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EP1705392 - DOUBLE-ROW SELF-ALIGNING ROLLER BEARING AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING WIND TURBINE GENERATOR MAIN SHAFT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 29.07.2016 Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	29.07.2016	Change - classification	published on 31.08.2016 [2016/35]
	29.07.2016	Change - classification	published on 31.08.2016 [2016/35]
	29.07.2016	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 31.08.2016 [2016/35]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states NTN Corporation 3-17, Kyomachibori 1-chome, Nishi-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0003 / JP
	[2010/01]
Former [2006/39]	For all designated states NTN CORPORATION 3-17 Kyomachibori 1-chome, Nishi-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0003 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / NAKAGAWA, Naoki, @c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	02 / HORI, Masaharu, @c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	03 / MAEDA, Takeshi, @c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	04 / YAGI, Souichi, @c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	05 / SASABE, Mitsuo, @c/o NTN Corporation 3-17, Kyomachibori 1-chome Nishi-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0003 / JP
	06 / MORI, Nobuyuki, @c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	[2016/35]
Former [2009/46]	01 / NAKAGAWA, Naoki, c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida, Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	02 / HORI, Masaharu, c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida, Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	03 / MAEDA, Takeshi, c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida, Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	04 / YAGI, Souichi, c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida, Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	05 / SASABE, Mitsuo, c/o NTN Corporation 3-17, Kyomachibori 1-chome, Nishi-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0003 / JP
	06 / MORI, Nobuyuki, c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida, Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
Former [2006/39]	01 / NAKAGAWA, Naoki, c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida, Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	02 / HORI, Masaharu, c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumia, Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	03 / MAEDA, Takeshi, c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumia, Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	04 / YAGI, Souichi, c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida, Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
	05 / SASABE, Mitsuo, c/o NTN Corporation 3-17, Kyomachibori 1-chome, Nishi-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0003 / JP
	06 / MORI, Nobuyuki, c/o NTN Corporation 3066 Aza Oyumida, Oaza Higashikata Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-0811 / JP
Representative(s)	Wagner, Kilian, et al Behrmann Wagner Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte Hegau-Tower Maggistrasse 5 (10. OG) 78224 Singen / DE
	[2016/35]
Former [2010/12]	Wagner, Kilian, et al Hiebsch Behrmann Wagner Patentanwälte Hegau-Tower Maggistrasse 5 (10. OG) 78224 Singen / DE
Former [2008/35]	Hiebsch, Gerhard F. Hiebsch Behrmann Nüsse Patentanwälte Postfach 464 78204 Singen / DE
Former [2006/39]	Hiebsch, Gerhard F. Hiebsch Behrmann Nüsse Patentanwälte Postfach 464 78204 Singen / DE
Application number, filing date	04818890.8	16.11.2004
	[2006/39]
	WO2004JP16977
Priority number, date	JP20030388314	18.11.2003 Original published format: JP 2003388314
	JP20040015341	23.01.2004 Original published format: JP 2004015341
	JP20040273029	21.09.2004 Original published format: JP 2004273029
	JP20040273030	21.09.2004 Original published format: JP 2004273030
	[2006/39]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2005050038
	Date:	02.06.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/22]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1705392
	Date:	27.09.2006
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.06.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2006/39]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1705392
	Date:	06.01.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/01]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1705392
	Date:	31.08.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/35]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	02.06.2005
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	02.05.2007
