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EP3391064 - A METHOD OF LOCATING A FAULT IN A POWER TRANSMISSION MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.01.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.09.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.09.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.06.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  23.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LV, PL, PT
published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Technology GmbH
Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5400 Baden / CH
[2018/43]
Inventor(s)01 / KING, Rosemary
St. Leonards Avenue
Stafford Staffordshire ST17 4LX / GB
 [2018/43]
Representative(s)Brevalex
Tour Trinity
1 B Place de la Défense
92400 Courbevoie / FR
[2024/07]
Former [2018/43]Fischer, Michael Maria
General Electric Technology GmbH
Global Patent Operation - Europe
Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5400 Baden / CH
Application number, filing date16812702.507.12.2016
[2018/43]
WO2016EP80030
Priority number, dateGB2015002225117.12.2015         Original published format: GB 201522251
[2018/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017102488
Date:22.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3391064
Date:24.10.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.06.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3391064
Date:14.02.2024
Language:EN
[2024/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:G01R31/08
[2018/43]
CPC:
G01R31/088 (EP,US); G01R31/085 (GB,US); G01R19/0038 (GB);
G01R31/086 (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 [2018/43]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR LOKALISIERUNG EINES FEHLERS IN EINEM LEISTUNGSÜBERTRAGUNGSMEDIUM[2018/43]
English:A METHOD OF LOCATING A FAULT IN A POWER TRANSMISSION MEDIUM[2018/43]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE LOCALISATION D'UNE DÉFAILLANCE DANS UN MILIEU DE TRANSMISSION D'ÉNERGIE[2018/43]
Entry into regional phase17.07.2018National basic fee paid 
17.07.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
17.07.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.06.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.07.2018Examination requested  [2018/43]
31.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.01.2024Fee for grant paid
02.01.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.01.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
17.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
20.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
19.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT14.02.2024
BG14.02.2024
ES14.02.2024
FI14.02.2024
HR14.02.2024
LT14.02.2024
LV14.02.2024
NL14.02.2024
PL14.02.2024
NO14.05.2024
RS14.05.2024
GR15.05.2024
IS14.06.2024
PT14.06.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]AT14.02.2024
BG14.02.2024
ES14.02.2024
FI14.02.2024
HR14.02.2024
LT14.02.2024
NL14.02.2024
NO14.05.2024
RS14.05.2024
GR15.05.2024
IS14.06.2024
Former [2024/34]BG14.02.2024
FI14.02.2024
HR14.02.2024
LT14.02.2024
NL14.02.2024
NO14.05.2024
RS14.05.2024
GR15.05.2024
IS14.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT14.02.2024
NO14.05.2024
IS14.06.2024
Former [2024/32]IS14.06.2024
Cited inInternational search[XI]DE3812432  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [X] 1,8-10,17 * the whole document * [I] 2-7,11-16,18;
 [A]EP2411823  (TECHIMP TECHNOLOGIES SRL [IT]) [A] 1-18* the whole document *;
 [A]  - XIE F ET AL, "Single-ended fault location method based on wavelet theory: Application to a double-circuit transmission line", 2013 48TH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES' POWER ENGINEERING CONFERENCE (UPEC), IEEE, (20130902), doi:10.1109/UPEC.2013.6714862, pages 1 - 6, XP032778157 [A] 1-18 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2013.6714862
ExaminationUS2315450
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