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EP About this file: EP2318705

EP2318705 - A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SPAR FOR A WIND TURBINE FROM ELEMENTS COMPRISING DIFFERENT MATERIALS, AND THE RELATED SPAR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.08.2013
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Hedeager 44
8200 Aarhus N / DK
[2011/50]
Former [2011/19]For all designated states
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Alsvej 21
8940 Randers - SV / DK
Inventor(s)01 / HANCOCK, Mark
6 Bridlington Avenue
Southhampton Hampshire SO15 5HN / GB
02 / HEDGES, Andrew
22 Malmesbury Road
Southhampton Hampshire SO15 5FR / GB
03 / VRONSKY, Tomas
13 Church Road
Woolston Hampshire SO15 5FR / GB
 [2011/19]
Representative(s)Inspicos P/S
Agern Allé 24
2970 Hørsholm / DK
[N/P]
Former [2012/40]Inspicos A/S
European Patent Attorneys
Kogle Allé 2
P.O. Box 45
2970 Hørsholm / DK
Former [2011/19]Inspicos A/S
European Patent Attorneys Kogle Allé 2 P.O. Box 45
DK-2970 Hørsholm / DK
Application number, filing date09765922.119.06.2009
[2011/19]
WO2009EP57684
Priority number, dateDK2008000085120.06.2008         Original published format: DK 200800851
US20080132791P20.06.2008         Original published format: US 132791 P
[2011/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2009153343
Date:23.12.2009
Language:EN
[2009/52]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2318705
Date:11.05.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.12.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2318705
Date:03.10.2012
Language:EN
[2012/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.03.2010
ClassificationIPC:F03D1/06, B29C65/00
[2011/19]
CPC:
B29C65/5014 (EP,US); B25B11/02 (EP,US); B29C65/483 (EP,US);
B29C65/5057 (EP,US); B29C65/7841 (EP,US); B29C66/112 (EP,US);
B29C66/1122 (EP,US); B29C66/116 (EP,US); B29C66/1162 (EP,US);
B29C66/131 (EP,US); B29C66/543 (EP,US); B29C66/547 (EP,US);
B29C66/721 (EP,US); B29C66/7212 (EP,US); B29C66/72141 (EP,US);
B29C70/882 (EP,US); B29D23/001 (EP,US); F03D1/065 (EP,US);
F03D80/30 (US); B29C65/4835 (EP,US); B29C66/71 (EP,US);
B29C66/7392 (EP,US); B29C66/7394 (EP,US); B29K2707/04 (EP,US);
B29K2709/08 (EP,US); B29L2022/00 (EP,US); B29L2023/00 (EP,US);
B29L2031/008 (EP,US); B29L2031/082 (EP,US); B29L2031/085 (EP,US);
B29L2031/766 (EP,US); Y02E10/72 (EP,US); Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
B29C65/7841, B29C65/00 (US);
B29C66/7212, B29K2307/04 (US,EP);
B29C66/7212, B29K2309/08 (EP,US);
B29C66/71, B29K2063/00 (US,EP);
B29C66/71, B29K2067/003 (US,EP)
(-)
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2011/19]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES HOLMS FÜR EINE WINDTURBINE AUS VERSCHIEDENE MATERIALIEN UMFASSENDEN ELEMENTEN SOWIE VERWANDTER HOLM[2011/19]
English:A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SPAR FOR A WIND TURBINE FROM ELEMENTS COMPRISING DIFFERENT MATERIALS, AND THE RELATED SPAR[2011/19]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN LONGERON POUR ÉOLIENNE À PARTIR D'ÉLÉMENTS COMPRENANT DIFFÉRENTS MATÉRIAUX, ET LONGERON AINSI OBTENU[2011/19]
Entry into regional phase20.01.2011National basic fee paid 
20.01.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
20.01.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.01.2011Examination requested  [2011/19]
08.04.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.06.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.08.2012Fee for grant paid
24.08.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  18.06.2012
Opposition(s)04.07.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
20.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.06.2009
AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
IT03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
MC03.10.2012
MK03.10.2012
MT03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
TR03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
IE19.06.2013
LU19.06.2013
CH30.06.2013
LI30.06.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
IT03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
MC03.10.2012
MK03.10.2012
MT03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
TR03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
IE19.06.2013
CH30.06.2013
LI30.06.2013
Former [2015/13]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
IT03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
MC03.10.2012
MT03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
IE19.06.2013
CH30.06.2013
LI30.06.2013
Former [2014/20]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
IT03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
MC03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
IE19.06.2013
CH30.06.2013
LI30.06.2013
Former [2014/08]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
IT03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
MC03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/52]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CY03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
IT03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/37]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
IT03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
RO03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/35]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
CZ03.10.2012
EE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
SK03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/34]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
BG03.01.2013
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/31]AT03.10.2012
BE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
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LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
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IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
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FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
PT04.02.2013
Former [2013/24]BE03.10.2012
FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
GR04.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
Former [2013/23]FI03.10.2012
HR03.10.2012
LT03.10.2012
LV03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
PL03.10.2012
SE03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
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LT03.10.2012
NL03.10.2012
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SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
IS03.02.2013
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SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
Former [2013/20]LT03.10.2012
SI03.10.2012
NO03.01.2013
Former [2013/11]SI03.10.2012
Cited inInternational search[Y]US5547629  (DIESEN DAVID [US], et al) [Y] 1-10,12-19,21-22,24 * figures 1,3 * * column 4, line 19 - line 36 *;
 [Y]DE102005059298  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [Y] 1-10,12-19,21-22,24 * paragraph [0028] * * figure 6 *;
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 [Y]WO2005050808  (VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK], et al) [Y] 12,21 * claim 1 *;
 [XP]EP1965074  (GAMESA INNOVATION AND TECHNOLO [ES]) [XP] 1-4,14-17 * paragraphs [0001] , [0019] , [0030] , [0032] , [0050] * * figures 3,7 *;
 [A]WO2008071195  (UNIV DENMARK TECH DTU [DK], et al) [A] 1-10,12-19,21-22,24 * page 1 * * figure 5d *
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 DE102005059298
 US2005186081
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