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EP About this file: EP3948013

EP3948013 - ADJUSTABLE SEAT POST ARRANGEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.04.2024
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.12.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.01.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.10.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  01.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BMC Switzerland AG
Sportstrasse 49
2540 Grenchen / CH
[2022/06]
Inventor(s)01 / CHRIST, Stefan
Tessenbergstrasse 52
2500 Biel / CH
02 / PONCET, Jean-Martin
Dorfstrasse 4
3053 Diemerswil / CH
03 / STÄMPFLI, Peter
Kirchweg 6
3283 Kallnach / CH
 [2024/22]
Former [2022/06]01 / CHRIST, Stefan
2500 Biel / CH
02 / PONCET, Jean-Martin
3053 Diemerswil / CH
03 / STÄMPFLI, Peter
3283 Kallnach / CH
Representative(s)Troesch Scheidegger Werner AG
Schwäntenmos 14
8126 Zumikon / CH
[2022/06]
Application number, filing date20713252.318.03.2020
[2022/06]
WO2020EP57512
Priority number, dateCH2019000040728.03.2019         Original published format: CH 4072019
[2022/06]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020193326
Date:01.10.2020
Language:DE
[2020/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3948013
Date:09.02.2022
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3948013
Date:29.05.2024
Language:DE
[2024/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:F16F13/00, B62J1/08
[2022/06]
CPC:
B62J1/08 (EP,CH,US); B62K19/36 (CH,US); F16F9/0263 (EP,US);
B62J2001/085 (EP,US); F16F9/0218 (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 [2022/06]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERSTELLBARE SATTELSTÜTZENANORDNUNG[2022/06]
English:ADJUSTABLE SEAT POST ARRANGEMENT[2022/06]
French:ARRANGEMENT SUPPORT DE SELLE RÉGLABLE[2022/06]
Entry into regional phase06.10.2021National basic fee paid 
06.10.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
06.10.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.10.2021Examination requested  [2022/06]
06.10.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.04.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.12.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.04.2024Fee for grant paid
17.04.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.04.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
06.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
12.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[I]DE874256  (HEIN WILLI);
 [X]JPS5647374  (NISHIKAWA NOBUMI);
 [YA]JPH0375087U  ;
 [YA]US2004208687  (SICZ WAYNE [US], et al);
 [XYI]US2011148067  (HAAGER ALEXANDER [AT]);
 [YA]CN203623830U  (ZHU GUOYI);
 [I]CN104773243  (TIANJIN GOLDEN WHEEL BICYCLE GROUP CO LTD);
 [A]US2017158281  (HARA NOBUKATSU [JP], et al);
 [YA]TW201838863  (TIEN HSIN INDUSTRIES CO LTD [TW]);
 [YA]WO2019052654  (BMC SWITZERLAND AG [CH])
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