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EP About this file: EP2903858

EP2903858 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STARTING AN ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED ENGINE OF A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.05.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.05.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thermo King LLC
314 West 90th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55420 / US
[2023/18]
Former [2015/33]For all designated states
Thermo King Corporation
314 West 90th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55420 / US
Inventor(s)01 / OLALEYE, Omosola, Waidi
9831 Evergreen Ave. N.
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 / US
 [2015/33]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
One Portwall Square
Portwall Lane
Bristol BS1 6BH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/33]Rowlands, Stuart Michael
RGC Jenkins & Co.
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date13843502.901.10.2013
[2015/33]
WO2013US62884
Priority number, dateUS201261708362P01.10.2012         Original published format: US 201261708362 P
[2015/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014055530
Date:10.04.2014
Language:EN
[2014/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2903858
Date:12.08.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.04.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR10.04.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:B60P3/20, B60H1/32, F25B49/00, B60H1/00, // F02N11/08
[2022/25]
CPC:
B60P3/20 (EP,US); B60H1/00428 (EP,US); B60H1/32 (US);
B60H1/3232 (EP,US); F02N11/08 (EP,US); F02N11/087 (US);
F02N2011/0874 (US); F02N2200/063 (EP,US); F02N2250/02 (EP,US);
F02N2300/304 (EP,US); F25B2327/001 (EP,US); Y02T10/88 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/33]B60P3/20, B60H1/32, F25B49/00
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 [2015/33]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUM STARTEN EINES ELEKTRISCH GESTEUERTEN MOTORS EINER TRANSPORTKÜHLANLAGE[2015/33]
English:METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STARTING AN ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED ENGINE OF A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM[2015/33]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE DÉMARRAGE D'UN MOTEUR À COMMANDE ÉLECTRONIQUE D'UN SYSTÈME DE RÉFRIGÉRATION DE TRANSPORT[2015/33]
Entry into regional phase16.04.2015National basic fee paid 
16.04.2015Search fee paid 
16.04.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
16.04.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.04.2015Examination requested  [2015/33]
18.05.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.09.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.05.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
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  15.10.2020
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
23.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
26.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
21.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
20.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
21.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 10
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5140826  (HANSON JAY L [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * figures 1-3 *;
 [A]JP2000213850  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [A] 1-14* paragraphs [0007] - [0008]; figure 5 *;
 [Y]US6176212  (VILOU GERARD [FR]) [Y] 1-14 * figure n *;
 [I]US2004262995  (HAWKINS JEFFERY SCOTT [US]) [I] 1-14 * paragraph [0043]; figures 4B, 4C *;
 [Y]US2012017618  (PRICE DANIEL L [US], et al) [Y] 1-14 * figures 1-2 *;
 [I]WO2012087626  (THERMO KING CORP [US], et al) [I] 1-14 * figure 4 *
International search[A]EP1790921  (CUMMINS GENERATOR TECHNOLOGIES [GB]);
 [A]US2010000241  (KITANO SHIGEICHI [JP], et al);
 [Y]US2012017618  (PRICE DANIEL L [US], et al);
 [A]WO2012045056  (ARNOLD BRIAN R);
 [X]US2012159971  (FINK ULRICH [US], et al)
by applicantUS6176212
 US2004262995
 WO2012087626
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