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EP1838978 - TIMING BELT TENSIONER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.05.2010
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.05.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.06.2010  [2010/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Litens Automotive Partnership
730 Rowntree Dairy Road
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 5T7 / CA
[N/P]
Former [2007/40]For all designated states
Litens Automotive Partnership
730 Rowntree Dairy Road Woodbridge
Ontario L4L 5T9 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / STEPNIAK, Jacek
533 Mapleview Drive
Innisfil, Ontario L9S 2Z4 / CA
02 / LEHTOVAARA, Joma, J.
1330 Mississauga
Ontario L5A 3T1 / CA
03 / FRANKOWSKI, Marek
2277 Somers Blvd.
Innisfil, Ontario L9S 2E6 / CA
 [2007/40]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/23]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2007/40]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date06701107.218.01.2006
[2007/40]
WO2006CA00057
Priority number, dateUS20050645855P19.01.2005         Original published format: US 645855 P
[2007/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006076799
Date:27.07.2006
Language:EN
[2006/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1838978
Date:03.10.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.07.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1838978
Date:08.07.2009
Language:EN
[2009/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA27.07.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.02.2008
ClassificationIPC:F16H7/12
[2007/40]
CPC:
F16H7/1281 (EP,US); F16H2007/081 (EP,US); F16H2007/0846 (EP,US);
F16H2007/0878 (EP,US); F16H2007/088 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/17]
Former [2007/40]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STEUERRIEMENSPANNER[2007/40]
English:TIMING BELT TENSIONER[2007/40]
French:TENDEUR DE COURROIE DE DISTRIBUTION[2007/40]
Entry into regional phase25.06.2007National basic fee paid 
25.06.2007Search fee paid 
25.06.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
25.06.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.06.2007Examination requested  [2007/40]
30.05.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
22.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.02.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.05.2009Fee for grant paid
20.05.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.04.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
14.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5470279  (BRANDENSTEIN MANFRED [DE], et al) [X] 1-20 * column 2, line 41 - column 3, line 9; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US6196940  (LEHTOVAARA JORMA J [CA]) [A] 1-20 * figures 4,5 *;
 [A]US6375588  (FRANKOWSKI MAREK [CA], et al) [A] 1-20* figure 7 *;
 [A]US2003017894  (KAISER JORG [DE], et al) [A] 1-20 * figure 4 *
International search[Y]CA2469497  (LITENS AUTOMOTIVE [CA]);
 [Y]US4767383  (ST JOHN RICHARD C [US]);
 [Y]US5064405  (ST JOHN RICHARD C [US])
by applicantUS6149542
 US5470279
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