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EP3942271 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.09.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  16.07.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[2022/04]
Inventor(s)01 / BAKUTEEV, Anton Nikolaevich
Zheleznovodskaya ul., 62-18
St. Petersburg 199155 / RU
02 / MOKHOV, Ilya Igorevich
Zagrebsky, 23/2/122
St. Petersburg 192281 / RU
03 / VENIAMINOV, Nicolay Andreevich
Gastello str., 28, app. 48
St. Petersburg 196135 / RU
04 / ABDULLA, Mohammad
Khalifa City (A)
Abu Dhabi / AE
[N/P]
Former [2022/04]01 / BAKUTEEV, Anton Nikolaevich
St. Petersburg 199155 / RU
02 / MOKHOV, Ilya Igorevich
St. Petersburg 192281 / RU
03 / VENIAMINOV, Nicolay Andreevich
St. Petersburg 196135 / RU
04 / ABDULLA, Mohammad
Abu Dhabi / AE
Representative(s)Siemens Patent Attorneys
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date19736832.730.04.2019
[2022/04]
WO2019RU00304
Priority number, dateWO2019RU0015412.03.2019         Original published format: PCT/RU2019/000154
[2022/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020185113
Date:17.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3942271
Date:26.01.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.09.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.09.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01M3/28, E03B7/00, E03B7/04, F17D5/06, G06Q10/06, G06Q50/06, G01M3/24
[2022/04]
CPC:
G01M3/2815 (EP); E03B7/071 (EP); E03B7/075 (EP);
F17D5/06 (EP); G01M3/243 (EP); G06Q10/06 (EP);
G06Q50/06 (EP); Y02A20/15 (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 [2022/04]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM BETRIEB EINES VERTEILUNGSNETZES[2022/04]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK[2022/04]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF D'EXPLOITATION D'UN RÉSEAU DE DISTRIBUTION[2022/04]
Entry into regional phase02.11.2021National basic fee paid 
02.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
02.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDeletion: Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2022/04]
02.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/04]
02.11.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.11.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time  [2022/04]
20.07.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.02.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.08.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
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Cited inInternational search[XI]US2017076563  (GUERRIERO MARCO [US], et al) [X] 1-7,13-15 * paragraph [0001]; figures 1,2,4,5,6,7,12,13,14; claims 1-3,10-14 * * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0050] - paragraph [0074] * [I] 8-12;
 [XA]WO2017060737  (IMP INNOVATIONS LTD [GB]) [X] 1-5,14,15 * page 1, line 4 - page 1, line 25; figures 1,2,4,10 * * page 2, line 20 - page 3, line 14 * * page 4, line 7 - page 4, line 10 * * page 5, line 9 - page 5, line 29 * * page 7, line 13 - page 9, line 27 * * page 16, line 14 - page 17, line 4 * [A] 6-13;
 [XA]WO2018052675  (EXXONMOBIL RES & ENG CO [US]) [X] 1-5,14,15 * paragraph [0001] * * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0065]; figures 1-3 * [A] 6-13;
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 [A]  - DEBON A ET AL, "Comparing risk of failure models in water supply networks using ROC curves", RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND SYSTEM SAFETY, ELSEVIER APPLIED SCIENCE, GB, vol. 95, no. 1, doi:10.1016/J.RESS.2009.07.004, ISSN 0951-8320, (20090805), pages 43 - 48, (20090805), XP026676646 [A] 1-15 * Sections 1., 2.1, 3.1 and 3,2;; table 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2009.07.004
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2806416.2806509
 [A]  - SYMEON E CHRISTODOULOU, "Water Network Assessment and Reliability Analysis by Use of Survival Analysis", WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ; AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL - PUBLISHED FOR THE EUROPEAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION (EWRA), KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, DO, (20100619), vol. 25, no. 4, doi:10.1007/S11269-010-9679-8, ISSN 1573-1650, pages 1229 - 1238, XP019886345 [A] 1-15 * Sections 1., 2. (first and second paragraphs) and 3. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11269-010-9679-8
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