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EP3292098 - METHOD FOR COOLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE USING A VERY LOW WATER HEAT TRANSFER FLUID WITH REDUCED LOW TEMPERATURE VISCOSITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/11]VERY LOW WATER HEAT TRANSFER FLUID WITH REDUCED LOW TEMPERATURE VISCOSITY
[2021/07]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.05.2022
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.06.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.02.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.10.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Evans Cooling Systems, Inc.
68 Bridge Street
Suite 214
Suffield, CT 06078 / US
[2021/41]
Former [2018/11]For all designated states
Evans Cooling Systems, Inc.
1 Mountain Road
Suffield, CT 06078 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LIGHT, J., Thomas
94 White Hollow Road
Lakeville, CT 06039 / US
 [2018/11]
Representative(s)Patentanwälte Bauer Vorberg Kayser
Partnerschaft mbB
Goltsteinstraße 87
50968 Köln / DE
[2018/11]
Application number, filing date16790151.106.05.2016
[2018/11]
WO2016US31195
Priority number, dateUS201562158262P07.05.2015         Original published format: US 201562158262 P
US201562158338P07.05.2015         Original published format: US 201562158338 P
[2018/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016179485
Date:10.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3292098
Date:14.03.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.11.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3292098
Date:21.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US10.11.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.11.2018
ClassificationIPC:C07C31/20, C09K3/18, C09K5/10, C09K5/20
[2018/11]
CPC:
F01P3/00 (EP,KR,US); C09K5/10 (EP,KR,US); C09K5/20 (EP,KR,US);
F01P2003/003 (EP,KR,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 [2018/11]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR KÜHLUNG EINES VERBRENNUNGSMOTORS UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER WASSERARME WÄRMEÜBERTRAGUNGSFLÜSSIGKEIT MIT VERRINGERTER NIEDRIGTEMPERATURVISKOSITÄT[2021/07]
English:METHOD FOR COOLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE USING A VERY LOW WATER HEAT TRANSFER FLUID WITH REDUCED LOW TEMPERATURE VISCOSITY[2021/07]
French:MÉTHODE DE REFROIDISSEMENT D'UN MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE UTILISANT UN FLUIDE CALOPORTEUR À TRÈS FAIBLE TENEUR EN EAU PRÉSENTANT UNE VISCOSITÉ RÉDUITE À BASSE TEMPÉRATURE[2021/07]
Former [2018/11]WASSERARME WÄRMEÜBERTRAGUNGSFLÜSSIGKEIT MIT VERRINGERTER NIEDRIGTEMPERATURVISKOSITÄT
Former [2018/11]VERY LOW WATER HEAT TRANSFER FLUID WITH REDUCED LOW TEMPERATURE VISCOSITY
Former [2018/11]FLUIDE CALOPORTEUR À TRÈS FAIBLE TENEUR EN EAU PRÉSENTANT UNE VISCOSITÉ RÉDUITE À BASSE TEMPÉRATURE
Entry into regional phase07.11.2017National basic fee paid 
07.11.2017Search fee paid 
07.11.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
07.11.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/11]
07.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.06.2021Fee for grant paid
10.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)22.04.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
27.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]US4452715  (HIROZAWA STANLEY T [US]) [I] 1,2 * column 7, lines 11-68 *;
 [I]WO8909806  (DOW CHEMICAL CO [US]) [I] 1-3 * abstract * * page 3, line 1 - page 4, line 34 * * page 6, line 33 - page 7, line 2; claims 13-14 *;
 [I]US2008061269  (EVANS JOHN W [US], et al) [I] 1,2* paragraphs [0016] - [0017]; claim 30 *;
 [I]CN101402848  (KEQIANG HAO [CN]) [I] 1-3 * paragraphs [0001] , [0004] , [0015] - [0022] - [0028] , [0031] *;
 [IP]WO2015153652  (LIGHT J THOMAS [US]) [IP] 1-3 * page 4, paragraph 2 * * page 10, paragraphs 2-3; figure -; claims 11-20 *
International search[XY]US2002171063  (EVANS JOHN W [US], et al) [X] 1-2 * ; entire document, but especially: para [0002], para [0004], para [0031], para [0053], para [0072] * [Y] 3;
 [Y]US2003047708  (EATON EDWARD RAYNES [US], et al) [Y] 3 * ; entire document, but especially: para [0008], para [0014], para [0018], table 8 *;
 [A]US2008048147  (EATON EDWARD [US]) [A] 1-3 * ; entire document *;
 [A]US2008315152  (DALY GLENDON C [US]) [A] 1-3* ; entire document *
by applicantUS4452715
 WO8909806
 US2008061269
 CN101402848
 US8394287
 US2015284617
 WO2015153652
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