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EP About this file: EP2016311

EP2016311 - TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A GEARSHIFT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.05.2011
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.10.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 06.11.2013  [2013/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Zeroshift Limited
Davy Avenue Knowlhill
Milton Keynes MK5 8PB / GB
[2009/04]
Inventor(s)01 / MARTIN, William, Wesley
8 Skeats Wharf Pennyland
Milton Keynes MK15 8AY / GB
02 / CHILD, Anthony, Joseph
8 Webber Heath Old Farm Park
Milton Keynes MK7 8QL / GB
 [2009/04]
Representative(s)Morris, Jonathan Paul, et al
Murgitroyd & Company Milton Keynes
Studio H1B
297 Upper Fourth Street
Witan Studios
Milton Keynes MK9 1EH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/04]Morris, Jonathan Paul, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Midsummer House 413 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes MK9 3BN / GB
Application number, filing date07732772.411.05.2007
[2009/04]
WO2007GB01747
Priority number, dateGB2006000933311.05.2006         Original published format: GB 0609333
WO2006GB0179815.05.2006         Original published format: PCT/GB2006/001798
GB2006002266714.11.2006         Original published format: GB 0622667
[2009/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007132209
Date:22.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/47]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2016311
Date:21.01.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2016311
Date:14.07.2010
Language:EN
[2010/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.01.2008
ClassificationIPC:F16H61/684, F16H3/10, F16H63/30
[2009/04]
CPC:
F16H61/684 (EP,US); B60L15/2054 (EP,US); B60W10/02 (EP,US);
B60W10/06 (EP,US); B60W10/11 (EP,US); B60W30/19 (EP,US);
F16D11/10 (EP,US); F16D23/06 (EP,US); F16H3/10 (EP,US);
F16H61/28 (EP,US); F16H63/30 (EP,US); F16H63/50 (EP,US);
B60L2240/486 (EP,US); F16D2011/008 (EP,US); F16H2003/0811 (EP,US);
F16H2061/1204 (EP,US); F16H2063/3093 (EP,US); F16H61/12 (EP,US);
F16H61/16 (EP,US); Y02T10/64 (EP,US); Y02T10/72 (EP,US);
Y10T74/19284 (EP,US); Y10T74/19288 (EP,US); Y10T74/19307 (EP,US);
Y10T74/19451 (EP,US); Y10T74/1946 (EP,US); Y10T74/20024 (EP,US);
Y10T74/2003 (EP,US) (-)
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/04]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KRAFTÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINES GANGWECHSELS[2009/04]
English:TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A GEARSHIFT[2009/04]
French:SYSTÈME DE TRANSMISSION ET PROCÉDÉ POUR EFFECTUER UN CHANGEMENT DE VITESSE[2009/04]
Entry into regional phase06.11.2008National basic fee paid 
06.11.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
06.11.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.11.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.11.2008Examination requested  [2009/04]
06.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.07.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.12.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.04.2010Fee for grant paid
15.04.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP10169277.0  / EP2233797
EP10169300.0  / EP2230424
Opposition(s)15.04.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
27.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
HU14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
LT14.07.2010
LV14.07.2010
MT14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
PL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
TR14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
ES25.10.2010
IS14.11.2010
PT15.11.2010
[2013/45]
Former [2013/44]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
LT14.07.2010
LV14.07.2010
MT14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
PL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
TR14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
ES25.10.2010
IS14.11.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2012/05]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
LT14.07.2010
LV14.07.2010
MT14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
PL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
ES25.10.2010
IS14.11.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/29]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
LT14.07.2010
LV14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
PL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
ES25.10.2010
IS14.11.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/26]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
LT14.07.2010
LV14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
PL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
IS14.11.2010
PT15.11.2010
Cited inInternational search[X]US3872737  (THOMAS DALTON A) [X] 40,46 * column 7, line 54 - column 10, line 11; figures 1-4 *;
 [X]US4096932  (LIBERTY JR JOSEPH C) [X] 1 * column 3, line 15 - column 4, line 46; figures 1-3 *;
 [X]GB2225819  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1 * pages 5-10; figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0677684  (EATON CORP [US]) [A] 66,67 * abstract *;
 [X]WO9628317  (AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS PLC [GB], et al) [X] 66 * pages 5-7 *;
 [X]US5685799  (VUKOVICH WILLIAM JOSEPH [US], et al) [X] 66,67 * column 7, line 43 - column 8, line 13 *;
 [X]EP0849110  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [X] 68 * column 5, line 29 - column 8, line 6; figures 2,3 *;
 [A]US5827148  (SETO TAKESHI [JP], et al) [A] 40-65 * abstract *;
 [A]EP1072821  (DEERE & CO [US]) [A] 70-81 * paragraph [0025] *;
 [X]DE19939334  (DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG [DE]) [X] 70,71 * column 6, line 18 - column 7, line 7; figure 6 *;
 [A]WO02057108  (ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN [DE], et al) [A] 40-65 * abstract *;
 [X]DE10157943  (ZF SACHS AG [DE]) [X] 66 * paragraphs [0018] - [0029] *;
 [A]US6609056  (CZARNECKI EDWARD W [US], et al) [A] 66,67 * abstract *;
 [A]EP1344965  (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al) [A] 40-65 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO2004005769  (ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN [DE], et al) [A] 1-39 * abstract *;
 [A]US2004009840  (LUTZ OTTO [DE], et al) [A] 70-81 * the whole document *;
 [X]US2004077458  (HARTMANN DIRK [DE], et al) [X] 68 * paragraphs [0003] , [0029] *;
 [A]EP1439087  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 82* the whole document *;
 [A]EP1452781  (MAZDA MOTOR [JP]) [A] 70-81 * abstract *;
 [A]EP1471291  (NISSAN MOTOR [JP]) [A] 22 * paragraphs [0037] - [0050]; figure 7 *;
 [DA]WO2004099654  (ZEROSHIFT LTD [GB], et al) [DA] 1-39 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO2005005869  (ZEROSHIFT LTD [GB], et al) [X] 70-74,82 * pages 18,19; figures 1-8 *;
 [DX]WO2005026570  (ZEROSHIFT LTD [GB], et al) [DX] 1-4,7-17,27-33 * page 6, line 18 - page 17; figures 1-4,6-8 *;
 [A]DE10339427  (ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN [DE]) [A] 68,69 * paragraphs [0048] - [0065] *;
 [A]EP1519084  (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD [JP]) [A] 40-65 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP1564446  (LUK LAMELLEN & KUPPLUNGSBAU [DE]) [X] 70 * paragraph [0026] *;
 [A]EP1584847  (KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]) [A] 68,69 * paragraphs [0158] - [0190] *;
 [A]US2006016282  (BERGER REINHARD [DE], et al) [A] 40-65 * abstract *;
 [A]US2006047395  (IKEYA KOUICHI [JP], et al) [A] 40-65 * paragraphs [0108] - [0119]; figure 6 *;
 [DPX]WO2006123128  (ZEROSHIFT LTD [GB], et al) [DPX] 1-17,27-33 * pages 9-16; figures 1-5 *
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