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EP2540989 - VARIABLE CYCLE TURBINE ENGINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2013/01]	Variable cycle turbine engine
	[2019/24]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.10.2020 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 08.11.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.07.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 23.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states United Technologies Corporation 10 Farm Springs Road Farmington, CT 06032 / US
	[2019/50]
Former [2016/43]	For all designated states United Technologies Corporation 10 Farm Springs Road Farmington, CT 06032 / US
Former [2013/01]	For all designated states United Technologies Corporation One Financial Plaza Hartford, CT 06101 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / McCaffrey, Michael G. 150 Carriage Way Windsor, CT Connecticut 06095 / US
	[2013/01]
Representative(s)	Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
	[2019/50]
Former [2013/01]	Tomlinson, Kerry John Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date	12173063.4	21.06.2012
	[2013/01]
Priority number, date	US201113170502	28.06.2011 Original published format: US201113170502
	[2013/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2540989
	Date:	02.01.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/01]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2540989
	Date:	15.06.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2540989
	Date:	11.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/50]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	13.05.2016
Classification	IPC:	F01D13/00, F01D17/16	[2013/01]
	CPC:	F01D13/003 (EP,US); F01D17/162 (EP,US); F02C3/13 (EP); F02C7/36 (EP); F02C9/22 (EP); F02C9/58 (EP); (+) F02K1/06 (EP); F05D2260/4031 (EP); Y02T50/60 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2017/04]
Former [2013/01]	AL, 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
Title	German:	TURBINENMOTOR MIT VARIABLEM ZYKLUS	[2019/24]
	English:	VARIABLE CYCLE TURBINE ENGINE	[2019/24]
	French:	MOTEUR À TURBINE À CYCLE VARIABLE	[2019/24]
	Former [2013/01]	Turbinenmotor mit variablem Zyklus
	Former [2013/01]	Variable cycle turbine engine
	Former [2013/01]	Moteur à turbine à cycle variable
Examination procedure	21.06.2012	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	14.12.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	14.12.2016	Examination requested [2017/04]
	02.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.10.2019	Fee for grant paid
	30.10.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.10.2019	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 02.07.2019
Opposition(s)	14.09.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	21.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	21.06.2012
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MK	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	IE	21.06.2020
	LU	21.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	21.06.2012
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	IE	21.06.2020
	LU	21.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2022/26]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	IE	21.06.2020
	LU	21.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	IE	21.06.2020
	LU	21.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	IE	21.06.2020
	LU	21.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2021/15]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	LU	21.06.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/51]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/47]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/40]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/26]	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	11.03.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]FR2217545 (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
		[A]US4080785 (KOFF BERNARD L, et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[Y]GB2100799 (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [Y] 1-12 * page 2, line 32 - page 5, line 55; figure - *;
		[Y]GB2444839 (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [Y] 1-12 * page 3, line 21 - page 10, line 17; figure - *;
		[A]US2008253881 (RICHARDS MARTYN [GB]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP2009262 (UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP [US]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

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