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EP4576440 - BUSBAR MODULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.05.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip29.12.2025New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
35 rue Joseph Monier
92500 Rueil-Malmaison / FR
[2025/26]
Inventor(s)01 / JESS, Ralf
77955 Ettenheim / DE
 [2025/26]
Representative(s)Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Martin-Greif-Straße 1
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2025/26]Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date23307269.319.12.2023
[2025/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4576440
Date:25.06.2025
Language:EN
[2025/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.04.2024
ClassificationIPC:H01R9/24, H02B1/20
[2025/26]
CPC:
H02B1/20 (EP); H02G5/00 (CN); H01R25/162 (US);
H01R13/40 (CN); H01R43/26 (CN); H01R9/2458 (EP);
H02B1/205 (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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SAMMELSCHIENENMODUL[2025/26]
English:BUSBAR MODULE[2025/26]
French:MODULE DE JEUX DE BARRES[2025/26]
Examination procedure20.09.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.09.2024Examination requested  [2025/26]
20.09.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XI] WO2011141314  (WEIDMUELLER INTERFACE et al.) [X] 1-6,15 * abstract * * page 5, line 18 - page 8, line 27 * * page 10, line 5 - line 17 * * figures 1-6, 8 *[I] 7-14
 [XI] DE202006006659  (PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO et al.) [X] 1-6,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0039] * * figures 1-5 *[I] 7-14
 [XI] US2019089107  (FUNKE CHRISTIAN et al.) [X] 1-6,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0071] * * figures 1-5 *[I] 7-14
 [XI] US2023396002  (WU SHANG-TSAI et al.) [X] 1-6,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0029] * * figures 1-6, 8 *[I] 7-14
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