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EP3714474 - SWITCHING DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING AND DISCONNECTING ELECTRIC CURRENTS AND SWITCHING APPARATUS WITH SUCH A SWITCHING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/40]SWITCHING APPARATUS FOR CARRYING AND DISCONNECTING ELECTRIC CURRENTS, AND SWITCHGEAR HAVING A SWITCHING APPARATUS OF THIS KIND
[2024/13]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.07.2024
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.03.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.07.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.06.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  05.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 07.08.2024  [2024/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
30 Pembroke Road
Dublin 4 / IE
[2024/32]
Former [2020/40]For all designated states
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
30 Pembroke Road
Dublin 4 / IE
Inventor(s)01 / MEISSNER, Johannes
Naheweg 2
53129 Bonn / DE
02 / SCHMITZ, Gerd
Schlesierstrasse 95
53859 Niederkassel / DE
03 / SCHROEDER, Kai
Thelengasse 69
53859 Niederkassel / DE
04 / WOHLANG, Michael
Bahnhofstrasse 29
53332 Bornheim / DE
05 / KREFT, Oliver
Landsbergerstrasse 34
53119 Bonn / DE
06 / UEDELHOVEN, Marcel
Zollstock 1
53945 Blankenheim / DE
 [2020/40]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2024/32]
Former [2020/40]Eaton IP Group EMEA
c/o Eaton Industries Manufacturing GmbH
Route de la Longeraie 7
1110 Morges / CH
Application number, filing date18807296.120.11.2018
[2020/40]
WO2018EP81941
Priority number, dateDE20171012788624.11.2017         Original published format: DE102017127886
[2020/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019101744
Date:31.05.2019
Language:DE
[2019/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3714474
Date:30.09.2020
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3714474
Date:07.08.2024
Language:DE
[2024/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:H01H33/59, H01H9/54
[2020/40]
CPC:
H01H33/596 (EP); H01H9/542 (EP,US); H01H33/59 (US);
H01H9/30 (US); H03K17/56 (US); H01H2009/546 (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 [2020/40]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHALTVORRICHTUNG ZUM FÜHREN UND TRENNEN VON ELEKTRISCHEN STRÖMEN UND SCHALTGERÄT MIT EINER DERARTIGEN SCHALTVORRICHTUNG[2020/40]
English:SWITCHING DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING AND DISCONNECTING ELECTRIC CURRENTS AND SWITCHING APPARATUS WITH SUCH A SWITCHING DEVICE[2024/13]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION POUR CONDUIRE ET DECONNECTER DES COURANTS ELECTRIQUES ET APPAREIL DE COMMUTATION AVEC UN TEL DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION[2024/13]
Former [2020/40]SWITCHING APPARATUS FOR CARRYING AND DISCONNECTING ELECTRIC CURRENTS, AND SWITCHGEAR HAVING A SWITCHING APPARATUS OF THIS KIND
Former [2020/40]DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION POUR TRANSPORTER ET COUPER DES COURANTS ÉLECTRIQUES ET APPAREIL DE COMMUTATION COMPRENANT UN TEL DISPOSITIF DE COMMUTATION
Entry into regional phase02.06.2020National basic fee paid 
02.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
02.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/40]
02.06.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.07.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.03.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.07.2024Fee for grant paid
02.07.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.07.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
18.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
22.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
21.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[Y]EP0011958  (WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP [US]);
 [X]EP0179982  (IBM [US]);
 [A]EP3057117  (KOREA ELECTRO TECH RES INST [KR]);
 [Y]WO2017174326  (EATON ELECTRICAL IP GMBH & CO [DE])
ExaminationUS4420784
 US2005212497
by applicantUS4420784
 DE102013114259
 DE102016106414
 DE102016108246
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