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EP2318788 - START-UP CONTROL FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.03.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.12.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Carrier Corporation
One Carrier Place
P.O.Box 4015
Farmington, CT 06034-4015 / US
[2020/19]
Former [2011/19]For all designated states
Carrier Corporation
One Carrier Place P.O.Box 4015
Farmington, CT 06034-4015 / US
Inventor(s)01 / STEELE, John, T.
4202 New Seneca Turnpike
Marcellus NY 13108 / US
02 / FULMER, Scott, D.
101 Sheridan Road
Liverpool NY 13090 / US
03 / GUZMAN, Peter, P.
13 Orchard Street
Marcellus NY 13108 / US
04 / HOTALING, Donald, B.
4304 Gates Road
Jamesville NY 13078 / US
05 / REASON, John, R.
4356 Loveland Drive
Liverpool NY 13090 / US
 [2011/19]
Representative(s)Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[2020/19]
Former [2011/19]Leckey, David Herbert
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date09774428.801.07.2009
[2011/19]
WO2009US49385
Priority number, dateUS20080077417P01.07.2008         Original published format: US 77417 P
[2011/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2010002978
Date:07.01.2010
Language:EN
[2010/01]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2318788
Date:11.05.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.01.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2318788
Date:06.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR01.04.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.11.2014
ClassificationIPC:F25B49/02, B60P3/20, F25D29/00, B60H1/32, B60H1/00, F25B27/00
[2014/52]
CPC:
F25D29/003 (EP,US); B60H1/00014 (EP,US); B60H1/3208 (EP,US);
B60H1/3216 (EP,US); B60P3/20 (EP,US); F25B27/00 (EP,US);
B60H2001/3266 (EP,US); B60H2001/3277 (EP,US); F25B2500/26 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/19]F25B49/02, B60P3/20, F25D29/00, B60H1/32
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2020/19]
Former [2011/19]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,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:STARTSTEUERUNG FÜR KÜHLSYSTEM[2011/19]
English:START-UP CONTROL FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEM[2011/19]
French:COMMANDE DE DÉMARRAGE POUR SYSTÈME DE RÉFRIGÉRATION[2011/19]
Entry into regional phase01.02.2011National basic fee paid 
01.02.2011Search fee paid 
01.02.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
01.02.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.02.2011Examination requested  [2011/19]
06.10.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.06.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
19.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.03.2020Fee for grant paid
30.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.03.2020Receipt 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  02.11.2018
Opposition(s)09.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/15]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
19.08.2019Request for further processing filed
19.08.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
27.08.2019Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
06.10.2015Request for further processing filed
06.10.2015Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
14.10.2015Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
13.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
10.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
14.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
24.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
22.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
21.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
24.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
22.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU01.07.2009
AT06.05.2020
CY06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
MC06.05.2020
MK06.05.2020
MT06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SI06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
SM06.05.2020
TR06.05.2020
IE01.07.2020
LU01.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
CH31.07.2020
LI31.07.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU01.07.2009
AT06.05.2020
CY06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
MC06.05.2020
MT06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SI06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
SM06.05.2020
TR06.05.2020
IE01.07.2020
LU01.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
CH31.07.2020
LI31.07.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2022/26]AT06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
MC06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SI06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
SM06.05.2020
TR06.05.2020
IE01.07.2020
LU01.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
CH31.07.2020
LI31.07.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2021/24]AT06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
MC06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SI06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
SM06.05.2020
IE01.07.2020
LU01.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
CH31.07.2020
LI31.07.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2021/20]AT06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
MC06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
SM06.05.2020
IE01.07.2020
LU01.07.2020
CH31.07.2020
LI31.07.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2021/13]AT06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
MC06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
SM06.05.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2021/10]AT06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
SM06.05.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2021/09]AT06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SM06.05.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2021/08]DK06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SM06.05.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2021/04]FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2021/01]FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2020/50]FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2020/48]FI06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
NO06.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2020/47]LT06.05.2020
NO06.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
Former [2020/46]IS06.09.2020
Documents cited:Search[YA]EP1046873  (CARRIER CORP [US]) [Y] 1-5,8,9,13 * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0022]; figures 1,2,4-7; claims 1,7,8 * [A] 6,7,14,15;
 [Y]US6330909  (TAKAHASHI KOJI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-5,8,9,13 * & corresponding description;; figure 1 *;
 [YA]JP2004316934  (AISIN SEIKI) [Y] 1-5,8,9,13 * paragraphs [0010] , [0011] , [0019] - [0022] - [0052] - [0070]; figures 1,4,6 * [A] 6,7,14,15;
 [Y]EP1628105  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [Y] 1-5,8,9,13 * the whole document *;
 [Y]WO2007046330  (DAIKIN IND LTD [JP], et al) [Y] 1-5,8,9,13 * the whole document *;
 [Y]DE102006048821  (BITZER KUEHLMASCHINENBAU GMBH [DE]) [Y] 1-5,8,9,13 * paragraph [0057] - paragraph [0091]; figure 1 *;
 [P]EP1950509  (DAIKIN IND LTD [JP])
International search[A]JPH05238306  (THERMO KING CORP);
 [A]WO03093737  (BERGSTROM INC [US]);
 [A]JP2005349891  (YAMADA YOSHIO)
by applicantEP1046873
 US6301911
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