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StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.11.2024
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.03.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.11.2025Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
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Inventor(s)01 / SONG, Youngil
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
02 / KIM, Byoungmok
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
03 / BAE, Ilsung
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
04 / RHIE, Jisu
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
05 / HWANG, Inyong
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
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Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Berliner Freiheit 2
10785 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2024/52]Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date23860592.711.05.2023
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WO2023KR06439
Priority number, dateKR2022011103901.09.2022         Original published format: KR 20220111039
KR2022013602920.10.2022         Original published format: KR 20220136029
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Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2024048905
Date:07.03.2024
Language:KO
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Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4481307
Date:25.12.2024
Language:EN
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Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR07.03.2024
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.07.2025
ClassificationIPC:F25D29/00, F25D23/02, H04R1/02, H04R1/08, G10L15/28, E06B3/70
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CPC:
H04R1/028 (EP,US); E06B3/70 (EP); F25D23/02 (EP);
F25D23/028 (EP,US); F25D29/00 (EP); G10L15/28 (EP);
H04R1/02 (EP); H04R1/08 (EP); H04R1/265 (US);
F25D29/005 (EP); H04R1/2892 (EP); H04R1/406 (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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/52]
TitleGerman:KÜHLSCHRANK[2024/52]
English:REFRIGERATOR[2024/52]
French:RÉFRIGÉRATEUR[2024/52]
Entry into regional phase18.09.2024Translation filed 
18.09.2024National basic fee paid 
18.09.2024Search fee paid 
18.09.2024Designation fee(s) paid 
18.09.2024Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.09.2024Examination requested  [2024/52]
07.11.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.11.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[IY] US2021318061  (LEE DONGHO et al.) [I] 1 * abstract; figures 1-5, 10, 16 *[Y] 2-15
 [YA] WO2022154246  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD et al.) [Y] 2-15 * abstract; figures 1-18 *[A] 1
International search[YA] KR20210125376  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1-7,12,15 * See paragraphs [0048]-[0065], [0096]-[0097] and [0104] and figures 1-2, 5, 10 and 16. *[A] 8-11,13-14
 [Y] CN216409463  (QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR LTD COMPANY et al.) [Y] 1-7,12,15 * See paragraphs [0031]-[0033] and [0052] and figures 2-6 and 9. *
 [Y] KR20190084860  (LG ELECTRONICS INC et al.) [Y] 2-7,12,15 * See paragraphs [0129], [0139]-[0146] and [0154]-[0157] and figures 6-7 and 13-14. *
 [A] KR20130005357  (WINIAMANDO INC et al.) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0016]-[0021] and figures 2-5. *
 [A] US2021321183  (KWON O MIN et al.) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0057]-[0058] and figures 19-20. *
by applicantKR20210093475
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