EP1555155A3
Closure and vent system for capless filler neck
Abstract
A filler neck closure assembly includes a housing formed to include a vent chamber arranged to receive a fuel-dispensing pump nozzle therein during fuel tank refueling. A flow control valve assembly is provided to regulate flow of ambient air and/or fuel vapor through the vent chamber.
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Every citation, both ways
| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO03086805A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Y | Search report | 1,2,5-9 |
| EP0691233A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | XA | Search report | 23-27 |
| US4091959A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | – |
| US5538055A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | – |
| US6230739B1 | Cites | United States of America | XY | Search report | 23-27 |
4 members in 2 offices
Priority claims8
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 536608P | United States of America | – | |
| 53660804 | United States of America | P | |
| 895593 | United States of America | – | |
| 89559304 | United States of America | A | |
| 536608P | – | – | – |
| 895593 | – | – | – |
| US20040536608P | – | – | – |
| US20040895593 | – | – | – |
Members4
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP1555155A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US2005155671A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US6923224B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| EP1555155A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 |
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| Application deemed to be withdrawnWithdrawn18D | 18D | EP | |
| Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWNSTAA | STAA | EP | |
| Designated country de not longer valid8566 | 8566 | DE | |
| Designation fees paidAKX | AKX | EP | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | EP | |
| Request for extension of the european patentAX | AX | EP | |
| Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL | PUAL | EP | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | EP | |
| Request for extension of the european patentAX | AX | EP | |
| Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI | PUAI | EP |
Numbers
- Publication
- 1555155
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1555155
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1555155
- Application
- 5250117
- Application, DOCDB
- 05250117
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20050250117
Titles3
- German
- Vorrichtung zum Schliessen und Belüften eines Betankungsrohres ohne Deckel
- English
- Closure and vent system for capless filler neck
- French
- Dispositif de fermeture et d'aération d'un tuyau de remplissage sans bouchon
Classification
- CPC, 7
- B60K15/0406
- B60K15/035
- B60K2015/03547
- B60K2015/0429
- B60K2015/0445
- B60K2015/0461
- Y10S220/33
- IPC, 2
- B60K15 04
- B60K15 035
Designated states36
- Contracting states, 30
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
and 6 moreShow fewer
- Portugal
- Romania
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 6
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Latvia
- North Macedonia
- Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro (until 2006)