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EP1431683 - Refrigerating device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.11.2008
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.05.2009New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
55, Hondori 2-Chome, Keihan Moriguchi-shi
Osaka / JP
[N/P]
Former [2004/26]For all designated states
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd
55, Hondori 2-Chome, Keihan
Moriguchi-shi, Osaka / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Matsumoto, Kenzo
2105-3 Kokai Oizumi-machi
Ora-gun Gunma-ken / JP
02 / Tsuda, Noriyuki
5-5-25, Sakata Oizumi-machi
Ora-gun Gunma-ken / JP
03 / Kamimura, Ichiro
1999-5, Azami Kasekake-machi
Nitta-gun Gunma 379-2311 / JP
04 / Kawabata, Toru
5-17-13, Asahi Oizumi-machi
Ora-gun Gunma-ken / JP
05 / Watanabe, Masato
6-14, Sumiyoshi Oizumi-machi
Ora-gun Gunma / JP
06 / Yoshizawa, Takashi
1191-5-50, Uchigashima-chou
Ota-shi Gunma / JP
07 / Mukaiyama, Hiroshi
4-6-1-201, Sengoku Oizumi-machi
Ora-gun Gunma / JP
08 / Kubo, Ryoko
986-5-H2-207, Yoshida Oizumi-machi
Ora-gun Gunma / JP
 [2004/26]
Representative(s)Becker Kurig & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Bavariastraße 7
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/26]Becker Kurig Straus
Patentanwälte Bavariastrasse 7
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date03027473.201.12.2003
[2004/26]
Priority number, dateJP2002036943020.12.2002         Original published format: JP 2002369430
[2004/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1431683
Date:23.06.2004
Language:EN
[2004/26]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1431683
Date:13.10.2004
[2004/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.08.2004
ClassificationIPC:F25B9/00, C09K5/04
[2004/26]
CPC:
F25B9/006 (EP,US); F25B1/00 (KR)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2004/26]
TitleGerman:Kühlvorrichtung[2004/26]
English:Refrigerating device[2004/26]
French:Dispositif de réfrigération[2004/26]
Examination procedure02.12.2004Examination requested  [2005/05]
22.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.05.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
31.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
12.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPH0617040  ;
 [A]JP2002235072  ;
 [A]JP2001019944  ;
 [X]GB2085565  (VNI EX KI ELEKT MAGIN PRIBOROV) [X] 1 * abstract * * claims 6,7 *;
 [A]US5360566  (STEVENSON RICHARD [US], et al);
 [A]WO9707180  (ICI PLC [GB], et al);
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940421), vol. 0182, no. 22, Database accession no. (C - 1193), & JP06017040 A 19940125 (KURAIOTETSUKU KK) [X] 1 * abstract * * table 2 *
 [X]  - KIM S G ET AL, "Experiment and simulation on the performance of an autocascade refrigeration system using carbon dioxide as a refrigerant", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION, OXFORD, GB, (200212), vol. 25, no. 8, ISSN 0140-7007, pages 1093 - 1101, XP004388591 [X] 1 * page 1097, column L, line 1 - line 8 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-7007(01)00110-4
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20021212), vol. 2002, no. 12, & JP2002235072 A 20020823 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010508), vol. 2000, no. 16, & JP2001019944 A 20010123 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] * abstract *
by applicantJP2002106989
 JP2002188872
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