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EP0649730 - Method for adjusting a side of a strip of flexible material to a reference side and apparatus for feeding a belt strip on a rotating building drum [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 05.08.2005 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	28.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 30.01.2008 [2008/05]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states VMI EPE HOLLAND B.V. Gelriaweg 16 8161 RK Epe / NL
	[N/P]
Former [1998/32]	For all designated states VMI EPE HOLLAND B.V. Gelriaweg 16 NL-8161 RK Epe / NL
Former [1995/17]	For all designated states VMI EPE HOLLAND BV Gelriaweg 16 NL-8161 RK Epe / NL
Inventor(s)	01 / Regterschot, Martinus de Wangen 18-1 NL-8291 NG Wapenveld / NL
	02 / ter Horst, Anthonius Arnoldus Carolus Merketon 35 NL-5401 LR Uden / NL
	[1995/17]
Representative(s)	De Hoop, Eric Octrooibureau Vriesendorp & Gaade B.V. Koninginnegracht 19 2514 AB Den Haag / NL
	[N/P]
Former [1995/17]	De Hoop, Eric Octrooibureau Vriesendorp & Gaade P.O. Box 266 NL-2501 AW The Hague / NL
Application number, filing date	94202841.6	03.10.1994
	[1995/17]
Priority number, date	NL19930001717	06.10.1993 Original published format: NL 9301717
	[1995/17]
Filing language	NL
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0649730
	Date:	26.04.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0649730
	Date:	05.08.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/32]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0649730
	Date:	21.09.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/38]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.02.1995
Classification	IPC:	B29D30/30, B29D30/46	[1995/17]
	CPC:	B29D30/3007 (EP,US); B29D30/3014 (EP,US); B29D30/46 (EP,US); B65H9/163 (EP,US); B29D2030/4406 (EP,US); B29D2030/4418 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, NL [1995/17]
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Anpassung des Randes eines flexiblen Streifens an einer Referenzseite und Vorrichtung zum Zuführen eines Gürtelstreifens zu einer drehbaren Reifenaufbautrommel	[1998/04]
	English:	Method for adjusting a side of a strip of flexible material to a reference side and apparatus for feeding a belt strip on a rotating building drum	[1995/17]
	French:	Procédé pour l'adaptation du bord d'une bande flexible à un bord de référence et dispositif pour alimenter un tambour rotatif de confection de pneus avec des pièces en forme de courroie	[1998/04]
	Former [1995/17]	Verfahren zur Anpassung des Raudes eines flexibelen Streifens an einer Referenzseite und Vorrichtung zum Zuführen eines Gürtelstreifens zu einer drehbaren Reifenaufbautrommel
	Former [1995/17]	Procédé pour l'adaptation du bord d'une bande flexibile à un bord de référence et dispositif pour alimenter un tambour rotatif de confection de pneus avec des pièces en forme de courroie
Examination procedure	27.03.1995	Examination requested [1995/21]
	16.09.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.01.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.04.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.07.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.12.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	09.02.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.04.1998	Fee for grant paid
	01.04.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 04.05.1999 17.05.1999 ADMISSIBLE Thyssen Krupp AG Patentabteilung Am Thyssenhaus 1 45128 Essen / DE Opponent's representative Klickow, Hans-Henning Klickow & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Jessenstrasse 4 DE-22767 Hamburg / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2005/10]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.05.1999 17.05.1999 ADMISSIBLE Thyssen Krupp AG Patentabteilung Am Thyssenhaus 1 45128 Essen / DE Opponent's representative Klickow, Hans-Henning, Dr.-Ing. Patentanwälte Hansmann-Klickow-Hansmann Jessenstrasse 4 22767 Hamburg / DE
