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EP About this file: EP2052891

EP2052891 - Control device for a variable damper [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.01.2014
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
1-1, Minami-Aoyama, 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8556 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2013/09]For all designated states
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
1-1, Minami-Aoyama, 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8556 / JP
Former [2009/18]For all designated states
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8556 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Furuichi, Takashi
Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama 351-0193 / JP
02 / Kato, Takafumi
Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama 351-0193 / JP
03 / Kaji, Toshimitsu
Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama 351-0193 / JP
 [2013/09]
Former [2009/18]01 / Furuichi, Takashi
Honda R&D Co., Ltd. 4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama 351-0193 / JP
02 / Kato, Takafumi
Honda R&D Co., Ltd. 4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama 351-0193 / JP
03 / Kaji, Toshimitsu
Honda R&D Co., Ltd. 4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama 351-0193 / JP
Representative(s)Trossin, Hans-Jürgen, et al
Weickmann & Weickmann
Postfach 860 820
81635 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/09]Trossin, Hans-Jürgen, et al
Weickmann & Weickmann Postfach 860 820
81635 München / DE
Former [2009/18]Trossin, Hans-Jürgen, et al
Weickmann & Weickmann, Postfach 860 820
81635 München / DE
Application number, filing date08016478.318.09.2008
[2009/18]
Priority number, dateJP2007027836126.10.2007         Original published format: JP 2007278361
JP2008001761329.01.2008         Original published format: JP 2008017613
JP2008005530405.03.2008         Original published format: JP 2008055304
JP2008012136807.05.2008         Original published format: JP 2008121368
[2009/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2052891
Date:29.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2052891
Date:27.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.2009
ClassificationIPC:B60G17/08, // B60G17/016, B60G17/018
[2009/18]
CPC:
B60G17/08 (EP,US); B60G17/016 (EP,US); B60G17/018 (EP,US);
B60G2400/0511 (EP,US); B60G2400/0512 (EP,US); B60G2400/0523 (EP,US);
B60G2400/102 (EP,US); B60G2400/104 (EP,US); B60G2400/106 (EP,US);
B60G2400/204 (EP,US); B60G2400/252 (EP,US); B60G2500/10 (EP,US);
B60G2500/20 (EP,US); B60G2600/02 (EP,US); B60G2600/124 (EP,US);
B60G2600/17 (EP,US); B60G2600/1877 (EP,US); B60G2600/70 (EP,US);
B60G2800/012 (EP,US); B60G2800/014 (EP,US); B60G2800/164 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2010/01]
Former [2009/18]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Steuervorrichtung für einen variablen Dämpfer[2009/18]
English:Control device for a variable damper[2009/18]
French:Dispositif de contrôle pour amortisseur variable[2009/18]
Examination procedure18.09.2008Examination requested  [2009/18]
08.05.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.10.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
07.12.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
09.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.03.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.10.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.01.2013Fee for grant paid
08.01.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  08.05.2009
Opposition(s)28.11.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2014/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
29.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
12.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB18.09.2013
[2014/34]
Documents cited:Search[XA]EP1623856  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,8 * abstract * * paragraph [0059] - paragraph [0073] * [A] 3-7,9,10;
 [X]US6067491  (TAKAHASHI TORU [JP]) [X] 1,8 * abstract *;
 [X]WO2005105488  (CONTINENTAL AG [DE], et al) [X] 1,8 * abstract *;
 [X]US6164665  (LENTZ UWE [DE], et al) [X] 1,18 * abstract *;
 [XA]EP0769396  (UNISIA JECS CORP [JP]) [X] 1,8 * column 3, line 30 - column 9, line 38; figure 13 * [A] 2,3,9,10;
 [X]JPH10324129  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [X] 1,8 * abstract *;
 [X]JPH10181327  (UNISIA JECS CORP) [X] 1,8 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2006076319  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD) [A] 1,8 * abstract *;
 [A]US2007005196  (OIKAWA YOSHITAKA [JP], et al) [A] 1,8 * the whole document *
by applicantJP2006069527
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