EP0993971 - Leaf spring pivot bearing and assembly with adjustable pilot [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.03.2006 Database last updated on 19.10.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 03.03.2006 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 19.04.2006 [2006/16] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states LORD Corporation 111 Lord Drive Cary, NC 27511 / US | [N/P] |
Former [2000/16] | For all designated states LORD CORPORATION 111 Lord Drive, P.O. Box 8012 Cary, NC 27512-8012 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Balczun, Paul J. 1141 Applejack Drive Eerie, Pennsylvania 16509 / US | [2000/16] | Representative(s) | Dunlop, Brian Kenneth Charles, et al Wynne-Jones, Lainé & James LLP Essex Place 22 Rodney Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1JJ / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2000/16] | Dunlop, Brian Kenneth Charles, et al c/o Wynne-Jones, Lainé & James 22 Rodney Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1JJ / GB | Application number, filing date | 99307900.3 | 07.10.1999 | [2000/16] | Priority number, date | US19980173045 | 15.10.1998 Original published format: US 173045 | [2000/16] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0993971 | Date: | 19.04.2000 | Language: | EN | [2000/16] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0993971 | Date: | 18.07.2001 | [2001/29] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0993971 | Date: | 27.04.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/17] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 07.06.2001 | Classification | IPC: | B60G5/053, B60G11/113, B60G11/40, F16F1/393, F16F1/371, F16F1/30 | [2000/16] | CPC: |
F16F1/393 (EP,US);
B60G11/107 (EP,US);
B60G11/113 (EP,US);
B60G11/40 (EP,US);
B60G5/053 (EP,US);
F16F1/30 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT, SE [2002/15] |
Former [2000/16] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Blattfedergelenklager und Anordnung mit verstellbarem Führungselement | [2000/16] | English: | Leaf spring pivot bearing and assembly with adjustable pilot | [2000/16] | French: | Palier de pivotement pour ressort à lames et ensemble à pilote réglable | [2000/16] | Examination procedure | 14.09.2001 | Examination requested [2001/46] | 12.12.2002 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 11.06.2003 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 09.07.2003 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 05.01.2004 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 30.09.2004 | Date of oral proceedings | 03.11.2004 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 12.11.2004 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 08.12.2004 | Fee for grant paid | 08.12.2004 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 30.01.2006 | No opposition filed within time limit [2006/16] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 07.01.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 21.10.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 23.10.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 25.10.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 31.10.2001 | 03   M06   Fee paid on   07.01.2002 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | SE | 27.07.2005 | [2005/50] | Documents cited: | Search | [A]US2033938 (HENRY JALBERT JEAN) [A] * figures 1-6,10-15 *; | [A]US2437158 (HEINEY JOHN W) [A] * figure - *; | [YDA]US2831674 (BROWN WALLACE M, et al) [YD] 1-4,16 * the whole document * [A] 15,18,20; | [YA]GB835010 (ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO LTD) [Y] 1-4,16 * figure 3 * [A] 15,18,20,23; | [A]GB946394 (FODENS LTD) [A] 1,15,16,18,20 * figure - *; | [A]US3843272 (JORN R) [A] * page 7, line 52 - page 9, line 15; figures 7,13 *; | [A]EP0005916 (GKN GROUP SERVICES LTD [GB]) [A] 1,15,16,18,20 * page 8, line 32 - page 9, line 11; figure 14 *; | [YA]EP0137096 (JOERN FRIEDA [DE]) [Y] 1-4,16 * the whole document * [A] 15,18,20; | [A]US5046756 (HERTRICK BRADLEY J [AU]) [A] * figures 2-5,7 *; | [A]US5826896 (BAUMANN HANS-UWE [DE]) [A] 1,10-12,15-20 * figure - * | by applicant | US2831674 | US2929618 | US3099459 | US4322061 | US5020824 | US5676356 |