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EP3548980 - LOCATION BASED TEMPERATURE LIMIT CONTROL FOR A WATER HEATER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 16.02.2024 Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 09.10.2023
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 21.10.2022
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 06.09.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 08.06.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	01.11.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PL, RO, SK	published on 04.12.2024 [2024/49]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Rheem Australia PTY Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, NSW 2116 / AU
	[2019/41]
Inventor(s)	01 / PENG, Yue-Xin c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, NSW 2116 / AU
	02 / NG, Wilson c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, NSW 2116 / AU
	03 / NG, Alan c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, NSW 2116 / AU
	04 / ZHANG, Samuel c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, NSW 2116 / AU
	05 / AGBAYANI, Martin c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, NSW 2116 / AU
	06 / ZHOU, Yao c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, NSW 2116 / AU
	[2023/45]
Former [2019/41]	01 / PENG, Yue-Xin c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, New South Wales 2116 / AU
	02 / NG, Wilson c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, New South Wales 2116 / AU
	03 / NG, Alan c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, New South Wales 2116 / AU
	04 / ZHANG, Samuel c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, New South Wales 2116 / AU
	05 / AGBAYANI, Martin c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, New South Wales 2116 / AU
	06 / ZHOU, Yao c/o Rheem Australia Pty Limited 1 Alan Street Rydalmere, New South Wales 2116 / AU
Representative(s)	Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building 10 Whitechapel High Street London E1 8QS / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2019/41]	Loveless, Ian Mark Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building 10 Whitechapel High Street London E1 8QS / GB
Application number, filing date	17876518.6	23.10.2017
	[2019/41]
	WO2017AU51155
Priority number, date	AU20160904907	29.11.2016 Original published format: AU 2016904907
	AU20170901887	18.05.2017 Original published format: AU 2017901887
	[2019/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018098521
	Date:	07.06.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/23]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3548980
	Date:	09.10.2019
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3548980
	Date:	20.03.2024
	Language:	EN
	[2024/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	07.06.2018
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.05.2020
Classification	IPC:	G05D23/19, F24H1/10, F24H9/20, G06Q50/06, F24D19/10	[2020/23]
	CPC:	F24D19/1051 (EP,IL,US); F24H7/00 (IL,US); F24H9/2007 (EP,IL,US); G05D23/1905 (EP,IL,US); G06Q50/06 (EP,IL)
	Former IPC [2019/41]	G05D23/19, F24H1/10, F24H9/20
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/41]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	STANDORTBASIERTE TEMPERATURGRENZKONTROLLE FÜR EINEN WASSERERHITZER	[2019/41]
	English:	LOCATION BASED TEMPERATURE LIMIT CONTROL FOR A WATER HEATER	[2019/41]
	French:	COMMANDE DE LIMITE DE TEMPÉRATURE BASÉE SUR L'EMPLACEMENT DESTINÉ À UN CHAUFFE-EAU	[2023/45]
	Former [2019/41]	COMMANDE DE LIMITE DE TEMPÉRATURE BASÉE SUR L'EMPLACEMENT DESTINÉE À UN CHAUFFE-EAU
Entry into regional phase	29.05.2019	National basic fee paid
	29.05.2019	Search fee paid
	29.05.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	29.05.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	29.05.2019	Examination requested [2019/41]
	04.12.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	21.10.2022	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.02.2023	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.10.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.02.2024	Fee for grant paid
	08.02.2024	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	08.02.2024	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.10.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.10.2021	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.10.2022	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CZ	20.03.2024
	ES	20.03.2024
	HR	20.03.2024
	PL	20.03.2024
	RO	20.03.2024
	SK	20.03.2024
	SM	20.03.2024
	NO	20.06.2024
	RS	20.06.2024
	GR	21.06.2024
	IS	20.07.2024
	[2024/49]
Former [2024/48]	CZ	20.03.2024
	ES	20.03.2024
	HR	20.03.2024
	SM	20.03.2024
	NO	20.06.2024
	RS	20.06.2024
	GR	21.06.2024
	IS	20.07.2024
Former [2024/47]	HR	20.03.2024
	SM	20.03.2024
	NO	20.06.2024
	RS	20.06.2024
	GR	21.06.2024
	IS	20.07.2024
Former [2024/46]	HR	20.03.2024
	NO	20.06.2024
	RS	20.06.2024
	GR	21.06.2024
	IS	20.07.2024
Former [2024/34]	HR	20.03.2024
	NO	20.06.2024
	RS	20.06.2024
	GR	21.06.2024
Former [2024/33]	NO	20.06.2024
Documents cited:	Search	[XI]EP2444758 (BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]) [X] 1-9,12-15 * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0036]; figures 1-2 * [I] 10,11;
		[XI]US2012179547 (BESORE JOHN K [US], et al) [X] 1-10,12-15 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0044]; figures 1-4 * [I] 11;
		[A]CN103438583 (YANG ZHIBIN) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
		[I]US2014045482 (BISSON REED [US], et al) [I] 1,13* the whole document *;
		[XI]WO2014113505 (BUTLER ANDREW [US]) [X] 1-10,12-15 * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0026]; figures 1-2; claims 1,16 * [I] 11;
		[X] - Anonymous, "BWA App User Guide", Balboa Water Group - bwa(TM) (Balboa Worldwide App), (20130101), URL: http://www.balboawatergroup.com/bwa, (20180704), XP055490216 [X] 1 * the whole document *
	International search	[A]US4568821 (BOE PETTER O [US]) [A] 1-43* See whole document *;
		[X]GB2252846 (JOHN WAYNE BECK) [X] 1-43 * Pages 2, 3 and Figure 9 *;
		[A]US2012046801 (MORI HIROAKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-43 * See whole document *;
		[X] - "BWA App User Guide", Balboa Water Group World-Wide, (20130000), pages 3 - 5 , 7 and 12, URL: http://www.balboawatergroup.com/bwa, (20180115), XP055490216 [X] 1-43
	Examination	- Anonymous, "Data validation - Wikipedia", (20161117), pages 1 - 6, URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Data_validation&oldid=750019515, (20221014), XP055971196

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