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EP1540751 - Fuel cell system with mixer/eductor [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2005/24]	FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH MIXER/EDUCTOR
	[2014/45]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.02.2016 Database last updated on 29.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	20.05.2016	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR	published on 22.06.2016 [2016/25]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Fuelcell Energy, Inc. 3 Great Pasture Road Danbury, CT 06813-1305 / US
	[2005/24]
Inventor(s)	01 / BLANCHET, Scott 43 Chestnut Hill Road Chelmsford, MA 01824 / US
	02 / PATEL, Pinakin 24 Maplecrest Drive Danbury, CT 06811 / US
	[2006/23]
Former [2005/24]	01 / BLANCHET, Scott 137 Twin Brook Terrace Monroe, CT 06468 / US
	02 / PATEL, Pinakin 24 Maplecrest Drive Danbury, CT 06811 / US
Representative(s)	Gritschneder, Martin, et al Abitz & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München / DE
	[2015/16]
Former [2005/24]	Gritschneder, Martin, et al Poschingerstrasse 6 81628 München / DE
Application number, filing date	03726909.9	19.05.2003
	[2005/24]
	WO2003US15657
Priority number, date	US20020187495	02.07.2002 Original published format: US 187495
	[2005/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2004006375
	Date:	15.01.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/03]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1540751
	Date:	15.06.2005
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.01.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2005/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1540751
	Date:	15.04.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	15.01.2004
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.09.2009
Classification	IPC:	H01M8/04	[2009/43]
	CPC:	H01M8/04104 (EP,US); H01M8/04089 (US); H01M8/04097 (EP,US); H01M8/0662 (EP,US); Y02E60/50 (EP)
	Former IPC [2005/24]	H01M2/00
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2015/16]
Former [2005/43]	DE, FR, GB
Former [2005/24]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	Brennstoffzellensystem mit Mischer/Eduktor	[2014/45]
	English:	Fuel cell system with mixer/eductor	[2014/45]
	French:	Système de pile a combustible comprenant un mélangeur/ejecteur	[2014/45]
	Former [2005/24]	BRENNSTOFFZELLENSYSTEM MIT MISCHER/EDUKTOR
	Former [2005/24]	FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH MIXER/EDUCTOR
	Former [2005/24]	SYSTEME DE PILE A COMBUSTIBLE COMPRENANT UN MELANGEUR/EJECTEUR
Entry into regional phase	21.01.2005	National basic fee paid
	21.01.2005	Search fee paid
	21.01.2005	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.01.2005	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	30.01.2004	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	21.01.2005	Examination requested [2005/24]
	31.05.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.12.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.06.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.01.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.08.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.12.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.11.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.03.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.11.2014	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.03.2015	Fee for grant paid
	04.03.2015	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	04.03.2015	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 31.05.2010
Opposition(s)	18.01.2016	No opposition filed within time limit [2016/12]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.05.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.05.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.05.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.05.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.05.2009	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.05.2010	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.05.2011	Renewal fee patent year 09
	25.05.2012	Renewal fee patent year 10
	28.05.2013	Renewal fee patent year 11
	27.05.2014	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	FR	15.06.2015
	GB	15.07.2015
	[2016/25]
Former [2016/23]	GB	15.07.2015
Documents cited:	Search	[X]DE19743075 (MTU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-11 * column 1, line 57 - column 2, line 64; figures 2A,3 * * column 4, line 42 - column 5, line 21 * * column 6, line 1 - line 29 *;
		[X]US5856034 (HUPPMANN GERHARD [DE], et al) [X] 1,7-11* column 3, line 21 - column 4, line 10; figure 1a *;
		[X]US6124053 (BERNARD RANDOLPH M [US], et al) [X] 1,7-11 * column 2, line 42 - column 4, line 10; figures 4,6 *;
		[X]WO0241425 (MTU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 1,7-11 * page 6, line 22 - line 33; figure 7 * * page 8, line 27 - page 9, line 2 * * page 9, line 12 - line 15 * * page 10, line 4 - line 13 *
	International search	[AP]US6572994 (SHIMOTORI SOICHIRO [JP], et al);
		[A]US6387555 (WHEELER DOUGLAS J [US], et al);
		[A]US5482791 (SHINGAI HIROSHI [JP], et al);
		[A]US3929974 (WINFIELD JOHN D);
		[A]US5728183 (GREINER LEONARD [US], et al);
		[A]US3607419 (KEATING STEPHEN J JR);
		[A]US5856034 (HUPPMANN GERHARD [DE], et al)
	Examination	- R.H. PERRY, C.H. CHILTON, Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Fifth edition, MCGRAW-HILL KOGAKUSHA, LTD., pages 6-29 - 6-32, ISBN 0-07-049478-9

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