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EP About this file: EP4173912

EP4173912 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STARTING CONDITION FOR CLEANING A BRAKE DISK, METHOD FOR CLEANING A BRAKE DISK AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.10.2024
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.11.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.03.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip18.10.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): DK		published on 20.11.2024 [2024/47]
18.10.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 20.11.2024 [2024/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volvo Car Corporation
40531 Göteborg / SE
[2023/18]
Inventor(s)01 / LEE, Chih Feng
40531 Göteborg / SE
02 / BOHMAN, Mats
40531 Göteborg / SE
 [2023/18]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[2023/18]
Application number, filing date21205327.628.10.2021
[2023/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4173912
Date:03.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4173912
Date:13.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:B60T17/22, B60T7/12, B60T8/00, F16D65/00
[2023/18]
CPC:
B60T17/221 (EP,US); B60L7/18 (CN); B60L7/26 (CN);
B60T1/10 (EP); B60T7/12 (EP); F16D61/00 (EP);
F16D65/0037 (EP); F16D65/0043 (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 [2023/18]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG EINES AUSGANGSZUSTANDES ZUR REINIGUNG EINER BREMSSCHEIBE, VERFAHREN ZUR REINIGUNG EINER BREMSSCHEIBE UND DATENVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2023/18]
English:METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STARTING CONDITION FOR CLEANING A BRAKE DISK, METHOD FOR CLEANING A BRAKE DISK AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE[2023/18]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR DÉTERMINER UNE CONDITION DE DÉMARRAGE DE NETTOYAGE D'UN DISQUE DE FREIN, PROCÉDÉ DE NETTOYAGE D'UN DISQUE DE FREIN ET DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DE DONNÉES[2023/18]
Examination procedure10.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.08.2022Examination requested  [2023/18]
10.08.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.10.2023Fee for grant paid
25.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.09.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT13.12.2023
CZ13.12.2023
DK13.12.2023
EE13.12.2023
ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
IT13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
PL13.12.2023
RO13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SK13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
PT15.04.2024
[2024/47]
Former [2024/36]AT13.12.2023
CZ13.12.2023
EE13.12.2023
ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
IT13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
PL13.12.2023
RO13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SK13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
PT15.04.2024
Former [2024/35]AT13.12.2023
CZ13.12.2023
EE13.12.2023
ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RO13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/33]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/32]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/27]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
Former [2024/21]LT13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR14.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[X]WO02083473  (VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB [SE], et al) [X] 1,14,15 * pages 1-4, 6-13, 15-22 *;
 [A]WO2005021345  (DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG [DE], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE102010000823  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE102016007436  (AUDI AG [DE]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [XI]US2020156614  (CHOI KWON-HYOUNG [KR], et al) [X] 1-3,11,13-15 * paragraphs 2, 8, 12, 47, 49, 60, 61, 71 * [I] 4-10,12;
 [A]EP3712002  (FCA ITALY SPA [IT]) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [X]DE102020214711  (HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD [KR], et al) [X] 1,14,15 * par. 2-5, 7-13, 17, 18, 40, 44, 51, 54, 55, 58, 60, 73, 78-80, 89, 102, 114, 118, 143, 148 *
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