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EP About this file: EP3260792

EP3260792 - AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.06.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.06.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.05.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.01.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.11.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.08.2017
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
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd.
16-5, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
[2017/52]
Inventor(s)01 / KATO, Takahiro
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
16-5 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
 [2019/31]
Former [2017/52]01 / KATO, Takahiro
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
16-5 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/52]Henkel, Breuer & Partner
Patentanwälte
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date16768455.410.03.2016
[2017/52]
WO2016JP57550
Priority number, dateJP2015006407426.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015064074
[2017/52]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016152552
Date:29.09.2016
Language:JA
[2016/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3260792
Date:27.12.2017
Language:EN
[2017/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3260792
Date:31.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP29.09.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:F25B1/00, F25B13/00, F25B49/02, F24F11/89
[2018/11]
CPC:
F25B49/02 (EP); F25B13/00 (EP); F25B2313/0294 (EP);
F25B2600/025 (EP); F25B2600/2513 (EP); F25B2700/1931 (EP);
F25B2700/1933 (EP); F25B2700/195 (EP); F25B2700/197 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2017/52]F24F11/02, F25B1/00
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 [2017/52]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KLIMATISIERUNGSSYSTEMSTEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, KLIMATISIERUNGSSYSTEM, KLIMATISIERUNGSTEUERUNGSPROGRAMM UND KLIMATISIERUNGSSYSTEMSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN[2017/52]
English:AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD[2017/52]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE SYSTÈME DE CONDITIONNEMENT D'AIR, SYSTÈME DE CONDITIONNEMENT D'AIR, PROGRAMME DE COMMANDE DE CONDITIONNEMENT D'AIR, ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE SYSTÈME DE CONDITIONNEMENT D'AIR[2017/52]
Entry into regional phase22.09.2017Translation filed 
22.09.2017National basic fee paid 
22.09.2017Search fee paid 
22.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
22.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.09.2017Examination requested  [2017/52]
22.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.01.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.05.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
20.05.2019Fee for grant paid
20.05.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.06.2019Information about intention to grant a patent
19.06.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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