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EP About this file: EP3431375

EP3431375 - DAMPER CONTROL DEVICE AND SUSPENSION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.06.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.07.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.02.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.12.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KYB Corporation
World Trade Center Building
4-1, Hamamatsu-cho 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6111 / JP
[2019/04]
Inventor(s)01 / AWANO, Koichiro
c/o KYB Corporation
World Trade Center Bldg.
4-1, Hamamatsu-cho 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6111 / JP
02 / MOCHIZUKI, Mitsuteru
c/o KYB Corporation
World Trade Center Bldg.
4-1, Hamamatsu-cho 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6111 / JP
 [2019/04]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2019/04]
Application number, filing date17766373.901.03.2017
[2019/04]
WO2017JP08159
Priority number, dateJP2016005322417.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016053224
[2019/04]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017159370
Date:21.09.2017
Language:JA
[2017/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3431375
Date:23.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3431375
Date:09.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP21.09.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:F16F9/46, F16F9/32, B60G17/0165, B62K25/08, // F16F9/19, B62K25/04
[2023/08]
CPC:
B60G17/0165 (EP,US); F16F9/50 (US); B62K25/04 (US);
B62K25/08 (EP); F16F9/19 (EP,US); F16F9/3292 (EP,US);
F16F9/46 (EP,US); B60G2300/12 (EP,US); B60G2400/252 (EP,US);
B60G2500/10 (EP,US); B62K2025/044 (US); B62K2025/045 (EP);
B62K25/06 (US); F16F2230/18 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/43]F16F9/46, F16F9/32, B60G17/0165, B62K25/06, // F16F9/19
Former IPC [2019/04]B62K25/04, F16F9/19, F16F9/46, F16F9/50
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 [2019/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DÄMPFERREGELVORRICHTUNG UND AUFHÄNGEVORRICHTUNG[2019/04]
English:DAMPER CONTROL DEVICE AND SUSPENSION DEVICE[2019/04]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE D'AMORTISSEUR ET DISPOSITIF DE SUSPENSION[2019/04]
Entry into regional phase07.09.2018Translation filed 
08.10.2018National basic fee paid 
08.10.2018Search fee paid 
08.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
08.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
08.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/04]
09.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
30.06.2023Fee for grant paid
30.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.05.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
20.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ09.08.2023
DK09.08.2023
EE09.08.2023
ES09.08.2023
FI09.08.2023
HR09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
LV09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
PL09.08.2023
RO09.08.2023
RS09.08.2023
SI09.08.2023
SK09.08.2023
SM09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
PT11.12.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/23]CZ09.08.2023
DK09.08.2023
EE09.08.2023
ES09.08.2023
FI09.08.2023
HR09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
LV09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
PL09.08.2023
RO09.08.2023
RS09.08.2023
SK09.08.2023
SM09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
PT11.12.2023
Former [2024/22]CZ09.08.2023
DK09.08.2023
FI09.08.2023
HR09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
LV09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
PL09.08.2023
RO09.08.2023
RS09.08.2023
SM09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
PT11.12.2023
Former [2024/20]FI09.08.2023
HR09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
LV09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
PL09.08.2023
RS09.08.2023
SM09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
PT11.12.2023
Former [2024/10]FI09.08.2023
HR09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
LV09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
PL09.08.2023
RS09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
PT11.12.2023
Former [2024/09]FI09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH02182518  (YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD) [A] 1-5* figures 1-7 *;
 [A]JPH0411511  (YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD) [A] 1-5 * figures 1-6 *;
 [A]US6360148  (HALPIN MICHAEL W [US]) [A] 1-5 * abstract * * column 1, line 6 - line 14 * * column 2, line 64 - column 3, line 6 * * column 3, line 30 - line 36 * * column 4, line 10 - line 24 *;
 [X]WO03040586  (KONI BV [NL], et al) [X] 1,3,5 * figures 1, 2, 3 * * page 1, lines 3-15 and 26-31 * * page 2, line 18 - line 21 * * page 5, line 18 - line 22 * * page 7, line 11 - line 13 *;
 [X]US2004124049  (ST CLAIR KENNETH A [US], et al) [X] 1-5 * abstract * * paragraphs [0003], [0030], [0032] and [0040]-[0042] *;
 [A]US2005167943  (INABA KAZUMI [JP], et al) [A] 1-5 * abstract * * paragraphs [0002], [0005], [0006]-[0016] *
International search[A]JPS6395991U  (Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.) [A] 1-5* , specification, page 1, line 16 to page 2, line 5; page 4, line 18 to page 5, line 9; fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPH02182518  (YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD) [A] 1-5 * , page 2, lower left column, line 4 to lower right column, line 8; page 4, upper left column, line 14 to upper right column, line 20; fig. 1 to 7 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPH0411511  (YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD) [A] 1-5 * , page 2, lower right column, line 3 to page 3, upper left column, line 4; page 4, lower left column, line 9 to lower right column, line 10; fig. 1 to 6 (Family: none) *
ExaminationJPS6137511
 US5133574
 US2012247888
 WO2015041298
by applicantJP2005199944
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