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EP0689950 - Method of monitoring conditions of vehicle tires and tires containing a monitoring device therein [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2000
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.03.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.04.2000 [2000/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, Inc.
1200 Firestone Parkway Akron
Ohio 44317-0001 / US
[N/P]
Former [1996/01]For all designated states
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, Inc.
1200 Firestone Parkway
Akron, Ohio 44317-0001 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Koch, Russell W.
2135 Howard Street
Hartville, OH 44632 / US
02 / Takigawa, Hiroyoshi
2112 Long Hunter Lane
Nashville, TN 37217 / US
03 / Turner, John L.
135 Melbourne Avenue
Akron, OH 44313 / US
04 / Okamoto, Keizo
1030 Grove Circle
Murfreesboro, TN 37129 / US
05 / Walenga, Guy J.
704 Valley Brook Drive
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 / US
[1996/01]
Representative(s)von Raffay, Vincenz, et al
Patentanwälte Raffay & Fleck Geffckenstrasse 6
20249 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [1996/01]von Raffay, Vincenz, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Raffay & Fleck Postfach 32 32 17
D-20117 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date95250129.430.05.1995
[1996/01]
Priority number, dateUS1994025388503.06.1994         Original published format: US 253885
[1996/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0689950
Date:03.01.1996
Language:EN
[1996/01]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0689950
Date:21.08.1996
[1996/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0689950
Date:28.04.1999
Language:EN
[1999/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.07.1996
ClassificationIPC:B60C23/04
[1996/01]
CPC:
B60C23/0442 (EP); B60C23/0493 (EP,US); B29D2030/0072 (EP,US);
B29D2030/0077 (EP,US); B29D2030/0083 (EP,US); Y10T152/10819 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [1996/01]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Überwachung von Fahrzeugreifen und Reifen mit einer Überwachungseinrichtung[1996/42]
English:Method of monitoring conditions of vehicle tires and tires containing a monitoring device therein[1996/01]
French:Procédé de surveillance de l'état de pneumatiques de véhicules et pneumatiques comportant un dispositif de surveillance[1996/01]
Former [1996/01]Verfahren zur Überwachung von Fahrzeugreifen und Reifen mit ein Überwachungs Einrichtung
Examination procedure02.11.1995Examination requested  [1996/01]
25.02.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.04.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.09.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
26.10.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.11.1998Fee for grant paid
18.11.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.01.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.05.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
11.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0505906  (GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER [US]) [A] 1,4 * column 8, line 30 - line 39 * * column 10, line 50 - column 11, line 8; figure - *;
 [A]US3787806  (CHURCH D) [A] 1 * column 2, line 49 - column 3, line 4; figure 2 *;
 [PA]EP0639472  (BRIDGESTONE CORP [JP]) [PA] 1,4 * column 8, line 15 - column 9, line 30; figures 16A-18B *;
 [A]US4067235  (MARKLAND RICHARD DONALD, et al) [A] 1,4 * column 6, line 61 - column 7, line 4 * * column 9, line 7 - line 32; figures 3,7,8 *;
 [A]US3662335  (FRITZE KURT) [A] 1,3 * column 3, line 59 - line 71; figure 2 *;
 [A]WO9406640  (OTTER CONTROL LIMITED [GB], et al) [A] 5-7 * figures 1,5,8-10; claims 1,3,8,9 *;
 [A]DE3736803  (VDO SCHINDLING [DE]) [A] 5 * abstract *;
 [A]GB2243010  (BADER STANLEIGH, et al) [A] 6,7 * page 3, paragraph 5; figure - *;
 [E]WO9522467  (COMPUTER METHODS CORP [US]) [E] 5-10 * the whole document *
by applicantUS4718469
 US4765852
 US4923543
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