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EP About this file: EP3930949

EP3930949 - METHOD FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING A GEARWHEEL OR A WORKPIECE WITH A GEARWHEEL-LIKE PROFILE IN A GRINDING OR POLISHING MACHINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.06.2022
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.09.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  04.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip12.06.2024New entry: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kapp Niles GmbH & Co. KG
Callenberger Strasse 52
96450 Coburg / DE
[2022/01]
Inventor(s)01 / MÜLLER, Frank
Maasweg 24
96484 Meeder / DE
02 / WÖLFEL, Friedrich
Emil-Bätz-Straße 25
96450 Coburg / DE
 [2022/30]
Former [2022/01]01 / MÜLLER, Frank
96484 Meeder / DE
02 / WÖLFEL, Friedrich
96450 Coburg / DE
Representative(s)Gosdin, Carstensen & Partner Patentanwälte Partnerschaftgesellschaft mbB
Adam-Stegerwald-Straße 6
97422 Schweinfurt / DE
[2022/01]
Application number, filing date20706267.022.02.2020
[2022/01]
WO2020EP54707
Priority number, dateDE20191010481226.02.2019         Original published format: DE102019104812
[2022/01]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020173843
Date:03.09.2020
Language:DE
[2020/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3930949
Date:05.01.2022
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.09.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3930949
Date:27.07.2022
Language:DE
[2022/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.09.2020
ClassificationIPC:B23F23/12, G01B5/012, B23F5/04, G01B5/20, G01B11/24, B23Q17/24
[2022/01]
CPC:
B23F23/1218 (EP,US); B23F5/04 (EP,US); G01B11/2416 (EP);
G01B5/202 (EP)
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 [2022/01]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM SCHLEIFEN ODER POLIEREN EINES ZAHNRADS ODER EINES WERKSTÜCKS MIT EINEM ZAHNRADÄHNLICHEN PROFIL IN EINER SCHLEIF- ODER POLIERMASCHINE[2022/01]
English:METHOD FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING A GEARWHEEL OR A WORKPIECE WITH A GEARWHEEL-LIKE PROFILE IN A GRINDING OR POLISHING MACHINE[2022/01]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PONÇAGE OU DE POLISSAGE D'UNE ROUE DENTÉE OU D'UNE PIÈCE DOTÉE D'UN PROFILÉ DE TYPE ROUE DENTÉE DANS UNE MACHINE DE PONÇAGE OU DE POLISSAGE[2022/01]
Entry into regional phase27.09.2021National basic fee paid 
27.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
27.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.11.2020Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
13.08.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/01]
27.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.06.2022Fee for grant paid
10.06.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.06.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  27.04.2023  28.04.2023  ADMISSIBLE
Reishauer AG
Industriestrasse 36
8304 Wallisellen / CH
Opponent's representative
Detken, Andreas
Isler & Pedrazzini AG
Giesshübelstrasse 45
Postfach 1772
8027 Zürich / CH
 [2023/23]
16.05.2023Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
07.07.2023Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
28.01.2025Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL27.07.2022
CZ27.07.2022
DK27.07.2022
EE27.07.2022
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FI27.07.2022
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LT27.07.2022
LV27.07.2022
MC27.07.2022
NL27.07.2022
PL27.07.2022
RO27.07.2022
RS27.07.2022
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SK27.07.2022
SM27.07.2022
NO27.10.2022
GR28.10.2022
IS27.11.2022
PT28.11.2022
IE22.02.2023
LU22.02.2023
BE28.02.2023
FR28.02.2023
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Cited inInternational search[Y]DE19857592  (REISHAUER AG [CH]) [Y] 1-10 * paragraph [0011]; figure 2 *;
 [Y]EP2284484  (NILES WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH [DE]) [Y] 1-10 * claims 1,6,8 *;
 [A]EP3034221  (KLINGELNBERG AG [CH]) [A] 1,10 * paragraphs [0001] , [0006]; figure 1 *;
 [A]EP3257629  (WENDT GMBH [DE]) [A] 1 * paragraphs [0015] , [0022]; figure 1 *;
 [A]WO2018048872  (GLEASON METROLOGY SYSTEMS CORP [US]) [A] 1* claims 11-18 *;
 [A]US2018257158  (LOHMANN JOERG [DE], et al) [A] 1-5,8-10 * paragraphs [0012] , [0013]; figure 1 *
OppositionUS4547674
 DE19857592
 DE19928500
 DE102004009393
 EP2284484
 DE102010055820
 EP2583779
    - Anonymous, "Abrasive Processes", Anonymous, Hans Kurt Tönshoff , Ichiro Inasaki, Sensors in manufacturing Sensor Applications Vol 1, Weinheim - New York, Wiley VCH, (20010309), vol. 1, pages 1 - 5, ISBN 3-527-29558-5, XP093088622
    - Thyssen W, "Qualitätssicherung beim kontinuierlichen Wälzschleifen", Thyssen W, Schriefer, Kontinuierliches Wälzschleifen von Verzahnungen, ReisHauber, (20080701), pages 162 - 166, ISBN 978-3-033-01447-3, XP093088535
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