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EP3141106 - OPERATION AND CONTROL OF BOTTOM FLOOR ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  04.08.2023
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.10.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.09.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.09.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  10.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip04.08.2023Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 06.09.2023  [2023/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CNH Industrial Belgium nv
Leon Claeysstraat 3A
8210 Zedelgem / BE
[2023/36]
Former [2017/11]For all designated states
CNH Industrial Belgium nv
Leon Claeysstraat 3A
8210 Zedelgem / BE
Inventor(s)01 / Brewer, Carl
17 Echo Valley Dr.
Ephrata, PA 17522 / US
02 / Chow, Mark K.
1903 Glenwold Drive
Paoli, PA 19301 / US
03 / McClure, John R.
115 Skyline Drive
New Holland, PA 17557 / US
04 / Singh, Chandrashekhar
122 Foal Court
Lancaster, PA 17602 / US
 [2017/11]
Representative(s)CNH Industrial IP Department
Leon Claeysstraat 3A
8210 Zedelgem / BE
[2023/36]
Former [2017/11]CNH Industrial IP Department
Patent Department
Leon Claeysstraat 3A
8210 Zedelgem / BE
Application number, filing date16188220.409.09.2016
[2017/11]
Priority number, dateUS20151485008710.09.2015         Original published format: US201514850087
[2017/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3141106
Date:15.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3141106
Date:08.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/15]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP3141106
Date:06.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:A01F15/10
[2017/11]
CPC:
A01F15/10 (EP,US); A01F15/08 (US); A01F15/07 (US);
A01F15/18 (US); A01F2015/107 (EP,US)
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 [2017/43]
Former [2017/11]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BETRIEB UND STEUERUNG EINER BODENANORDNUNG[2017/11]
English:OPERATION AND CONTROL OF BOTTOM FLOOR ASSEMBLY[2017/11]
French:FONCTIONNEMENT ET COMMANDE D'UN ENSEMBLE DE PLANCHER INFERIEUR[2019/45]
Former [2017/11]FONCTIONNEMENT ET COMMANDE D'UN ENSEMBLE DE PLANCHER INFERIEUR
Examination procedure09.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.09.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.09.2017Examination requested  [2017/43]
31.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.09.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
31.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.02.2020Fee for grant paid
25.02.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.02.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  07.01.2021  11.01.2021  ADMISSIBLE
Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG
Heinrich-Krone-Straße 10
48480 Spelle / DE
Opponent's representative
Busse & Busse
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 1226
49002 Osnabrück / DE
 [2022/45]
Former [2021/07]
Opponent(s)01  07.01.2021  11.01.2021  ADMISSIBLE
Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG
Heinrich-Krone-Straße 10
48480 Spelle / DE
23.11.2012Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
22.01.2021Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
31.05.2021Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
18.10.2022Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
18.10.2022Date of oral proceedings
23.11.2022Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
02.05.2023Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
27.07.2023Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU09.09.2016
AL08.04.2020
AT08.04.2020
CY08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
MK08.04.2020
MT08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
TR08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
IE09.09.2020
LU09.09.2020
BE30.09.2020
CH30.09.2020
LI30.09.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU09.09.2016
AL08.04.2020
AT08.04.2020
CY08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
MT08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
TR08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
IE09.09.2020
LU09.09.2020
BE30.09.2020
CH30.09.2020
LI30.09.2020
Former [2021/37]AL08.04.2020
AT08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
IE09.09.2020
LU09.09.2020
BE30.09.2020
CH30.09.2020
LI30.09.2020
Former [2021/36]AL08.04.2020
AT08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
LU09.09.2020
BE30.09.2020
Former [2021/27]AL08.04.2020
AT08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
LU09.09.2020
Former [2021/23]AL08.04.2020
AT08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
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AT08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
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LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/09]AL08.04.2020
AT08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/08]AL08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/04]AL08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/01]FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/51]FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/50]FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/48]FI08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
NO08.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/47]LT08.04.2020
NO08.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
Former [2020/46]IS08.08.2020
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 EP1062860
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 DE19932272
 DE102009013473
 DE19805854
 DE602004004500
 DE60130059
 EP2250876
 EP1062860
 EP2742794
 DE19932272
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