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EP1340238 - HYBRID ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 28.09.2007 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	12.12.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 14.01.2009 [2009/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Eaton Electric B.V. Europalaan 202 7559 SC Hengelo / NL
	[2006/44]
Former [2004/27]	For all designated states Eaton Electric N.V. Europalaan 202 7559 SC Hengelo / NL
Former [2003/36]	For all designated states Holec Holland N.V. Europalaan 202 7559 SC Hengelo / NL
Inventor(s)	01 / SCHASFOORT, Petrus, Johannes, Plechelmus Geelster 11 NL-7577 GE Oldenzaal / NL
	[2003/36]
Representative(s)	Dohmen, Johannes Maria Gerardus, et al Algemeen Octrooi- en Merkenbureau P.O. Box 645 5600 AP Eindhoven / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2003/36]	Dohmen, Johannes Maria Gerardus, et al Algemeen Octrooi- en Merkenbureau P.O. Box 645 5600 AP Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date	01999950.7	04.12.2001
	[2003/36]
	WO2001NL00881
Priority number, date	NL20001016791	04.12.2000 Original published format: NL 1016791
	[2003/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0247100
	Date:	13.06.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/24]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1340238
	Date:	03.09.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.06.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2003/36]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1340238
	Date:	22.11.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	13.06.2002
Classification	IPC:	H01H9/54	[2003/36]
	CPC:	H01H9/542 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2003/36]
Extension states	AL	28.05.2003
	LT	28.05.2003
	LV	28.05.2003
	MK	28.05.2003
	RO	28.05.2003
	SI	28.05.2003
Title	German:	HYBRIDE ELEKTRISCHE SCHALTEINRICHTUNG	[2003/36]
	English:	HYBRID ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICE	[2003/36]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION ELECTRIQUE HYBRIDE	[2003/36]
Entry into regional phase	28.05.2003	National basic fee paid
	28.05.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	28.05.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.06.2002	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	28.05.2003	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	28.05.2003	Examination requested [2003/36]
	27.08.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.03.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.06.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	27.12.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.09.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.03.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.05.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.09.2006	Fee for grant paid
	20.09.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	23.08.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/44]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	05.12.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	22.11.2006
	CH	22.11.2006
	CY	22.11.2006
	IT	22.11.2006
	LI	22.11.2006
	TR	22.11.2006
	IE	04.12.2006
	LU	04.12.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	GR	23.02.2007
	PT	23.04.2007
	[2009/03]
Former [2008/37]	AT	22.11.2006
	CH	22.11.2006
	IT	22.11.2006
	LI	22.11.2006
	TR	22.11.2006
	IE	04.12.2006
	LU	04.12.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	GR	23.02.2007
	PT	23.04.2007
Former [2008/20]	AT	22.11.2006
	CH	22.11.2006
	IT	22.11.2006
	LI	22.11.2006
	IE	04.12.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	GR	23.02.2007
	PT	23.04.2007
Former [2007/48]	AT	22.11.2006
	CH	22.11.2006
	IT	22.11.2006
	LI	22.11.2006
	IE	04.12.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	PT	23.04.2007
Former [2007/37]	AT	22.11.2006
	CH	22.11.2006
	IT	22.11.2006
	LI	22.11.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	PT	23.04.2007
Former [2007/30]	AT	22.11.2006
	CH	22.11.2006
	LI	22.11.2006
Former [2007/28]	AT	22.11.2006
Cited in	International search	[A]JPH01313817 ;
		[X]US4876498 (LUCHACO DAVID G [US], et al) [X] 16,19,20 * column 10, line 24 - line 40; figure 10 *;
		[XY]GB2284100 (CARADON MK ELECTRIC LTD [GB]) [X] 1-3,6,15-18 * page 20, line 10 - page 26, line 15; figure 4 * [Y] 10-12,19,20;
		[A]EP0806781 (SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA [FR]) [A] 20* the whole document *;
		[Y]US5699218 (KADAH ANDREW S [US]) [Y] 10 * column 4, line 45 - line 60; figure 4 *;
		[YA]US5818710 (LEVAN SUU MAURICE [FR]) [Y] 11,12,19,20 * column 1, line 14 - line 36 * * column 2, line 66 - column 3, line 6 * * column 4, line 13 - line 24; figure - * [A] 4,13-15;
		[X]FR2772975 (CROUZET AUTOMATISMES [FR]) [X] 1,6-9,16 * the whole document *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900305), vol. 014, no. 117, Database accession no. (E - 0898), & JP01313817 A 19891219 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 5 * abstract *

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