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EP About this file: EP0988165

EP0988165 - AIR CURRENT REGULATING NOZZLE FOR VENTILATING THE INSIDE OF AN AUTOMOBILE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.11.2003
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.01.2005Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AT		published on 16.03.2005  [2005/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/13]For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / SCHWANDT, Andreas
Schwüblingser Weg 20
D-31303 Burgdorf / DE
02 / HASENAUER, Silke
Calberlaher Strasse 22
D-38553 Wasbüttel / DE
03 / SEYDELL, Bertram
Nussbergstrasse 22
D-38104 Braunschweig / DE
[2000/13]
Application number, filing date98934965.917.06.1998
[2000/13]
WO1998EP03634
Priority number, dateDE199712568218.06.1997         Original published format: DE 19725682
[2000/13]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9857815
Date:23.12.1998
Language:DE
[1998/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0988165
Date:29.03.2000
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.12.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0988165
Date:08.01.2003
Language:DE
[2003/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.12.1998
ClassificationIPC:B60H1/34
[2000/13]
CPC:
B60H1/345 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   PT,   SE [2000/13]
TitleGerman:LUFTSTROMREGULIERUNGSDÜSE ZUR BELÜFTUNG EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGINNENRAUMES[2000/13]
English:AIR CURRENT REGULATING NOZZLE FOR VENTILATING THE INSIDE OF AN AUTOMOBILE[2000/13]
French:BUSE DE REGULATION D'ECOULEMENT D'AIR POUR L'AERATION DE L'HABITACLE D'UN VEHICULE[2000/13]
Entry into regional phase18.01.2000National basic fee paid 
18.01.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
18.01.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.10.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
18.01.2000Examination requested  [2000/13]
27.12.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.04.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.12.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.07.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.11.2002Fee for grant paid
04.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.10.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
02.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
01.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB08.01.2003
PT08.04.2003
SE08.04.2003
AT17.06.2003
ES30.07.2003
[2005/11]
Former [2004/22]GB08.01.2003
PT08.04.2003
SE08.04.2003
ES30.07.2003
Former [2004/04]PT08.04.2003
SE08.04.2003
ES30.07.2003
Former [2003/43]PT08.04.2003
SE08.04.2003
Former [2003/30]SE08.04.2003
Cited inInternational search[XA]US3949656  (LOHMANN OTTO SCHAFER) [X] 1-4,7-9,14,16 * column 2, line 48 - column 5, line 33; figures 1,3 * [A] 5,6,15,17,18;
 [A]US5063833  (HARA JUNICHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1-28 * column 5, line 29 - column 6, line 28; figures 14-29 *;
 [A]US5364303  (TERRY WARREN W [US]) [A] 22 * column 3, line 33 - column 6, line 5; figures 1,3,4 *;
 [AD]FR2710879  (PEUGEOT [FR], et al);
 [A]US5470276  (BURNELL JOSEPH G [US], et al);
 [A]US5591079  (SAIDA YOSHITAKA [JP])
by applicantFR2710879
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