	Former [2001/29]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.05.1999 17.05.1999 ADMISSIBLE Thyssen Krupp AG, Düsseldorf Patentabteilung Am Thyssenhaus 1 45128 Essen / DE Opponent's representative Klickow, Hans-Henning Patentanwälte Hansmann-Klickow-Hansmann Jessenstrasse 4 22767 Hamburg / DE
	Former [2001/20]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.05.1999 17.05.1999 ADMISSIBLE Thyssen Krupp AG, Düsseldorf Patentabteilung Am Thyssenhaus 1 45128 Essen / DE Opponent's representative John, Ernst, Dipl.-Ing. ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG VRP-Patentabteilung Am Thyssenhaus 1 45128 Essen / DE
	Former [1999/25]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.05.1999 17.05.1999 ADMISSIBLE Thyssen Krupp AG, Düsseldorf Patentabteilung Am Thyssenhaus 1 45128 Essen / DE
	15.06.1999	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	06.01.2000	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	27.01.2000	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02)
	01.04.2000	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	11.08.2000	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
	13.12.2000	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	19.03.2003	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M01)
	13.05.2003	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	13.05.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	18.07.2003	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	18.07.2003	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	01.02.2005	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	05.07.2005	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	20.07.2005	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	25.09.2003	Appeal received No. T0909/03
	28.11.2003	Statement of grounds filed
	01.02.2005	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	19.08.2003	Appeal received
	01.02.2005	Date of oral proceedings
	10.02.2005	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.09.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.09.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	ES	05.08.1998
	IT	05.08.1998
	GB	05.11.1998
	NL	01.05.1999
	[2008/05]
Former [2002/26]	ES	05.08.1998
	GB	05.11.1998
	NL	01.05.1999
Former [2000/23]	GB	05.11.1998
	NL	01.05.1999
Former [2000/03]	GB	05.11.1998
Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPH02165937 ;
		[A]US4359675 (MILLER III NICK M) [A] 1,3,7,9,11-13,23-26,32,34 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP0104339 (FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO [US]) [A] 1-3,5-8,12,13,24,26-28,33 * page 6, line 1 - line 16; figure 2 * * page 9, line 10 - page 11, line 6; figures 2,18 *;
		[A]US4457802 (YANAGIHARA TOSHIO [JP], et al) [A] 2-4,26,28,29,31-33 * column 3, line 50 - column 4, line 16; figures 1,2 *;
		[A]US4465531 (ARAKI YUSUKE [JP], et al) [A] 1,9-25,34 * column 10, line 43 - column 11, line 55; figures 1,2,5-8 *;
		[DA]EP0125148 (FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO [US]) [DA] 1-34 * page 15, line 18 - line 29; figures 8A,8B * * page 24, line 3 - page 29, line 5; figures 18-20 *;
		[A]US4769104 (OKUYAMA KOUJI [JP], et al) [A] 1-4,9,15,24,28,29,31 * column 3, line 64 - column 5, line 35; figures 1-5 *;
		[A]EP0376357 (VMI EPE HOLLAND [NL]) [A] 23,34* column 3, line 35 - line 50; figures 1,2 *;
		[XA]EP0430519 (BRIDGESTONE CORP [JP]) [X] 1-3,24,25,28 * column 6, line 28 - column 7, line 56; figures 1-3 * * column 11, line 41 - column 12, line 36 * * column 13, line 12 - column 14, line 47 * * figures 10,11 * [A] 7-10
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900911), vol. 14, no. 420, Database accession no. (M - 1023), & JP02165937 A 19900626 (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND.) [X] 1-4,10,24,28,29 * abstract *
	Opposition	- Brochure "Reifenaufbaumaschinen für PKW-und Leicht-LKW-Reifen" Krupp HEB, 47/1/0614d1 049020
		- Brochure "Reifenaufbaumaschinen zur Herstellung vonPKW-LKW- und Traktorreifen, Krupp HEB 47/1/0615d1 029120
		- Brochure "Reifenaufbautechnik i. Maschinen und Systeme von Krupp"Krupp Industrie Technik, 147-681d1 108530

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