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EP1059433 - VALVE DEVICE AND VALVE CONTROL METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.02.2010 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	27.05.2011	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 29.06.2011 [2011/26]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	[2006/18]
Former [2000/50]	For all designated states MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / YOKOYAMA, Hisashi, Mitsubishi Denki Eng. K.K. 2-6-2 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
	02 / KAWAMURA, Satoshi, Mitsubishi Denki Eng. K.K. 2-6-2 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
	03 / MIYOSHI, Sotsuo, Mitsubishi Denki Eng. K.K. 2-6-2 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
	04 / MIYAKE, Toshihiko, Mitsubishi Denki Eng. K.K. 2-6-2 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
	[2000/50]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastrasse 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/50]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	98961614.9	25.12.1998
	[2000/50]
	WO1998JP05971
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0039446
	Date:	06.07.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/27]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1059433
	Date:	13.12.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.07.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1059433
	Date:	01.04.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/14]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	06.07.2000
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	13.07.2006
Classification	IPC:	F02M25/07	[2000/50]
	CPC:	F02M26/54 (EP,KR,US); F02M26/66 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2000/50]
Title	German:	VENTIL UND VENTILSTEUERVERFAHREN	[2000/50]
	English:	VALVE DEVICE AND VALVE CONTROL METHOD	[2000/50]
	French:	SOUPAPE ET PROCEDE DE COMMANDE DE SOUPAPE	[2000/50]
Entry into regional phase	22.08.2000	Translation filed
	22.08.2000	National basic fee paid
	22.08.2000	Search fee paid
	22.08.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	22.08.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	22.08.2000	Examination requested [2000/50]
	07.10.2008	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.02.2009	Fee for grant paid
	12.02.2009	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	05.01.2010	No opposition filed within time limit [2010/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.12.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.12.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	19.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	20.12.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	21.12.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
	19.12.2007	Renewal fee patent year 10
	27.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GB	25.12.2009
	FR	31.12.2009
	[2011/25]
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0685640 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1,2 * abstract * * column 24, line 25 - column 27, line 22 * * column 28, line 22 - column 29, line 27 * * column 31, line 5 - column 33, line 30 *;
		[A]EP0810361 (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1,2 * abstract * * column 12, line 47 - column 14, line 45 *;
		[A]JPH05168294 ;
		[A]JPH10159592 ;
		[A]US5503131 (OHUCHI HIROFUMI [JP]) [A] 1,2 * abstract * * column 9, line 41 - column 12, line 64 *;
		[A]JPH0893573
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19931020), vol. 017, no. 578, Database accession no. (E - 1450), & JP05168294 A 19930702 (NIPPONDENSO CO LTD) [A] 1,2 * abstract * * page 3, paragraph 13 - page 4, paragraph 19 *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980930), vol. 1998, no. 11, & JP10159592 A 19980616 (HITACHI CAR ENG CO LTD) [A] 1,2 * abstract * * page 3, paragraph 15 - page 8, paragraph 59 *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960830), vol. 1996, no. 08, & JP08093573 A 19960409 (NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD) [A] 1,2 * abstract *
	International search	[Y]JPH10159592 (HITACHI LTD, et al);
		[Y]JPH07332168 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ENG, et al);
		[Y]JPH0783122 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP);
		[Y]JPH0893573 (NISSAN MOTOR);
		[A]JPH04276166 (AISAN IND);
		[A]JPH04301170 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP);
		[A]JPH0746891 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP);
		[A]JPH08114158 (NIPPON DENSO CO)

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