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EP About this file: EP3547618

EP3547618 - METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A REDUNDANT COMMUNICATION CONNECTION AND FAIL-SAFE CONTROL UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.01.2024
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.01.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.11.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AT		published on 28.08.2024  [2024/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[2019/40]
Inventor(s)01 / Grosch, Thomas
Westring 12
90574 Roßtal / DE
02 / Laforsch, Jürgen
Carl-Netter-Str. 6
77815 Bühl / DE
03 / Renschler, Albert
Feldbergweg 4
76275 Ettlingen / DE
 [2019/40]
Representative(s)Siemens Patent Attorneys
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date18164975.729.03.2018
[2019/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3547618
Date:02.10.2019
Language:DE
[2019/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3547618
Date:01.03.2023
Language:DE
[2023/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/40
[2019/40]
CPC:
H04L12/40202 (EP,US); G05B19/4184 (US); G05B19/4186 (US);
G05B9/03 (CN); H04L12/40176 (EP,US); H04L12/40182 (EP,US);
G05B2219/31186 (US); H04L2012/4026 (EP,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 [2020/18]
Former [2019/40]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:VERFAHREN ZUM AUFBAU EINER REDUNDANTEN KOMMUNIKATIONSVERBINDUNG UND AUSFALLGESICHERTE STEUERUNGSEINHEIT[2019/40]
English:METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A REDUNDANT COMMUNICATION CONNECTION AND FAIL-SAFE CONTROL UNIT[2019/40]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'ÉTABLISSEMENT D'UNE CONNEXION DE COMMUNICATION REDONDANTE ET UNITÉ DE COMMANDE SÉCURISÉE[2019/40]
Examination procedure19.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/18]
19.03.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.01.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
17.01.2023Fee for grant paid
17.01.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.12.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2024/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
19.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
18.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ01.03.2023
DK01.03.2023
EE01.03.2023
ES01.03.2023
FI01.03.2023
HR01.03.2023
LT01.03.2023
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MC01.03.2023
NL01.03.2023
PL01.03.2023
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AT29.03.2023
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GB01.06.2023
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PT03.07.2023
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Documents cited:Search[I]US5202822  (MCLAUGHLIN PAUL F [US], et al) [I] 1,15 * abstract * * column 1, line 60 - column 4, line 36; figures 1-6; claims 1-9 *;
 [A]US2009265493  (MENDU KRISHNA R [US]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [I]US2010030937  (SCHUERMANN MARTIN [DE], et al) [I] 1,2,15 * abstract * * page 1, column l, paragraph 4 - page 3, column l, paragraph 35; figure 1; claims 1,9-16 *;
 [IY]EP2547045  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [I] 1,2,11-15 * abstract * * page 2, column 1, paragraph 2 - page 4, column 5, paragraph 32 * * figures 1-6; claims 1-4 * [Y] 3-7,10;
 [YD]EP3051371  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [YD] 3-7,10* figure 1; claims 1-18 *
by applicantEP2657797
 DE102013211406
 EP2881812
 EP3001647
 EP3051371
 EP20170181169
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