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EP About this file: EP1965156

EP1965156 - Air conditioning device equipped with an electric expansion valve [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.10.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.08.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.07.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.03.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Valeo Systèmes Thermiques
Propriété Industrielle 8 rue Louis Lormand La Verrière - BP 513
78321 Le Mesnil Saint Denis Cedex / FR
[2010/31]
Former [2008/36]For all designated states
Valeo Systèmes Thermiques
Propriete Industrielle 8 rue Louis Lormand La Verriere - BP 513
78321 Le Mesnil Saint Denis Cedex / FR
Inventor(s)01 / LIU, Jing Ming
23 rue des Hautes Roches
78700 Conflans Ste Honorine / FR
 [2020/15]
Former [2008/36]01 / LIU, Jing Ming
23 rue des Hautes Roches
78700, Conflans Ste Honorine / FR
Representative(s)Tran, Chi-Hai, et al
Valeo Systèmes Thermiques
BG THS - Service Propriété Industrielle THS
ZA L' Agiot, 8 rue Louis Lormand
CS 80517 La Verrière
78322 Le Mesnil Saint Denis Cedex / FR
[N/P]
Former [2020/15]Metz, Gaëlle, et al
Valeo Systèmes Thermiques
8, rue Louis Lormand
CS 80517 La Verrière
78322 Le Mesnil Saint Denis Cedex / FR
Former [2008/36]Léveillé, Christophe
Valeo Systemes Thermiques 8, rue Louis Lormand La Verrière BP 513
78321 Le Mesnil-Saint- Denis Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date08100554.816.01.2008
[2008/36]
Priority number, dateFR2007000144528.02.2007         Original published format: FR 0701445
[2008/36]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1965156
Date:03.09.2008
Language:FR
[2008/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1965156
Date:08.04.2020
Language:FR
[2020/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.06.2008
ClassificationIPC:F25B41/06, // F25B49/02
[2008/36]
CPC:
F25B49/022 (EP,US); F25B41/34 (EP,US); F25B2341/063 (EP,US);
F25B2600/17 (EP,US); F25B2700/21172 (EP,US); F25B2700/21173 (EP,US);
Y02B30/70 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2020/15]
Former [2008/36]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Klimaanlage mit elektrischem Entspannungsventil[2008/36]
English:Air conditioning device equipped with an electric expansion valve[2008/36]
French:Installation de climatisation équipée d'une vanne de détente électrique[2008/36]
Examination procedure03.03.2009Examination requested  [2009/16]
06.04.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.10.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.04.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.07.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.07.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
14.08.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.10.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
22.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.02.2020Fee for grant paid
26.02.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.02.2020Receipt 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  06.04.2009
Opposition(s)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
17.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
16.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
13.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
28.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
22.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
24.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
30.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
30.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
21.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.01.2008
AT08.04.2020
CY08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
IT08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
TR08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
[2024/29]
Former [2023/27]HU16.01.2008
AT08.04.2020
CY08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
IT08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2023/24]AT08.04.2020
CY08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
IT08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/40]AT08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
IT08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/24]AT08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
IT08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/10]AT08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
IT08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/09]AT08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
IT08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/08]DK08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/01]FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/50]FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/48]FI08.04.2020
LT08.04.2020
NL08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
NO08.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/47]LT08.04.2020
NO08.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
Former [2020/46]IS08.08.2020
Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0837291  (DENSO CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,8-10,15-20,23-26 * column 17, line 51 - column 18, line 6; figures 1,2,6,7,18,19 * [Y] 21,22;
 [Y]EP1703229  (THERMAL ANALYSIS PARTNERS LLC [US], et al) [Y] 21,22 * paragraphs [0002] , [0030] - [0047]; figures 1-11 *;
 [A]EP1493979  (VALEO CLIMATISATION [FR]) [A] 21,22 * the whole document *;
 [X]FR2539855  (COMP GENERALE ELECTRICITE [FR]) [X] 1-4,8,9,19,20,23,25,26 * figure 1 *;
 [X]JP2002081766  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [X] 1,2,5-7,11-14 * abstract *;
 [A]WO2006073814  (CARRIER CORP [US], et al) [A] 5,6 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE2451361  (JAKOB) [A] 5-7 * figure 1; claims 1,2,6-13,15 *;
 [A]US2004144106  (DOUGLAS JONATHAN D [US], et al) [A] 5,6,13,14 * paragraphs [0024] , [0027] , [0051] - [0093] *;
 [A]  - HEYL P, "DER EFFEKTIVE EINSATZ DES INNEREN WAERMEUEBERTRAGERS IN TRANSKRITISCHEN CO2-PROZESSEN THE EFFECTIVE USING OF THE INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER IN TRANSCRITICAL CO2-PROZESSES", KI. LUFT- UND KAELTETECHNIK, HEIDELBERG, DE, (200308), vol. 39, ISSN 0945-0459, pages 344 - 348, XP008028728 [A] 19-21 * the whole document *
ExaminationUS2007000262
 JP2004061061
 FR2815397
by applicantEP0837291
 EP1703229
 JP2002081766
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