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EP About this file: EP0982497

EP0982497 - Compressor capacity modulation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.09.2006
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.09.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 11.10.2006  [2006/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
COPELAND CORPORATION
1675 W Campbell Road Sidney
Ohio 45365-0669 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/44]For all designated states
COPELAND CORPORATION
1675 W Campbell Road Sidney
Ohio 45365-0669 / US
Former [2000/09]For all designated states
COPELAND CORPORATION
1675 W Campbell Road
Sidney Ohio 45365-0669 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Caillat, Jean-Luc
7001 Settlement Way
Dayton, Ohio 45414 / US
[2000/09]
Representative(s)Price, Nigel John King
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/09]Price, Nigel John King
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date99306052.429.07.1999
[2000/09]
Priority number, dateUS1998013986525.08.1998         Original published format: US 139865
[2000/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0982497
Date:01.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0982497
Date:02.11.2005
Language:EN
[2005/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.01.2000
ClassificationIPC:F04B49/06, F04C29/10
[2000/09]
CPC:
F04C28/24 (EP,US); F25B49/00 (KR); A47F3/04 (EP,US);
F04B49/06 (EP,US); F04B49/22 (EP,US); F04B49/225 (EP,US);
F04C18/0215 (EP,US); F04C27/005 (EP,US); F04C28/00 (EP,US);
F04C28/02 (EP,US); F04C28/06 (EP,US); F04C28/08 (EP,US);
F04C28/22 (EP,US); F04C28/265 (EP,US); F04C28/28 (EP,US);
F25B1/04 (EP,US); F25B41/22 (EP,KR,US); F25B41/35 (EP,US);
F25B49/005 (EP,US); F25B49/022 (EP,US); F25B5/02 (EP,US);
G05D23/1909 (EP,US); F04B2201/0601 (EP,US); F04B2205/16 (EP,US);
F04B2207/043 (EP,US); F04C2270/015 (EP,US); F04C2270/58 (EP,US);
F04C2270/86 (EP,US); F04C23/008 (EP,US); F25B2400/22 (EP,US);
F25B2600/0261 (EP,US); F25B2600/2521 (EP,US); F25B2700/193 (EP,US);
F25B2700/1933 (EP,US); F25B2700/2106 (EP,US); F25B2700/2117 (EP,US);
F25B2700/21174 (EP,US); F25B2700/21175 (EP,US); Y02B30/70 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2000/46]
Former [2000/09]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Liefermengenregelung eines Verdichters[2000/09]
English:Compressor capacity modulation[2000/09]
French:Compresseur avec modulation de capacité[2000/09]
Examination procedure23.06.2000Examination requested  [2000/34]
16.12.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.06.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.08.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.09.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.12.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.09.2005Fee for grant paid
02.09.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP04028437.4  / EP1515047
Opposition(s)03.08.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
17.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
23.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
22.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
20.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPH08284842  ;
 [X]JPS59145392  ;
 [XY]DE764179  (KLEIN) [X] 1-8,10,11,26 * page 3, line 105 - page 5, line 72; figure 1 * * page 6, line 93 - page 7, line 24; figure 3 * [Y] 9,12,13,17-22,24;
 [X]US3653783  (SAUDER EARL R) [X] 1-8,10,11,14-16,26 * column 1, line 6 - line 53 ** column 1, line 65 - column 4, line 9; figure - *;
 [Y]GB2116635  (TRANE CO) [Y] 17-22,24,25 * page 1, line 5 - line 8 * * page 1, line 56 - line 79 * * page 2, line 91 - page 3, line 94; figures 1-3 * * page 4, line 42 - line 92; figure 8 *;
 [Y]DE3422398  (KNORR BREMSE GMBH [DE]) [Y] 12,13,25 * page 13, line 11 - page 22, line 21; figures 1,3 *;
 [Y]US4715792  (NISHIZAWA KAZUTOSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 9 * column 3, line 28 - line 68; figures 1,2 * * column 4, line 54 - line 66 * * column 5, line 37 - line 54; figure 9 * * column 7, line 8 - line 15 *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970228), vol. 1997, no. 2, & JP08284842 A 19961029 (JAPAN STEEL WORKS) [X] 1 * abstract *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19841214), vol. 8, no. 274, Database accession no. (M - 345)<1711>, & JP59145392 A 00000000 (HITACHI SEISAKUSHO) [X] 1,11,12 * abstract *
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