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EP About this file: EP2815483

EP2815483 - MULTI-BAY BATTERY CHARGER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.10.2022
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.11.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.07.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
13135 West Lisbon Road
Brookfield, WI 53005 / US
[2014/52]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHNEIDER, Scott
3826 Creekside Drive
Waukesha, WI 53189 / US
02 / HULL, James, S.
35110 69th Street
Burlington, WI 53105 / US
03 / ROSENBECKER, Jay
N51 W17720 Nath Court
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 / US
04 / CONRAD, Cole, A.
Zeller Strassse 8
70180 Stuttgart / DE
 [2014/52]
Representative(s)Kenrick, Mark Lloyd
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester M1 4HD / GB
[2021/51]
Former [2014/52]Kenrick, Mark Lloyd
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester, M1 4HD / GB
Application number, filing date13749093.418.02.2013
[2021/51]
WO2013US26590
Priority number, dateUS201261600217P17.02.2012         Original published format: US 201261600217 P
[2014/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013123480
Date:22.08.2013
Language:EN
[2013/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2815483
Date:24.12.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.08.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2815483
Date:22.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR22.08.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.01.2016
ClassificationIPC:H02J7/00
[2014/52]
CPC:
B60L3/003 (EP,US); H02J7/0024 (US); B60L3/0046 (US);
B60L50/20 (EP,US); B60L53/305 (EP,US); B60L53/80 (EP,US);
B60L58/26 (EP,US); H02J7/00 (US); B60L2200/12 (EP,US);
B60L2240/36 (EP,US); B60L2240/527 (EP,US); H02J2310/22 (EP,US);
H02J7/0013 (EP,US); H02J7/0045 (EP,US); Y02T10/70 (EP,US);
Y02T10/7072 (EP,US); Y02T90/12 (EP,US); Y02T90/14 (US);
Y02T90/16 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2014/52]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:MULTI-BAY-BATTERIELADEVORRICHTUNG[2014/52]
English:MULTI-BAY BATTERY CHARGER[2014/52]
French:CHARGEUR DE PILE À PLUSIEURS BAIES[2014/52]
Entry into regional phase29.08.2014National basic fee paid 
29.08.2014Search fee paid 
29.08.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
29.08.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.08.2014Examination requested  [2014/52]
17.08.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.12.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.06.2018Observations by third parties
18.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.06.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 06.07.2021
06.07.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
13.07.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.11.2021Fee for grant paid
12.11.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.11.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP21215555.0  / EP3995345
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  18.08.2017
Opposition(s)23.09.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
26.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
27.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
27.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
27.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
25.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL22.12.2021
AT22.12.2021
CY22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
MK22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
IE18.02.2022
LU18.02.2022
CH28.02.2022
LI28.02.2022
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
[2024/22]
Former [2024/20]AL22.12.2021
AT22.12.2021
CY22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
IE18.02.2022
LU18.02.2022
CH28.02.2022
LI28.02.2022
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2023/10]AL22.12.2021
AT22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
IE18.02.2022
LU18.02.2022
CH28.02.2022
LI28.02.2022
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2023/09]AL22.12.2021
AT22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
IE18.02.2022
LU18.02.2022
CH28.02.2022
LI28.02.2022
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/49]AL22.12.2021
AT22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
LU18.02.2022
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/47]AT22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
LU18.02.2022
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/44]AT22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/42]AT22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/36]AT22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/35]EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/34]EE22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/33]HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
Former [2022/24]HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
Former [2022/22]LT22.12.2021
RS22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
Former [2022/21]RS22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
Former [2022/19]BG22.03.2022
Documents cited:Search[Y]US4154384  (CARVER JUANITA [US]) [Y] 9-12,15 * figures 1-4 *;
 [Y]US2005275372  (CROWELL JONATHAN C [US]) [Y] 13-15* paragraph [0100]; figures 9A-9D *;
 [Y]GB2421370  (JECKSON ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD [HK]) [Y] 9-15 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US2008265836  (INOUE TAKAHIRO [JP], et al) [Y] 1-8 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US2010060232  (BOYLES SAMUEL [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [Y]  - Anonymous, "Battery charger BC-L160 Operation manual", (20080913), page 1, 19-33, 116, Sony Corporation, URL: http://www.videodata.de/shop/media/products/Sony_BC-160.pdf, (20150825), XP002743658 [Y] 1-12,15 * p. 1, 23, 25, 27, 116 *
International search[A]US2008200221  (LOCKWOOD RAYMOND [US]);
 [Y]US2008265836  (INOUE TAKAHIRO [JP], et al);
 [Y]US2010060232  (BOYLES SAMUEL [US], et al);
 [A]US7855528  (LEE YU-LUNG [TW]);
 [A]US2011210704  (BAKER WILLIAM [US])
ExaminationUS2001020838
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by applicantUS2001020838
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