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EP About this file: EP3156682

EP3156682 - FRICTIONAL BLOCKING DEVICE COMPRISING DIRECTIONAL AND LOCKING VALVES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.11.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.12.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.11.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.10.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Zimmer, Günther
Im Salmenkopf 7
77866 Rheinau / DE
For all designated states
Zimmer, Martin
Mühlenstrasse 6
77866 Rheinau / DE
[2017/16]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2017/16]
Representative(s)Thämer, Wolfgang
Zürn & Thämer
Patentanwälte
Adalbert-Stifter-Straße 12
76275 Ettlingen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/16]Thämer, Wolfgang
Zürn & Thämer
Patentanwälte
Hermann-Köhl-Weg 8
76571 Gaggenau / DE
Application number, filing date16002105.129.09.2016
[2017/16]
Priority number, dateDE20152006927U06.10.2015         Original published format: DE 202015006927 U
[2017/16]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3156682
Date:19.04.2017
Language:DE
[2017/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3156682
Date:11.01.2023
Language:DE
[2023/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:F16D63/00, B60T13/68, B60T17/04
[2017/16]
CPC:
F16C29/10 (EP); F16D63/008 (EP); F16D2121/12 (EP);
F16D2125/66 (EP)
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 [2017/47]
Former [2017/16]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 
TitleGerman:REIBGEHEMME MIT WEGE- UND SPERRVENTILEN[2017/16]
English:FRICTIONAL BLOCKING DEVICE COMPRISING DIRECTIONAL AND LOCKING VALVES[2017/16]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ARRÊT À FRICTION COMPRENANT DES CLAPETS DE NON-RETOUR ET DES VANNES DE DISTRIBUTION[2017/16]
Examination procedure29.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.10.2017Examination requested  [2017/47]
19.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.12.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.11.2022Fee for grant paid
08.11.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.12.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.10.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
15.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
07.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[Y]DE69207723T  (SMC KK [JP]) [Y] 1-9 * page 1, line 6 - line 10; figure - * * page 4, line 18 - line 20 * * page 6, line 15 - page 13, line 6 *;
 [Y]DE102009008815  (ZIMMER GUENTHER [DE], et al) [Y] 1-9 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0064]; figure - *;
 [A]EP2299141  (ZIMMER GUENTHER [DE], et al) [A] 1-9* paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0048]; figure - *;
 [A]DE102010018181  (ZIMMER GUENTHER [DE], et al) [A] 1-9 * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0075]; figure - *
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