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EP0971154 - Method for damping torsional vibrations and torsional vibration damper [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/02]Torsional vibration damper
[2005/01]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.04.2006
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.08.2009Change - representativepublished on 30.09.2009  [2009/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Rohs-Voigt Patentverwertungsgesellschaft mbH
Roonstrasse 11
52351 Düren / DE
[2000/02]
Inventor(s)01 / Rohs, Ulrich, Dr.-Ing.
Roonstrasse 11
52351 Düren / DE
02 / Rohs, Hans, cand.-Ing.
Roonstrasse 11
52351 Düren / DE
03 / Heidingsfeld, Dietmar, Dipl.-Ing.
Dr. Bernhard-Klein-Strasse 4
52078 Aachen / DE
[2000/02]
Representative(s)Castell, Klaus
Patentanwaltskanzlei Liermann-Castell
Oberstraße 135
52349 Düren / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/40]Castell, Klaus
Patentanwaltskanzlei Liermann - Castell Gutenbergstrasse 12
52349 Düren / DE
Former [2000/02]Castell, Klaus, Dr.
Gutenbergstrasse 12
52349 Düren / DE
Application number, filing date99113006.306.07.1999
[2000/02]
Priority number, dateDE1998103043208.07.1998         Original published format: DE 19830432
[2000/02]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0971154
Date:12.01.2000
Language:DE
[2000/02]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0971154
Date:12.03.2003
[2003/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0971154
Date:01.06.2005
Language:DE
[2005/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.01.2003
ClassificationIPC:F16F15/134, F16F15/123
[2003/11]
CPC:
F16F15/13476 (EP,US); F16F15/12326 (EP,US); F16F15/13438 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49256 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/02]F16F15/134
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2003/49]
Former [2000/02]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Dämpfung von Torsionsschwingungen sowie Torsionsschwingungsdämpfer[2000/02]
English:Method for damping torsional vibrations and torsional vibration damper[2005/01]
French:Procédé d'amortissement de vibrations de torsion et amortisseur de vibrations torsionelles[2005/01]
Former [2000/02]Torsional vibration damper
Former [2000/02]Amortisseur de vibrations torsionelles
Examination procedure04.09.2003Examination requested  [2003/45]
13.09.2003Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
27.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.01.2004Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
29.04.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.08.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.10.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.12.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.03.2005Fee for grant paid
05.04.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)02.03.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
29.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
30.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
17.10.2003AT   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003BE   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003CH   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003CY   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003DK   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003FI   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003GR   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003IE   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003LU   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003MC   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003NL   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003PT   M01   Not yet paid
17.10.2003SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[DXA]EP0777059  (PATENTVERWERTUNG AG [DE]) [DX] 1-14,19-23,25,26 * figure - * [A] 15-18,24;
 [X]US4467905  (TAKEUCHI HIROSHI [JP]) [X] 1-7,10-12 * column 2, line 56 - column 3, line 7; figure - *;
 [X]US5064042  (KUHNE VIKTOR [DE], et al) [X] 12-16,19-26 * figures 1,2 *;
 [X]FR2495256  (VALEO [FR]) [X] 1-6 * figure - *;
 [X]GB2159241  (FICHTEL & SACHS AG) [X] 7-14 * figure - *;
 [X]DE19712886  (MANNESMANN SACHS AG [DE]) [X] 12,17,18 * figure - *;
 [A]US5065642  (KAGIYAMA JUNJI [JP], et al) [A] 8,9,13,14 * figure - *;
 [A]GB2241560  (VOITH GMBH J M [DE]) [A] 12-24 * figure - *
by applicantEP0777059
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