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EP About this file: EP3981621

EP3981621 - VEHICULAR AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.03.2022
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.11.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Valeo Japan Co., Ltd.
39, Aza-Higashihara Sendai
Kumagaya-Shi SAITAMA 360-0193 / JP
[2022/15]
Inventor(s)01 / SAKURAI, Yusaku
c/o Valeo Japan Co., Ltd., 39, Aza Higashihara,
Sendai
Kumagaya-shi Saitama 360-0193 / JP
02 / NAGANO, Hideki
c/o Valeo Japan Co., Ltd., 39, Aza Higashihara,
Sendai
Kumagaya-shi Saitama 360-0193 / JP
03 / IZUMIKAWA, Shiro
c/o Valeo Japan Co., Ltd., 39, Aza Higashihara,
Sendai
Kumagaya-shi Saitama 360-0193 / JP
04 / YOSHIZAKI, Hisayoshi
c/o Valeo Japan Co., Ltd., 39, Aza Higashihara,
Sendai
Kumagaya-shi Saitama 360-0193 / JP
 [2022/15]
Representative(s)Valeo Systèmes Thermiques
Service Propriété Intellectuelle
ZA l'Agiot, 8 rue Louis Lormand
CS 80517
La Verrière
78322 Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis Cedex / FR
[2022/15]
Application number, filing date20805609.321.04.2020
[2022/15]
WO2020JP17200
Priority number, dateJP2019008943910.05.2019         Original published format: JP 2019089439
[2022/15]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020230548
Date:19.11.2020
Language:JA
[2020/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3981621
Date:13.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP19.11.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.07.2023
ClassificationIPC:B60H1/00, B60H1/32
[2022/15]
CPC:
B60H1/00028 (EP); B60H1/00564 (US); B60H1/00021 (EP);
B60H2001/00085 (EP); B60H2001/00092 (EP); B60H2001/00721 (US)
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 [2022/15]
TitleGerman:FAHRZEUGKLIMAANLAGE[2022/15]
English:VEHICULAR AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE[2022/15]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CLIMATISATION DE VÉHICULE[2022/15]
Entry into regional phase25.11.2021Translation filed 
25.11.2021National basic fee paid 
03.03.2022Search fee paid 
25.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
25.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDeletion: Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2022/15]
25.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/15]
20.01.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time  [2022/15]
01.02.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the search fee
03.03.2022Request for further processing filed
03.03.2022Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
16.03.2022Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
22.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[I]JP2002144848  (DENSO CORP) [I] 1* figures 4,5 *;
 [XY]EP2695755  (VALEO JAPAN CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1 * figures 3,4A * [Y] 2-7;
 [Y]KR101465979B  (HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORP [KR]) [Y] 2-7 * figures 2-5 *
International search[A]JPH11245644  (SANDEN CORP) [A] 1-7;
 [A]JP2002144848  (DENSO CORP) [A] 1-7;
 [A]US2004144521  (FARAG ASHRAF A [US])[A] 1-7;
 [A]JP2005319874  (DENSO CORP) [A] 1-7;
 [A]JP2007333312  (DENSO CORP) [A] 1-7;
 [XA]JP2009062035  (DENSO CORP) [X] 1, 7 [A] 2-6;
 [A]US2012168117  (JAIRAZBHOY VIVEK A [US], et al) [A] 1-7
by applicantJP2009143338
 JP2018203063
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