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EP3159930 - THERMOELECTRIC BASED HEAT PUMP CONFIGURATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.07.2020
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.02.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.11.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AMI Industries, Inc.
1275 North Newport Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80916 / US
[2017/17]
Inventor(s)01 / ST. ROCK, Brian
53 Gilead Road
Andover, CT 06232 / US
02 / LANDRY, Eric, S.
22 Linnard Road
West Hartford, CT 06107 / US
 [2017/17]
Representative(s)Dehns
10 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7NG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/17]Bridge, Kerry Ann
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date16194981.321.10.2016
[2017/17]
Priority number, dateUS20151491949521.10.2015         Original published format: US201514919495
[2017/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3159930
Date:26.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:H01L23/34, H01L23/367, H01L23/38, H01L23/467, F25B21/02
[2017/17]
CPC:
F25B21/02 (EP,US); F25B21/04 (US); H05K7/20136 (US);
H05K7/2029 (US); H10N10/13 (EP); H10N19/00 (US);
F25B2321/0211 (US); F25B2321/0212 (US); F25B2321/023 (US);
F25B2321/0251 (EP,US); F25B2321/0252 (US); H01L23/467 (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 [2017/49]
Former [2017/17]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:THERMOELEKTRIKBASIERTE WÄRMEPUMPENKONFIGURATION[2017/17]
English:THERMOELECTRIC BASED HEAT PUMP CONFIGURATION[2017/17]
French:CONFIGURATION DE POMPE À CHALEUR À BASE THERMOÉLECTRIQUE[2017/17]
Examination procedure21.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.10.2017Examination requested  [2017/49]
19.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.12.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/32]
02.12.2019Date of oral proceedings
19.12.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
15.01.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
21.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[YA]JPH07234035  (AISIN SEIKI);
 [IA]US2002162339  (HARRISON HOWARD R [CA], et al);
 [XYI]US2003024565  (GUY JAMES KEVAN [US]);
 [XYI]US6651445  (CLARK GEORGE A [US], et al);
 [XYI]US2011061400  (PARK JANG SU [KR], et al)
ExaminationUS2008105213
 WO2015107899
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