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EP0978441 - Steering angle middle point detecting device and power steering apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.01.2008 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.01.2008	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 20.02.2008 [2008/08]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states JTEKT Corporation 5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi Osaka 542-8502 / JP
	[2007/11]
Former [2006/24]	For all designated states JTEKT Corporation 5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi Osaka 542-8502 / JP
Former [2000/06]	For all designated states Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. 5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-0081 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Kaji, Hiroaki, c/o JTEKT Corporation No. 5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-0081 / JP
	02 / Sakamaki, Masahiko, c/o JTEKT Corporation No. 5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-0081 / JP
	[2007/04]
Former [2000/06]	01 / Kaji, Hiroaki, c/o Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. No. 5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-0081 / JP
	02 / Sakamaki, Masahiko, c/o Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. No. 5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-0081 / JP
Representative(s)	dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/06]	Selting, Günther, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwälte von Kreisler, Selting, Werner Postfach 10 22 41 50462 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date	99115214.1	31.07.1999
	[2000/06]
Priority number, date	JP19980219447	03.08.1998 Original published format: JP 21944798
	[2000/06]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0978441
	Date:	09.02.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/06]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0978441
	Date:	20.11.2002
	[2002/47]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0978441
	Date:	14.03.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/11]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.10.2002
Classification	IPC:	B62D15/02	[2000/06]
	CPC:	B62D15/02 (EP,US); B62D5/065 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2003/32]
Former [2000/06]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Vorrichtung zur Ermittlung des Mittelpunktes des Lenkungswinkels und Servolenkung	[2000/06]
	English:	Steering angle middle point detecting device and power steering apparatus	[2000/06]
	French:	Dispositif détecteur du point milieu de l'angle de rotation du volant et direction assistée	[2000/06]
Examination procedure	30.11.2002	Examination requested [2003/05]
	15.07.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	15.11.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.02.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.05.2006	Fee for grant paid
	30.05.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	17.12.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/08]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.07.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.07.2006	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[DA]JPS62231874 ;
		[A]EP0350819 (KOYO SEIKO CO [JP]) [A] 1-10 * figure 13; claim 2 *;
		[A]EP0546789 (MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP [JP]) [A] 1-10 * claims 14,15,17,19-21 *;
		[PA]EP0900711 (KOYO SEIKO CO [JP]) [PA] 1-10* figure 2; claims 3,4 *
		[DA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880331), vol. 012, no. 098, Database accession no. (M - 680), & JP62231874 A 19871012 (DAIHATSU MOTOR CO LTD) [DA] 1-10 * abstract *
	by applicant	JPH02197465
		JPH0643188
		JPH08198129

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