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EP About this file: EP2032491

EP2032491 - ELEVATOR INSTALLATION WITH REDUCED HOISTWAY DIMENSIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  10.12.2021
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip10.12.2021Revocation of patentpublished on 12.01.2022  [2022/02]
10.12.2021New entry: Despatch of communication that patent is revoked 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Otis Elevator Company
One Carrier Place
Farmington CT 06032 / US
[2017/36]
Former [2015/37]For all designated states
Otis Elevator Company
10 Farm Springs
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
Former [2009/11]For all designated states
Otis Elevator Company
10 Farm Springs
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
Inventor(s)01 / COQUERELLE, Thomas
445, rue Lefebvre d'Orval
F-59500 Douai / FR
02 / BEAUCHAUD, Frédéric
33 Chemin de la sablonnière
F-45720 Coullons / FR
03 / REBILLARD, Pascal
76, rue de Montbricon
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
04 / PICARD, Raphaël
c/o Otis New Equipment Center
Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
05 / CLOUX, Jean-Noël
c/o Otis New Equipment Center
Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
06 / BEEUWSAERT, Michel
c/o Otis New Equipment Center
Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
07 / DUCHAMP, Loï
c/o Otis New Equipment Center
Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
08 / SIRIGU, Gérard
c/o Otis New Equipment Center
Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
09 / FANIELLE, Hugues
c/o Otis New Equipment Center
Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
10 / HAMON, Fabrice
c/o Otis New Equipment Center
Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
11 / TISSIER, Aurélien
c/o Otis New Equipment Center
Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
12 / DOMINGUEZ, Franck
c/o Otis New Equipment Center
Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
13 / GOURJEANDE, Stéphane
c/o Otis New Equipment Center
Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
 [2015/37]
Former [2009/20]01 / COQUERELLE, Thomas
445, rue Lefebvre d'Orval
F-59500 Douai / FR
02 / BEAUCHAUD, Frédéric
33 Chemin de la sablonnière
F-45720 Coullons / FR
03 / REBILLARD, Pascal
76, rue de Montbricon
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
04 / PICARD, Raphaël
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
05 / CLOUX, Jean-Noël
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
06 / BEEUWSAERT, Michel
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
07 / DUCHAMP, Loï
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
08 / SIRIGU, Gérard
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
09 / FANIELLE, Hugues
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
10 / HAMON, Fabrice
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
11 / TISSIER, Aurélien
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
12 / DOMINGUEZ, Franck
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
13 / GOURJEANDE, Stéphane
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
Former [2009/11]01 / COQUERELLE, Thomas
445, rue Lefebvre d'Orval
F-59500 Douai / FR
02 / BEAUCHAUD, Frédéric
1, route de la Brosse
F-45720 Coullons / FR
03 / REBILLARD, Pascal
76, rue de Montbricon
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
04 / PICARD, Raphaël
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
05 / CLOUX, Jean-Noël
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
06 / BEEUWSAERT, Michel
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
07 / DUCHAMP, Loï
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
08 / SIRIGU, Gérard
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
09 / FANIELLE, Hugues
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
10 / HAMON, Fabrice
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
11 / TISSIER, Aurélien
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
12 / DOMINGUEZ, Franck
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
13 / GOURJEANDE, Stéphane
c/o Otis New Equipment Center Avenue des Montoires
F-45500 Gien Cedex / FR
Representative(s)Dehns
10 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7NG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/37]Ramsay, Laura Anne, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2012/06]Ramsay, Laura Anne, et al
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2009/11]Leckey, David Herbert
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date06779777.926.06.2006
[2009/11]
WO2006IB01750
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008001149
Date:03.01.2008
Language:EN
[2008/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2032491
Date:11.03.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.01.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2032491
Date:09.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.01.2008
ClassificationIPC:B66B11/00
[2009/11]
CPC:
B66B11/008 (EP,US); B66B11/04 (KR); B66B11/0045 (EP,US);
B66B7/00 (KR); B66B7/02 (KR); B66B7/06 (KR)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2015/37]
Former [2009/11]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
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUFZUGSANLAGE MIT VERRINGERTEN SCHACHTMASSEN[2009/11]
English:ELEVATOR INSTALLATION WITH REDUCED HOISTWAY DIMENSIONS[2009/11]
French:INSTALLATION D'ASCENSEUR AVEC DIMENSIONS DE CAGE RÉDUITES[2009/11]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2009National basic fee paid 
08.01.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.02.2008Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
08.01.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.01.2009Examination requested  [2009/11]
03.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.05.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.03.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.07.2015Fee for grant paid
29.07.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.07.2015Receipt 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  03.11.2011
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  07.06.2016  13.06.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Inventio AG
Seestrasse 55
6052 Hergiswil / CH
 02  08.06.2016  13.06.2016  ADMISSIBLE
TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbH
E-Plus-Straße 1
40472 Düsseldorf / DE
Opponent's representative
