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EP2631543 - Combustor and method for purging a combustor [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.09.2022 Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 01.10.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 09.06.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 12.05.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 20.04.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states General Electric Company 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
	[2021/44]
Former [2013/35]	For all designated states General Electric Company 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Bery, Jonathan Dwight 300 Garlington Road Greenville, SC 29615 / US
	02 / Hughes, Michael John 300 Garlington Road Greenville, SC 29615 / US
	[2013/35]
Representative(s)	BRP Renaud & Partner mbB Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Steuerberater Königstraße 28 70173 Stuttgart / DE
	[2021/44]
Former [2013/35]	Cleary, Fidelma GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB
Application number, filing date	12196996.8	13.12.2012
	[2013/35]
Priority number, date	US201213405564	27.02.2012 Original published format: US201213405564
	[2013/35]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2631543
	Date:	28.08.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/35]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2631543
	Date:	11.10.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2631543
	Date:	03.11.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/44]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	08.09.2017
Classification	IPC:	F23R3/10, F23R3/28	[2013/35]
	CPC:	F23R3/10 (EP,US); F23R3/286 (EP,US); F23D2209/30 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2018/21]
Former [2013/35]	AL, AT, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
Title	German:	Brennkammer und Verfahren zur Reinigung einer Brennkammer	[2013/35]
	English:	Combustor and method for purging a combustor	[2013/35]
	French:	Chambre de combustion et procédé pour purger une chambre de combustion	[2013/35]
Examination procedure	13.12.2012	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	10.04.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.04.2018	Examination requested [2018/21]
	15.05.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.10.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.06.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.09.2021	Fee for grant paid
	21.09.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	21.09.2021	Receipt 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 15.05.2020
Opposition(s)	04.08.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/41]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	05.01.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	04.01.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	02.01.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.01.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	02.01.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
	19.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	17.12.2020	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	13.12.2012
	AL	03.11.2021
	AT	03.11.2021
	CY	03.11.2021
	CZ	03.11.2021
	DK	03.11.2021
	EE	03.11.2021
	ES	03.11.2021
	FI	03.11.2021
	HR	03.11.2021
	IT	03.11.2021
	LT	03.11.2021
	LV	03.11.2021
	MC	03.11.2021
	MK	03.11.2021
	NL	03.11.2021
	PL	03.11.2021
	RO	03.11.2021
	RS	03.11.2021
	SE	03.11.2021
	SI	03.11.2021
	SK	03.11.2021
	SM	03.11.2021
	IE	13.12.2021
	LU	13.12.2021
	BE	31.12.2021
	CH	31.12.2021
	LI	31.12.2021
	FR	03.01.2022
	BG	03.02.2022
	GB	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
	[2024/22]
Former [2023/27]	HU	13.12.2012
	AL	03.11.2021
	AT	03.11.2021
	CY	03.11.2021
	CZ	03.11.2021
	DK	03.11.2021
	EE	03.11.2021
	ES	03.11.2021
	FI	03.11.2021
	HR	03.11.2021
	IT	03.11.2021
	LT	03.11.2021
	LV	03.11.2021
	MC	03.11.2021
	NL	03.11.2021
	PL	03.11.2021
	RO	03.11.2021
	RS	03.11.2021
	SE	03.11.2021
	SI	03.11.2021
	SK	03.11.2021
	SM	03.11.2021
	IE	13.12.2021
	LU	13.12.2021
	BE	31.12.2021
	CH	31.12.2021
	LI	31.12.2021
	FR	03.01.2022
	BG	03.02.2022
	GB	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
Former [2023/24]	AL	03.11.2021
	AT	03.11.2021
	CY	03.11.2021
	CZ	03.11.2021
	DK	03.11.2021
	EE	03.11.2021
	ES	03.11.2021
	FI	03.11.2021
	HR	03.11.2021
	LT	03.11.2021
	LV	03.11.2021
