EP1556276A4
Assembly for automatic vehicle fueling
Abstract
A fuel tank inlet assembly for receiving fuel during automatic vehicle fueling and a pump assembly for delivering fuel during automatic vehicle fueling and the combination thereof. The fuel tank inlet assembly includes a fuel conduit with a fuel exit for operative connection with a fuel tank and the pump assembly includes a fuel nozzle for operative connection with the inlet assembly. One preferred embodiment of the invention includes a positioning system which utilizes inductive triangulation to connect the pump assembly to the inlet assembly.
Term
Term ended
Projected expiry passed 12 September 2023, 3 years ago.
- Priority
- Filed
- Published
- Projected expiry
- Today
Every citation, both ways
| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2780051A1 | Cites | France | A | Search report | – |
| US4881581A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | – |
| US5829495A | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 1 |
| US6202712B1 | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 1 |
| US6269848B1 | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 1 |
| FR2780051A | Cites | France | – | – | – |
10 members in 6 offices
Priority claims9
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 246863 | United States of America | – | |
| 24686302 | United States of America | A | |
| 24686302 | United States of America | A | |
| 0328744 | United States of America | W | |
| 0328744 | United States of America | W | |
| 246863 | – | – | – |
| US20020246863 | – | – | – |
| US2003028744 | – | – | – |
| WO2003US28744 | – | – | – |
Members10
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US2004055664A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| WO2004026690A1 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A1 | |
| AU2003274971A1 | Australia | A1 | |
| US6761192B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| EP1556276A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| EP1556276A4This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A4 | |
| EP1556276B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| AT415344T | Austria | T | |
| ATE415344T1 | Austria | T1 | |
| DE60324955D1 | Germany | D1 |
57 legal events, as 6 offices reported them to INPADOC
Over the term
Point at a mark for the eventEvents
| Event | Code | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP | PGFP | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119 | R119 | DE | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Notification of lapseLapsedST | ST | FR | |
| Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC | GBPC | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Patent lapsedLapsedMM4A | MM4A | IE | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Patent ceasedCeasedPL | PL | CH | |
| Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP | PGFP | EP | |
| Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP | PGFP | EP | |
| No opposition filedOpposition26N | 26N | EP | |
| No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE | PLBE | EP | |
| Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA | STAA | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Nl: lapsed or annulled due to failure to fulfill the requirements of art. 29p and 29m of the patents actLapsedNLV1 | NLV1 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Corresponds to:REF | REF | EP | |
| European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D | FG4D | IE | |
| European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP | EP | CH | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | EP | |
| European patent grantedGrantedFG4D | FG4D | GB | |
| (expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA | GRAA | EP | |
| Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS | GRAS | EP | |
| Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP | GRAP | EP | |
| First examination report despatched17Q | 17Q | EP | |
| Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4 | A4 | EP | |
| Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1 | RIC1 | EP | |
| Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1 | RIC1 | EP | |
| Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1 | RIC1 | EP | |
| Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX | DAX | EP | |
| Request for examination filed17P | 17P | 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
- 1556276
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1556276
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1556276
- Application
- 3759241
- Application, DOCDB
- 03759241
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20030759241
Titles3
- German
- ANORDNUNG ZUM AUTOMATISCHEN BETANKEN VON FAHRZEUGEN
- English
- ASSEMBLY FOR AUTOMATIC VEHICLE FUELING
- French
- ENSEMBLE AUTOMATIQUE SERVANT A FAIRE LE PLEIN D'UN VEHICULE
Classification
- CPC, 6
- B67D7/0401
- B60K15/04
- B60K2015/0451
- B67D7/3209
- B67D2007/0432
- B67D2007/0469
- IPC, 6
- B60K15 04
- B67D7 04
- B67D7 32
- B65B1 30
- B67D5 04
- B67D5 32
Designated states1
- Contracting states, 1
- Türkiye