(19)
(11) EP 2 839 125 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
23.10.2019 Bulletin 2019/43

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
10.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/15

(21) Application number: 13778301.5

(22) Date of filing: 22.04.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01L 1/18(2006.01)
F01L 13/00(2006.01)
F02D 17/00(2006.01)
 F01L 1/12(2006.01)
F02D 13/00(2006.01)
F01L 1/16(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2013/037667
(87) International publication number:
WO 2013/159121 (24.10.2013 Gazette 2013/43)

(54)

VARIABLE VALVE LIFT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES

VARIABLE VENTILHEBESYSTEME, -VERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNGEN

SYSTÈMES, PROCÉDÉS ET DISPOSITIFS DE LEVÉE DE SOUPAPE VARIABLE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 20.04.2012 US 201261636277 P
24.04.2012 US 201261637786 P
30.04.2012 US 201261640709 P
30.04.2012 US 201261640713 P
01.03.2013 US 201361771769 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
25.02.2015 Bulletin 2015/09

(73) Proprietor: Eaton Corporation
Cleveland, Ohio 44122 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZURFACE, Austin, Robert
    Hastings, MI 49058 (US)
  • GENISE, David Gerard
    Marshall, Michigan 49068 (US)
  • VANDEUSEN, Brian Karl
    Augusta, Michigan 49012 (US)
  • GORDON, Tony Eric
    South Boston, Virginia 24592 (US)
  • RADULESCU, Andrei Dan
    Marshall, Michigan 49068 (US)
  • NIELSEN, Douglas John
    Marshall, Michigan 49068 (US)
  • HILDEBRANDT, Mark William
    Hartland, Michigan 48353 (US)
  • SCHULTHEIS, Otto Jerome
    Albion, Michigan 49224 (US)

(74) Representative: Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB 
Patentanwälte Bauerstrasse 22
80796 München
80796 München (DE)


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