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EP About this file: EP2237922

EP2237922 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING A COMPOSITE, IN PARTICULAR COMPRISING A CAMSHAFT AND A HOUSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  05.12.2019
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
[2020/01]
Former [2012/28]For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
Former [2010/41]For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / SCHMECKENBECHER, Klaus
Zeisigweg 3/1
09235 Burkhardsdorf / DE
02 / HOFFMANN, Christoph
Helbersdorfer Str. 104b
09120 Chemnitz / DE
03 / HELBIG, Matthias
Bohnhoeffer Strasse 33
09116 Chemnitz / DE
04 / RICHTER, Thilo
Am Sportplatz 15 a
09212 Limbach Oberfrohna / DE
05 / TORSTEN, Ludwig
Rudolf Krahl Str. 79
09116 Chemnitz / DE
06 / WERLER, Andreas
Alter Steinweg 29
08056 Zwickau / DE
07 / KÜHN, Stefan
Friedensstrasse 17
09573 Augustusburg / DE
08 / HINKEL, Michael
Fuchsweg 101
09125 Chemnitz / DE
 [2010/41]
Representative(s)Bungartz, Florian
Tetzner & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Van-Gogh-Str. 3
81479 München / DE
[2020/01]
Application number, filing date09700040.015.01.2009
[2010/41]
WO2009EP00203
Priority number, dateDE2007105663824.11.2007         Original published format: DE102007056638
[2010/41]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009065970
Date:28.05.2009
Language:DE
[2009/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2237922
Date:13.10.2010
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.05.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2237922
Date:12.10.2016
Language:DE
[2016/41]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2237922
Date:01.01.2020
Language:DE
[2020/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.05.2009
ClassificationIPC:B23P11/02, F16H53/02, F01L1/047, F02F7/00
[2010/41]
CPC:
B23P11/025 (EP); F01L1/022 (EP); F01L1/047 (EP);
F01L1/46 (EP); B23P2700/02 (EP); F01L1/024 (EP);
F01L2303/00 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2016/41]
Former [2010/41]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR MONTAGE VON EINEM VERBUND, INSBESONDERE AUS EINER NOCKENWELLE UND EINEM GEHÄUSE[2010/41]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING A COMPOSITE, IN PARTICULAR COMPRISING A CAMSHAFT AND A HOUSING[2010/41]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE MONTAGE D'UN ENSEMBLE, EN PARTICULIER CONSTITUÉ D'UN ARBRE À CAME ET D'UN BOÎTIER[2010/41]
Entry into regional phase24.06.2010National basic fee paid 
24.06.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
24.06.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.01.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: Priority
24.06.2010Examination requested  [2010/41]
17.08.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.05.2012Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: Priority 0001
18.09.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.04.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.05.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.06.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.09.2016Fee for grant paid
01.09.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.09.2016Receipt 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  18.09.2015
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  11.07.2017  17.07.2017  ADMISSIBLE
ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG
Wirtschaftspark 37
9492 Eschen / LI
Opponent's representative
Andrejewski - Honke Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB, et al, et al
An der Reichsbank 8
45127 Essen / DE
 [2019/21]
Former [2017/33]
Opponent(s)01  11.07.2017   
ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG
Wirtschaftspark 37
9492 Eschen / LI
Opponent's representative
Lorenz, Bernd Ingo Thaddeus, et al, et al
Andrejewski - Honke
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte GbR
An der Reichsbank 8
45127 Essen / DE
11.04.2001Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
15.09.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
28.11.2017Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
19.02.2019Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
19.02.2019Date of oral proceedings
11.04.2019Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.08.2019Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
03.09.2019Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
31.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
02.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
01.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY12.10.2016
DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
IT12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
MC12.10.2016
MK12.10.2016
MT12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SI12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
TR12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
AT15.01.2017
IE15.01.2017
LU15.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
CH31.01.2017
LI31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
DE01.08.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/51]CY12.10.2016
DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
IT12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
MC12.10.2016
MK12.10.2016
MT12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SI12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
AT15.01.2017
IE15.01.2017
LU15.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
CH31.01.2017
LI31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
DE01.08.2017
Former [2019/46]CY12.10.2016
DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
IT12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
MC12.10.2016
MT12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SI12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
AT15.01.2017
IE15.01.2017
LU15.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
CH31.01.2017
LI31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
DE01.08.2017
Former [2018/43]DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
IT12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
MC12.10.2016
MT12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SI12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
AT15.01.2017
IE15.01.2017
LU15.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
CH31.01.2017
LI31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
DE01.08.2017
Former [2018/24]DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
IT12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
MC12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SI12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
AT15.01.2017
IE15.01.2017
LU15.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
CH31.01.2017
LI31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
DE01.08.2017
Former [2018/13]DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
IT12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
MC12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SI12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
IE15.01.2017
LU15.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
CH31.01.2017
LI31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
DE01.08.2017
Former [2017/51]DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
IT12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
MC12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SI12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
LU15.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
CH31.01.2017
LI31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
DE01.08.2017
Former [2017/42]DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
IT12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
MC12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
Former [2017/38]DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
IT12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
Former [2017/36]DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
Former [2017/35]DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
Former [2017/33]DK12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
Former [2017/26]FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
Former [2017/12]LV12.10.2016
Cited inInternational search[DYA] EP1155770  (VOLKSWAGEN AG et al.)
 [YA] US2006005385  (QUAAS RALF et al.)
 [YA] JP2002147571  (HIRATA TECHNICAL CO LTD et al.)
 [DA] DE19831772  (BATTLOGG STEFAN et al.)
 [A] EP0230731  (HUGHES ROBERT W et al.)
 [A] US2001025416  (GUEYDAN HENRI et al.)
 [A] DE10150092  (SALZGITTER ANTRIEBSTECHNIK GMB et al.)
OppositionEP1155770
 US2006005385
 DE102004032587
 JP2002147571
 DE3525186
 DE4307562
 JP3438222
 DE10137114
 DE10134840
 DE19716554
 DE3525186
 DE4307562
 JP3438222
 DE10137114
 DE10134840
 DE19716554
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