Classification	IPC:	F16C23/08, F16C33/60, F16C19/56, F16C19/50, F16C33/36, F16C33/62, F16C33/64	[2016/35]
	CPC:	F16C25/083 (EP,US); F03D80/70 (EP,US); F16C19/505 (EP,US); F16C19/542 (EP,US); F16C23/086 (EP,US); F16C33/36 (EP,US); (+) F16C33/60 (EP,US); F16C33/62 (EP,US); F16C19/38 (EP,US); F16C2240/34 (EP,US); F16C2240/40 (EP); F16C2240/76 (EP); F16C2300/14 (EP,US); F16C2360/31 (EP,US); Y02E10/72 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2007/22]	F16C23/08, F16C33/60, F16C19/56, F03D11/00, F16C19/50, F16C33/36, F16C33/62, F16C33/64
	Former IPC [2006/39]	F16C23/08, F16C19/38, F16C33/60, F16C19/54, F03D11/04
Designated contracting states	DE, ES [2016/35]
Former [2007/08]	DE, ES
Former [2006/39]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	ZWEIREIHIGES, SELBSTAUSRICHTENDES ROLLENLAGER UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ABSTÜTZUNG DER HAUPTWELLE EINES WINDTURBINENGENERATORS	[2006/39]
	English:	DOUBLE-ROW SELF-ALIGNING ROLLER BEARING AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING WIND TURBINE GENERATOR MAIN SHAFT	[2006/39]
	French:	ROULEMENT A ROTULE SUR DEUX RANGEES DE ROULEAUX ET DISPOSITIF DE SUPPORT D'UN ARBRE PRINCIPAL DE TURBO-GENERATEUR D'EOLIENNE	[2009/23]
	Former [2006/39]	ROULEMENT A ROTULE SUR DEUX RANGEES DE ROULEAUX ET DISPOSITIF DE SUPPORT D'UN ARBRE SECONDAIRE DE TURBO-GENERATEUR D'EOLIENNE
Entry into regional phase	23.05.2006	Translation filed
	14.06.2006	National basic fee paid
	14.06.2006	Search fee paid
	14.06.2006	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.06.2006	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.06.2006	Examination requested [2007/01]
	23.06.2006	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	26.10.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.04.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.06.2009	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.10.2009	Fee for grant paid
	07.10.2009	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 06.10.2010 14.10.2010 ADMISSIBLE SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG ST/SWE-GI Postfach 1260 D-97419 Schweinfurt / DE
		02 06.10.2010 12.10.2010 ADMISSIBLE SKF Sverige AB 415 50 Göteborg / SE Opponent's representative Rehse, Helen Valea AB Box 1098 405 23 Gothenburg / SE
		[N/P]
	Former [2011/18]
	Opponent(s)	01 06.10.2010 14.10.2010 ADMISSIBLE SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG ST/SWE-GI Postfach 1260 D-97419 Schweinfurt / DE
		02 06.10.2010 12.10.2010 ADMISSIBLE SKF Sverige AB 415 50 Göteborg / SE Opponent's representative Szelagowski, Helen Valea AB Lindholmspiren 5 417 56 Göteborg / SE
	Former [2010/45]
	Opponent(s)	01 06.10.2010 Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG Industriestrasse 1-3 91074 Herzogenaurach / DE
		02 06.10.2010 ADMISSIBLE SKF Sverige AB 415 50 Göteborg / SE Opponent's representative Szelagowski, Helen Valea AB Lindholmspiren 5 417 56 Göteborg / SE
	15.11.2010	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	15.11.2011	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	23.10.2014	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	23.10.2014	Date of oral proceedings
	10.12.2015	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	10.12.2015	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	22.04.2016	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	15.07.2016	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.11.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.11.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.11.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]GB139512 (SKF SVENSKA KULLAGERFAB AB) [X] 1,2,5,9,10 * figures 6,8 * [Y] 1-11,15,16,18-22;
		[Y]DE7003667U (KUGELFISCHER G SCHAEFER & CO [DE]) [Y] 1-3,5,6,11,15,18,21,22 * claim . * * figure . *;
		[Y]JPS61171917 (NIPPON SEIKO KK) [Y] 1-3,7,8,11,15,16,18 * figure 1 * * abstract *;
		[A]US5145267 (TAKATA HIROTOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 13,14 * column 3, line 7 - line 18 *;
		[Y]US5852947 (TSUJIMOTO TAKASHI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-4,9-11,15,18-20 * figures 9-11 * * column 6, line 46 - column 7, line 25 *;
		[DA]JP2000204444 (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD, et al) [DA] 12* abstract *
	International search	[X]GB139512 (SKF SVENSKA KULLAGERFAB AB);
		[Y]JPH01128022U ;
		[Y]JPS5438749U ;
		[Y]JP2001140874 (NSK LTD);
		[Y]JP2000320550 (NSK LTD);
		[Y]JPS62282173 (YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD);
		[A]JP2003301850 (NSK LTD);
		[A]GB539502 (ROULEMENTS A BILLES MINIATURES);
		[A]JP2003293940 (OIKAWA TOMOJI)
	Opposition	DE605948
		JP2002031148

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