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EP3448708 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID CONTAINER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING SLOSH NOISES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/10]METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID CONTAINER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING SLOSHING SOUNDS
[2019/34]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.08.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  25.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
Kautexstr. 52
53229 Bonn / DE
[2019/10]
Inventor(s)01 / TREUDT, Volker
Irsertalstrasse 12
51570 Windeck / DE
02 / SCHWENK, Christoph
In Grossfindel 16
56743 Mendig / DE
 [2019/10]
Representative(s)Richly & Ritschel Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Sattlerweg 20
51429 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
[2019/10]
Application number, filing date17717119.606.04.2017
[2019/10]
WO2017EP58298
Priority number, dateDE20161020747629.04.2016         Original published format: DE102016207476
[2019/10]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017186471
Date:02.11.2017
Language:DE
[2017/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3448708
Date:06.03.2019
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.11.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3448708
Date:27.05.2020
Language:DE
[2020/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:B60K15/077, B60K15/03, B29C49/20, B29L31/00, B29K101/12
[2019/34]
CPC:
B60K15/077 (EP,KR,US); B29C49/20 (US); B60K15/03177 (KR,US);
B29C2049/2008 (US); B29K2101/12 (US); B29L2031/3055 (KR);
B29L2031/7172 (KR,US); B60K2015/03032 (EP,KR,US); B60K2015/03046 (US);
B60K2015/0346 (KR); B60K2015/0775 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/10]B60K15/077, B60K15/03
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 [2019/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM HERSTELLEN EINES FLÜSSIGKEITSBEHÄLTERS, FLÜSSIGKEITSBEHÄLTER FÜR EIN KRAFTFAHRZEUG UND STRUKTUR ZUR VERRINGERUNG VON SCHWAPPGERÄUSCHEN[2019/10]
English:METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID CONTAINER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING SLOSH NOISES[2019/34]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN CONTENEUR DE LIQUIDE, CONTENEUR DE LIQUIDE POUR UN VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE ET STRUCTURE POUR LA RÉDUCTION DES BRUITS DE BALLOTTEMENT[2019/34]
Former [2019/10]METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID CONTAINER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING SLOSHING SOUNDS
Former [2019/10]PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN RÉSERVOIR À LIQUIDE, RÉSERVOIR À LIQUIDE POUR UN VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE ET STRUCTURE POUR DIMINUER LES BRUITS DE BALLOTTEMENT
Entry into regional phase08.10.2018National basic fee paid 
08.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
08.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.02.2018Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
08.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/10]
08.10.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.08.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.12.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
24.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.04.2020Fee for grant paid
14.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU06.04.2017
AL27.05.2020
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BG27.08.2020
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Cited inInternational search[XI]EP0413609  (NISSAN MOTOR [JP], et al) [X] 1,5,8,11-14 * column 3, lines 8-50 * * figures 1-7, 13 * [I] 7,9,10,15,16;
 [XAI]JP2006171504  (KUREHA SENI KK) [X] 1,6,11,13,14 * abstract * * figures 1, 2 * [A] 2-5,7-10,12 [I] 15,16;
 [A]FR2972685  (PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA [FR]) [A] 1-8,11,12 * page 7, line 26 - page 8, line 8 * * figures 6-9 *;
 [AD]DE102014221823  (KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [AD] 1,7,8,10 * paragraphs [0068] - [0073] - [0 76] - [0083] - [0 89] ** figures 1-6 *
by applicantDE102012009944
 DE102014221823
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