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EP0957294 - Externally installable ball return crossover systems for ball nut and screw assemblies and method of assembling them [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/46]Externally installable ball return crossover systems for ball nut and screw assemblies and methods of constructing and installing them
[2002/34]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.01.2004
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.01.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 10.03.2004  [2004/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THOMSON SAGINAW BALL SCREW COMPANY, LLC
628 North Hamilton Street Saginaw
Michigan 48602 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/46]For all designated states
THOMSON SAGINAW BALL SCREW COMPANY, LLC
628 North Hamilton Street
Saginaw, Michigan 48602 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Brown, Mark P.
314 N. Hampton
Bay City, Michigan 48708 / US
02 / Sepesi, David A.
11686 Bittersweet Lane
Whitmore Lake, Michigan 48189 / US
03 / Welling, William E.
7600 N. Center Rd.
Saginaw, Michigan 48604 / US
04 / Babinski, James A.
37 Slatestone Drive
Saginaw, Michigan 48603 / US
[1999/46]
Representative(s)Tetzner, Michael, et al
Tetzner & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Van-Gogh-Strasse 3
81479 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/46]Tetzner, Michael, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Van-Gogh-Strasse 3
81479 München / DE
Application number, filing date98124049.217.12.1998
[1999/46]
Priority number, dateUS19980085164P12.05.1998         Original published format: US 85164 P
US1998018197929.10.1998         Original published format: US 181979
[1999/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0957294
Date:17.11.1999
Language:EN
[1999/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0957294
Date:19.03.2003
Language:EN
[2003/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.08.1999
ClassificationIPC:F16H25/22
[1999/46]
CPC:
F16H25/2223 (EP,US); Y10T74/19767 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2000/30]
Former [1999/46]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Von Aussen einsteckbare Kugelrücklaufsysteme für Kugelumlaufspindeln und Verfahren zu deren Montage[2002/34]
English:Externally installable ball return crossover systems for ball nut and screw assemblies and method of assembling them[2002/34]
French:Systèmes de recirculation de billes insérables de l'extérieur pour vis-écrous à billes et leur procédé d'assemblage[2002/34]
Former [1999/46]Von Aussen einsteckbare Kugelrücklaufsysteme für Kugelumlaufspindeln und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung
Former [1999/46]Externally installable ball return crossover systems for ball nut and screw assemblies and methods of constructing and installing them
Former [1999/46]Systèmes de recirculation de billes insérables de l'extérieur pour vis-écrous à billes et leur procédés de fabrication
Examination procedure19.10.1999Examination requested  [1999/50]
18.05.2000Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
25.08.2000Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, FI, GR, IE, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT
20.12.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.06.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.07.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.11.2002Fee for grant paid
06.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.12.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
28.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
20.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
20.06.2000AT   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000BE   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000CH   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000CY   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000DK   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000FI   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000GR   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000IE   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000LU   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000MC   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000NL   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2000PT   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3815435  (ESCHENBACHER R, et al) [A] 1,23 * column 2, line 25 - column 3, line 54 *;
 [A]EP0289441  (WAYBOL SA [ES]) [A] 1,23 * column 9, lines 5-63 *;
 [A]US4887480  (POLLO JOSEPH L [US]) [A] 13* column 1, line 39 - column 2, line 16; figures 3-8 *;
 [X]FR2703122  (TRANSROL [FR]) [X] 1,3,5,23,25 * page 7, lines 6-30 *
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