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EP0300437 - Lawn- or garden tractor with an auxiliary device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1989/04]Hitch for coupling an auxiliary device to a lawn- or garden tractor
[1994/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.02.1995
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.11.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES
published on 26.12.2007  [2007/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265 / US
[N/P]
Former [1989/04]For all designated states
DEERE & COMPANY
1 John Deere Road
Moline, Illinois 61265 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Schmid, Steven Lawrence
Rural Route 1 Box 144
Agency Iowa 52530 / US
02 / Hining, Larry Demar
1010 Glenwood Avenue
Ottumwa Iowa 52501 / US
03 / O'Toole, Frank Kenneth
117 West Rochester Road Apt. 51
Ottumwa Iowa 52501 / US
[1989/04]
Representative(s)Feldmann, Bernhard, et al
DEERE & COMPANY European Office Patent Department
68140 Mannheim / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/40]Feldmann, Bernhard, et al
DEERE & COMPANY European Office Patent Department
D-68140 Mannheim / DE
Former [1989/04]Feldmann, Bernhard
DEERE & COMPANY European Office, Patent Department
D-68140 Mannheim / DE
Application number, filing date88111631.320.07.1988
[1989/04]
Priority number, dateUS1987007663823.07.1987         Original published format: US 76638
[1989/04]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0300437
Date:25.01.1989
Language:DE
[1989/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0300437
Date:09.05.1990
Language:DE
[1990/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0300437
Date:20.04.1994
Language:DE
[1994/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.03.1990
ClassificationIPC:A01B59/042, A01B51/02
[1990/22]
CPC:
A01B59/042 (EP,US); Y10S56/22 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1989/04]A01B59/042
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [1989/04]
TitleGerman:Rasen- oder Gartentraktor mit anbaubarem Anbaugerät[1994/16]
English:Lawn- or garden tractor with an auxiliary device[1994/16]
French:Tracteur à gazon ou à jardin avec un appareil porté[1994/16]
Former [1989/04]Befestigungseinrichtung zur Montage eines Anbaugerätes an einen Rasen- oder Gartentraktor
Former [1989/04]Hitch for coupling an auxiliary device to a lawn- or garden tractor
Former [1989/04]Attelage pour monter un appareil porté à un tracteur à gazon ou à jardin
Examination procedure02.08.1989Examination requested  [1989/39]
16.10.1991Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.04.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.08.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.04.1993Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
08.10.1993Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
15.10.1993Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.12.1993Fee for grant paid
17.12.1993Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.01.1995No opposition filed within time limit [1995/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.07.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.1991Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.1992Renewal fee patent year 05
03.07.1993Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES20.04.1994
IT20.04.1994
SE20.04.1994
[2002/24]
Former [2002/23]IT20.04.1994
SE20.04.1994
Former [1999/42]IT20.04.1994
Documents cited:Search[Y]DE950608  (NIEMEYER SOEHNE STAHL PFLUG);
 [Y]US3426458  (SPITZER JAKE R);
 [Y]US3508386  (BORCHARDT GERALD N, et al);
 [AD]US4600070  (THURNER GARY H [US])
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