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EP About this file: EP1789313

EP1789313 - DECOUPLER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.08.2018
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.09.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.03.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip05.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, PT		published on 08.07.2020  [2020/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NT Consulting International Pty Limited
Unif F No. 2 Hudson Avenue
Castle Hill, New South Wales 2154 / AU
[2017/43]
Former [2011/15]For all designated states
NT Consulting International Pty Limited
Unif F No. 2 Hudson Avenue
Castle Hill, New South Wales 2154 / AU
Former [2007/22]For all designated states
Nautitech Pty Ltd
Unit 9/6 Anella Avenue Castle Hill
New South Wales 2154 / AU
Inventor(s)01 / TAMBA, Richard, Terence
17 Knights Way
Castle Hill, New South Wales 2154 / AU
02 / DUDZIK, Mariusz
4 Glenhope Road
West Pennant Hills, New South Wales 2125 / AU
03 / TAPPER, Stephen
19 Annette Street
Oatley, New South Wales 2223 / AU
04 / DONNELLY, Paul, Anthony
40 Reiby Drive
Baulkharn Hills NSW 2153 / AU
05 / RUMBLE, Dennis, Albert
6 Joalah Crescent
Berorwa Heights, New South Wales 2082 / AU
06 / MOWBRAY, Graham, Charles
260 Tizzana Road
Ebenezer, New South Wales 2756 / AU
 [2007/46]
Former [2007/22]01 / TAMBA, Richard, Terence
17 Knights Way
Castle Hill, New South Wales 2154 / AU
02 / DUDZIK, Mariusz
4 Glenhope Road
West Pennant Hills, New South Wales 2125 / AU
03 / TAPPER, Stephen
19 Annette Street
Oatley, New South Wales 2223 / AU
04 / DONNELLY, Paul, Anthony
Unit 20/2-4 Edensor
Epping, New South Wales 2121 / AU
05 / RUMBLE, Dennis, Albert
6 Joalah Crescent
Berorwa Heights, New South Wales 2082 / AU
06 / MOWBRAY, Graham, Charles
260 Tizzana Road
Ebenezer, New South Wales 2756 / AU
Representative(s)Rudkin, Mairi Ellen, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP The Beacon
176 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/43]Rudkin, Mairi Ellen, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
Former [2008/33]Shanks, Andrew, et al
Marks & Clerk Scotland 19 Royal Exchange Square
Glasgow G1 3AE / GB
Former [2007/22]Shanks, Andrew, et al
Marks & Clerk 19 Royal Exchange Square
GB-Glasgow G1 3AE / GB
Application number, filing date04737605.823.07.2004
[2007/22]
WO2004AU00986
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005102836
Date:03.11.2005
Language:EN
[2005/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1789313
Date:30.05.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.11.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1789313
Date:25.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU03.11.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.08.2013
ClassificationIPC:B63H23/30, B63H23/06, B63H23/12, F16H3/54
[2007/22]
CPC:
F16H3/54 (EP,US); B63H20/20 (EP,US); B63H23/02 (EP,US);
B63H23/30 (EP,US); B63H2023/0283 (EP,US); F16H2045/0268 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/43]
Former [2007/22]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:ENTKOPPLER[2007/22]
English:DECOUPLER[2007/22]
French:DECOUPLEUR[2007/22]
Entry into regional phase09.02.2007National basic fee paid 
09.02.2007Search fee paid 
09.02.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
09.02.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.08.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
09.02.2007Examination requested  [2007/22]
29.03.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.11.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.05.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.09.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.02.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.07.2017Fee for grant paid
21.07.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.07.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  15.11.2013
Opposition(s)26.07.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
10.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
10.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
14.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
12.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
13.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
10.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
14.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
10.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
11.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
12.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 14
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.07.200704   M06   Fee paid on   10.10.2007
31.07.201714   M06   Fee paid on   12.09.2017
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.07.2004
AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
ES25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
IT25.10.2017
MC25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
PT25.10.2017
RO25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SI25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
TR25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
GB23.07.2018
IE23.07.2018
LU23.07.2018
[2020/27]
Former [2020/16]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
ES25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
IT25.10.2017
MC25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
RO25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SI25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
TR25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
GB23.07.2018
IE23.07.2018
LU23.07.2018
Former [2019/35]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
ES25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
IT25.10.2017
MC25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
RO25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SI25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
GB23.07.2018
IE23.07.2018
LU23.07.2018
Former [2019/21]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
IT25.10.2017
MC25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
RO25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SI25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
GB23.07.2018
IE23.07.2018
LU23.07.2018
Former [2019/19]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
IT25.10.2017
MC25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
RO25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SI25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
IE23.07.2018
LU23.07.2018
Former [2019/17]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
IT25.10.2017
MC25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
RO25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SI25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
LU23.07.2018
Former [2019/15]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
IT25.10.2017
MC25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
RO25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SI25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
Former [2018/52]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
IT25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
RO25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SI25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
Former [2018/41]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
IT25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
RO25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
Former [2018/39]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
IT25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
Former [2018/37]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
PL25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
Former [2018/35]AT25.10.2017
CY25.10.2017
CZ25.10.2017
DK25.10.2017
EE25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
SK25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
Former [2018/24]AT25.10.2017
FI25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
SE25.10.2017
BG25.01.2018
GR26.01.2018
Former [2018/22]FI25.10.2017
NL25.10.2017
Former [2018/17]NL25.10.2017
Documents cited:Search[X]US3077115  (CHAPMAN JR CHARLES S) [X] 1-32,38-49 * figure - *;
 [X]JPS56143849  (AISIN SEIKI) [X] 1-32,38-49 * figure 1 *;
 [XY]EP1203899  (NSK LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1-32,38-49 * figure - * * paragraphs [0034] , [0038] * [Y] 33-37;
 [X]EP1258658  (NISSAN MOTOR [JP]) [X] 1-32,38-49 * figure 7 *;
 [A]US2002173895  (KITAORI ICHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1,9,10,14,17,20,33-37,45,49* figure - *;
 [X]JP2003035353  (NISSAN MOTOR) [X] 1-32,38-49 * figure - *;
 [YA]JP2003220842  (EXEDY CORP) [Y] 33-37 * figure - * [A] 1,9,10,14,17,20,45,49;
 [X]JP2004162805  (NISSAN MOTOR) [X] 1-32,38-49 * figure - *
International search[X]US5474480  (SCHWARZ JOSEF [DE], et al);
 [X]WO9703876  (SHEPPARD LYNN JOHN [GB]);
 [X]WO0038981  (VOLVO PENTA AB [SE], et al);
 [X]DE10005538  (ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN [DE]);
 [X]US6302227  (TAKEMURA TADASHI [JP], et al);
 [X]GB2367598  (COMBINED ENGINEERING CONCEPTS [GB]);
 [X]WO02085703  (HALLEY IAN [GB])
by applicantEP1203899
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