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EP3213157 - USING SOFT-SENSORS IN A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.10.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.02.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.08.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip16.02.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 20.03.2024  [2024/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[2017/36]
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Lingyun
114 N. Barrow Pl.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 / US
02 / APARICIO OJEA, Juan L.
1631 Euclid Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709 / US
03 / ROSCA, Justinian
25 Perrine Path
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550 / US
04 / LO, George
21205 Cornerstone Drive
Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067 / US
 [2017/39]
Former [2017/36]01 / WANG, Lingyun
114 N. Barrow Pl.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 / US
02 / APARICIO OJEA, Juan L.
303 West State Street
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901 / US
03 / ROSCA, Justinian
25 Perrine Path
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550 / US
04 / LO, George
21205 Cornerstone Drive
Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067 / US
Representative(s)Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Barth
Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB
Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
[2024/12]
Former [2017/36]Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Behnisch Barth Charles
Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB
Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date14799087.330.10.2014
[2017/36]
WO2014US63105
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016068929
Date:06.05.2016
Language:EN
[2016/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3213157
Date:06.09.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.05.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3213157
Date:20.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/042, G05B19/05
[2023/41]
CPC:
G05B19/054 (EP,CN,US); G05B19/0423 (CN,US); G05B19/056 (US);
G05B2219/14055 (EP,CN,US); G05B2219/15108 (US); G05B2219/37537 (EP,CN,US)
Former IPC [2017/36]G05B19/042
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2017/36]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG VON VIRTUELLEN SENSOREN IN EINER SPEICHERPROGRAMMIERBAREN STEUERUNG[2023/42]
English:USING SOFT-SENSORS IN A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER[2017/36]
French:UTILISATION DE CAPTEURS VIRTUELS DANS UN CONTRÔLEUR LOGIQUE PROGRAMMABLE[2017/36]
Former [2017/36]VERWENDUNG VON WEICHEN SENSOREN IN EINER SPEICHERPROGRAMMIERBAREN STEUERUNG
Entry into regional phase07.04.2017National basic fee paid 
07.04.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
07.04.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/36]
07.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 20.07.2022
20.07.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
04.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.12.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.02.2024Fee for grant paid
08.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
19.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
19.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
18.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
19.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
19.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
19.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
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Cited inInternational search[I]US2012323343  (GRICHNIK ANTHONY JAMES [US], et al) [I] 1-20* paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0080]; figures 1-6 *;
 [I]  - PIETROPAOLI BASTIEN ET AL, "Virtual sensors and data fusion in a multi-level context computing architecture", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION FUSION, ISIF ( INTL SOCIETY OF INFORMATION FUSI, ISBN 978-605-86311-1-3, (20130709), pages 101 - 108, (20131018), XP032512471 [I] 1-20 * page 101 - page 107 *
 [I]  - MIN WU ET AL, "Integrated soft sensing of coke-oven temperature", CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE, PERGAMON PRESS, OXFORD, GB, vol. 19, no. 10, doi:10.1016/J.CONENGPRAC.2011.06.001, ISSN 0967-0661, (20110602), pages 1116 - 1125, (20110620), XP028274791 [I] 1-20 * page 1116 - page 1125 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2011.06.001
 [I]  - KADLEC P ET AL, "Data-driven Soft Sensors in the process industry", COMPUTERS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, PERGAMON PRESS, OXFORD, GB, vol. 33, no. 4, doi:10.1016/J.COMPCHEMENG.2008.12.012, ISSN 0098-1354, (20090421), pages 795 - 814, (20090120), XP025990509 [I] 1-20 * page 795 - page 811 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2008.12.012
ExaminationUS2008313228
 EP2538290
    - HALIT EREN, "Assessing the health of sensors using data historians", SENSORS APPLICATIONS SYMPOSIUM (SAS), 2012 IEEE, IEEE, (20120207), doi:10.1109/SAS.2012.6166285, ISBN 978-1-4577-1724-6, pages 1 - 4, XP032141824

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SAS.2012.6166285
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