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EP About this file: EP4188630

EP4188630 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WELDING WORKPIECES INCLUDING SUPERIMPOSED HIGH FREQUENCY PULSES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2023/23]METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WELDING WORKPIECES USING SUPERIMPOSED HIGH-FREQUENCY PULSES
[2024/16]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.08.2024
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.05.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.02.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  20.08.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GmbH
Froniusstraße 1
4643 Pettenbach / AT
[2023/23]
Inventor(s)01 / LATTNER, Peter
4643 Pettenbach / AT
02 / WILLINGER, Martin
4643 Pettenbach / AT
 [2023/23]
Representative(s)Bratovic, Nino Maria
Bratovic IP
Lissi-Kaeser-Straße 20
80797 München / DE
[2024/36]
Former [2023/23]Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Barth
Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB
Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date21752672.230.07.2021
[2023/23]
WO2021EP71397
Priority number, dateDE20201020971731.07.2020         Original published format: DE102020209717
[2023/23]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2022023526
Date:03.02.2022
Language:DE
[2022/05]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4188630
Date:07.06.2023
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.02.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4188630
Date:04.09.2024
Language:DE
[2024/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.03.2022
ClassificationIPC:B23K9/067, B23K9/073, B23K9/09, B23K9/167
[2023/23]
CPC:
B23K9/0673 (EP,US); B23K9/167 (EP,US); B23K9/0738 (EP,US);
B23K9/092 (EP,US); B23K9/093 (EP,US); B23K9/0953 (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 [2023/23]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCHWEISSEN VON WERKSTÜCKEN MIT ÜBERLAGERTEN HOCHFREQUENZPULSEN[2023/23]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WELDING WORKPIECES INCLUDING SUPERIMPOSED HIGH FREQUENCY PULSES[2024/16]
French:METHODE ET DISPOSITIF DE SOUDAGE DE PIECES AVEC DES PULSATIONS HAUTE FREQUENCE SUPERPOSEES[2024/21]
Former [2023/23]METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WELDING WORKPIECES USING SUPERIMPOSED HIGH-FREQUENCY PULSES
Former [2023/23]PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR LE SOUDAGE DE PIÈCES
Entry into regional phase07.02.2023National basic fee paid 
07.02.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
07.02.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.05.2022Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
07.02.2023Examination requested  [2023/23]
07.02.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.04.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.07.2024Fee for grant paid
16.07.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.07.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]DE2313677  (RYGIOL HENRY V);
 [XY]DE2904481  (MESSER GRIESHEIM GMBH);
 [Y]JPH06320272  (HITACHI LTD);
 [A]DE60311994T  (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND [JP]);
 [XY]DE202006021306U  (LINCOLN GLOBAL INC [US])
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