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EP About this file: EP4107109

EP4107109 - CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONVEYING MEANS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.03.2025
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.11.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.08.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip27.02.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Johannes Hübner Fabrik Elektrischer Maschinen GmbH
Siemensstraße 7
35394 Gießen / DE
[2022/52]
Inventor(s)01 / BLANK, Thomas
Auf der Ley 2A
51580 Reichshof / DE
02 / MARTIS, Manfred
Weingartenstrasse 44
35584 Wetzlar / DE
 [2022/52]
Representative(s)advotec.
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Georg-Schlosser-Straße 6
35390 Gießen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/52]advotec.
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft
Tappe mbB
Georg-Schlosser-Straße 6
35390 Gießen / DE
Application number, filing date21707896.304.02.2021
[2022/52]
WO2021EP52608
Priority number, dateDE20201010460321.02.2020         Original published format: DE102020104603
[2022/52]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021165044
Date:26.08.2021
Language:DE
[2021/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4107109
Date:28.12.2022
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.08.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:B66C13/30, B66C13/46
[2022/52]
CPC:
B66C13/30 (EP,US); B65G43/04 (US); B66C13/46 (EP);
G05D1/00 (US); G05D3/10 (US); B65G2203/0283 (US);
B65G2203/0291 (US); B65G2203/046 (US); B65G2811/0621 (US);
B65G2811/095 (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 [2022/52]
TitleGerman:STEUEREINHEIT UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINES FÖRDERMITTELS[2022/52]
English:CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONVEYING MEANS[2022/52]
French:UNITÉ DE COMMANDE ET PROCÉDÉ DESTINÉ À FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN MOYEN DE TRANSPORT[2022/52]
Entry into regional phase09.09.2022National basic fee paid 
09.09.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
09.09.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/52]
09.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.04.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.03.2025Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.07.2025Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
23.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
21.02.2025Renewal fee patent year 05
26.02.2026Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[XYI] DE10206893  (GREINWALD MARTIN et al.) [X] 1-3,9,17,20,21 * abstract * * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0049] * * figure - *[Y] 5,11-15 [I] 4,6-8,10,16,18,19
 [X] JPH06278991  (HITACHI KIDEN KOGYO KK et al.) [X] 1,2,17,21 * abstract * * claim - * * figure - *
 [Y] DE10333276  (ELMEG et al.) [Y] 5 * abstract * * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0014] * * figure - *
 [Y] EP3505874  (MANITOWOC CRANE COMPANIES LLC et al.) [Y] 11,12 * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0031] * * figure - *
 [Y] DE2154708   [Y] 13-15 * column 4, line 29 - column 5, line 37 * * figure - *
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