Bumper assembly including an energy absorber

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002239778 (hide)

Owner General Electric Company

Inventors Santhanam, Srikanth M; Shuler, Stephen F; Marijnissen, Kees

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-B-2002239778

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/037688

Filing date 29 October 2001

Wipo publication date 12 May 2003

Acceptance publication date 11 October 2007

International Classifications

B60R 19/04 (2006.01) Wheel guards

B60R 19/18 (2006.01) Wheel guards - Means within the bumper to absorb impact

B60R 21/34 (2006.01) Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks - Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians

Event Publications

10 July 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2002239778

10 June 2004 Assignment before Grant

  General Electric Company; Marijnissen, Kees; Santhanam, Srikanth M; Shuler, Stephen F The application has been assigned to General Electric Company

11 October 2007 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2002239778

7 February 2008 Standard Patent Sealed

26 June 2008 Assignment Registered

  General Electric Company The patent has been assigned to SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.

28 May 2009 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This patent ceased under section 143(a), or Expired. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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