EP0909940A3

Method and apparatus for measuring power output and for measuring tension and vibrational frequency of a elongate flexible member

Abstract

The invention broadly provides a method and apparatus for measuring the power output of one powering a vehicle or other system driven by the elongate flexible member such as chain. In a preferred embodiment described, the vehicle is a bicycle. The method of the invention comprises measuring the speed and tension of the drive chain and calculating the power output therefrom. The apparatus of the invention includes a chain speed sensor, a chain tension sensor, and electronic processing means to calculate and display the power output based upon the chain measurements.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0422325A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	XA	Search report	46-55,57
EP0650695A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	5,6
GB2219657A	Cites	United Kingdom	YX	Search report	1-4,7-22,24-33,39-41,43-45
DE4338819A1	Cites	Germany	Y	Search report	1-4,7-22,24-33,39-41,43-45
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 363 (P - 918) 14 August 1989 (1989-08-14)	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 012, no. 140 (P - 696) 28 April 1988 (1988-04-28)	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
62355P	United States of America	–	1997-10-15
6235597	United States of America	P	1997-10-15
6235597	United States of America	P	1997-10-15
83374	United States of America	–	1998-05-22
8337498	United States of America	A	1998-05-22
8337498	United States of America	A	1998-05-22
62355P	–	–	–
83374	–	–	–
US19970062355P	–	–	–
US19980083374	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
EP0909940A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1999-04-21
EP0909940A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2000-03-22
US6199021B1	United States of America	B1	2001-03-06
US6356848B1	United States of America	B1	2002-03-12
EP0909940B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2013-02-20

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2014-08-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-08-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-08-01	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2014-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-07-24	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2014-06-25	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2014-05-30	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2014-03-06	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2014-01-29	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2013-12-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-12-27	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2013-12-27	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2013-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-08-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-07-24	Discontinued in the netherlands as no translation has been filedVDEP	VDEP	NL
2013-04-18	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2013-02-28	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2013-02-20	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2013-02-20	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2013-01-18	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
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2004-07-14	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2000-11-29	Designation fees paidCH DE ES FI FR GB IT LI NLAKX	AKX	EP
2000-10-18	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2000-03-22	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2000-03-22	Request for extension of the european patentAL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SIAX	AX	EP
2000-02-04	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
1999-04-21	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1999-04-21	Request for extension of the european patentAL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SIAX	AX	EP
1999-03-05	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Method and apparatus for measuring power output and for measuring tension and vibrational frequency of a elongate flexible member

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