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EP About this file: EP3354901

EP3354901 - VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SCROLL COMPRESSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.11.2020
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.02.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  29.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Trane International Inc.
800-e Beaty Street
Davidson, NC 28036 / US
[2018/31]
Inventor(s)01 / SMERUD, Scott J
1525 Main Street
La Crosse, WI 54601 / US
02 / MLSNA, Eric S
26098 County Hwy X
Cashton, WI 54619 / US
03 / BETTHAUSER, Torin Allan
c/o Trane
3600 Pammel Creek Road
La Crosse, WI 54601 / US
04 / KIMBALL, Adam P
2436 Conoco Rd
La Crosse, WI 54601 / US
 [2018/31]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
One Portwall Square
Portwall Lane
Bristol BS1 6BH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/04]Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Former [2018/31]Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Application number, filing date18153363.925.01.2018
[2018/31]
Priority number, dateUS20171541692526.01.2017         Original published format: US201715416925
[2018/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3354901
Date:01.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3354901
Date:22.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:F04C27/00, F04C28/26, F04C18/02, // F04C23/00, F04C29/12
[2018/31]
CPC:
F25B41/20 (EP,CN,US); F04C18/0215 (EP,CN,US); F04C18/0253 (EP,US);
F04C18/0261 (US); F04C27/001 (US); F04C27/008 (EP,US);
F04C28/24 (CN); F04C28/26 (EP,US); F04C29/00 (CN);
F25B1/04 (US); F25B41/00 (CN); F25D19/00 (CN);
F04C2240/30 (US); F04C23/008 (EP,US); F04C29/126 (EP,US);
F25B2600/0262 (US); F25B2600/2507 (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 [2019/11]
Former [2018/31]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 
TitleGerman:VARIABEL VERSTELLBARER SCROLLVERDICHTER[2018/31]
English:VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SCROLL COMPRESSOR[2018/31]
French:COMPRESSEUR À SPIRALE À DÉPLACEMENT VARIABLE[2018/31]
Examination procedure31.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/11]
31.01.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.11.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
20.11.2019Fee for grant paid
20.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.12.2019Information about intention to grant a patent
12.12.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/53]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.01.2018
AL22.01.2020
AT22.01.2020
CY22.01.2020
CZ22.01.2020
DK22.01.2020
EE22.01.2020
ES22.01.2020
FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
IT22.01.2020
LT22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
MC22.01.2020
MK22.01.2020
MT22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
PL22.01.2020
RO22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
SI22.01.2020
SK22.01.2020
SM22.01.2020
TR22.01.2020
IE25.01.2020
LU25.01.2020
BE31.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]HU25.01.2018
AL22.01.2020
AT22.01.2020
CY22.01.2020
CZ22.01.2020
DK22.01.2020
EE22.01.2020
ES22.01.2020
FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
IT22.01.2020
LT22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
MC22.01.2020
MT22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
PL22.01.2020
RO22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
SI22.01.2020
SK22.01.2020
SM22.01.2020
TR22.01.2020
IE25.01.2020
LU25.01.2020
BE31.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2022/27]HU25.01.2018
AT22.01.2020
CY22.01.2020
CZ22.01.2020
DK22.01.2020
EE22.01.2020
ES22.01.2020
FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
IT22.01.2020
LT22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
MC22.01.2020
MT22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
PL22.01.2020
RO22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
SI22.01.2020
SK22.01.2020
SM22.01.2020
TR22.01.2020
IE25.01.2020
LU25.01.2020
BE31.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2021/10]AT22.01.2020
CZ22.01.2020
DK22.01.2020
EE22.01.2020
ES22.01.2020
FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
IT22.01.2020
LT22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
MC22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
PL22.01.2020
RO22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
SI22.01.2020
SK22.01.2020
SM22.01.2020
IE25.01.2020
LU25.01.2020
BE31.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2021/08]CZ22.01.2020
DK22.01.2020
EE22.01.2020
ES22.01.2020
FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
LT22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
MC22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
RO22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
SK22.01.2020
SM22.01.2020
IE25.01.2020
LU25.01.2020
BE31.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2020/50]CZ22.01.2020
DK22.01.2020
EE22.01.2020
ES22.01.2020
FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
LT22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
MC22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
RO22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
SK22.01.2020
SM22.01.2020
LU25.01.2020
BE31.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2020/49]CZ22.01.2020
DK22.01.2020
ES22.01.2020
FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
LT22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
MC22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
RO22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
SK22.01.2020
SM22.01.2020
LU25.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2020/48]DK22.01.2020
ES22.01.2020
FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
LT22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
RO22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
SM22.01.2020
LU25.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2020/47]DK22.01.2020
ES22.01.2020
FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
LT22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
LU25.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2020/46]FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
LU25.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2020/40]FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
IS22.05.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2020/39]FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
BG22.04.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2020/38]FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
NO22.04.2020
GR23.04.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2020/37]FI22.01.2020
HR22.01.2020
LV22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
RS22.01.2020
SE22.01.2020
NO22.04.2020
PT14.06.2020
Former [2020/35]FI22.01.2020
NL22.01.2020
NO22.04.2020
Former [2020/33]NL22.01.2020
Documents cited:Search[XY]US2002071773  (MATSUBA KENJI [JP], et al) [X] 1-7 * paragraphs [0048] , [0049] , [0053] * * paragraph [0061] - paragraph [0066] * * figures 1,2,4 * [Y] 8-14;
 [XAI]FR2968732  (DANFOSS COMMERCIAL COMPRESSORS [FR]) [X] 1-4 * page 6, line 25 - page 7, line 31 * * page 8, line 31 - page 10, line 21 * * figures 1,2 * [A] 5-13 [I] 14;
 [XAI]WO2012080613  (DANFOSS COMMERCIAL COMPRESSORS [FR], et al) [X] 1-4 * page 9, line 3 - page 11, line 17 * * page 12, line 18 - page 13, line 7 * * figures 1,2 * [A] 5-13[I] 14;
 [YA]EP2541066  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [Y] 14 * paragraphs [0021] , [0024] - [0027] - [0032] * * figures 1,2 * [A] 1-13;
 [YA]US2014140876  (BINGHAM LARRY L [US], et al) [Y] 8-13 * paragraphs [0021] , [0022] , [0023] , [0028] * * figures 1,2 * [A] 1-7,14
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