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EP About this file: EP1683882

EP1683882 - Aluminium alloy with low quench sensitivity and process for the manufacture of a semi-finished product of this alloy [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  18.06.2010
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.06.2010Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 21.07.2010  [2010/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Otto Fuchs KG
Derschlager Strasse 26
58540 Meinerzhagen / DE
[2006/30]
Inventor(s)01 / Hilpert, Matthias Dr.-Ing.
Eickenstrasse 22
51709 Marienheide / DE
02 / Terlinde, Gregor, Dr.
Hubertusweg 4a
58540 Meinerzhagen / DE
03 / Fischer, Gernot, Dr.
Nietzscheweg 7
58540 Meinerzhagen / DE
 [2006/30]
Representative(s)Haverkamp, Jens
Gartenstrasse 61
58636 Iserlohn / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/29]Haverkamp, Jens
Patentanwalt Stefanstrasse 2 Kirchhoffgebäude
58638 Iserlohn / DE
Former [2006/30]Haverkamp, Jens
Patentanwalt Postfach 1662
58586 Iserlohn / DE
Application number, filing date05111026.021.11.2005
[2006/30]
Priority number, dateDE2005100239019.01.2005         Original published format: DE102005002390
[2006/30]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1683882
Date:26.07.2006
Language:DE
[2006/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1683882
Date:17.10.2007
Language:DE
[2007/42]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1683882
Date:21.07.2010
Language:DE
[2010/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.04.2006
ClassificationIPC:C22C21/10, C22F1/053
[2006/30]
CPC:
C22F1/053 (EP,US); C22C1/06 (EP,US); C22C21/10 (EP,US);
C22F1/002 (EP,US); Y10T428/12 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2007/14]
Former [2006/30]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:Abschreckunempfindliche Aluminiumlegierung sowie Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Halbzeuges aus dieser Legierung[2006/30]
English:Aluminium alloy with low quench sensitivity and process for the manufacture of a semi-finished product of this alloy[2006/30]
French:Alliage d'Aluminium avec sensitivité à la trempe réduite et procédé de fabrication d'un produit demi-final lors de cet alliage[2006/30]
Examination procedure27.06.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.07.2006Examination requested  [2006/33]
06.10.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.01.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
23.03.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.05.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
18.06.2007Fee for grant paid
18.06.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  08.07.2008  16.07.2008  ADMISSIBLE
ALCAN FRANCE SAS (FR) / ALCAN RHENALU (FR) / ALCAN ALUMINIUM VALAIS SA (CH)
17 Place des Reflets, La Défense 2
92400 Courbevoie / FR
Opponent's representative
Fénot, Dominique
Alcan Centre de Recherches de Voreppe
725, rue Aristide Berges- BP 27
38341 Voreppe / FR
 [N/P]
Former [2010/01]
Opponent(s)01  08.07.2008  16.07.2008  ADMISSIBLE
ALCAN FRANCE SAS (FR) / ALCAN RHENALU (FR) / ALCAN ALUMINIUM VALAIS SA (CH)
17 Place des Reflets, La Défense 2
92400 Courbevoie / FR
Opponent's representative
Fénot, Dominique
Alcan Centre de Recherches de Voreppe 725, rue Aristide Berges- BP 27
38341 Voreppe / FR
Former [2009/51]
Opponent(s)01  08.07.2008  16.07.2008  ADMISSIBLE
ALCAN FRANCE SAS (FR) / ALCAN RHENALU (FR) / ALCAN ALUMINIUM VALAIS SA (CH)
17 Place des Reflets, La Défense 2
92400 Courbevoie / FR
Opponent's representative
Fénot, Dominique
Alcan France S.A.S. Propriété Industrielle 217, cours Lafayette
69451 Lyon Cedex 06 / FR
Former [2008/34]
Opponent(s)01  08.07.2008  16.07.2008  ADMISSIBLE
ALCAN FRANCE SAS (FR) / ALCAN RHENALU (FR) / ALCAN ALUMINIUM VALAIS SA (CH)
17 Place des Reflets, La Défense 2
92400 Courbevoie / FR
Opponent's representative
Fénot, Dominique
Alcan France S.A.S. Propriété Industrielle 217, cours Lafayette
69451 Lyon Cedex 06 / FR
21.08.2008Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
13.02.2009Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
25.11.2009Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
25.11.2009Date of oral proceedings
17.12.2009Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
17.12.2009Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
23.04.2010Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
06.05.2010Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidPenalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
08.03.2007AT   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007BE   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007BG   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007CH   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007CY   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007CZ   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007DK   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007EE   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007FI   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007GR   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007HU   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007IE   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007IS   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007LT   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007LU   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007LV   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007MC   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007NL   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007PL   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007PT   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007RO   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007SE   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007SI   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007SK   M01   Not yet paid
08.03.2007TR   M01   Not yet paid
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 [A]JPH08295976  (SHOWA ALUMINUM CORP) [A] * EPODOC Abstract * * table 1 *;
 [A]EP1241275  (G PREDPR VSEROSSIISKY NII AVIA [RU], et al) [A] * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0031] * * table 1 *;
 US2003219353  [ ] (WARNER TIMOTHY [FR], et al);
 [A]FR2853667  (CORUS ALUMINIUM WALZPROD GMBH [DE]) [A] * the whole document *;
 [Y]  - Aluminium and Aluminium alloys, MATERIALS PARC, OH, ED. J.R. DAVIS, ASM INTERNATIONAL, (1993), XP002369750 [Y] 14 * page 265 - page 274 *
 [A]  - H.J. KOLKMAN, W.G.J. 'THART, L. SCHRA, Quench sensitivity of airframe aluminium alloys, PERGAMON PRESS, OXFORD, STRENGTH OF METALS AND ALLOYS (ICSMA 8), PROC. OF THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, (1988), XP009062512 [A] * the whole document *
 [A]  - G. FISCHER, F.W. LYNKER, M. MARKWORTH, "Eine abschreckunempfindliche AlZnMgCu-Legierung mit Zusätzen von Chrom, Zircon und Silber", ALUMINIUM, (1972), vol. 48, no. 6, pages 413 - 418, XP009062511 [A] * the whole document *
OppositionUS3943039
 US3945861
 US4049474
 US4063936
 JPS58161747
 EP1241275
 WO03085145
    - extrait de "Teal sheets, the Aluminum Association" Revised October 2002
    - "Investigations into the Possibility of Reducing Quench-Sensitivity in High- Strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloys", H.A. Holl, Journal of the Institute of Metals, 1969, Vol 97, pages 200 - 205
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