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EP2529493 - METHOD AND APPARATUS RELATED TO ON-BOARD MESSAGE REPEATING FOR VEHICLE CONSIST COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip12.02.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.03.2021  [2021/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GE Global Sourcing LLC
901 Main Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06851 / US
[2019/35]
Former [2012/49]For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SMITH, Eugene, A., Jr.
1990 W. NASA Boulevard
Melbourne FL 32904 / US
02 / PELTZ, David, Michael
1990 W. NASA Boulevard
Melbourne FL 32904 / US
03 / PALANTI, Robert, C.
1990 W. NASA Boulevard
Melbourne FL 32904 / US
 [2012/49]
Representative(s)Herrmann, Uwe, et al
Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 23
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/49]Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth
GE International Inc.
Global Patent Operation - Europe
15 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6LU / GB
Application number, filing date11705066.625.01.2011
WO2011US22306
Priority number, dateUS2010069339925.01.2010         Original published format: US 693399
US2010069338325.01.2010         Original published format: US 693383
[2012/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2011091391
Date:28.07.2011
Language:EN
[2011/30]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2529493
Date:05.12.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.07.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.09.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04B7/08, H04B7/06, B61L15/00
[2012/49]
CPC:
H04B7/0814 (EP); B61L15/00 (EA); B61L15/0027 (EP);
H04B7/02 (EA); H04B7/0604 (EP); H04B7/082 (EP);
H04B7/0885 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/49]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR WIEDERHOLUNG VON BORDNACHRICHTEN IN EINEM FAHRZEUGINTERNEN KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2012/49]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS RELATED TO ON-BOARD MESSAGE REPEATING FOR VEHICLE CONSIST COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM[2012/49]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL CONCERNANT LA RÉPÉTITION D'UN MESSAGE EMBARQUÉ POUR LE SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION D'UNE RAME DE VÉHICULES[2012/49]
Entry into regional phase27.08.2012National basic fee paid 
27.08.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
27.08.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.07.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.08.2012Examination requested  [2012/49]
19.09.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.01.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.03.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.09.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/11]
24.09.2020Date of oral proceedings
14.10.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
15.10.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/11]
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  19.09.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
02.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
01.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
31.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
31.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
31.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
24.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
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Cited inInternational search[Y]WO02098018  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]) [Y] 1-6,10-15 * abstract * * page 2, lines 3-20 * * page 4, lines 11-17 * * page 8, line 20 - page 9, line 4 * * page 3, line 5 - page 4, line 10 *
 [Y]  - HOERL F ET AL, "MEHRFACHFUNKFERNSTEUERUNG VON LOKOMOTIVEN IM ZUGVERBAND//MULTIPLE RADIO REMOTE CONTROL OF LOCOMOTIVES IN COUPLED TRAINS//TELECOMMANDE MULTIPLE PAR RADIO D'ENGINS DANS LE TRAIN", ELEKTRISCHE BAHNEN, OLDENBOURG INDUSTRIEVERLAG, MUNCHEN, DE, (20020301), vol. 100, no. 3, ISSN 0013-5437, pages 105 - 109, XP001101506 [Y] 1-6,10-15 * abstract * * page 107, column 1, lines 12-53 *
ExaminationEP1742823
by applicantUS4582280
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