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EP3540211 - VORTEX GENERATOR FOR ATTACHMENT TO A WIND ENERGY ASSEMBLY ROTOR BLADE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.09.2022
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.10.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.06.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.03.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  16.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR
published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG
Langenhorner Chaussee 600
22419 Hamburg / DE
[2021/07]
Former [2019/38]For all designated states
Nordex Energy GmbH
Langenhorner Chaussee 600
22419 Hamburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Doosttalab, Mehdi
Kohfurth Str. 38C
22850 Norderstedt / DE
02 / Rautmann, Christof
Jütlandring 45
22419 Hamburg / DE
03 / Lipka, Thomas
Lagerstr. 35
18055 Rostock / DE
04 / Rindt, Philipp
Am Kabutzenhof 32
18057 Rostock / DE
 [2019/38]
Representative(s)Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Postfach 11 31 53
20431 Hamburg / DE
[2019/38]
Application number, filing date18161546.913.03.2018
[2019/38]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3540211
Date:18.09.2019
Language:DE
[2019/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3540211
Date:10.11.2021
Language:DE
[2021/45]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:F03D1/06
[2019/38]
CPC:
F03D1/0633 (EP,US); F03D1/0641 (US); F03D1/0675 (US);
F04D29/667 (US); F05B2230/60 (US); F05B2240/122 (US);
F05B2240/2212 (US); F05B2240/301 (US); F05B2240/3062 (EP);
F05D2240/304 (US); Y02E10/72 (EP) (-)
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 [2020/17]
Former [2019/38]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:VORTEX-GENERATOR ZUR BEFESTIGUNG AN EINEM WINDENERGIEANLAGENROTORBLATT[2019/38]
English:VORTEX GENERATOR FOR ATTACHMENT TO A WIND ENERGY ASSEMBLY ROTOR BLADE[2019/38]
French:GÉNÉRATEUR DE VORTEX DESTINÉ À ÊTRE FIXÉ À UNE PALE DE ROTOR D'UNE ÉOLIENNE[2019/38]
Examination procedure17.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/17]
17.03.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.06.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.09.2021Fee for grant paid
30.09.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.09.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.08.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
18.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2012151769  (BRAKE DANIEL [US], et al) [A] 1,13* figure 5 *;
 [A]WO2013014082  (LM WIND POWER AS [DK], et al) [A] 1,13 * figure 6 *;
 [XD]WO2015030573  (CORTEN HOLDING BV [NL], et al) [XD] 1,3-15 * figures 6-8 *;
 [E]CN207420779U  (SHANGHAI LVFU SCIENCE AND TECH CO LTD) [E] 1-15 * figures 1-6 *
by applicantEP2484898
 EP2799709
 EP2826708
 WO2015030573
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