	MC	03.11.2021
	NL	03.11.2021
	PL	03.11.2021
	RO	03.11.2021
	RS	03.11.2021
	SE	03.11.2021
	SI	03.11.2021
	SK	03.11.2021
	SM	03.11.2021
	IE	13.12.2021
	LU	13.12.2021
	BE	31.12.2021
	CH	31.12.2021
	LI	31.12.2021
	FR	03.01.2022
	BG	03.02.2022
	GB	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
Former [2023/08]	AL	03.11.2021
	AT	03.11.2021
	CZ	03.11.2021
	DK	03.11.2021
	EE	03.11.2021
	ES	03.11.2021
	FI	03.11.2021
	HR	03.11.2021
	LT	03.11.2021
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	MC	03.11.2021
	NL	03.11.2021
	PL	03.11.2021
	RO	03.11.2021
	RS	03.11.2021
	SE	03.11.2021
	SI	03.11.2021
	SK	03.11.2021
	SM	03.11.2021
	IE	13.12.2021
	LU	13.12.2021
	BE	31.12.2021
	CH	31.12.2021
	LI	31.12.2021
	FR	03.01.2022
	BG	03.02.2022
	GB	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
Former [2023/03]	AL	03.11.2021
	AT	03.11.2021
	CZ	03.11.2021
	DK	03.11.2021
	EE	03.11.2021
	ES	03.11.2021
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	RS	03.11.2021
	SE	03.11.2021
	SI	03.11.2021
	SK	03.11.2021
	SM	03.11.2021
	IE	13.12.2021
	LU	13.12.2021
	BE	31.12.2021
	CH	31.12.2021
	LI	31.12.2021
	FR	03.01.2022
	BG	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
Former [2023/01]	AL	03.11.2021
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	CZ	03.11.2021
	DK	03.11.2021
	EE	03.11.2021
	ES	03.11.2021
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	SE	03.11.2021
	SI	03.11.2021
	SK	03.11.2021
	SM	03.11.2021
	IE	13.12.2021
	LU	13.12.2021
	BE	31.12.2021
	FR	03.01.2022
	BG	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
Former [2022/49]	AL	03.11.2021
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	EE	03.11.2021
	ES	03.11.2021
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	LV	03.11.2021
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	PL	03.11.2021
	RO	03.11.2021
	RS	03.11.2021
	SE	03.11.2021
	SK	03.11.2021
	SM	03.11.2021
	IE	13.12.2021
	LU	13.12.2021
	BG	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
Former [2022/48]	AT	03.11.2021
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	EE	03.11.2021
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	SE	03.11.2021
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	IE	13.12.2021
	LU	13.12.2021
	BG	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
Former [2022/46]	AT	03.11.2021
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	EE	03.11.2021
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	RO	03.11.2021
	RS	03.11.2021
	SE	03.11.2021
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	SM	03.11.2021
	LU	13.12.2021
	BG	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
Former [2022/39]	AT	03.11.2021
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	EE	03.11.2021
	ES	03.11.2021
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	LV	03.11.2021
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	RO	03.11.2021
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	SE	03.11.2021
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	BG	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
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	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
Former [2022/35]	AT	03.11.2021
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	EE	03.11.2021
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Former [2022/34]	AT	03.11.2021
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	PL	03.11.2021
	RS	03.11.2021
	SE	03.11.2021
	BG	03.02.2022
	NO	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
Former [2022/24]	AT	03.11.2021
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	FI	03.11.2021
	HR	03.11.2021
	LT	03.11.2021
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	NL	03.11.2021
	PL	03.11.2021
	RS	03.11.2021
	SE	03.11.2021
	BG	03.02.2022
	GR	04.02.2022
	IS	03.03.2022
	PT	03.03.2022
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	BG	03.02.2022
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US2011083439 (ZUO BAIFANG [US], et al) [X] 1-13 * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0017]; figure 1 *;
		[A]US2010236247 (DAVIS JR LEWIS BERKLEY [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5218824 (CEDERWALL PHILIP J [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * the whole document *;
		[A]US2010192581 (ZIMINSKY WILLY STEVE [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * the whole document *

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