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EP About this file: EP2918469

EP2918469 - TRAILER COUPLING DETERMINATION DEVICE AND TRAILER COUPLING DETERMINATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.12.2020
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.10.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volvo Truck Corporation
c/o Volvo Business Service AB
Avd. 501842 ARHK5
405 08 Gothenburg / SE
[2020/08]
Former [2015/38]For all designated states
Volvo Truck Corporation
Volvo Business Service AB
Avd. 501842 ARHK5
405 08 Göteborg / SE
Inventor(s)01 / NAGURA, Katsuhiro
c/o UD TRUCKS CORPORATION
1 Ooaza 1-chome
Ageo-shi Saitama 362-8523 / JP
 [2015/38]
Representative(s)Valea AB
Box 1098
405 23 Göteborg / SE
[2020/08]
Former [2015/38]Barker, Rosemary Anne, et al
HGF Limited
4th Floor, Merchant Exchange
17-19 Whitworth Street West
Manchester M1 5WG / GB
Application number, filing date12888160.407.11.2012
[2015/38]
WO2012JP78808
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014073047
Date:15.05.2014
Language:JA
[2014/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2918469
Date:16.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2918469
Date:19.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.05.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:B60W40/12, B62D53/00, B60T15/20, B60T17/22
[2016/17]
CPC:
B60T17/22 (EP,US); B60T7/20 (EP,CN,US); B60T13/683 (EP,CN,US);
B60T15/203 (EP,US); B60T17/221 (US); B60T8/1708 (EP,CN,US);
B60T8/172 (EP,CN,US); B60W40/12 (US); G01M3/2815 (US);
B60G2400/97 (US); B60T13/263 (US); B60T17/18 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/38]B60W40/12, B62D53/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/38]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ANHÄNGERKUPPLUNGSBESTIMMUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND ANHÄNGERKUPPLUNGSBESTIMMUNGSVERFAHREN[2015/38]
English:TRAILER COUPLING DETERMINATION DEVICE AND TRAILER COUPLING DETERMINATION METHOD[2015/38]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DÉTERMINATION D'ATTELAGE DE REMORQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION D'ATTELAGE DE REMORQUE[2015/38]
Entry into regional phase28.04.2015Translation filed 
28.04.2015National basic fee paid 
28.04.2015Search fee paid 
28.04.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
28.04.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.04.2015Examination requested  [2015/38]
14.10.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.01.2020Fee for grant paid
14.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.01.2020Receipt 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  25.10.2019
Opposition(s)20.11.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
10.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
17.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
27.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
15.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE19744066  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [A] 1,8 * abstract * * claims 1,2 ** figure 2 *;
 [A]WO2008085184  (VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, et al) [A] 1-14 * paragraphs [0003] , [0015] - [0017] - [0026] * * claims 1,8,13 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]EP2415648  (DEERE & CO [US]) [A] 1,8 * abstract * * claim 1 * * paragraph [0016] * * figure 3 *
International search[A]JPH09136634  (AKEBONO BRAKE IND);
 [A]JPH10236299  (J K C TORATSUKU BRAKE SYST KK);
 [A]JPH11165623  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT);
 [A]JPH11278317  (JIDOSHA KIKI CO);
 [A]JP2010137689  (UD TRUCKS CORP)
by applicantJPH11165623
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