EP3199878 - VARIABLE REFRIGERANT VOLUME SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.03.2022 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.03.2021 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 19.11.2020 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 24.04.2020 | ||
Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 30.06.2017 | ||
Former | The international publication has been made Status updated on 07.04.2017 | 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 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai Jinji West Road Qianshan Zhuhai, Guangdong 519070 / CN | [2017/31] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
DAI, Wenjie West Jinji Road Qianshan Zhuhai Guangdong 519070 / CN | 02 /
ZHANG, Shiqiang West Jinji Road Qianshan Zhuhai Guangdong 519070 / CN | 03 /
ZHANG, Yihe West Jinji Road Qianshan Zhuhai Guangdong 519070 / CN | 04 /
XIONG, Jianguo West Jinji Road Qianshan Zhuhai Guangdong 519070 / CN | 05 /
YU, Kai West Jinji Road Qianshan Zhuhai Guangdong 519070 / CN | 06 /
BAO, Benyong West Jinji Road Qianshan Zhuhai Guangdong 519070 / CN | 07 /
LI, Weiguo West Jinji Road Qianshan Zhuhai Guangdong 519070 / CN | [2017/41] |
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LI, Weiguo Qianshan Jinji West Road Zhuhai Guangdong 519070 / CN | Representative(s) | Detken, Andreas Isler & Pedrazzini AG Giesshübelstrasse 45 Postfach 1772 8027 Zürich / CH | [2017/31] | Application number, filing date | 14902562.9 | 26.12.2014 | [2017/31] | WO2014CN95124 | Priority number, date | CN201410504822 | 26.09.2014 Original published format: CN201410504822 | [2017/31] | Filing language | ZH | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2016045219 | Date: | 31.03.2016 | Language: | ZH | [2016/13] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3199878 | Date: | 02.08.2017 | Language: | EN | [2017/31] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3199878 | Date: | 28.04.2021 | Language: | EN | [2021/17] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | CN | 31.03.2016 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 21.02.2018 | Classification | IPC: | F24F11/00, F25B13/00, F25B45/00, F25B41/04, F25B41/06, F25B49/02, F24F11/89 | [2018/12] | CPC: |
F25B45/00 (EP,US);
F24F5/001 (CN);
F24F11/00 (EP,US);
F24F11/89 (EP,CN,US);
F25B13/00 (EP,US);
F25B41/20 (EP,CN,US);
F25B49/02 (CN);
F25B49/022 (EP,US);
F25B2313/02731 (EP,US);
F25B2345/00 (US);
F25B2345/001 (EP,US);
F25B2345/002 (EP,US);
F25B2345/003 (EP,US);
F25B2345/006 (EP,US);
F25B2500/23 (US);
F25B2500/24 (US)
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Former IPC [2017/31] | F24F11/00 | 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 [2017/31] | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Title | German: | SYSTEM MIT VARIABLER KÄLTEMITTELMENGE UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR | [2017/31] | English: | VARIABLE REFRIGERANT VOLUME SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | [2017/31] | French: | SYSTÈME À VOLUME DE FLUIDE FRIGORIGÈNE VARIABLE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE RÉGULATION | [2017/31] | Entry into regional phase | 06.04.2017 | Translation filed | 06.04.2017 | National basic fee paid | 06.04.2017 | Search fee paid | 06.04.2017 | Designation fee(s) paid | 06.04.2017 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 06.04.2017 | Examination requested [2017/31] | 06.04.2017 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 23.08.2018 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 30.04.2020 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 20.08.2020 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 08.09.2020 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 05.11.2020 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 20.11.2020 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 18.03.2021 | Fee for grant paid | 18.03.2021 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 18.03.2021 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Opposition(s) | 31.01.2022 | No opposition filed within time limit [2022/14] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 07.06.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 29.12.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 20.12.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 27.12.2019 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 22.12.2020 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 26.04.2017 | 03   M06   Fee paid on   07.06.2017 |
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