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EP3819556 - REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.04.2023
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.04.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
16-5, Konan 2-chome Minato-ku
108-8215 Tokyo / JP
[2021/19]
Inventor(s)01 / KATSURAYAMA, Yohei
C/O MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., 2-3,
Marunouchi 3-Chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8332 / JP
02 / AKATSUKA, Kei
C/O MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS
LTD., 16-5, Konan 2-Chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
03 / KUROIWA, Toru
C/O MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS
LTD., 16-5, Konan 2-Chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
 [2021/19]
Representative(s)Cabinet Beau de Loménie
158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
[2021/19]
Application number, filing date19830394.321.06.2019
[2021/19]
WO2019JP24744
Priority number, dateJP2018012868606.07.2018         Original published format: JP 2018128686
[2021/19]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020008916
Date:09.01.2020
Language:JA
[2020/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3819556
Date:12.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP09.01.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.03.2022
ClassificationIPC:F25B1/00, F25B1/10, F25B13/00, F25B49/02
[2021/19]
CPC:
F25B47/006 (EP); F25B49/022 (EP,KR); F25B1/10 (EP,KR);
F25B13/00 (EP,KR); F25B2313/0314 (EP); F25B2313/0315 (EP);
F25B2400/13 (EP); F25B2600/022 (KR); F25B2600/0253 (EP);
F25B2600/2509 (EP); F25B2700/1933 (EP); F25B2700/21174 (KR);
Y02B30/70 (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 [2021/19]
TitleGerman:KÜHLKREISLAUFVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DAVON[2021/19]
English:REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME[2021/19]
French:DISPOSITIF À CYCLE FRIGORIFIQUE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE[2021/19]
Entry into regional phase02.02.2021Translation filed 
02.02.2021National basic fee paid 
02.02.2021Search fee paid 
02.02.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
02.02.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.02.2021Examination requested  [2021/19]
22.07.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
01.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
01.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2000283568  (SANYO ELECTRIC CO) [A] 1-8* paragraphs [0023] - [0043]; figures 1,2 *;
 [XA]JP4069733B  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [X] 7 * paragraphs [0017] - [0029]; figures 1-5 * [A] 1-6,8;
 [A]  - TELLO-OQUENDO FERNANDO M ET AL, "A comprehensive study of two-stage vapor compression cycles with vapor-injection for heating applications, taking into account heat sink of finite capacity", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20180602), vol. 93, doi:10.1016/J.IJREFRIG.2018.05.039, ISSN 0140-7007, pages 52 - 64, XP085495765 [A] 1-8 * pages 52-56; figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2018.05.039
International search[YA]JPH07294029  (TOSHIBA CORP) [Y] 1-5, 7-10 * , *[A] 6, 11;
 [YA]JP2001272121  (SANYO ELECTRIC CO) [Y] 1-5, 7-10 * , * [A] 6, 11
by applicantJP2009222357
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