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EP3228851 - CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.09.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE
published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
2520 Takaba
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8503 / JP
[2017/41]
Inventor(s)01 / SUKEGAWA, Yoshihiro
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / OKAMOTO, Takashi
c/o Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
2520 Takaba
Hitachinaka-shi Ibaraki 312-8503 / JP
 [2020/22]
Former [2017/41]01 / SUKEGAWA Yoshihiro
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / OKAMOTO Takashi
c/o Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
2520 Takaba
Hitachinaka-shi Ibaraki 312-8503 / JP
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[2017/41]
Application number, filing date15866118.125.11.2015
[2017/41]
WO2015JP82970
Priority number, dateJP2014024640905.12.2014         Original published format: JP 2014246409
[2017/41]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016088608
Date:09.06.2016
Language:JA
[2016/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3228851
Date:11.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3228851
Date:27.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP09.06.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:F02D41/36, F02D13/02, F02D41/04, F02D45/00, F02P5/152, F02M53/06, F02D41/34
[2018/29]
CPC:
F02P5/152 (EP,US); F02D41/401 (US); F02D13/0203 (US);
F02D13/0265 (EP,US); F02D41/04 (EP,US); F02D41/064 (EP,US);
F02D41/20 (US); F02D41/34 (EP,US); F02D41/36 (EP,US);
F02D45/00 (EP,US); F02M53/06 (EP,US); F02P5/1502 (US);
F02D2041/001 (EP,US); F02D2041/2055 (EP,US); F02D2041/389 (US);
F02D2200/0608 (EP,US); Y02T10/12 (EP,US); Y02T10/40 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/41]F02D41/36, F02D13/02, F02D41/04, F02D45/00, F02P5/152
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 [2017/41]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR VERBRENNUNGSMOTOR[2017/41]
English:CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE[2017/41]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE POUR MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE[2017/41]
Entry into regional phase02.06.2017Translation filed 
05.07.2017National basic fee paid 
05.07.2017Search fee paid 
05.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
05.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.06.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/41]
09.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.04.2020Fee for grant paid
17.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
02.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [I]EP2388583  (SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH [DE]) [I] 1,2,8 * abstract * * paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0042] *;
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 [X]JP2014118952  (DENSO CORP) [X] 1 * abstract *;
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