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EP About this file: EP1497880

EP1497880 - FUEL CELL POWER SOURCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.04.2018
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.05.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip13.04.2018No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.05.2018  [2018/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Google Technology Holdings LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[2016/21]
Former [2012/35]For all designated states
Motorola Mobility LLC
600 North US Highway 45
Libertyville, IL 60048 / US
Former [2011/09]For all designated states
Motorola Mobility, Inc.
600 North US Highway 45
Libertyville, IL 60048 / US
Former [2005/03]For all designated states
MOTOROLA, INC.
1303 East Algonquin Road
Schaumburg, IL 60196 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PRATT, Steven, D.
5600 S.W. 111th Terrace
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328 / US
02 / MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar
10534 N.W. 11th Court
Plantation, FL 33324 / US
03 / KELLEY, Ronald, J.
8305 N.W. 36th Street
Coral Springs, FL 33065 / US
04 / PENNISI, Robert, W.
498 N. E. 7th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33432 / US
 [2017/23]
Former [2005/40]01 / PRATT, Steven, D.
5600 S.W. 111th Terrace
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328 / US
02 / MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar
10534 N.W. 11th Court
Plantation, FL 33324 / US
03 / KELLEY, Ronald, J.
8305 N.W. 36th Street
Coral Springs, FL 33065 / US
04 / PENNISI, Robert, W.
498 N. E. 7th street
Boca Raton, FL 33432 / US
Former [2005/03]01 / PRATT, Steven, D.
5600 S.W. 111th Terrace
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328 / US
02 / MUTHUSWAMY, Sivakumar
10534 N.W. 11th Court
Plantation, FL 33324 / US
03 / KELLEY, Ronald, J.
8305 N.W. 36th Street
Coral Springs, FL 33065 / US
04 / PENNISI, Robert, W.
1080 Jeffrey
Boca Raton, FL 33487 / US
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/51]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2005/03]McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date03746674.509.04.2003
[2005/03]
WO2003US10881
Priority number, dateUS2002012136212.04.2002         Original published format: US 121362
[2005/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03088393
Date:23.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1497880
Date:19.01.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.10.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1497880
Date:07.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US23.10.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.08.2007
ClassificationIPC:H01M8/04537, H01M8/04746, H01M8/04082, H01M8/04858, B60L11/18
[2016/52]
CPC:
H01M8/04201 (EP,US); B60L58/31 (EP,US); H01M8/04 (KR);
H01M8/04619 (EP,US); H01M8/04626 (EP,US); H01M8/04753 (EP,US);
H01M8/0485 (EP,US); H01M8/0488 (EP,US); H01M8/0491 (EP,US);
H01M8/0494 (EP,US); B60L2250/16 (EP,US); H01M2250/30 (EP,US);
Y02B90/10 (EP,US); Y02E60/50 (EP); Y02T90/40 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/03]H01M8/00, H01M8/04, H01M8/12, H01M8/18
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT [2017/23]
Former [2005/03]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BRENNSTOFFZELLENSTROMQUELLE[2005/03]
English:FUEL CELL POWER SOURCE[2005/03]
French:SOURCE D'ALIMENTATION A PILE A COMBUSTIBLE[2005/03]
Entry into regional phase15.10.2004National basic fee paid 
15.10.2004Search fee paid 
15.10.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
15.10.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.10.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
15.10.2004Examination requested  [2005/03]
16.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.01.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.05.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.12.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.04.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.09.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.04.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.08.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.11.2016Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.11.2016
23.11.2016Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
15.12.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.04.2017Fee for grant paid
24.04.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.04.2017Receipt 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  16.11.2007
Opposition(s)08.03.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
10.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
18.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
07.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
06.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
19.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
27.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
27.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
27.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 15
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI07.06.2017
IT07.06.2017
[2018/15]
Former [2017/50]FI07.06.2017
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0907296  (MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTEURS [FR]) [A] 1-10* the whole document *;
 [X]  - VOSEN S R ET AL, "Hybrid energy storage systems for stand-alone electric power systems: optimization of system performance and cost through control strategies<1>", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., BARKING, GB, (199912), vol. 24, no. 12, ISSN 0360-3199, pages 1139 - 1156, XP004362712 [X] 1-10 * paragraphs [2.1.2] , [2.1.3] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0360-3199(98)00175-X
 [X]  - IWAN L C ET AL, "The application of neural networks to fuel processors for fuel cell vehicles", DECISION AND CONTROL, 1998. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 37TH IEEE CONFERENCE ON TAMPA, FL, USA 16-18 DEC. 1998, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (19981216), vol. 2, ISBN 0-7803-4394-8, pages 1585 - 1590, XP010326991 [X] 1-10 * paragraph [03.1] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CDC.1998.758518
International search[X]US5401589  (PALMER IAN [GB], et al);
 [X]US6584825  (PRATT STEVEN D [US], et al)
ExaminationJPS60230364
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