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EP About this file: EP2168185

EP2168185 - FUEL CELL STACKS AND METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.09.2020
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU, MT		published on 27.07.2022  [2022/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ballard Unmanned Systems Inc.
153 Northboro Road
Southborough, MA 01772-1034 / US
[2019/19]
Former [2010/13]For all designated states
Protonex Technology Corporation
153 Northboro Road
Southborough, MA 01772-1034 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VITELLA, Thomas
1279 Pond Street
Franklin, MA 02038 / US
02 / BALDIC, Jeff
4 Gritte Lane
Milford, MA 01757 / US
03 / REZAC, Ronald
185 Century Mill Road
Bolton, MA 01740 / US
04 / LAUDER, Nick
444 Lowell Av.
Newtonville, MA 02460 / US
05 / AVIS, Seth
29 Westgate Road 2
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 / US
06 / OSENAR, Paul
408 Groton Road
Westford, MA 01886 / US
 [2010/13]
Representative(s)Adam, Holger
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[2019/46]
Former [2010/13]Adam, Holger
Kraus & Weisert Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
Application number, filing date08772059.526.06.2008
[2010/13]
WO2008US68383
Priority number, dateUS2007082375928.06.2007         Original published format: US 823759
US2007082374328.06.2007         Original published format: US 823743
[2019/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009006220
Date:08.01.2009
Language:EN
[2009/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2168185
Date:31.03.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.01.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2168185
Date:13.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US08.01.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.11.2013
ClassificationIPC:H01M8/0247, H01M8/241, H01M8/0258, H01M8/0271, H01M8/0273, H01M8/2465, H01M8/0202, H01M8/0267, H01M8/0284, H01M8/04089, H01M8/0276, H01M8/1018, H01M8/0297
[2019/18]
CPC:
H01M8/0247 (EP); H01M8/0267 (EP,US); H01M8/0202 (EP);
H01M8/0258 (EP); H01M8/0263 (EP); H01M8/0271 (EP);
H01M8/0276 (US); H01M8/0297 (US); H01M8/04089 (EP);
H01M8/2404 (EP); H01M8/241 (EP); H01M8/2465 (EP);
H01M8/2483 (EP); H01M2008/1095 (EP); H01M8/0273 (EP);
H01M8/0278 (EP); H01M8/0284 (EP); Y02E60/50 (EP);
Y02P70/50 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2013/49]H01M2/00, H01M8/24, H01M8/02, H01M8/04
Former IPC [2010/13]H01M2/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/46]
Former [2010/13]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:BRENNSTOFFZELLENSTAPEL UND VERFAHREN[2010/13]
English:FUEL CELL STACKS AND METHODS[2010/13]
French:EMPILEMENTS DE PILES À COMBUSTIBLE ET PROCÉDÉS[2010/13]
Entry into regional phase26.01.2010National basic fee paid 
26.01.2010Search fee paid 
26.01.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
26.01.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.01.2010Examination requested  [2010/13]
22.05.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.06.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.03.2019Date of oral proceedings
22.05.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
27.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.10.2019Fee for grant paid
01.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.10.2019Receipt 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  24.11.2015
Opposition(s)14.08.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
26.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
30.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
29.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
27.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
27.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.06.2008
AT13.11.2019
CY13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
IT13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
MT13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
SK13.11.2019
TR13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
IE26.06.2020
LU26.06.2020
BE30.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
[2022/27]
Former [2022/26]AT13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
IT13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
SK13.11.2019
TR13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
IE26.06.2020
LU26.06.2020
BE30.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
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LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
SK13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
IE26.06.2020
LU26.06.2020
BE30.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
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CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
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FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
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LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
SK13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
IE26.06.2020
LU26.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
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CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
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LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
SK13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
LU26.06.2020
Former [2021/10]AT13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
IT13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
SK13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/51]AT13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
SK13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/37]CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
SK13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/36]CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/35]CZ13.11.2019
ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/25]ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/24]ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/23]ES13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
NL13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
SE13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/22]FI13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
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BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/21]NO13.02.2020
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