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EP1512212 - ROTARY PERMANENT MAGNET ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH VARYING AIR GAP BETWEEN INTERFACING STATOR AND ROTOR ELEMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  09.01.2009
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.01.2009Refusal of applicationpublished on 11.02.2009  [2009/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MATRA MANUFACTURING & SERVICES SAS
4, rue de Presbourg
75116 Paris / FR
[2006/48]
Former [2005/10]For all designated states
Wavecrest Laboratories, LLC
45600 Terminal Drive
Dulles, VA 20166 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MASLOV, Boris, A.
10814 Oldfield Drive
Reston, VA 20191 / US
02 / SOGHOMONIAN, Zareh, Salmasi
22340 Great Trail Terrace
Sterling, VA 20164 / US
 [2005/10]
Representative(s)Vougny, Christophe, et al
Cabinet Plasseraud
52 Rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2008/35]Vougny, Christophe, et al
Cabinet Plasseraud 52 rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2006/41]Vougny, Christophe, et al
Cabinet Plasseraud 52 rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2005/10]HOFFMANN - EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date03719436.228.03.2003
[2005/10]
WO2003US08673
Priority number, dateUS2002016025704.06.2002         Original published format: US 160257
US2002016025404.06.2002         Original published format: US 160254
US2002020784831.07.2002         Original published format: US 207848
[2005/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03105318
Date:18.12.2003
Language:EN
[2003/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1512212
Date:09.03.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.12.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.12.2003
ClassificationIPC:H02K21/12, H02K1/14
[2005/10]
CPC:
H02K1/12 (KR); H02K1/14 (KR); H02K1/18 (KR);
H02K1/22 (KR); H02K1/26 (KR); H02K1/27 (KR);
H02K21/12 (KR); H02K21/22 (KR) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2005/10]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEKTRISCHER PERMANENTMAGNETDREHMOTOR MIT LUFTSPALT WECHSENLDER BREITE ZWISCHEN ROTOR- UND STATORELEMENTEN[2005/10]
English:ROTARY PERMANENT MAGNET ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH VARYING AIR GAP BETWEEN INTERFACING STATOR AND ROTOR ELEMENTS[2005/10]
French:MOTEUR ELECTRIQUE A AIMANT PERMANENT ROTATIF AVEC ENTREFER VARIABLE ENTRE LES ELEMENTS DE STATOR ET DE ROTOR EN INTERFACE[2005/10]
Entry into regional phase30.11.2004National basic fee paid 
30.11.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
30.11.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.12.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
30.11.2004Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.11.2004Examination requested  [2005/10]
08.04.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.05.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.01.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.04.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.09.2008Date of oral proceedings
23.09.2008Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2009/07]
23.09.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
03.10.2008Application refused, date of legal effect [2009/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
25.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[X]US6329736  (BERNAUER CHRISTOF [DE], et al) [X] 1-3 * column 3, line 33 - line 34; figures 1,6 *;
 [X]US5041749  (GASER MIRKO [YU], et al) [X] 1-3 * figures 2,3; claim 1 *;
 [XY]US4496887  (ICHIHARA NOBORU [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,4 * figure 5A * [Y] 10;
 [X]EP0664600  (NSK LTD [JP]) [X] 1,7 * figures 32,33 *;
 [X]JPH09103062  ;
 [XY]US5962938  (BOBAY DENNIS P [US], et al) [X] 1,8,9 * column 4, line 11 - line 21; figures 2,3 * * column 3, line 49 - line 57 * [Y] 10;
 [Y]DE19924038  (SCHAEFERTOENS JOERN H [DE]) [Y] 1,5,6,8,11 * the whole document *;
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990331), vol. 1999, no. 07, & JP09103062 A 19970415 (SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECH CO LTD) [X] 1-3 * abstract *
 [Y]  - ZHU Z Q ET AL, INFLUENCE OF DESIGN PARAMETERS ON COGGING TORQUE IN PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINES, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENERGY CONVERSION, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, VOL. 15, NR. 4, PAGE(S) 407-412, (20001201), ISSN 0885-8969, XP002206342 [Y] 1,5,6,8,11 * paragraph [00IV]; figure 7 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/60.900501
ExaminationUS6188159
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