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EP3485206 - ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE HAVING MULTIPLE ORIFICE PLATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/21]ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVES HAVING MULTIPLE ORIFICE PLATES
[2023/35]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.12.2023
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.08.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.03.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IS
published on 07.08.2024 [2024/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Stone Mountain Technologies, Inc.
609 Wesinpar Road
Johnson City, TN 37604 / US
[2019/21]
Inventor(s)01 / GARRABRANT, Michael, A.
319 West Wind Trail
Unicoi, TN 37692 / US
02 / STOUT, Roger, E.
119 Poplar Road
Unicoi, TN 37692 / US
03 / KEINATH, Christopher M.
714 W Locust St
Johnson City, TN 37604 / US
04 / BLAYLOCK, Matthew, C.
113 Kingston Ct
Gray, TN 37615 / US
05 / GLANVILLE, Paul, E.
2259 N Kedzie Blvd 1
Chicago, IL 60647 / US
 [2019/26]
Former [2019/21]01 / GARRABRANT, Michael, A.
319 West Wind Trail
Unicoi, TN 37692 / US
02 / STOUT, Roger, E.
119 Poplar Road
Unicoi, TN 37692 / US
03 / KEINATH, Christopher, M.
1185 W. Mountain View Rd.
Apt.1501
Johnson City, TN 37604 / US
04 / BLAYLOCK, Matthew, C.
2003 Pleasant View Dr.
Apt 30
Johnson City, TN 37604 / US
05 / GLANVILLE, Paul, E.
2259 N Kedzie Blvd 1
Chicago, IL 60647 / US
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2019/21]
Application number, filing date17828196.007.07.2017
[2019/21]
WO2017US41024
Priority number, dateUS201662361588P13.07.2016         Original published format: US 201662361588 P
[2019/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018013410
Date:18.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3485206
Date:22.05.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.01.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3485206
Date:03.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US18.01.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:F16B31/02, F16B31/04, F16K31/44
[2023/35]
CPC:
F16K1/385 (EP,KR,US); F25B41/35 (EP,KR,US); F16K31/046 (EP,KR,US);
F25B2600/2513 (US); F25B41/385 (US); F25B41/39 (US);
Y02B30/70 (EP,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2019/21]F25B41/06, F16B31/02, F16B31/04, F16K31/44, F25B41/04
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 [2019/21]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONISCHES EXPANSIONSVENTIL MIT MEHREREN BLENDENPLATTEN[2023/36]
English:ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE HAVING MULTIPLE ORIFICE PLATES[2023/35]
French:SOUPAPE DE DETENTE ÉLECTRONIQUE À PLAQUES À ORIFICES MULTIPLES[2023/35]
Former [2019/21]ELEKTRONISCHE EXPANSIONSVENTILE MIT MEHREREN BLENDENPLATTEN
Former [2019/21]ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVES HAVING MULTIPLE ORIFICE PLATES
Former [2019/21]SOUPAPES DE DETENTES ÉLECTRONIQUES À PLAQUES À ORIFICES MULTIPLES
Entry into regional phase11.01.2019National basic fee paid 
11.01.2019Search fee paid 
11.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/21]
28.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.11.2023Fee for grant paid
28.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
21.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES03.01.2024
IS03.05.2024
[2024/32]
Former [2024/24]ES03.01.2024
Documents cited:Search[XI]JP2002071241  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [X] 1-5,7-10 * paragraph [0019]; figures 10,12 * [I] 6;
 [XI]JP2005351605  (DAIKIN IND LTD) [X] 1-5,7-10 * paragraphs [0003] , [0070] - [0086] - [0049]; figures 1,4,6,9 * [I] 6;
 [XI]EP1857748  (DAIKIN IND LTD [JP]) [X] 1-3,5,7-10 * paragraphs [0110] - [0119]; figures 2,14,18,22 *[I] 6;
 [XI]EP2034259  (DAIKIN IND LTD [JP]) [X] 1-4,7-10 * paragraphs [0072] , [0073]; figures 3,6,12,13,14 * [I] 5,6
International search[A]US6148631  (WATANABE MASAHITO [JP], et al) [A] 1-10 * entire document *;
 [A]US2008282717  (YUKIMOTO TOORU [JP]) [A] 1-10* entire document *;
 [Y]US2009183520  (YUKIMOTO TOORU [JP]) [Y] 1, 2, 5-10 * entire document *;
 [Y]US2015362236  (JIANG XIAOJUN [CN], et al) [Y] 1, 2, 5-10 * entire document *
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