Nißl, Alexandra
Paustian & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Oberanger 32
80331 München / DE
 [2021/40]
Former [2021/31]
Opponent(s)01  07.06.2016  13.06.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Inventio AG
Seestrasse 55
6052 Hergiswil / CH
 02  08.06.2016  13.06.2016  ADMISSIBLE
TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbH
Thyssenkrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen / DE
Opponent's representative
Nißl, Alexandra
Paustian & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Oberanger 32
80331 München / DE
Former [2021/15]
Opponent(s)01  07.06.2016  13.06.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Inventio AG
Seestrasse 55
6052 Hergiswil / CH
 02  08.06.2016  13.06.2016  ADMISSIBLE
thyssenkrupp Elevator AG
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen / DE
Opponent's representative
Jacobi, Nicolas
TK Elevator GmbH
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1-Q5
45143 Essen / DE
Former [2020/48]
Opponent(s)01  07.06.2016  13.06.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Inventio AG
Seestrasse 55
6052 Hergiswil / CH
 02  08.06.2016  13.06.2016  ADMISSIBLE
thyssenkrupp Elevator AG
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen / DE
Opponent's representative
Jacobi, Nicolas
TK Elevator GmbH
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1-Q5
45143 Essen / DE
Former [2018/31]
Opponent(s)01  07.06.2016  13.06.2016  ADMISSIBLE
INVENTIO AG
Seestrasse 55
6052 Hergiswil / CH
 02  08.06.2016  13.06.2016  ADMISSIBLE
thyssenkrupp Elevator AG
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen / DE
Opponent's representative
thyssenkrupp Intellectual Property GmbH
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen / DE
Former [2016/28]
Opponent(s)01  07.06.2016    ADMISSIBLE
INVENTIO AG
Seestrasse 55
6052 Hergiswil / CH
 02  08.06.2016   
ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen / DE
Opponent's representative
ThyssenKrupp Intellectual Property GmbH
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen / DE
14.07.2016Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.11.2016Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
29.09.2017Date of oral proceedings
01.12.2017Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
01.12.2017Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
30.09.2021Legal effect of revocation of patent [2022/02]
22.10.2021Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition01.02.2018Appeal received No.  T0341/18
09.04.2018Statement of grounds filed
30.09.2021Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
22.10.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
31.01.2018Appeal received No.  T0341/18
30.09.2021Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
22.10.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
30.09.2021Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
24.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
13.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
14.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
10.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
25.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.06.2006
AT09.09.2015
BE09.09.2015
BG09.09.2015
CY09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
PL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
GB26.06.2016
IE26.06.2016
IT26.06.2016
LU26.06.2016
CH30.06.2016
LI30.06.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/29]HU26.06.2006
AT09.09.2015
BE09.09.2015
CY09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
PL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
GB26.06.2016
IE26.06.2016
IT26.06.2016
LU26.06.2016
CH30.06.2016
LI30.06.2016
Former [2018/28]HU26.06.2006
AT09.09.2015
BE09.09.2015
CY09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
PL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
GB26.06.2016
IE26.06.2016
IT26.06.2016
CH30.06.2016
LI30.06.2016
Former [2017/36]AT09.09.2015
BE09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
PL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
GB26.06.2016
IE26.06.2016
IT26.06.2016
CH30.06.2016
LI30.06.2016
Former [2017/24]AT09.09.2015
BE09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
PL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
GB26.06.2016
IE26.06.2016
CH30.06.2016
LI30.06.2016
Former [2017/07]AT09.09.2015
BE09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
PL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2017/03]AT09.09.2015
BE09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
PL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2016/39]AT09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
PL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2016/36]AT09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
PL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2016/24]AT09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
PL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2016/23]CZ09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
Former [2016/22]CZ09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
Former [2016/14]FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
NL09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
Former [2016/11]FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
SE09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
Former [2016/09]FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
GR10.12.2015
Former [2016/07]LT09.09.2015
Cited inOpposition  HEINZ D. FOELIX: "Aufzugsplanung ohne Einschrnkung der Sicherheit", SPEKTRUM DER GEBUDETECHNIK, no. 6, 1998, pages 71 - 72, XP055291037
   "Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts -Part 1: Electric lifts", EUROPAEISCHE NORM - EUROPEAN STANDARD - NORME EUROPEENNE /EN 81-1: 1998 INCLUDING CORRIGENDUM 09.99/, 1998, pages 55, 58 - 59, XP055291045
   INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION: "Lift (US: Elevator) installation- Part 1: Class I, II, III and VI lifts", INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 4190-1: 1999(E), 1 March 2001 (2001-03-01), pages 15 - 19, XP055291071
   DIN- DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FR NORMUNG E.V.: "Sicherheitsregeln fr die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzgen", DEUTSCHE NORM DIN EN 81-1: 2000-05, May 2000 (2000-05-01), pages 10 - 11, XP055291184
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