EP1545906A4

Aerodynamic surfaced bicycle wheel

Abstract

A bicycle wheel includes a tire engaging portion located at the outward perimeter of the wheel, an inner portion located radially inward from the tire engaging portion A pair of air engaging side surfaces extend radially between the inner portion and the tire engaging portion forming the sides of the wheel. The air engaging side surfaces contain a plurality of surface features designed to create a turbulent boundary layer when the wheel travels through air to reduce aerodynamic drag on the wheel.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
US4284302A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	7-16
US4620749A	Cites	United States of America	XY	Search report	1-3,6,17,18,20
US4969693A	Cites	United States of America	Y	Search report	4
US5171623A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	7-16
US5200573A	Cites	United States of America	Y	Search report	7-12,19
US5603553A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-21
WO8700802A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	X	Search report	1-3,6,17
WO8700802A	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	–	–	–

27 members in 9 offices

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
416107P	United States of America	–	2002-10-04
41610702	United States of America	P	2002-10-04
0331669	United States of America	W	2003-10-03

Members27

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Document	Office	Kind
CA2499893A1	Canada	A1	2004-04-22
WO2004033231A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2004-04-22
AU2003275454A1	Australia	A1	2004-05-04
WO2004033231A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2004-06-24
US2004135424A1	United States of America	A1	2004-07-15
EP1545906A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-06-29
JP2006517161A	Japan	A	2006-07-20
US7114785B2	United States of America	B2	2006-10-03
US2007228808A1	United States of America	A1	2007-10-04
WO2007146014A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2007-12-21
EP1545906A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2008-04-23
AU2003275454B2	Australia	B2	2008-05-01
WO2007146014A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2008-05-02
CA2499893C	Canada	C	2008-07-29
US7413262B2	United States of America	B2	2008-08-19
EP2024193A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2009-02-18
CN101460317A	China	A	2009-06-17
EP2024193A4	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2010-07-14
CN101460317B	China	B	2010-09-22
EP1545906B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-01-26
AT496781T	Austria	T	2011-02-15
ATE496781T1	Austria	T1	2011-02-15
DE60335886D1	Germany	D1	2011-03-10
EP2024193B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2012-01-04
EP2407320A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2012-01-18
EP2407320A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2012-04-18
EP2407320B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2012-11-14

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2023-10-03	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2023-01-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2020-10-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-06-03	Lapsed because of non-payment of the annual feeLapsedMM	MM	NL
2018-11-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2018-10-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2018-09-20	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2017-09-22	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2016-09-19	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2015-09-08	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2013-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-09-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-08-01	Patent lapsedLapsedMM4A	MM4A	IE
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-06-27	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2012-02-23	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2012-01-04	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2011-12-02	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2011-12-02	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2011-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-04-27	Translation filed for an european patent granted for nl, confirming art. 52 par. 1 or 6 of the patents act 1995GrantedT3	T3	NL
2011-03-10	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2011-03-10	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2011-03-02	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2011-01-31	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2011-01-26	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2011-01-26	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2010-12-24	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2010-12-21	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2010-09-13	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2009-11-04	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2009-02-25	Information provided on other rights and legal means of executionAT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR111Z	111Z	EP
2008-04-23	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4	EP
2008-04-23	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2008-04-23	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2006-01-25	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX	EP
2005-06-29	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2005-06-29	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-06-29	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2005-05-13	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Aerodynamic surfaced bicycle wheel

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