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EP About this file: EP3974938

EP3974938 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEATING ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.05.2024
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.02.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.09.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 18.12.2024 [2024/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Oceanwell (Xiamen) Industrial Co., Ltd.
No. 33 Shishan North Road
Dongfu Street
Dongfu Town
Haicang Dist.
Xiamen, Fujian / CN
[2022/13]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Qingping
Haicang Dist. Xiamen / CN
02 / ZHUANG, Yu
Haicang Dist. Xiamen / CN
03 / ZOU, Xianguo
Haicang Dist. Xiamen / CN
 [2022/13]
Representative(s)Rätsch, Caroline
RÄTSCH:IP
Patentanwaltskanzlei
Alte Bonbonfabrik
Schanzenstrasse 20a
40549 Düsseldorf / DE
[2022/13]
Application number, filing date21182376.029.06.2021
[2022/13]
Priority number, dateCN20201062185230.06.2020         Original published format: CN202010621852
[2022/13]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3974938
Date:30.03.2022
Language:DE
[2022/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3974938
Date:19.07.2023
Language:DE
[2023/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:G05D23/19
[2022/13]
CPC:
G05D23/1919 (EP); G05D23/32 (CN); G05D23/1931 (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 [2022/44]
Former [2022/13]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 
TitleGerman:HEIZUNGSSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN[2022/13]
English:METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEATING ELEMENT[2022/13]
French:MÉTHODE DE CONTRÔLE D'UN ÉLÉMENT CHAUFFANT[2022/13]
Examination procedure26.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/44]
26.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.12.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
23.12.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.06.2023Fee for grant paid
09.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)22.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG19.07.2023
CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
EE19.07.2023
ES19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
IT19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SI19.07.2023
SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
[2024/51]
Former [2024/36]CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
EE19.07.2023
ES19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
IT19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SI19.07.2023
SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/27]CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
EE19.07.2023
ES19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
IT19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/23]CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
EE19.07.2023
ES19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/22]CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/20]FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/10]FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/09]FI19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
Former [2024/08]LT19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
Former [2024/05]NL19.07.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]WO0077456  (SEITZ DAVID [US]) [A] 1-8* the whole document *;
 [I]CN104423402  (LI FEIYU) [I] 1-8 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO2017006137  (BRITISH GAS TRADING LTD [GB]) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *
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