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EP0255071 - Bi-tubular type endless track for vehicles [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 21.07.1994 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states DIEHL GMBH & CO. Stephanstrasse 49 90478 Nürnberg / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1988/05]	For all designated states DIEHL GMBH & CO. Stephanstrasse 49 D-90478 Nürnberg / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Erlenmaier, Günter Espenauerstrasse 20 D-3502 Vellmar 3 / DE
	02 / Spies, Klaus Am Hohen Wald 27 D-5630 Remscheid / DE
	[1988/05]
Representative(s)	(deleted)
	[1992/36]
Former [1988/05]	Hofmann, Gerhard, Dipl.-Ing. Patentassessor Stephanstrasse 49 D-90478 Nürnberg / DE
Application number, filing date	87110806.4	25.07.1987
	[1988/05]
Priority number, date	DE19863625491	28.07.1986 Original published format: DE 3625491
	[1988/05]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0255071
	Date:	03.02.1988
	Language:	DE
	[1988/05]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0255071
	Date:	08.06.1988
	Language:	DE
	[1988/23]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0255071
	Date:	07.11.1990
	Language:	DE
	[1990/45]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0255071
	Date:	07.09.1994
	Language:	DE
	[1994/36]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.04.1988
Classification	IPC:	B62D55/21	[1988/05]
	CPC:	B62D55/211 (EP,US); B62D55/08 (KR)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, NL, SE [1988/05]
Title	German:	Gleiskette nach dem Verbinderprinzip für Fahrzeuge	[1988/05]
	English:	Bi-tubular type endless track for vehicles	[1988/05]
	French:	Chenille du type bitubulaire pour véhicules	[1988/05]
Examination procedure	18.06.1988	Examination requested [1988/34]
	02.08.1989	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.12.1989	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.02.1990	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	13.03.1990	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.06.1990	Fee for grant paid
	06.06.1990	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 01.08.1991 21.08.1991 ADMISSIBLE Bundesrepublik Deutschland, diese vertreten durch den Bundesminister der Verteidigung, dieser vertreten durch den Präsidenten des Bundesamts für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung -Ref. AT III 1- Postfach 73 60 D-56057 Koblenz / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1991/40]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.08.1991 21.08.1991 ADMISSIBLE Bundesrepublik Deutschland, diese vertreten durch den Bundesminister der Verteidigung, dieser vertreten durch den Präsidenten des Bundesamts für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung -Ref. AT III 1- Postfach 73 60 D-56057 Koblenz / DE
	13.09.1991	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	15.01.1992	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	24.01.1992	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
	02.04.1992	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	26.03.1993	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	08.02.1994	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	08.02.1994	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	08.04.1994	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	06.07.1994	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	06.05.1993	Appeal received No. T0447/93
	27.07.1993	Statement of grounds filed
	08.02.1994	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	08.02.1994	Date of oral proceedings
	16.02.1994	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.06.1989	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.07.1990	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y] DE1605523 (GERLACH WERKE GMBH et al.) [Y]
		[Y] FR1363977 (DIEHL K G FA et al.) [Y]
		[A] US2392383 (HOLLENKAMP THEODORE J et al.) [A]
		[A] DE1480778 (GERLACH WERKE GMBH et al.) [A]
		[A] DE1480750 (DIEHL KG et al.) [A]

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