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EP About this file: EP4046828

EP4046828 - WEAR DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.10.2025
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.01.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.07.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, IE		published on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Schunk Transit Systems GmbH
Hauptstraße 97
35435 Wettenberg / DE
[2022/34]
Inventor(s)01 / SPIES, Jürgen
35428 Langgöns / DE
02 / PFEFFER, Daniel
35325 Mücke / DE
03 / NETTESHEIM, Dr. Stefan
12205 Berlin / DE
04 / JAKUBITH, Dr. Sven
12203 Berlin / DE
05 / FLEISCHHAUER, Guntram
35102 Lohra / DE
06 / STAUBACH, Timo
36358 Herbstein / DE
 [2022/34]
Representative(s)advotec.
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Georg-Schlosser-Straße 6
35390 Gießen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/34]advotec.
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft
Tappe mbB
Georg-Schlosser-Straße 6
35390 Gießen / DE
Application number, filing date22162605.410.02.2012
[2022/34]
Priority number, dateDE2011100530209.03.2011         Original published format: DE102011005302
[2022/34]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4046828
Date:24.08.2022
Language:DE
[2022/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4046828
Date:18.12.2024
Language:DE
[2024/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.07.2022
ClassificationIPC:B60C11/24, F16D66/02, H01R39/58
[2022/34]
CPC:
B60C11/246 (EP,US); F16D66/02 (KR); F16D66/021 (US);
B60C11/24 (KR); F16D66/026 (EP,US); H01R39/58 (EP,KR,US);
H02K11/20 (EP); H02K5/14 (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 [2023/07]
Former [2022/34]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:VERSCHLEISSERKENNUNGSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN[2022/34]
English:WEAR DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD[2022/34]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION D'USURE[2022/34]
Examination procedure12.01.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.01.2023Examination requested  [2023/07]
12.01.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.11.2024Fee for grant paid
07.11.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.11.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12709810.1  / EP2683561
Opposition(s)19.09.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
17.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
17.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
17.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
17.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
17.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
17.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
17.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 10
17.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
17.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 12
23.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG18.12.2024
CZ18.12.2024
DK18.12.2024
EE18.12.2024
ES18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
IT18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
MC18.12.2024
NL18.12.2024
PL18.12.2024
RO18.12.2024
SE18.12.2024
SK18.12.2024
SM18.12.2024
IE10.02.2025
LU10.02.2025
FR18.02.2025
BE28.02.2025
CH28.02.2025
GB18.03.2025
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
IS18.04.2025
PT21.04.2025
DE02.09.2025
[2026/09]
Former [2026/08]BG18.12.2024
CZ18.12.2024
DK18.12.2024
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LU10.02.2025
FR18.02.2025
CH28.02.2025
GB18.03.2025
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Documents cited:Search[A] DE19840081  (CONTITECH TRANSPORTBANDSYSTEME et al.)
 [A] GB2092390  (SBW ENGINEERS LTD et al.) [A] 1-10 * column 1, lines 3-17 * * column 2, line 39 - column 3, line 24; figure 2a *
 [A] DE102007009423  (SCHUNK KOHLENSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH et al.) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [AD] DE3247330  (BBC BROWN BOVERI & CIE et al.) [AD] 1-10 * the whole document *
by applicantDE102007009423
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