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EP About this file: EP3245389

EP3245389 - THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE PLANT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.05.2021
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.08.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.10.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
Borupvej 16
7330 Brande / DK
[2019/20]
Former [2017/47]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / BARMEIER, Till Andreas
Bellealliancestraße 60
20259 Hamburg / DE
02 / SEIDEL, Volker
Carrer de la Bordeta 48, 2. Piso
08014 Barcelona / ES
 [2017/47]
Representative(s)Aspacher, Karl-Georg, et al
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[2020/29]
Application number, filing date15741755.120.03.2015
[2017/47]
WO2015EP55913
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016150460
Date:29.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3245389
Date:22.11.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.09.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3245389
Date:15.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:F01K3/12, F01K5/00, F03G6/06, F28D20/00
[2020/12]
CPC:
F01K5/00 (EP,US); F28D20/0034 (CN); F28D20/0056 (US);
F01K3/12 (CN,US); F01K3/02 (US); F28D2020/0078 (US);
F28D2020/0082 (EP,CN,US); Y02E10/46 (EP,US); Y02E60/14 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2017/47]F01K3/12, F03G6/06, F28D20/00
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 [2017/47]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:WÄRMEENERGIESPEICHERANLAGE[2017/47]
English:THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE PLANT[2017/47]
French:CENTRALE D'ACCUMULATION D'ÉNERGIE THERMIQUE[2017/47]
Entry into regional phase11.08.2017National basic fee paid 
11.08.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
11.08.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.08.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.08.2017Examination requested  [2017/47]
27.09.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.12.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.06.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
05.06.2020Fee for grant paid
05.06.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
19.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
19.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
19.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[X]JPS60162038  (KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD, et al) [X] 1,8 * abstract *;
 [XI]US2008066736  (ZHU YANONG [US]) [X] 1,3-6,8,9 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0040]; figures 1-3 * [I] 7,10-12;
 [X]US8707702  (GARBE HANNO [GB], et al) [X] 1,8 * column 6, line 42 - column 7, line 58; figure 2 ** column 8, line 29 - column 9, line 9; figures 3,4 *;
 [X]DE102013101648  (NOVATEC SOLAR GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,2,6,8,9 * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0024]; figure 1 *
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