| EP2208818 - Washing machine provided with a self-controlled and self-cleaned flowthrough steamer generator [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.11.2015 Database last updated on 11.04.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 04.11.2015 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 02.12.2015 [2015/49] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Whirlpool Corporation 2000 M 63 Benton Harbor, MI 49022 / US | [2014/52] |
| Former [2010/29] | For all designated states Whirlpool Corporation 2000 M 63 Benton Harbor, MI 49022 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Pinkowski, Robert J. Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Patent dept. V.le G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio / IT | 02 /
Vallejo, Alvaro Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Patent dept. V.le G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio / IT | 03 /
Hanson, Kelly M. Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Patent dept. V.le G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio / IT | 04 /
Poettger, Robert Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Patent dept. V.le G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio / IT | 05 /
Beck, Markus Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Patent dept. V.le G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio / IT | [2014/52] |
| Former [2010/29] | 01 /
Pinkowski, Robert J. Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Patent dept. V.le G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio / IT | ||
| 02 /
Vallejo, Alvaro Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Patent dept. V.le G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio / IT | |||
| 03 /
Hanson, Kelly M. Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Patent dept. V.le G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio / IT | |||
| 04 /
Poettger, Robert Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Patent dept. V.le G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio / IT | |||
| 05 /
Beck, Markus Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Patent dept. V.le G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio / IT | Representative(s) | Guerci, Alessandro Whirlpool EMEA S.p.A. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio (VA) / IT | [N/P] |
| Former [2014/52] | Guerci, Alessandro Whirlpool Europe S.r.l. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio (VA) / IT | ||
| Former [2010/29] | Guerci, Alessandro Whirlpool Europe S.r.l. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio (VA) / IT | Application number, filing date | 09150868.9 | 19.01.2009 | [2010/29] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2208818 | Date: | 21.07.2010 | Language: | EN | [2010/29] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2208818 | Date: | 24.12.2014 | Language: | EN | [2014/52] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 07.07.2009 | Classification | IPC: | D06F39/00 | [2010/29] | CPC: |
D06F39/40 (EP,US);
D06F39/04 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, PL [2011/13] |
| Former [2010/29] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | Waschmaschine mit einem selbstgesteuerten und selbstreinigenden Durchfluss-Dämpfergenerator | [2010/29] | English: | Washing machine provided with a self-controlled and self-cleaned flowthrough steamer generator | [2010/29] | French: | Machine à laver dotée d'un générateur de vapeur d'écoulement auto-contrôlé et auto-nettoyant | [2010/29] | Examination procedure | 20.01.2011 | Examination requested [2011/09] | 22.01.2011 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 08.02.2011 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 25.02.2011 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | 13.06.2011 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 26.08.2013 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 03.03.2014 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 16.10.2014 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 14.11.2014 | Fee for grant paid | 14.11.2014 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 14.11.2014 | 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 08.02.2011 | Opposition(s) | 25.09.2015 | No opposition filed within time limit [2015/49] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 14.01.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 11.01.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 10.01.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 21.01.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [X] EP1889966 (WHIRLPOOL CO et al.) | [X] EP1865101 (WHIRLPOOL CO et al.) [X] 1-11 * figure 1; claims 1-3 * | [DX] EP1655408 (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD et al.) [DX] 12-14 * paragraph [0059]; figure 8 * | [A] US2007283505 (WONG NYIK SIONG et al.) [A] 1-14 * paragraph [0024]; figures 5,6 * | [A] EP1659205 (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-14 * figure 4 * | by applicant | EP1659205 |