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EP About this file: EP2296454

EP2296454 - Thermal management system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  01.11.2019
Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip01.11.2019Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 04.12.2019  [2019/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NeoGraf Solutions, LLC
11709 Madison Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107 / US
[2017/52]
Former [2011/11]For all designated states
GrafTech International Holdings Inc.
12900 Snow Road
Parma, OH 44130 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Tzeng, Jing Wen
3622 Lennox Circle
Brunswick, OH 44212 / US
 [2012/52]
Former [2011/11]01 / Tzeng, Jing Wen
3622 Lennox Circle
Brunswick, OH 44212 / US
Representative(s)Brand Murray Fuller LLP
50 Eastcastle Street
London W1W 8EA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/49]TL Brand & Co
50 Eastcastle Street
London W1W 8EA / GB
Former [2012/52]Brand, Thomas Louis
WP Thompson
55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Former [2011/11]Brand, Thomas Louis
W.P. Thompson & Co. 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Application number, filing date10180160.320.02.2001
[2011/11]
Priority number, dateUS2000051300125.02.2000         Original published format: US 513001
[2011/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2296454
Date:16.03.2011
Language:EN
[2011/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2296454
Date:26.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/52]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2296454
Date:04.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.02.2011
ClassificationIPC:H01L23/373
[2012/21]
CPC:
H01L21/4871 (EP,US); F28F21/02 (EP,US); F28F3/02 (EP,US);
F28F7/02 (EP,US); H01L21/4882 (EP,US); H01L23/373 (EP,US);
H01L23/3733 (EP,US); H01L2924/0002 (EP,US); Y10S165/905 (EP,US);
Y10S165/907 (EP,US); Y10T428/24273 (EP,US); Y10T428/30 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
H01L2924/0002, H01L2924/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2011/11]H05K7/20
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2019/49]
Former [2011/11]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Wärmekontrollsystem[2011/11]
English:Thermal management system[2011/11]
French:Système de gestion thermique[2011/11]
Examination procedure27.09.2010Examination requested  [2011/11]
11.08.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.05.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.11.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
09.11.2012Fee for grant paid
09.11.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP01916132.2  / EP1260125
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 (EP20010916132) is  24.03.2006
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  26.09.2013    ADMISSIBLE
SGL Carbon SE
Söhnleinstrasse 8
65201 Wiesbaden / DE
Opponent's representative
Botzenhardt, Sandra
SGL Carbon GmbH
Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 18
86405 Meitingen / DE
 [2013/45]
04.11.2013Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
30.04.2014Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
30.11.2015Date of oral proceedings
22.12.2015Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
05.01.2016Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
25.06.2019Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
26.08.2019Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
24.10.2019Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition04.03.2016Appeal received No.  T0598/16
17.05.2016Statement of grounds filed
25.06.2019Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
25.06.2019Date of oral proceedings
02.07.2019Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
09.11.2012Request for further processing filed
09.11.2012Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
26.11.2012Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
23.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 11
24.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
IT26.12.2012
TR26.12.2012
IE20.02.2013
LU20.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
GR27.03.2013
PT26.04.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
IT26.12.2012
TR26.12.2012
IE20.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
GR27.03.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2014/07]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
IT26.12.2012
IE20.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
GR27.03.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2014/03]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
IT26.12.2012
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
GR27.03.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2013/52]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
CY26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
GR27.03.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2013/48]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
DK26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
GR27.03.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2013/42]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
MC28.02.2013
GR27.03.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2013/40]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
GR27.03.2013
PT26.04.2013
Former [2013/36]AT26.12.2012
BE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
GR27.03.2013
Former [2013/33]BE26.12.2012
FI26.12.2012
GR27.03.2013
Former [2013/24]FI26.12.2012
GR27.03.2013
Former [2013/22]FI26.12.2012
Documents cited:Search[A]US3404061  (SHANE JAMES H, et al) [A] 1-13 * the whole document *;
 [A]US3492197  (OLSTOWSKI FRANCISZEK, et al) [A] 1-13 * column 2, line 56 - line 68 *;
 [X]US4878152  (SAUZADE JEAN-DENIS [FR], et al) [X] 1-9,12,13 * sentence 2, paragraph 2; figures 1,2 * * column 2, line 30 - line 35 * * column 2, line 55 - line 65 * * column 3, line 5 - line 15 *;
 [I]US5100737  (COLOMBIER GABRIEL [FR], et al) [I] 1-13 * column 1, line 10 - line 15 * * column 2, line 22ff * * column 3, line 20 - line 25 *;
 [A]JPH06134917  (TANAKA KOGYO) [A] 1-13 * table 1 *;
 [A]WO9914805  (ADVANCED CERAMICS CORP [US]) [A] 1-13* the whole document *;
 [X]US5991155  (KOBAYASHI TAKASHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-9,12,13 * figures 1a, 11 *;
 [X]EP0971407  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-9,12,13 * figures 4,5,6,7,9 *;
 [A]  - SGL CARBON GROUP, "SIGRAFLEX Produkte aus flexibler Graphitfolie", PRODUCT BROCHURE, (1997), pages 1,3,9 - 10, XP002617516 [A] 1-13 * page 10; figure 5 *
 [A]  - CARBONNE-LORRAINE, "PAPYEX flexible graphite", PRODUCT BROCHURE, (1995), pages 1 - 12, XP002617517 [A] 1-13 * page 5 *
by applicantUS3404061
 US4895713
 US5902762
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