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EP2772643 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE BASED ON IDENTIFIED SURFACE CONDITIONS OF THE ROTOR BLADES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/36]	System and method for controlling a wind turbine based on identified surface conditions of the rotor blades
	[2021/23]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.08.2022 Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 17.09.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.05.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 17.07.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 19.10.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states General Electric Company 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
	[2021/42]
Former [2014/36]	For all designated states General Electric Company 1 River Road Schenectady, New York 12345 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Herrig, Andreas Holsterfeld 16 48499 Salzbergen / DE
	02 / Honhoff, Saskia Gerarda Holsterfeld 16 48499 Salzbergen / DE
	[2014/36]
Representative(s)	Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
	[2021/42]
Former [2014/36]	Bedford, Grant Richard GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB
Application number, filing date	14155535.9	18.02.2014
	[2014/36]
Priority number, date	US201313779829	28.02.2013 Original published format: US201313779829
	[2014/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2772643
	Date:	03.09.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/36]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2772643
	Date:	11.04.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2772643
	Date:	20.10.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/42]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.03.2018
Classification	IPC:	F03D7/00, F03D7/02, F03D80/40, F03D17/00	[2021/10]
	CPC:	F03D7/00 (EP,US); F01D5/12 (US); F03D17/00 (EP,US); F03D7/0224 (EP,US); F03D7/0296 (EP); F03D80/40 (EP); (+) F05B2270/30 (EP,US); Y02E10/72 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2014/36]	F03D7/00, F03D7/02, F03D11/00
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 [2018/47]
Former [2014/36]	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:	SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINER WINDTURBINE BASIEREND AUF IDENTIFIZIERTEN OBERFLÄCHENBEDINGUNGEN DER ROTORBLÄTTER	[2021/23]
	English:	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE BASED ON IDENTIFIED SURFACE CONDITIONS OF THE ROTOR BLADES	[2021/23]
	French:	SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR COMMANDER UNE ÉOLIENNE SUR LA BASE DES CONDITIONS DE SURFACE IDENTIFIÉES DES PALES DU ROTOR	[2021/23]
	Former [2014/36]	System und Verfahren zur Steuerung einer Windturbine basierend auf identifizierten Oberflächenbedingungen der Rotorblätter
	Former [2014/36]	System and method for controlling a wind turbine based on identified surface conditions of the rotor blades
	Former [2014/36]	Système et procédé pour commander une éolienne sur la base des conditions de surface identifiées des pales du rotor
Examination procedure	08.10.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.10.2018	Examination requested [2018/47]
	17.07.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.10.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.05.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.09.2021	Fee for grant paid
	09.09.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	09.09.2021	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 17.07.2020
Opposition(s)	21.07.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/39]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.02.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.02.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.02.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.02.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	20.02.2020	Renewal fee patent year 07
	19.02.2021	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	18.02.2014
	AL	20.10.2021
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	BG	20.01.2022
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	BE	28.02.2022
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	FR	28.02.2022
	LI	28.02.2022
	[2024/41]
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Former [2024/20]	HU	18.02.2014
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US2005276696 (LEMIEUX DAVID L [US]) [X] 1-9,11-15 * paragraphs [0013] , [0014] , [0044] , [0052] * [Y] 10;
		[A]US2007154310 (WOBBEN ALOYS [DE]) [A] 1,11,12* paragraphs [0020] , [0034] - [0036] *;
		[Y]EP2075462 (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [Y] 10 * paragraph [0009] *;
		[X]US2010076614 (NIES JACOB JOHANNES [NL], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0053] , [0060] , [0078] - [0080] - [0085] *;
		[X]EP2177754 (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0005] - [0011] - [0021] - [0025] *

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