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EP3246543 - DOUBLE-LINK PISTON CRANK MECHANISM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.03.2021 Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 17.04.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.01.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 20.12.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.10.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.11.2018
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 20.10.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 09.08.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 2, Takara-cho Kanagawa-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 221-0023 / JP
	[2017/47]
Inventor(s)	01 / TANABE, Takashi c/o NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD. Intellectual Property Department 1-1 Morinosatoaoyama Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-0123 / JP
	02 / MOTEKI, Katsuya c/o NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD. Intellectual Property Department 1-1 Morinosatoaoyama Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-0123 / JP
	[2017/47]
Representative(s)	Osha BWB 2, rue de la Paix 75002 Paris / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2017/47]	Osha Liang 2, rue de la Paix 75002 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date	15877824.1	15.01.2015
	[2017/47]
	WO2015JP50873
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016113872
	Date:	21.07.2016
	Language:	JA
	[2016/29]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3246543
	Date:	22.11.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/47]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3246543
	Date:	20.05.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/21]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	21.07.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.11.2017
Classification	IPC:	F02B75/04, F02B75/32	[2017/47]
	CPC:	F02B75/045 (EP,RU,US); F01M1/06 (RU,US); F02B75/04 (KR,RU,US); F02B75/32 (KR,RU,US); F16C11/02 (RU,US); F16C3/14 (RU,US); (+) F16C3/30 (RU,US); F01M1/02 (US); F01M2001/062 (US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2017/47]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	DOPPELVERKNÜPFUNGS-KOLBENKURBELMECHANISMUS FÜR EINEN VERBRENNUNGSMOTOR	[2017/47]
	English:	DOUBLE-LINK PISTON CRANK MECHANISM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE	[2017/47]
	French:	MÉCANISME À PISTON ET MANIVELLE À DOUBLE BIELLETTE POUR MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE	[2017/47]
Entry into regional phase	08.08.2017	Translation filed
	10.08.2017	National basic fee paid
	08.08.2017	Search fee paid
	08.08.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.08.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	08.08.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	10.08.2017	Examination requested [2017/47]
	25.05.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	08.11.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.03.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.05.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.08.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.10.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.12.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	19.12.2019	Fee for grant paid
	19.12.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	19.12.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	23.02.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/17]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.08.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.01.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.01.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.01.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	15.01.2015
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CY	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	MK	20.05.2020
	MT	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	TR	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	15.01.2021
	LU	15.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	15.01.2015
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CY	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	MK	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	TR	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	15.01.2021
	LU	15.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2024/22]	HU	15.01.2015
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CY	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	MK	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	15.01.2021
	LU	15.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	15.01.2015
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CY	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	15.01.2021
	LU	15.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	15.01.2015
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	15.01.2021
	LU	15.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/33]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	15.01.2021
	LU	15.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	15.01.2021
	LU	15.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2021/52]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	LU	15.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2021/43]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	LU	15.01.2021
Former [2021/40]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/08]	AL	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
Former [2020/46]	IS	20.09.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]EP1505277 (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]);
		[Y]EP2048335 (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]);
		[Y]EP2053217 (NISSAN MOTOR [JP]);
		[Y]DE102011104531 (AUDI AG [DE])
	International search	[A]JP2004124776 (NISSAN MOTOR);
		[A]JP2009092037 (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD);
		[A]JP2009108707 (NISSAN MOTOR);
		[A]WO2011007622 (NISSAN MOTOR [JP], et al)

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