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EP About this file: EP3520019

EP3520019 - INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD TO INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE OF A LIQUID IN THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.07.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.07.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip30.08.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cummins Inc.
500 Jackson Street
Columbus, IN 47201 / US
[2019/32]
Inventor(s)01 / NETHERCUTT, Jeremy, C.
c/o Cummins Inc.
500 Jackson Street
Columbus, IN 47201 / US
02 / ARSLANTURK, Emrah
c/o Cummins Inc.
500 Jackson Street
Columbus, IN 47201 / US
03 / WANG, Weiwen
c/o Cummins Inc.
500 Jackson Street
Columbus, IN 47201 / US
04 / CRAMER, James A.
c/o Cummins Inc.
500 Jackson Street
Columbus, IN 47201 / US
 [2019/32]
Representative(s)CSY Herts
Helios Court
1 Bishop Square
Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9NE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/32]Ridderbusch, Oliver
Prisma IP
Patentanwaltskanzlei
Landshuter Allee 10
80637 München / DE
Application number, filing date16917969.430.09.2016
[2019/32]
WO2016US54604
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018063267
Date:05.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3520019
Date:07.08.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.04.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US05.04.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06G7/70, F02D41/06, F02D41/08, // F02D9/06
[2019/43]
CPC:
F02D41/068 (EP); F02D41/0255 (US); F01N3/2013 (US);
F01P3/20 (US); F02B37/22 (EP,US); F02D13/0242 (EP,US);
F02D41/0007 (EP); F02D41/144 (US); F02D41/1441 (US);
F02D41/1448 (US); F02D9/04 (EP); G05D23/1917 (US);
F01N2240/36 (EP); F01N2560/06 (EP); F01P2070/04 (US);
F02D2041/026 (US); F02D2200/021 (EP); F02D2200/023 (US);
F02D2200/0406 (US); F02D2250/24 (EP,US); F02D2250/34 (US);
F02D41/08 (EP); G05B15/02 (US); Y02T10/12 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/32]G06G7/70
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 [2019/32]
TitleGerman:VERBRENNUNGSMOTOR UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERHÖHUNG DER TEMPERATUR EINER FLÜSSIGKEIT IM VERBRENNUNGSMOTOR[2019/32]
English:INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD TO INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE OF A LIQUID IN THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE[2019/32]
French:MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE ET PROCÉDÉ D'AUGMENTATION DE LA TEMPÉRATURE D'UN LIQUIDE DANS LE MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE[2019/32]
Entry into regional phase22.04.2019National basic fee paid 
22.04.2019Search fee paid 
22.04.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
22.04.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/32]
24.06.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
02.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.07.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.08.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
02.09.2020Request for further processing filed
02.09.2020Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
14.09.2020Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
02.09.2020Request for further processing filed
02.09.2020Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
14.09.2020Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
28.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPH05163978  (AISAN IND) [X] 1,7,11,12 * paragraphs [0010] - [0015] *;
 [X]EP1178197  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,9,11,12 * paragraphs [0076] - [0081]; figure 15 * * paragraphs [0085] - [0094]; figures 18,19 *;
 [X]EP1250523  (INT TRUCK & ENGINE CORP [US]) [X] 1,2,8,11,12 * paragraphs [0066] - [0075]; figure 10 *;
 [XI]EP1298301  (FORD GLOBAL TECH INC [US]) [X] 1-4,9,11,12 * paragraphs [0018] - [0024]; figure 1 * [I] 5-8,10;
 [XI]US2013184970  (KANAFANI FADI S [CA]) [X] 1,3,4,6,7,11,12 * figures 11,12 * * paragraphs [0044] - [0053] *[I] 5,10;
 [X]US2015000630  (COLDREN DANA RAY [US]) [X] 1-4,11,12 * paragraphs [0044] - [0050]; figure 4 *
International search[Y]US5645745  (HARTWICK LARRY R [US], et al) [Y] 4, 5, 11/(4, 5), 12/(11/4, 11/5), 16 * entire document *;
 [Y]US2001011455  (HARIMA KENJI [JP], et al) [Y] 10, 11/(10), 12/(11/10), 21* entire document *;
 [XY]US2001018632  (THOMAS ERIC D [US]) [X] 1, 3, 7, 11/(1, 3, 7), 12/(11/1, 11/3, 11/7), 13, 15, 18 * entire document * [Y] 4-6, 10, 11/(4, 5, 6, 10), 12/(11/4-11/6, 11/10), 16, 17, 21;
 [Y]US2014144997  (EISENHOUR RONALD S [US], et al) [Y] 4, 6, 11/(4,6), 12/(11/4, 11/6), 17 * entire document *;
 [X]US2014196454  (ULREY JOSEPH NORMAN [US], et al) [X] 1, 2, 8, 9, 11/(1, 2, 8, 9), 12/(11/1, 11/2, 11/8, 11/9), 13, 14, 19, 20 * entire document *
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