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EP1628117 - Thermal type air flow meter [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.11.2008
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.11.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.12.2008  [2008/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HITACHI, LTD.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/08]For all designated states
HITACHI, LTD.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nakano, Hiroshi Hitachi, Ltd. IPG
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Watanabe, Izumi Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.i
2477 Takaba
Hitachinaka-shi Ibaraki 312-0062 / JP
03 / Yamada, Masamichi Hitachi, Ltd. IPG
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Matsumoto, Masahiro Hitachi, Ltd. IPG
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
 [2008/11]
Former [2006/08]01 / Nakano, Hiroshi Hitachi, Ltd. IPG
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Watanabe, Izume Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
2477 Takaba
Hitachinaka-shi Ibaraki 312-0062 / JP
03 / Yamada, Masamichi Hitachi, Ltd. IPG
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Matsumoto, Masahiro Hitachi, Ltd. IPG
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]Beetz & Partner
Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Former [2006/08]Beetz & Partner
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date05017677.512.08.2005
[2006/08]
Priority number, dateJP2004023856518.08.2004         Original published format: JP 2004238565
[2006/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1628117
Date:22.02.2006
Language:EN
[2006/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1628117
Date:26.12.2007
Language:EN
[2007/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.12.2005
ClassificationIPC:G01F1/684, G01F1/68
[2006/08]
CPC:
G01F1/6845 (EP,US); G01F25/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE [2006/43]
Former [2006/08]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Thermischer Luftströmungsmesser[2006/08]
English:Thermal type air flow meter[2006/08]
French:Débimètre à air du type thermique[2006/08]
Examination procedure15.03.2006Examination requested  [2006/19]
13.04.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.03.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.07.2007Fee for grant paid
24.07.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.09.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XAY]US5452610  (KLEINHANS JOSEF [DE], et al) [X] 2 * column 1, line 36 - line 63 * * column 2, line 52 - column 4, line 61 * * column 8, line 5 - line 49 * [A] 1,5-12 [Y] 3,4;
 [XA]US5813764  (VISSER JACOBUS HENDRIK [US], et al) [X] 2 * abstract * * column 3, line 33 - column 4, line 19 * [A] 1,3-12;
 [A]EP1108990  (DELPHI TECH INC [US]) [A] 3,4 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0019] *;
 [A]US6301960  (YAMAKAWA TOMOYA [JP], et al) [A] 1-4 * column 2, line 46 - column 3, line 19 * * column 4, line 48 - column 5, line 64 * * column 7, line 16 - column 8, line 12 *;
 [XAY]US2002157463  (KAWAI MASAHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,8 * paragraph [0043] - paragraph [0044] * * paragraph [0058] - paragraph [0061] * [A] 5-7,9-12 [Y] 3,4;
 [A]US6571623  (BLASCZYK JOHANN [DE], et al) [A] 1-4,8,9 * column 1, line 47 - line 62 * * column 2, line 41 - column 3, line 36 * * figure 4 *;
 [A]  - HEIN S ET AL, "Micro gas-flow sensor with integrated heat sink and flow guide", SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA S.A., LAUSANNE, CH, (199606), vol. 54, no. 1-3, ISSN 0924-4247, pages 547 - 551, XP004077922 [A] 1-4 * page 548, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80012-X
by applicantJP2001349759
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