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EP1255107 - Oil level and condition sensor [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 29.08.2008 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	29.08.2008	Refusal of application	published on 01.10.2008 [2008/40]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Delphi Technologies, Inc. P.O. Box 5052 Troy, Michigan 48007 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2002/45]	For all designated states Delphi Technologies, Inc. P.O. Box 5052 Troy Michigan 48007 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Ismail, Keith N. 6932 Imperial Ridge Drive El Paso, TX 79912 / US
	02 / Lecea, Oscar A. 653 Morningside Drive Grand Blanc, MI 48439 / US
	03 / Thomson, Steven D. 6305 Loma de Cristo El Paso, TX 79912 / US
	[2002/45]
Representative(s)	Denton, Michael John Delphi France SAS Bât. le Raspail - ZAC Paris Nord 2 22, avenue des Nations CS 65059 Villepinte 95972 Roissy CDG Cedex / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2002/45]	Denton, Michael John Delphi Automotive Systems, Centre Technique Paris, 117, avenue des Nations, B.P. 60059 95972 Roissy Charles de Gaulle Cédex / FR
Application number, filing date	02076333.0	05.04.2002
	[2002/45]
Priority number, date	US20010849201	04.05.2001 Original published format: US 849201
	[2002/45]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1255107
	Date:	06.11.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/45]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1255107
	Date:	07.07.2004
	[2004/28]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.05.2004
Classification	IPC:	G01N33/28, G01N27/22, G01F23/26	[2004/27]
	CPC:	G01F23/265 (EP,US); G01F23/268 (EP,US); G01N33/2888 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2002/45]	G01N33/28, G01F23/26
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2005/13]
Former [2002/45]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Ölpegel- und Ölzustandssensor	[2002/45]
	English:	Oil level and condition sensor	[2002/45]
	French:	Capteur de mesure du niveau et de l'état d'huile	[2002/45]
Examination procedure	07.01.2005	Examination requested [2005/12]
	08.12.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.04.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.09.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.11.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.05.2008	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.06.2008
	05.05.2008	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	15.05.2008	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/40]
	25.05.2008	Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/40]
	16.06.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	16.06.2008	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	03.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.05.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	02.05.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.05.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.04.2008	07 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]SU798576 ;
		[XA]US3123751 (BALSBAUGH S.) [X] 1,4,5 * column 1, line 18 * * column 2, line 1 - line 8 * * column 2, line 41 - line 67 * * column 3, line 12 - line 19 * * column 4, line 24 - line 29 * * column 4, line 38 - line 41 * * figures 1,4,5 * [A] 2,3,6-10;
		[A]US3524116 (BRAY WILLIAM O) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *;
		[XY]SU798576 (MO I KHIM MASH [SU]) [X] 1,4,5,8 * column 1, lines 1-10 * * column 3, line 55 - column 4, line 2 * * column 4, line 11 - line 22 * * column 4, line 35 - line 41 * * column 6, line 8 - line 15 * [Y] 2,3,6,7,9,10,12-21;
		[A]US4392378 (PITCHES BRIAN E [GB], et al) [A] 1-21* the whole document *;
		[XY]DE19511556 (DAIMLER BENZ AG [DE]) [X] 11 * column 1, line 48 - column 2, line 11 * * column 3, line 30 - line 42 * * figure 1 * [Y] 2,3,6,7,9,10,12-21;
		[XY]DE19757924 (MANNESMANN VDO AG [DE]) [X] 11 * column 1, line 3 - line 22 * * column 3, line 23 - line 34 * * figure 1 * [Y] 2,3,6,7,9,10,12-21;
		[XY] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1981, no. 42, Database accession no. 1981-K9224D, XP002279400 & SU798576 A 19810123 (MOSCOW CHEM EQUIP INST) [X] 1,4,5,8 * abstract * [Y] 2,3,6,7,9,10,12-21
	Examination	EP0338400

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