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EP About this file: EP2877712

EP2877712 - HERMETICALLY SEALED TURBO EXPANDER SYSTEM FOR USE IN ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES AND ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE PLANT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.09.2020
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[2017/35]
Former [2015/23]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / HAJE, Detlef
Heilige-Grab-Str. 4
02828 Goerlitz / DE
02 / POLIKHOV, Stepan Alexandrovich
Mira 2
appt. 61
Moscow 140105 / RU
 [2015/23]
Representative(s)(deleted)
[2019/45]
Former [2015/23]Maier, Daniel Oliver
Siemens AG
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
Application number, filing date12839216.426.07.2012
[2019/45]
WO2012RU00614
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014017943
Date:30.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2877712
Date:03.06.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2877712
Date:06.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.01.2014
ClassificationIPC:F16C17/02, F16C32/06, F16C33/10, F01K7/16, F01K25/08, F01D25/22
[2019/23]
CPC:
F16C33/109 (EP); F01K25/08 (EP); F01K7/16 (EP);
F01D25/22 (EP); F16C17/02 (EP); F16C2210/00 (EP);
F16C32/0629 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2015/23]F01K7/16, F01K25/08, F01D25/22, F16C39/04
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 [2015/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:HERMETISCH ABGEDICHTETES TURBOEXPANDIERSYSTEM ZUR VERWENDUNG IN ORGANISCHEN RANKINEZYKLEN UND ANLAGE FÜR ORGANISCHE RANKINEZYKLEN[2015/23]
English:HERMETICALLY SEALED TURBO EXPANDER SYSTEM FOR USE IN ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES AND ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE PLANT[2015/23]
French:SYSTÈME DE TURBODÉTENDEUR SCELLÉ HERMÉTIQUEMENT DESTINÉ À ÊTRE UTILISÉ DANS DES CYCLES DE RANKINE À CALOPORTEUR ORGANIQUE ET USINE À CYCLE DE RANKINE À CALOPORTEUR ORGANIQUE[2015/23]
Entry into regional phase16.02.2015National basic fee paid 
16.02.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
16.02.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.02.2015Examination requested  [2015/23]
23.04.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.06.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.09.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
30.09.2019Fee for grant paid
30.09.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  04.06.2019
Opposition(s)07.08.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
20.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
21.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
19.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
19.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.07.2012
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