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EP3306054 - VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO MECHANISM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.09.2020 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.10.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 29.07.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 08.04.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 09.03.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 09.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 2, Takara-cho Kanagawa-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 221-0023 / JP
	For all designated states Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. 25-3, Minamioi 6-chome Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 140-0013 / JP
	For all designated states Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. 2520 Takaba Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8503 / JP
	[2018/15]
Inventor(s)	01 / HIYOSHI, Ryosuke c/o NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD. Intellectual Property Department 1-1 Morinosatoaoyama Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-0123 / JP
	02 / TANAKA, Yoshiaki c/o NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD. Intellectual Property Department 1-1 Morinosatoaoyama Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-0123 / JP
	03 / KIYOSAWA, Yoshihide c/o HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. Hotaka-kojo 1856-1 Hotakamaki Azumino-shi Nagano 399-8305 / JP
	04 / HANDA, Jun c/o HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. Hotaka-kojo 1856-1 Hotakamaki Azumino-shi Nagano 399-8305 / JP
	05 / NAGAI, Kishiro c/o HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD. 7-1 Onna 4-chome Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-8510 / JP
	06 / ONIGATA, Junichiro c/o HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD. 7-1 Onna 4-chome Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-8510 / JP
	07 / YAMADA, Yoshihiko c/o HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD. 7-1 Onna 4-chome Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-8510 / JP
	[2018/15]
Representative(s)	Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Pilgersheimer Straße 20 81543 München / DE
	[2018/15]
Application number, filing date	16802948.6	22.04.2016
	[2018/15]
	WO2016JP62730
Priority number, date	JP20150111813	02.06.2015 Original published format: JP 2015111813
	[2018/15]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016194511
	Date:	08.12.2016
	Language:	JA
	[2016/49]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3306054
	Date:	11.04.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3306054
	Date:	20.11.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	08.12.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.04.2018
Classification	IPC:	F02B75/04, F02B75/32, F02D15/02, F16H1/28, F16H1/32	[2018/15]
	CPC:	F02D15/02 (EP,KR,RU,US); F02B75/04 (KR,RU,US); F02B75/045 (EP,US); F02B75/32 (KR,RU,US); F16H1/28 (EP,KR,RU,US); F16H1/32 (EP,KR,RU,US); (+) F16H2001/2881 (EP); F16H2001/323 (US); F16H2001/324 (EP) (-)
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 [2018/15]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	MECHANISMUS MIT VARIABLEM VERDICHTUNGSVERHÄLTNIS FÜR VERBRENNUNGSMOTOR	[2018/15]
	English:	VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO MECHANISM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE	[2018/15]
	French:	MÉCANISME À TAUX DE COMPRESSION VARIABLE POUR MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE	[2018/15]
Entry into regional phase	05.12.2017	Translation filed
	05.12.2017	National basic fee paid
	05.12.2017	Search fee paid
	05.12.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.12.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	05.12.2017	Examination requested [2018/15]
	05.12.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	10.10.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.04.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.06.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.10.2019	Fee for grant paid
	09.10.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	09.10.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	21.08.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/44]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	22.04.2016
	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CY	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	MK	20.11.2019
	MT	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	22.04.2020
	LU	22.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	22.04.2016
	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CY	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	MT	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	22.04.2020
	LU	22.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	22.04.2020
	LU	22.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	LU	22.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
Former [2021/08]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	LU	22.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
Former [2020/52]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/51]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/34]	AL	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/26]	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/24]	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	20.02.2020
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		[Y]JPS60184750 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
		[Y]JPS60241550 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
		[Y]JPS62200056 (SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES);
		[Y]JP2009041519 (NISSAN MOTOR);
		[Y]JP2010151088 (NISSAN MOTOR);
		[Y]WO2014027497 (NISSAN MOTOR [JP]);
		[AP]DE102015201807 (HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD [JP])
	International search	[A]JPS63145842 (MOROZUMI MUNEHARU);
		[A]JP2006112476 (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD);
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		[A]JP2010151088 (NISSAN MOTOR);
		[A]JP2011021729 (SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES);
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