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EP1420168 - Centrifugal blower [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.05.2007
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip09.11.2007Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: IT
published on 12.12.2007  [2007/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sanden Corporation
20 Kotobuki-cho Isesaki-shi
Gunma 372-8502 / JP
[2006/28]
Former [2004/21]For all designated states
Sanden Corporation
20 Kotobuki-cho
Isesaki-shi, Gunma 372-8502 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nabeta, Yukio
c/o Sanden Corporation 20, Kotobuki-cho
Isesaki-shi Gunma 372-8502 / JP
 [2004/21]
Representative(s)Haley, Stephen
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/21]Haley, Stephen
Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date03257081.410.11.2003
[2004/21]
Priority number, dateJP2002033395318.11.2002         Original published format: JP 2002333953
[2004/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1420168
Date:19.05.2004
Language:EN
[2004/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1420168
Date:12.07.2006
Language:EN
[2006/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.01.2004
ClassificationIPC:F04D29/42
[2004/21]
CPC:
F04D25/166 (EP); F04D29/4213 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   IT [2005/06]
Former [2004/21]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Radiallüfter[2004/21]
English:Centrifugal blower[2004/21]
French:Soufflante radiale[2004/21]
Examination procedure05.11.2004Examination requested  [2005/01]
20.11.2004Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
27.12.2004Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GB, GR, HU, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
11.03.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.04.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.05.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.06.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.09.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.11.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.02.2006Fee for grant paid
02.02.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.04.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
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[2007/50]
Former [2007/40]IT12.07.2006
Documents cited:Search[X] US2002021963  (KIM SUNG CHUN et al.) [X] 1,2 * paragraph [0007] * * figures 3,7 *
 [X] US6206633  (NAKAMURA TAKESHI et al.) [X] 1,2 * the whole document *
 [X] EP1178215  (CALSONIC KANSEI CORP et al.) [X] 1,2 * the whole document *
 [X] EP0837246  (PM LUFT et al.) [X] 1 * column 2, lines 15-30 * * figure 2 *
 [X] US1875881  (MORSE CLARK T et al.) [X] 1 * page 1, lines 39-47 * * figures 2,3 *
 [A] US3846040  (DENNIS D et al.) [A] 4,5 * the whole document *
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