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EP About this file: EP2900945

EP2900945 - METHOD FOR FLEXIBLY OPERATING A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.12.2021
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.01.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.09.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
Otto-Hahn-Ring 6
81739 München / DE
[2021/04]
Former [2017/35]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
Former [2015/32]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / BRÜCKNER, Jan
Habernhofer Weg 30
91080 Uttenreuth / DE
02 / SCHLUND, Gerhard
Leutmannsdorfer Str. 2
91077 Dormitz / DE
03 / THOMAS, Frank
Meisenweg 9b
91056 Erlangen / DE
04 / WEISSENBERGER, Bernd
Von-Meranienstr. 10A
91056 Erlangen / DE
 [2015/32]
Application number, filing date13771486.102.10.2013
[2021/08]
WO2013EP70510
Priority number, dateDE20121021854211.10.2012         Original published format: DE102012218542
[2015/32]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014056772
Date:17.04.2014
Language:DE
[2014/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2900945
Date:05.08.2015
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.04.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2900945
Date:24.02.2021
Language:DE
[2021/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.04.2014
ClassificationIPC:F01K23/10, F22B1/18, F22B35/08, F22B35/10
[2015/32]
CPC:
F01K23/105 (EP,US); F01K23/101 (US); F22B1/1807 (US);
F22B1/1861 (EP,US); F22B35/08 (US); F22B35/083 (EP,US);
F22B35/107 (EP,US); Y02E20/16 (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 [2015/32]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM FLEXIBLEN BETRIEB EINER KRAFTWERKSANLAGE[2015/32]
English:METHOD FOR FLEXIBLY OPERATING A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT[2015/32]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT FLEXIBLE D'UNE CENTRALE ÉLECTRIQUE[2015/32]
Entry into regional phase20.03.2015National basic fee paid 
20.03.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
20.03.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.07.2014Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
20.03.2015Examination requested  [2015/32]
08.01.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.10.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.12.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
29.12.2020Fee for grant paid
29.12.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  01.10.2020
Opposition(s)25.11.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2022/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
19.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
19.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
18.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
19.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[YA]US3192908  (SCHROEDTER WILLBURT W) [Y] 2 * column 1, lines 21-62; figure - * * column 4, lines 6-19 * * column 5, lines 8-38; figure - * [A] 1;
 [X]JPH0783005  (KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD) [X] 1 * the whole document *;
 [XD]EP1050667  (ASEA BROWN BOVERI [CH]) [XD] 1 * paragraphs [0036] , [0037] , [0043]; figure - *;
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 [X]  - SUE MOTOHIKO and TODA TAKAHIRO, "COMPOUND REFUSE POWER GENERATION PLANT", EPODOC, EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE, THE HAGUE, NL, (19950328), Database accession no. JPH0783005, XP002719848 [X] 1 * abstract *
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