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EP About this file: EP1356533

EP1356533 - FUEL CELLS WITH INTEGRATED HUMIDIFICATION AND METHOD FOR HUMIDIFYING FUEL CELL PROCESS GAS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.05.2005
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.12.2009Change - representativepublished on 06.01.2010  [2010/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co
Viessmannstrasse 1
35107 Allendorf / DE
[2003/44]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHOLTA, Joachim
Hirschstrasse 35
89278 Nersingen / DE
02 / JÖRRISEN, Ludwig
Ludwigstrasse 31
89231 Neu-Ulm / DE
03 / GAUGLER, Bernd
Kohlgasse 15
89075 Ulm / DE
 [2004/01]
Former [2003/51]01 / SCHOLTA, Joachim
Hirschstrasse 13
89278 Nersingen / DE
02 / JÖRRISEN, Ludwig
Ludwigstrasse 31
89231 Neu-Ulm / DE
03 / GAUGLER, Bernd
Kohlgasse 15
89075 Ulm / DE
Former [2003/44]01 / SCHOLTA, Joachim
Hirschstrasse 13
89278 Nersingen / DE
02 / JÖRRISEN, Ludwig
Ludwigstrasse 31
89231 Neu-Ulm / DE
03 / GAUGLER, Bernd
Schaffnerstrasse 17
89073 Ulm / DE
Representative(s)Wolf, Günter
An der Mainbrücke 16
63456 Hanau / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/01]Wolf, Günter
An der Mainbrücke 16 Postfach 700245
63427 Hanau / DE
Former [2003/44]Wolf, Günter, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwalt Günter Wolf, An der Mainbrücke 16
63456 Hanau / DE
Application number, filing date02702221.930.01.2002
[2003/44]
WO2002DE00334
Priority number, dateDE200110424631.01.2001         Original published format: DE 10104246
[2003/44]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO02061867
Date:08.08.2002
Language:DE
[2002/32]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1356533
Date:29.10.2003
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.08.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1356533
Date:21.07.2004
Language:DE
[2004/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.06.2003
ClassificationIPC:H01M8/04
[2003/44]
CPC:
H01M8/04014 (EP,US); H01M8/04119 (EP,US); Y02E60/50 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/44]
TitleGerman:BRENNSTOFFZELLEN MIT INTEGRIERTER BEFEUCHTUNG SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUM BEFEUCHTEN VON BRENNSTOFFZELLEN-PROZESSGAS[2003/44]
English:FUEL CELLS WITH INTEGRATED HUMIDIFICATION AND METHOD FOR HUMIDIFYING FUEL CELL PROCESS GAS[2003/44]
French:PILES A COMBUSTIBLE COMPORTANT UNE HUMIDIFICATION INTEGREE ET PROCEDE D'HUMIDIFICATION DE GAZ DE PROCESSUS DE PILES A COMBUSTIBLE[2003/44]
Entry into regional phase08.11.2002National basic fee paid 
08.11.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
08.11.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.11.2002Examination requested  [2003/44]
05.02.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.03.2004Fee for grant paid
25.03.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.04.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI21.07.2004
IE21.07.2004
TR21.07.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
PT21.12.2004
CY30.01.2005
LU30.01.2005
BE31.01.2005
MC31.01.2005
[2008/04]
Former [2007/20]FI21.07.2004
IE21.07.2004
TR21.07.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
CY30.01.2005
LU30.01.2005
BE31.01.2005
MC31.01.2005
Former [2007/11]FI21.07.2004
IE21.07.2004
TR21.07.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
LU30.01.2005
BE31.01.2005
MC31.01.2005
Former [2006/52]FI21.07.2004
IE21.07.2004
TR21.07.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
BE31.01.2005
MC31.01.2005
Former [2006/14]FI21.07.2004
IE21.07.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
BE31.01.2005
MC31.01.2005
Former [2006/13]FI21.07.2004
IE21.07.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
BE31.01.2005
Former [2005/24]FI21.07.2004
IE21.07.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
Former [2005/23]FI21.07.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
Former [2005/22]FI21.07.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
Former [2005/18]FI21.07.2004
GR21.10.2004
Former [2005/11]FI21.07.2004
Cited inInternational search[A]JP2000260456  ;
 [A]JP2000311699  ;
 [A]JPH09180743  ;
 [PA]JP2001196075  ;
 [E]JP2002117881  ;
 [A]DE19741331  (FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,9 * page 4, line 7 - page 5, line 1; figure 1 *;
 [A]US6045934  (ENAMI YOSHIAKI [JP]) [A] 1,4,9 * figure 1; claims 1,2 *;
 [A]DE19918850  (MANNESMANN AG [DE]) [A] 1,9 * figure 1; claims 1-4 *;
 [A]DE19929472  (DORNIER GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,9 * column 3, line 36 - line 60; figure 4 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010103), vol. 2000, no. 12, & JP2000260456 A 20000922 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1,3,4,9 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010305), vol. 2000, no. 14, & JP2000311699 A 20001107 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1,9 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19971128), vol. 1997, no. 11, & JP09180743 A 19970711 (FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1,9 * abstract *
 [PA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010511), vol. 2000, no. 24, & JP2001196075 A 20010719 (MATSUSHITA SEIKO CO LTD) [PA] 1,3,9 * abstract *
 [E]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20020805), vol. 2002, no. 08, & JP2002117881 A 20020419 (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD) [E] 1,9 * abstract *
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