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EP About this file: EP2002195

EP2002195 - PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING STRENGTHENING PLATES PROVIDED OUTSIDE OF THE OUTERMOST HEAT EXHANGER PLATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.08.2018
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.09.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.05.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alfa Laval Corporate AB
Box 73
221 00 Lund / SE
[2017/42]
Former [2008/51]For all designated states
Alfa Laval Corporate AB
Box 73
221 00 Lund / SE
Inventor(s)01 / RASSMUS, Jens Erik Johannes
Urmakaregatan 26
S-215 67 Malmö / SE
 [2008/51]
Representative(s)Alfa Laval Attorneys
Alfa Laval Corporate AB
Group Patent
P.O. Box 73
221 00 Lund / SE
[N/P]
Former [2017/42]Alfa Laval Attorneys
Alfa Laval Corporate AB
Patent Department
P.O. Box 73
221 00 Lund / SE
Former [2008/51]Berglund, Stefan
Bjerkéns Patentbyra KB Östermalmsgatan 58
114 50 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date07748359.229.03.2007
[2008/51]
WO2007SE50198
Priority number, dateSE2006000075804.04.2006         Original published format: SE 0600758
[2008/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007114779
Date:11.10.2007
Language:EN
[2007/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2002195
Date:17.12.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.10.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2002195
Date:18.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE11.10.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.08.2013
ClassificationIPC:F28F9/02, F28D9/00, F28F3/08
[2008/51]
CPC:
F28D9/005 (EP,SE,US); F28F9/02 (SE); F28F2225/00 (EP,US);
F28F3/083 (EP,US); Y10S165/906 (EP,US); Y10S165/916 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/42]
Former [2008/51]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PLATTENWÄRMEAUSTAUSCHER MIT VERSTÄRKUNGSPLATTEN AUSSERHALB DER ÄUSSERSTEN WÄRMETAUSCHERPLATTEN[2008/51]
English:PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING STRENGTHENING PLATES PROVIDED OUTSIDE OF THE OUTERMOST HEAT EXHANGER PLATES[2008/51]
French:ECHANGEUR THERMIQUE A PLAQUES AVEC DES PLAQUES DE REMFORCEMENT A L'EXTERIEUR DES PLAQUES D'ECHANGE THERMIQUE LES PLUS EXTERNES[2017/22]
Former [2008/51]ECHANGEUR THERMIQUE A PLAQUES
Entry into regional phase22.07.2008National basic fee paid 
22.07.2008Search fee paid 
22.07.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
22.07.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.07.2008Examination requested  [2008/51]
21.01.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.02.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.03.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.08.2017Fee for grant paid
23.08.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.08.2017Receipt 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  06.02.2017
Opposition(s)19.07.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
14.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
12.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
10.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
10.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
10.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.03.2007
AT18.10.2017
CY18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
PT18.10.2017
RO18.10.2017
TR18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
IE29.03.2018
LU29.03.2018
MT29.03.2018
BE31.03.2018
CH31.03.2018
LI31.03.2018
[2020/31]
Former [2020/27]HU29.03.2007
AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
PT18.10.2017
RO18.10.2017
TR18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
IE29.03.2018
LU29.03.2018
MT29.03.2018
BE31.03.2018
CH31.03.2018
LI31.03.2018
Former [2020/16]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
RO18.10.2017
TR18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
IE29.03.2018
LU29.03.2018
MT29.03.2018
BE31.03.2018
CH31.03.2018
LI31.03.2018
Former [2020/08]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
RO18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
IE29.03.2018
LU29.03.2018
MT29.03.2018
BE31.03.2018
CH31.03.2018
LI31.03.2018
Former [2019/12]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
RO18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
IE29.03.2018
LU29.03.2018
BE31.03.2018
CH31.03.2018
LI31.03.2018
Former [2019/09]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
RO18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
IE29.03.2018
LU29.03.2018
Former [2019/04]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
RO18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
LU29.03.2018
Former [2018/52]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
RO18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
Former [2018/42]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
RO18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
Former [2018/37]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
Former [2018/24]AT18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
GR19.01.2018
IS18.02.2018
Former [2018/22]FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
NL18.10.2017
Former [2018/17]NL18.10.2017
Documents cited:Search[XYI]US2005039895  (INABA HIROYUKI [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,5-11,13 * paragraphs [0049] - [0051]; figure - * [Y] 1-16 [I] 4,17;
 [XYI]JPH10170101  (DENSO CORP) [X] 1-3,5-11,13,17 * abstract * * paragraphs [0007] , [ 0017] - [0019]; claim 1 * [Y] 1-17 [I] 4;
 [Y]DE20010816U  (BEHR GMBH & CO [DE]) [Y] 1-17 * page 7, line 10 - line 31; figure - *;
 [Y]US2006053833  (MARTINS CARLOS [FR], et al) [Y] 1-17 * paragraphs [0043] - [0044]; figure - *;
 [Y]US2003121650  (STRAHLE ROLAND [DE], et al) [Y] 1-14 * paragraphs [0049] - [0050]; figure - *
International search[A]SE504868  (SWEP INTERNATIONAL AB [SE]);
 [A]EP0347961  (ITT [US]);
 [A]WO0148433  (ALFA LAVAL AB [SE], et al);
 [A]FR2735855  (VALEO CLIMATISATION [FR]);
 [A]EP0622600  (KNECHT FILTERWERKE GMBH [DE]);
 [A]US4987955  (BERGQVIST JAN-OVE [SE], et al);
 [A]US5307869  (BLOMGREN RALF [SE]);
 [A]US5964280  (WEHRMANN REINHARD [DE], et al);
 [A]US2002134535  (NOZAKI TAKAHIRO [JP], et al)
by applicantEP0347961
 US4987955
 US2005039895
 JPH10170101
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