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EP0948069 - Fuel cell flooding detection and correction [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.03.2006 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.11.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR	published on 31.12.2008 [2009/01]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION General Motors Building 3044 West Grand Boulevard Detroit Michigan 48202 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1999/40]	For all designated states GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION General Motors Building 3044 West Grand Boulevard Detroit Michigan 48202 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Bosco, Andrew DiPierno 21 Westfield Commons Rochester, New York / US
	02 / Fronk, Matthew Howard 66 Quaker Meeting House Road Honeoye Falls, New York / US
	[1999/40]
Representative(s)	Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Martin-Greif-Strasse 1 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1999/40]	Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR Robert-Koch-Strasse 1 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	99102466.2	09.02.1999
	[1999/40]
Priority number, date	US19980021213	10.02.1998 Original published format: US 21213
	[1999/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0948069
	Date:	06.10.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/40]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0948069
	Date:	18.04.2001
	[2001/16]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0948069
	Date:	27.04.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/17]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	02.03.2001
Classification	IPC:	H01M8/04	[1999/40]
	CPC:	H01M8/04089 (EP,US); H01M2300/0082 (EP,US); H01M8/04119 (EP,US); H01M8/04156 (EP,US); Y02E60/50 (EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [2002/02]
Former [1999/40]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Erkennung und Korrektur der Flutung von Brennstoffzellen	[2004/39]
	English:	Fuel cell flooding detection and correction	[1999/40]
	French:	Détection et correction de noyage d'une pile à combustible	[1999/40]
	Former [1999/40]	Erfassung und Korrektion von Brennstoffzellen-Überfluten
Examination procedure	11.06.2001	Examination requested [2001/33]
	17.07.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.10.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.11.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.02.2005	Fee for grant paid
	16.02.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	30.01.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.02.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.02.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	17.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	16.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	25.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	FR	27.04.2005
	IT	27.04.2005
	[2009/01]
Former [2008/16]	IT	27.04.2005
Documents cited:	Search	[PX]DE19732305 (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]) [PX] 1,2 * column 2, line 3 - column 2, line 40; claims 1-5 *;
		[YA]JPH06203860 ;
		[YA]US5441819 (VOSS HENRY H [CA], et al) [Y] 1,2 * column 2, line 8 - column 2, line 21; claim 32 * * column 3, line 3 - column 4, line 68 * * column 13, line 43 - column 14, line 15; figure 15 * [A] 3-7;
		[A]JPH0286069 ;
		[A]JPS5975572
		[YA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19941020), vol. 018, no. 551, Database accession no. (E - 1619), & JP06203860 A 19940722 (FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD) [Y] 1,2 * abstract * [A] 3,4
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900613), vol. 014, no. 273, Database accession no. (E - 0940), & JP02086069 A 19900327 (FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1,2 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19840824), vol. 008, no. 185, Database accession no. (E - 262), & JP59075572 A 19840428 (TOSHIBA KK) [A] 1,2 * abstract *

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