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EP3870860 - STRUCTURE WITH SELECTIVELY VARIABLE STIFFNESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.07.2021
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip20.10.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
6565 Headquarters Drive W1-3C
Plano TX 75024 / US
[2021/35]
Inventor(s)01 / GANDHI, Umesh N.
c/o Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
North America, Inc. 6565 Headquarters Drive W1-3C
Plano, Texas 75024 / US
02 / PROKHOROV, Danil V.
c/o Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
North America, Inc. 6565 Headquarters Drive W1-3C
Plano, Texas 75024 / US
03 / ROWE, Michael Paul
c/o Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
North America, Inc. 6565 Headquarters Drive W1-3C
Plano, Texas 75024 / US
04 / TSURUTA, Ryohei
c/o Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
North America, Inc. 6565 Headquarters Drive W1-3C
Plano, Texas 75024 / US
 [2021/35]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/35]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date19877086.915.10.2019
[2021/35]
WO2019US56225
Priority number, dateUS20181616933324.10.2018         Original published format: US201816169333
[2021/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020086325
Date:30.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3870860
Date:01.09.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.04.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR30.04.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.2022
ClassificationIPC:F15B11/06, F15B11/08, F15B13/044, F15B15/26
[2021/35]
CPC:
F16F15/027 (EP); B32B3/30 (US); B32B25/042 (EP);
B32B25/12 (EP); B32B25/14 (EP); B32B25/16 (EP);
B32B25/20 (EP); B32B27/08 (EP); B32B27/283 (EP);
B32B27/304 (EP); B32B27/322 (EP); B32B27/40 (EP);
B32B3/08 (US); B32B33/00 (EP,US); B32B7/02 (EP,US);
B32B7/03 (EP,US); F16F13/08 (EP); B32B2250/05 (EP,US);
B32B2250/24 (EP); B32B2250/40 (EP,US); B32B2270/00 (EP);
B32B2307/202 (EP); B32B2307/50 (EP); B32B2307/51 (EP,US);
B32B2307/536 (US); B32B2307/546 (EP); B32B2307/56 (US);
B32B2307/7265 (EP); B32B2457/00 (EP); F16F2228/066 (EP);
F16F7/128 (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 [2021/35]
TitleGerman:STRUKTUR MIT SELEKTIV VARIABLER STEIFHEIT[2021/35]
English:STRUCTURE WITH SELECTIVELY VARIABLE STIFFNESS[2021/35]
French:STRUCTURE À RAIDEUR SÉLECTIVEMENT VARIABLE[2021/35]
Entry into regional phase20.04.2021National basic fee paid 
20.04.2021Search fee paid 
20.04.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
20.04.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/35]
20.01.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
21.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2009052049  (BATCHKO ROBERT G [US], et al);
 [A]US2016279803  (LESSING JOSHUA AARON [US], et al);
International search[A]KR20050056526  (HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD [KR]);
 [AX]US2006038745  (NAKSEN ALEX [US], et al);
 [A]US7892630  (MCKNIGHT GEOFFREY P [US], et al);
 [A]US7901524  (MCKNIGHT GEOFFREY [US], et al);
 [A]WO2017077541  (BOGRASH PHILIP [IL])
by applicantUS2009052049
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