02 / RUETH, Andreas
Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 21
67663 Kaiserslautern / DE
 [2002/38]
Representative(s)Patentanwälte Hosenthien-Held und Dr. Held
Klopstockstrasse 63-65
70193 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/38]Patentanwälte Hosenthien-Held und Dr. Held
Klopstockstrasse 63
70193 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date01980494.717.10.2001
[2002/38]
WO2001EP12000
Priority number, dateDE200015209220.10.2000         Original published format: DE 10052092
[2002/38]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0234564
Date:02.05.2002
Language:DE
[2002/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1240048
Date:18.09.2002
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.05.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1240048
Date:07.09.2005
Language:DE
[2005/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.05.2002
ClassificationIPC:B60N2/235
[2002/38]
CPC:
B60N2/2352 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/22]
Former [2002/38]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:EINSTELLER FÜR EINEN FAHRZEUGSITZ[2002/38]
English:ADJUSTER FOR A VEHICLE SEAT[2002/38]
French:ELEMENT DE REGLAGE DESTINE A UN SIEGE DE VEHICULE[2002/38]
Entry into regional phase18.05.2002National basic fee paid 
18.05.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
18.05.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.05.2002Examination requested  [2002/38]
28.12.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.03.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.07.2005Fee for grant paid
08.07.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.06.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
06.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]US4146267  (MORI MAMORU, et al) [X] 1-4,8 * column A; figure 3 *;
 [X]JPH01218407  (TACHI S CO) [X] 1-4,8 * figure 9 *;
 [X]EP0506580  (FUJI KIKO KK [JP]) [X] 1-6,8 * column 4, line 32 - line 38; figure 2 *;
 [X]US5340196  (IKEGAYA ISAO [JP], et al) [X] 1-4,8 * column 13, line 53 - column 14, line 28; figure 25 *;
 [A]FR2730960  (TACHI S CO [JP]) [A] 1-4,8* page 9, line 14 - page 10, line 3; figure 2A *;
 [X]EP0776781  (FUJI KIKO KK [JP]) [X] 1-4,8 * column 5, line 21 - line 25; figure 2 *
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