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EP About this file: EP2902717

EP2902717 - Air conditioner [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.03.2023
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.02.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.10.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2024Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): BG
published on 18.12.2024 [2024/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning, Inc.
16-1, Kaigan 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0022 / JP
[2018/09]
Former [2016/36]For all designated states
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
12/F Octa Tower
8 Lam Chak Street
Kowloonbay KLN
Hong Kong / CN
Former [2015/32]For all designated states
Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
16-1, Kaigan 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0022 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yokozeni, Atsuhiko
c/o Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
16-1, Kaigan 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-0022 / JP
02 / Tada, Shuuhei
c/o Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
16-1, Kaigan 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-0022 / JP
03 / Tsuboe, Hiroaki
c/o Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
16-1, Kaigan 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-0022 / JP
 [2015/32]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/19]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Former [2015/32]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date15152377.623.01.2015
[2015/32]
Priority number, dateJP2014001485829.01.2014         Original published format: JP 2014014858
[2015/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2902717
Date:05.08.2015
Language:EN
[2015/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2902717
Date:18.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.06.2015
ClassificationIPC:F28D21/00, F25B13/00, F24F1/0063, F24F1/0067, F28D1/047, F28D1/02, F28F9/02, F28F1/32, F25B39/02
[2022/11]
CPC:
F28F1/325 (EP,US); F24F1/0063 (EP,CN,US); F24F1/0067 (EP,CN,US);
F24F13/30 (CN); F25B13/00 (EP,US); F25B39/028 (EP,US);
F28D1/024 (EP,US); F28D1/047 (EP,US); F28D1/0475 (EP,US);
F28F9/0275 (EP,US); F25B2313/006 (EP,US); F28D2021/007 (EP,US);
F28D2021/0071 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/32]F24F1/00, F28D1/047, F28F1/32, F28D1/02
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]
TitleGerman:Klimaanlage[2015/32]
English:Air conditioner[2015/32]
French:Climatiseur[2015/32]
Examination procedure06.03.2015Examination requested  [2015/32]
03.02.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.04.2022Fee for grant paid
07.04.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.04.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
24.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
21.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
20.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
20.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL18.05.2022
AT18.05.2022
BG18.05.2022
CZ18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
EE18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
IT18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
MC18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RO18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
SI18.05.2022
SK18.05.2022
SM18.05.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
GB23.01.2023
IE23.01.2023
LU23.01.2023
BE31.01.2023
CH31.01.2023
LI31.01.2023
[2024/51]
Former [2024/29]AL18.05.2022
AT18.05.2022
CZ18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
EE18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
IT18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
MC18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RO18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
SI18.05.2022
SK18.05.2022
SM18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
GB23.01.2023
IE23.01.2023
LU23.01.2023
BE31.01.2023
CH31.01.2023
LI31.01.2023
Former [2024/11]AL18.05.2022
AT18.05.2022
CZ18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
EE18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
IT18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RO18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
SI18.05.2022
SK18.05.2022
SM18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
GB23.01.2023
IE23.01.2023
LU23.01.2023
BE31.01.2023
CH31.01.2023
LI31.01.2023
Former [2024/08]AL18.05.2022
AT18.05.2022
CZ18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
EE18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RO18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
SI18.05.2022
SK18.05.2022
SM18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
GB23.01.2023
IE23.01.2023
LU23.01.2023
BE31.01.2023
CH31.01.2023
LI31.01.2023
Former [2023/49]AL18.05.2022
AT18.05.2022
CZ18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
EE18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RO18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
SI18.05.2022
SK18.05.2022
SM18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
GB23.01.2023
LU23.01.2023
BE31.01.2023
CH31.01.2023
LI31.01.2023
Former [2023/47]AL18.05.2022
AT18.05.2022
CZ18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
EE18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
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LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RO18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
SI18.05.2022
SK18.05.2022
SM18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
GB23.01.2023
LU23.01.2023
CH31.01.2023
LI31.01.2023
Former [2023/43]AL18.05.2022
AT18.05.2022
CZ18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
EE18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RO18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
SI18.05.2022
SK18.05.2022
SM18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
LU23.01.2023
Former [2023/25]AL18.05.2022
AT18.05.2022
CZ18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
EE18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
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NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RO18.05.2022
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SE18.05.2022
SI18.05.2022
SK18.05.2022
SM18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
Former [2023/17]AL18.05.2022
AT18.05.2022
CZ18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
EE18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
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LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RO18.05.2022
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SE18.05.2022
SK18.05.2022
SM18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
Former [2023/09]AT18.05.2022
CZ18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
EE18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RO18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
SK18.05.2022
SM18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
Former [2023/07]AT18.05.2022
DK18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
Former [2022/51]AT18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
IS18.09.2022
PT19.09.2022
Former [2022/50]AT18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
PL18.05.2022
RS18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
PT19.09.2022
Former [2022/49]AT18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
HR18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
LV18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
BG18.08.2022
NO18.08.2022
GR19.08.2022
PT19.09.2022
Former [2022/48]AT18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
NL18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
NO18.08.2022
PT19.09.2022
Former [2022/47]AT18.05.2022
ES18.05.2022
FI18.05.2022
LT18.05.2022
SE18.05.2022
NO18.08.2022
PT19.09.2022
Documents cited:Search[XI]EP2219002  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0043]; figures 16,17 * [I] 2-9;
 [XI]EP2444751  (DAIKIN IND LTD [JP]) [X] 1 * the whole document *[I] 2-9
by applicantJP2010078287
 JP2011122819
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