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EP About this file: EP3686695

EP3686695 - MODULARIZED MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.03.2026
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.02.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.12.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.12.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip19.03.2026New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ABB Schweiz AG
Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
[2020/31]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHLAKE, Jan Christoph
Evenaristraße 94
64293 Darmstadt / DE
02 / HOERNICKE, Mario
Rupprechtstraße 13
76829 Landau / DE
03 / SCHULZ, Dirk
Hauptstraße 128
67149 Meckenheim / DE
 [2020/31]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Grünstraße 25
40212 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/31]Kietzmann, Lutz
Maiwald Patentanwalts- und
Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Grünstraße 25
40212 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date19153605.124.01.2019
[2020/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3686695
Date:29.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.08.2019
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/418, G05B13/04
[2026/02]
CPC:
G05B13/048 (EP,US); G05B19/41885 (EP,US); G05B19/41845 (EP);
G05B2219/31229 (US); Y02P80/40 (EP)
Former IPC [2020/31]G05B13/04
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 [2021/03]
Former [2020/31]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MODULARE MODELLGESTÜTZTE PRÄDIKTIVE REGELUNG FÜR INDUSTRIEANLAGEN[2020/31]
English:MODULARIZED MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS[2020/31]
French:COMMANDE PRÉDICTIVE DE MODÈLE MODULARISÉ POUR INSTALLATIONS INDUSTRIELLES[2020/31]
Examination procedure16.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/03]
16.12.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.12.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.02.2026Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
19.03.2026Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
25.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
28.01.2025Renewal fee patent year 07
29.01.2026Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[IX] US2005075738  (ATTARWALA FAKHRUDDIN T et al.)
Examination  SILDIR HASAN ET AL: "Plant-wide hierarchical optimization and control of an industrial hydrocracking process", JOURNAL OF PROCESS CONTROL, OXFORD, GB, vol. 23, no. 9, 24 August 2013 (2013-08-24), pages 1229 - 1240, XP028742340, ISSN: 0959-1524, DOI: 10.1016/J.JPROCONT.2013.07.007

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jprocont.2013.07.007
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