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DEVICE FOR GRINDING AND/OR POLISHING A CUTTING TOOL

Publication No. EP3278928

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App No. EP17001311

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Filed by HORL 1993 GmbH

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Filed on 2017-07-31

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Issued/Published on 2025-11-26

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Publication No. EP3278928 A2

Application No. EP17001311 Filed: 2017-07-31

Grant Date 2017-07-31 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

[0001] Vorrichtung zum Schleifen und/oder Polieren eines Schneidwerkzeuges, vorzugsweise eines Haushaltsmessers umfassend: - einen Vorrichtungskörper (2); - eine in dem Vorrichtungskörper (2) drehbar gelagerte Achse (3); - eine erste und eine zweite im Wesentlichen kreisrunde Scheibe (4, 5), die derartig mit der drehbaren Achse (3) verbunden sind, dass wenn der Vorrichtungskörper (2) entlang einer Oberfläche, vorzugsweise einer Tischoberfläche, gezogen wird, sich die zwei Scheiben (4, 5) relativ zu dem Vorrichtungskörper (3) drehen bzw. rotieren und wobei zumindest die erste Scheibe (4) zum Schleifen ausgebildet und derartig beschaffen ist, dass wenn eine Schneide des Schneidwerkzeuges an die erste Scheibe (4) angelegt ist und der Vorrichtungskörper (2), vorzugsweise händisch, über die Oberfläche gezogen wird, die erste Scheibe (4) aufgrund der Drehung bzw. Rotation die Schneide schleift.

IPC Classifications

B24D15/08, B24B3/54 B24D15/08

Priority Claims

DE 20161009482 Date: 2016-08-05

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

Albania (AL)

Austria (AT)

Belgium (BE)

Bulgaria (BG)

Switzerland (CH)

Cyprus (CY)

Czech Republic (CZ)

Germany (DE)

Denmark (DK)

Estonia (EE)

Spain (ES)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

United Kingdom (GB)

Greece (GR)

Croatia (HR)

Hungary (HU)

Ireland (IE)

Iceland (IS)

Italy (IT)

Liechtenstein (LI)

Lithuania (LT)

Luxembourg (LU)

Latvia (LV)

Monaco (MC)

North Macedonia (MK)

Malta (MT)

Netherlands (NL)

Norway (NO)

Poland (PL)

Portugal (PT)

Romania (RO)

Serbia (RS)

Sweden (SE)

Slovenia (SI)

Slovakia (SK)

San Marino (SM)

Turkey (TR)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

HORL 1993 GmbH

Breisacher Str. 86, 79110 Freiburg

Horl, Timo

Schäppeleweg 11, 79110 Freiburg im Breisgau

Inventors (2)

HORL, Timo

Schäppeleweg 11, 79110 Freiburg

Horl, Timo

Schäppeleweg 11, 79110 Freiburg im Breisgau

Representatives / Agents

Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

Leopoldstraße 4, 80802 München

Brehm, Hans-Peter

Voglweg 5, 82319 Starnberg

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2018-11-21

Mention Of Grant Published 2017-07-31

Patent-Maintained-As-Amended 2025-11-26

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2020-03-03

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP3278928 under EPC Article 99.

1 ACTIVE OPPONENT

Opponent Company

Mobiset GmbH

Rösrather Straße 333, DE

Representative

Brehm, Hans-Peter

Filing Date

2021-05-31

Opposition in Progress

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DEVICE FOR GRINDING AND/OR POLISHING A CUTTING TOOL

Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

Priority Claims

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Inventors (2)

Representatives / Agents

Key Procedural Dates

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Mobiset GmbH

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Worldwide Patent Family

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

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