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EP1312827 - Floating port blocker for the piston of a damper [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.04.2007
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 30.05.2007  [2007/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tenneco Automotive Inc.
500 North Field Drive Lake Forest
Illinois 60045 / US
[2006/25]
Former [2003/21]For all designated states
Tenneco Automotive Inc.
500 North Field Drive
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Dodge, Dean R.
9838 Wood Bend Drive
Saline, Michigan 48176 / US
 [2003/21]
Representative(s)Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Schwanthalerstrasse 106
80339 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/15]Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Schwanthalerstrasse 106
80339 München / DE
Former [2003/21]Wehnert, Werner, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Graalfs, Wehnert, Döring, Siemons, Schildberg, Mozartstrasse 23
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date02025877.819.11.2002
[2003/21]
Priority number, dateUS2001099231619.11.2001         Original published format: US 992316
[2003/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1312827
Date:21.05.2003
Language:EN
[2003/21]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1312827
Date:14.07.2004
[2004/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1312827
Date:21.06.2006
Language:EN
[2006/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.06.2004
ClassificationIPC:F16F9/348, F16F9/512, F16F9/516
[2003/21]
CPC:
F16F9/3484 (EP,US); F16F9/512 (EP,US); F16F9/516 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2005/14]
Former [2003/21]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Schwimmende Verschlussscheibe für einen Stossdämpferkolben[2003/21]
English:Floating port blocker for the piston of a damper[2003/21]
French:Elément flottant de blocage d'un orifice dans un piston d'amortisseur[2003/21]
Examination procedure14.10.2004Examination requested  [2004/51]
15.11.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.03.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.12.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.03.2006Fee for grant paid
27.03.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.03.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US3029903  (KENNETH WASDELL WILLIAM) [X] 1-12 * the whole document *;
 [A]US4060155  (DUCKETT WILLIAM ARTHUR) [A] 1-12* the whole document *;
 [A]US4964493  (YAMAURA TAMOTSU [JP], et al) [A] 1-12 * column 12, line 17 - line 43; figures 15,16 *;
 [A]US5413195  (MURAKAMI TOMOHARU [JP]) [A] 1-12 * column 4, line 27 - column 6, line 61; figure 1 *;
 [X]US6089142  (ADRIAN ADOLF [DE], et al) [X] 1-12 * the whole document *;
 [A]US6276498  (KIRCHNER HOLGER [DE]) [A] 1-12 * abstract *
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