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A Vehicle Seat - EP3944737

The patent EP3944737 was granted to Gestind on Nov 23, 2022. The application was originally filed on Jan 23, 2020 under application number EP20704585A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3944737

GESTIND
Application Number
EP20704585A
Filing Date
Jan 23, 2020
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Oct 21, 2022
Grant Date
Nov 23, 2022
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ADIENT SLOVAKIA SROAug 18, 2023MODIANOADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (9) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (9) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Polymeric materials, cellular flexible - Determination of stress-strain characteristics in compression - Part 1: Low-density materials", Slovenski Standard, SIST ISO 3386-1: 1996, (19960101), XP093190694-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Viscoelastic (Memory) Foam", In Touch, (20160101), vol. 11, no. 1, pages 1 - 7, XP093111542-
OPPOSITION- Insurance Institute For Highway Safety, "Vehicle Seat/Head Restraint Evaluation Protocol Dynamic Criteria (Version IV)", IIHS Evaluation Protocol (Version IV), (20160201), XP093111547-
OPPOSITION- Kuppa Shashi, Stammen Jason, Saunders James, Mallory Ann, "Kinematically based whiplash injury criterion", (20050101), pages 1 - 8, XP093111549-
OPPOSITION- Patil Amit, Patil Utkarsh, "Overview of Automotive Seating System", International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science, (20171101), vol. 5, no. 6, ISSN 2091-2730, pages 6 - 14, XP093190690-
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OPPOSITION- Voo Liming, Mcgee Bethany, Merkle Andrew, Kleinberger Michael, Kuppa Shashi, "PERFORMANCE OF SEATS WITH ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN REAR IMPACTS", Neck Injury Biomechanics, (20090101), pages 1 - 8, XP093111550-
OPPOSITION- Changfeng Ge et al., "Impact damping ratio of a nonlinear viscoelastic foam", Polymer Testing, (2018), vol. 72, doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2018.10.023, XP085542372
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