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EP About this file: EP3976417

EP3976417 - DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.11.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.07.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.03.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.12.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  17.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PL, SK		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG
Ernst-Blickle-Str. 42
76646 Bruchsal / DE
[2022/14]
Inventor(s)01 / BUDZEN, Harald
Triftweg 20
76829 Landau / DE
02 / SCHUHMACHER, Henrik
Petergasse 8
76646 Bruchsal / DE
 [2022/14]
Application number, filing date20731387.525.05.2020
[2022/14]
WO2020EP25242
Priority number, dateDE2019100375629.05.2019         Original published format: DE102019003756
[2022/14]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020239260
Date:03.12.2020
Language:DE
[2020/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3976417
Date:06.04.2022
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.12.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3976417
Date:06.12.2023
Language:DE
[2023/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:B60L7/10, H02M5/44, H02P3/22, H02M1/00, H02P27/06, H02M7/797, B60L50/40, B60L7/22
[2023/30]
CPC:
B60L7/22 (EP); B60L50/40 (EP); B60L7/10 (EP);
H02M5/44 (EP); H02P3/22 (EP); Y02T10/64 (EP);
Y02T10/70 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/14]B60L7/10, B60L7/22, B60L50/40, H02M7/797, H02P27/06, H02M1/00
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 [2022/14]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ANTRIEBSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINES ANTRIEBSSYSTEMS[2022/14]
English:DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE SYSTEM[2022/14]
French:SYSTÈME D'ENTRAÎNEMENT ET PROCÉDÉ POUR FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN SYSTÈME D'ENTRAÎNEMENT[2022/14]
Entry into regional phase03.01.2022National basic fee paid 
03.01.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
03.01.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.12.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2022Examination requested  [2022/14]
03.01.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.10.2023Fee for grant paid
20.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
PL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SK06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]CZ06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/33]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/32]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/26]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR07.03.2024
Cited inInternational search[A]CN201504218U  (PEI LIU) [A] 1-14 * the whole document *;
 [XYI]JP6069151B  (HITACHI LTD) [X] 1,2,5 * abstract * * figures 1, 2, 8 * * paragraphs [0013] - [0032] * [Y] 6-10 [I] 3,4,11-14;
 [XYI]EP3156358  (FORWARD ELECTRONICS COMPANY LTD [CN]) [X] 1,2,5 * the whole document * [Y] 6-10 [I] 3,11-13;
 [XYI]US2017250538  (WANG CHANGYONG [CN], et al) [X] 1,2,5 * abstract * * figures 1-5 * * paragraphs [0031] - [0055] * [Y] 6-10 [I] 3,4,11-14;
 [Y]  - Panduit, "Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) No Battery @BULLET Maintenance-Free @BULLET Remote Management", (20160922), URL: http://www.panduit.com/heiler/ProductBulletins/D-PUCB02--SA-ENG-UPSProductBulletin-W.pdf, (20200821), XP055724302 [Y] 6-10 * the whole document *
 [A]  - MSC ELECTRONICS OY ED - MSC ELECTRONICS OY, "SUPER CAPACITOR MODULE (SCM)", INTERNET CITATION, (20100408), pages 1 - 2, URL: http://www.msc.eu/msc_electronics/uploaded/files/Super_Capacitor_Module__SCM__Data_Sheet.pdf, (20110809), XP002656492 [A] 6-10 * the whole document *
ExaminationUS2003089557
 US6870279
 US2006020350
 JP2007151392
 US2007137945
 KR20080079081
 JP4772718B
 IL169908
 US9270192
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