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EP About this file: EP4140935

EP4140935 - METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS MOTOR VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  27.01.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip30.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
STILL GmbH
Berzeliusstraße 10
22113 Hamburg / DE
For all designated states
Linde Material Handling GmbH
Carl-von-Linde-Platz
63743 Aschaffenburg / DE
[2023/09]
Inventor(s)01 / KRUMBHOLZ, Peter
63869 Jakobsthal / DE
02 / GROH, Jonas
63743 Aschaffenburg / DE
03 / HÜBNER, Rainer
22085 Hamburg / DE
04 / PÜTZ, Daniel
22049 Hamburg / DE
 [2023/09]
Representative(s)Patentship Patentanwaltgesellschaft
Schertlinstraße 29
86159 Augsburg / DE
[2023/09]
Application number, filing date22166802.305.04.2022
[2023/09]
Priority number, dateDE20211011022722.04.2021         Original published format: DE102021110227
DE20211011240512.05.2021         Original published format: DE102021112405
[2023/09]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4140935
Date:01.03.2023
Language:DE
[2023/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2023
ClassificationIPC:B66F9/06, B65G1/137, G06Q10/00, G07C11/00, G05D1/00, B65G43/00, B66F9/075, B25J9/16, G05B19/418
[2023/09]
CPC:
G05D1/0246 (EP); B66F9/063 (EP); B66F9/0755 (EP);
G06Q10/20 (EP); B25J9/162 (EP); B25J9/1694 (EP);
B65G1/1371 (EP); B65G2207/40 (EP); B65G43/00 (EP);
G05B19/4183 (EP); G05B19/41895 (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 [2023/40]
Former [2023/09]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINES AUTONOMEN FLURFÖRDERZEUGS[2023/09]
English:METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS MOTOR VEHICLE[2023/09]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'UN CHARIOT DE MANUTENTION AUTONOME[2023/09]
Examination procedure31.08.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.08.2023Examination requested  [2023/40]
31.08.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP1898290  (JUNGHEINRICH AG [DE]) [A] 12-15* paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0049]; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]JP2011057334  (KONGO KK) [A] 6,8 * abstract *;
 [I]DE102015220044  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [I] 1,2,6,9,11 * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0041]; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2018029797  (HANCE CHRISTOPHER [US], et al) [A] 5 * paragraph [0031]; claim 1 *;
 [XI]CN108114392  (HEFEI CHAOFAN EXPRESS CONSULTING CO LTD JIESHOU BUSINESS DEPT) [X] 1,6,11 * the whole document * [I] 2-4,9;
 [A]US10289111  (ROMANO JOSEPH [US], et al) [A] 6,8 * column 2 - column 24; figures 1a,5a-5f *;
 [XI]DE102019201313  (PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-4,6,7,9,11 * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0057]; figures 1-11 * [I] 5,8,12-15;
 [XI]EP3530601  (INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS LLC [US]) [X] 1,2,6,8-11 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0099]; figures 1-10 * [I] 12-15;
 [A]JP2020152514  (SUMITOMO HEAVY IND MAT HANDLING SYSTEMS CO LTD) [A] 6,8 * abstract *;
 [I]CN111882710  (SHANGHAI MROBOT JUZONG ROBOT TECH CO LTD) [I] 1,2,6,9,11 * the whole document *;
 [XP]EP3875990  (JUNGHEINRICH AG [DE]) [XP] 1-6,11 * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0061]; figures 1-7 *
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