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EP3222927 - OUTDOOR UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.01.2021 Database last updated on 21.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 14.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.09.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 25.08.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 18.05.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE	published on 17.08.2022 [2022/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Toshiba Carrier Corporation 72-34, Horikawa-cho Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 212-8585 / JP
	[2017/39]
Inventor(s)	01 / YAMANE, Hiromasa c/o Toshiba Carrier Corporation 336 Tadehara Fuji-shi Shizuoka 416-8521 / JP
	02 / MORIMOTO, Toshiyuki c/o Toshiba Carrier Corporation 336 Tadehara Fuji-shi Shizuoka 416-8521 / JP
	[2017/39]
Representative(s)	Gramm, Lins & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Frankfurter Straße 3 C 38122 Braunschweig / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2020/12]	Gramm, Lins & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Theodor-Heuss-Straße 1 38122 Braunschweig / DE
Former [2017/39]	Lins, Martina Gramm, Lins & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Theodor-Heuss-Strasse 1 38122 Braunschweig / DE
Application number, filing date	15861507.0	16.11.2015
	[2017/39]
	WO2015JP82135
Priority number, date	JP20140234413	19.11.2014 Original published format: JP 2014234413
	[2017/39]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016080353
	Date:	26.05.2016
	Language:	JA
	[2016/21]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3222927
	Date:	27.09.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/39]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3222927
	Date:	18.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	26.05.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.06.2018
Classification	IPC:	F24F1/20, F24F11/62, F24F11/61, // F24F11/32, F24F11/56	[2019/43]
	CPC:	F24F11/32 (EP,KR,US); F24F11/56 (EP,KR,US); F24F1/20 (EP,KR,US); F24F11/30 (US); F24F11/61 (EP,US); F24F11/62 (EP,US); (+) F24F11/64 (EP,KR,US); F24F11/89 (US); H04B5/72 (KR); F24F2221/32 (EP,KR,US); F24F2221/44 (EP,KR,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2018/29]	F24F11/56, F24F1/32, F24F11/61
	Former IPC [2017/39]	F24F11/02, F24F1/20
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 [2017/39]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	AUSSENEINHEIT	[2017/39]
	English:	OUTDOOR UNIT	[2017/39]
	French:	UNITÉ EXTÉRIEURE	[2017/39]
Entry into regional phase	17.05.2017	Translation filed
	17.05.2017	National basic fee paid
	17.05.2017	Search fee paid
	17.05.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.05.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.05.2017	Examination requested [2017/39]
	17.05.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	08.01.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	01.10.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.02.2020	Fee for grant paid
	06.02.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.02.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	21.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/08]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	06.11.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.11.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	16.11.2015
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MK	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.11.2020
	LU	16.11.2020
	BE	30.11.2020
	CH	30.11.2020
	LI	30.11.2020
	[2022/33]
Former [2022/31]	HU	16.11.2015
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MK	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.11.2020
	LU	16.11.2020
	CH	30.11.2020
	LI	30.11.2020
Former [2022/30]	HU	16.11.2015
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.11.2020
	LU	16.11.2020
	CH	30.11.2020
	LI	30.11.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	16.11.2015
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.11.2020
	LU	16.11.2020
	CH	30.11.2020
	LI	30.11.2020
Former [2021/46]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.11.2020
	LU	16.11.2020
	CH	30.11.2020
	LI	30.11.2020
Former [2021/37]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	LU	16.11.2020
	CH	30.11.2020
	LI	30.11.2020
Former [2021/33]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	LU	16.11.2020
Former [2021/31]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/24]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/11]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[XAI] JP2006132870 (FUJITSU GENERAL LTD et al.) [X] 1,3,4 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0014]; claims 3-7 *[A] 5,6 [I] 2
		[A] EP2253894 (LG ELECTRONICS INC et al.) [A] 1-6 * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0043]; figures 3-6 *
		[A] JP2007040584 (HITACHI LTD et al.) [A] 1-6 * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0019]; figures 1-10; claims 1,9-14 *
		[A] EP2667110 (FUJITSU GENERAL LTD et al.) [A] 1-5 * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0018]; figure 2 *
	International search	[Y] JP2007322086 (HITACHI APPLIANCES INC et al.) [Y] 1-6 * , paragraphs [0012] to [0019]; fig. 1 to 4 (Family: none) *
		[Y] JPH10111001 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP et al.) [Y] 1-6 * , paragraphs [0021] to [0042]; fig. 1 to 2 (Family: none) *
		[Y] JP2013120035 (FUJITSU GENERAL LTD et al.) [Y] 2 * , paragraphs [0023] to [0026]; fig. 1 to 2 (Family: none) *
		[Y] JP2013093766 (TOKAI RIKA CO LTD et al.) [Y] 5 * , paragraphs [0034] to [0036] (Family: none) *
		[Y] JP2003148790 (DAIKIN IND LTD et al.) [Y] 6 * , paragraph [0044] (Family: none) *

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