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EP2678567 - A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOTELY CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING THE AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY OF A FREQUENCY INVERTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.11.2021 Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.12.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.07.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 04.09.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Embraco Indústria de Compressores e Soluções em Refrigeração Ltda. Rua Rui Barbosa 1020 Distrito Industrial 89219-100 Joinville SC / BR
	[2021/03]
Former [2020/03]	For all designated states Embraco Indústria de Compressores e Soluções em Refrigeração Ltda. Rua Rui Barbosa 1020 Distrito Industrial 89219-100 Joinville SC / BR
Former [2014/01]	For all designated states Whirlpool S.A. Av. das Nações Unidas, 12.995, 32° andar Brooklin Novo 04578-000 São Paulo SP / BR
Inventor(s)	01 / MAASS, Günter Johann Guia Lopes 346, apto. 304 89218-060 - Joinville - SC / BR
	[2014/01]
Representative(s)	Modiano, Gabriella Diana, et al Modiano & Partners (DE) Thierschstrasse 11 80538 München / DE
	[2021/03]
Former [2014/01]	Burt, Matthew Thomas, et al Abel & Imray 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PQ / GB
Application number, filing date	12709776.4	23.02.2012
	[2020/35]
	WO2012BR00036
Priority number, date	BR2011PI00270	25.02.2011 Original published format: BR PI1100270
	[2014/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2012113047
	Date:	30.08.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/35]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2678567
	Date:	01.01.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.08.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2678567
	Date:	20.01.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/03]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	27.06.2013
Classification	IPC:	F04C28/00, H02M3/00	[2014/01]
	CPC:	F04C28/00 (EP,US); F04C28/08 (EP,KR,US); H02M1/0032 (EP,KR,US); H02M3/00 (EP,US); H02M3/003 (KR); F04C2240/403 (EP,KR,US); (+) F04C2240/808 (EP,KR,US); F04C2270/02 (EP,US); F04C2270/095 (EP,KR,US); F04C2270/105 (EP,KR,US); Y02B70/10 (EP,KR,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 [2014/01]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR FERNBEDIENBAREN ZU- UND ABSCHALTUNG DER HILFSVERSORGUNG EINES FREQUENZUMRICHTERS	[2020/27]
	English:	A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOTELY CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING THE AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY OF A FREQUENCY INVERTER	[2014/01]
	French:	SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE CONNEXION ET DE DÉCONNEXION À DISTANCE DE L'ALIMENTATION ÉLECTRIQUE AUXILIAIRE D'UN INVERSEUR DE FRÉQUENCE	[2014/01]
	Former [2014/01]	SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR FERNGESTEUERTE VERBINDUNG UND TRENNUNG EINER HILFSSTROMVERSORGUNG EINES FREQUENZUMRICHTERS
Entry into regional phase	18.09.2013	National basic fee paid
	18.09.2013	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.09.2013	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.06.2013	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	18.09.2013	Examination requested [2014/01]
	16.04.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	09.09.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.01.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.07.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.12.2020	Fee for grant paid
	09.12.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	09.12.2020	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 09.09.2019
Opposition(s)	21.10.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/52]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.02.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.02.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.02.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.02.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.02.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.02.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.02.2020	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	23.02.2012
	AL	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	MK	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	FR	20.03.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	GB	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
	[2024/22]
Former [2023/27]	HU	23.02.2012
	AL	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	FR	20.03.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	GB	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2023/24]	AL	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	FR	20.03.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	GB	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	FR	20.03.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	GB	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	FR	20.03.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	GB	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2022/13]	AL	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	FR	20.03.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	GB	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	FR	20.03.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	GB	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	FR	20.03.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	GB	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/51]	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/50]	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/49]	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/48]	CZ	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/47]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/46]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/45]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/42]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/39]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/38]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/37]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/35]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/34]	FI	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Cited in	International search	[Y]JP2000333365 (HITACHI LTD) [Y] 4-11,14-20 * abstract * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0050] *;
		[A]EP1122872 (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1,12 * abstract ** paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0033]; figure 1 *;
		[IY]US2007124615 (ORR RAYMOND K [CA]) [I] 1-3,12,13 * the whole document * [Y] 4-11,14-20
	Examination	JP2004282926

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