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EP1754887 - Device for detecting lightning strike damage to a wind turbine blade [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.08.2016
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.08.2016No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 28.09.2016  [2016/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[2015/43]
Former [2007/08]For all designated states
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Krug, Florian
/ Pembaurstrasse 16
81243, München / DE
02 / Schram, Christian
/ Gollierstrasse 20
80339, München / DE
 [2015/43]
Former [2007/08]01 / Krug, Florian
Pembaurstrasse 16
81243, München / DE
02 / Schram, Christian
Gollierstrasse 20
80339, München / DE
Representative(s)Bedford, Grant Richard
GPO Europe
GE International Inc. The Ark
201 Talgarth Road
Hammersmith
London W6 8BJ / GB
[2015/43]
Former [2012/04]Bedford, Grant Richard
Global Patent Operation - Europe GE International Inc. 15 John Adam Street
London WC2N 6LU / GB
Former [2010/15]von Kreisler Selting Werner
Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln / DE
Former [2007/08]Hilleringmann, Jochen
Patentanwälte Von Kreisler-Selting-Werner, Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 (Deichmannhaus am Dom)
50667 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date05107571.117.08.2005
[2007/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1754887
Date:21.02.2007
Language:EN
[2007/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1754887
Date:21.10.2015
Language:EN
[2015/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.02.2006
ClassificationIPC:F03D11/00
[2007/08]
CPC:
F03D80/30 (EP,US); F03D17/00 (EP,US); F03D80/00 (EP,US);
F05B2260/80 (EP,US); Y02E10/72 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   DK,   ES [2015/43]
Former [2007/43]DE,  DK,  ES 
Former [2007/08]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Erkennung von Blitzeinschlagschaden an einem Windturbinenblatt[2007/08]
English:Device for detecting lightning strike damage to a wind turbine blade[2007/08]
French:Dispositif de détection d'endommagement par la foudre dans une pale d'éolienne[2007/08]
Examination procedure03.07.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.07.2007Examination requested  [2007/33]
22.08.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
10.10.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, EE, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
15.04.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.07.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.08.2015Fee for grant paid
18.08.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.08.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  15.04.2008
Opposition(s)22.07.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
26.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
27.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
31.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
02.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
01.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
31.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4026660  (UEDA KAZUO, et al) [A] 1,2 * column A * * column 1, line 5 - line 18 * * column 1, line 46 - column 2, line 9 *;
 [X]DE10065314  (IGUS INGENIEURGEMEINSCHAFT UMW [DE]) [X] 1,2 * column A; figures 1,2 * * paragraphs [0016] - [0027] *;
 [X]DE202004001090U  (ZUESCHER THOMAS [DE], et al) [X] 1 * column W *;
 [X]DE10259680  (WOBBEN ALOYS [DE]) [X] 1 * column A; figure -; claim - * * paragraphs [0004] - [0010] - [0015] , [0016] *;
 [A]US2004130842  (JOHANSEN OLUF PETER KAAD [DK], et al) [A] 1-3* column W *;
 [X]WO2004111686  (LM GLASFIBER AS [DK], et al) [X] 1-3 * page 2, line 5 - page 3, line 11 * * page 5, line 13 - page 6, line 24 * * page 7, line 7 - line 18 * * page 7, line 29 - page 8, line 7 * * page 9, line 1 - line 10 * * page 9, line 29 - page 10, line 21 * * page 13, line 10 - page 15, line 5; figures 2,3 *;
 [A]WO2005068834  (LM GLASFIBER AS [DK], et al) [A] 1-3 * column W *
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