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Orbital Tensioner Assembly - EP3161346

The patent EP3161346 was granted to Litens Automotive Partnership on Jun 24, 2020. The application was filed on Jun 26, 2014 under application number EP14896254A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3161346

LITENS AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERSHIP
Application Number
EP14896254A
Filing Date
Jun 26, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
May 22, 2020
Publication Date
Jun 24, 2020
External Links
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Patent Summary

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WIJNSTRAWISE PATENTSMar 22, 2021WIJNSTRAADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (12) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONDE102011084680
DESCRIPTIONDE20319886U
DESCRIPTIONDE4010928
DESCRIPTIONEP0450620
DESCRIPTIONUS2008280713
DESCRIPTIONWO2013059929
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2009298631
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2013040770
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS6648783
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2014100894
SEARCHDE102011084680
SEARCHWO2014085917

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