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EP3281245 - HIGH TEMPERATURE STEAM ELECTROLYSIS ARRANGEMENT OR REVERSIBLE HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/07]HEAT MANAGEMENT METHOD IN A HIGH-TEMPERATURE STEAM ELECTROLYSIS [SOEC], SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL [SOFC]AND/OR REVERSIBLE HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL [RSOC], AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE STEAM ELECTROLYSIS [SOEC], SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL [SOFC]AND/OR REVERSIBLE HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL [RSOC]ARRANGEMENT
[2018/47]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.10.2020
Database last updated on 07.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.01.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SunFire GmbH
Gasanstaltstrasse 2
01237 Dresden / DE
[2018/07]
Inventor(s)01 / RÜGER, Dietmar
Carl-Bantzer-Straße 7
01728 Bannewitz / DE
02 / BRABANDT, Jörg
Berggartenstraße 42
01277 Dresden / DE
03 / POSDZIECH, Oliver
Am Schulfeld 17
01109 Dresden / DE
 [2018/07]
Representative(s)Hansen, Jochen
Patentanwaltskanzlei Hansen
Eisenbahnstraße 5
21680 Stade / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/07]Hansen, Jochen
Hansen und Heeschen
Patentanwälte
Eisenbahnstrasse 5
21680 Stade / DE
Application number, filing date15744472.008.04.2015
[2018/07]
WO2015DE100149
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016161999
Date:13.10.2016
Language:DE
[2016/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3281245
Date:14.02.2018
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.10.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3281245
Date:25.12.2019
Language:DE
[2019/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:H01M8/18, C25B1/04
[2018/07]
CPC:
H01M8/186 (EP,US); H01M8/04007 (CN,US); C25B1/04 (CN,US);
C25B1/042 (EP); C25B15/02 (US); C25B15/021 (EP);
C25B15/08 (EP,US); C25B9/05 (EP,US); Y02E60/36 (EP,US);
Y02E60/50 (EP,US); Y02P20/129 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2018/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:WÄRMEMANAGEMENTVERFAHREN EINER HOCHTEMPERATUR-WASSERDAMPF-ELEKTROLYSE ODER REVERSIBLEN HOCHTEMPERATUR-BRENNSTOFFZELLE SOWIE HOCHTEMPERATUR-WASSERDAMPF-ELEKTROLYSE- ODER REVERSIBLE HOCHTEMPERATUR-BRENNSTOFFZELLEN-ANORDNUNG[2019/33]
English:HIGH TEMPERATURE STEAM ELECTROLYSIS ARRANGEMENT OR REVERSIBLE HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT THEREOF[2019/33]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ELECTROLYSE À HAUTE TEMPÉRATURE À VAPEUR OU PILE À COMBUSTIBLE REVERSIBLE EN OXIDE SOLIDE ET SON MANAGEMENT THERMIQUE[2018/47]
Former [2018/07]WÄRMEMANAGEMENTVERFAHREN EINER HOCHTEMPERATUR-WASSERDAMPF-ELEKTROLYSE [SOEC], FESTOXIDBRENNSTOFFZELLE [SOFC]UND/ODER REVERSIBLE HOCHTEMPERATUR-BRENNSTOFFZELLE [rSOC]SOWIE HOCHTEMPERATUR-WASSERDAMPF-ELEKTROLYSE [SOEC]-, FESTOXIDBRENNSTOFFZELLE [SOFC)- UND/ODER REVERSIBLE HOCHTEMPERATUR-BRENNSTOFFZELLE [rSOC]-ANORDNUNG
Former [2018/07]HEAT MANAGEMENT METHOD IN A HIGH-TEMPERATURE STEAM ELECTROLYSIS [SOEC], SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL [SOFC]AND/OR REVERSIBLE HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL [RSOC], AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE STEAM ELECTROLYSIS [SOEC], SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL [SOFC]AND/OR REVERSIBLE HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL [RSOC]ARRANGEMENT
Former [2018/07]PROCÉDÉ DE GESTION DE CHALEUR D'UNE ÉLECTROLYSE À VAPEUR D'EAU À HAUTE TEMPÉRATURE [SOEC], CELLULE DE COMBUSTIBLE À OXYDE SOLIDE [SOFC]ET/OU CELLULE DE COMBUSTIBLE À HAUTE TEMPÉRATURE RÉVERSIBLE [RSOC]AINSI QU'UN SYSTÈME D'ÉLECTROLYSE À VAPEUR D'EAU À HAUTE TEMPÉRATURE [SOEC], DE CELLULE DE COMBUSTIBLE À OXYDE SOLIDE [SOFC]ET/OU DE CELLULE DE COMBUSTIBLE À HAUTE TEMPÉRATURE RÉVERSIBLE
Entry into regional phase07.11.2017National basic fee paid 
07.11.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
07.11.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/07]
07.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.11.2019Fee for grant paid
15.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)28.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
26.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
30.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.04.2015
AL25.12.2019
CY25.12.2019
CZ25.12.2019
EE25.12.2019
ES25.12.2019
FI25.12.2019
HR25.12.2019
LT25.12.2019
LV25.12.2019
MC25.12.2019
MK25.12.2019
MT25.12.2019
PL25.12.2019
RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
SI25.12.2019
SK25.12.2019
SM25.12.2019
TR25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
GB08.04.2020
IE08.04.2020
LU08.04.2020
IS25.04.2020
BE30.04.2020
CH30.04.2020
LI30.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU08.04.2015
AL25.12.2019
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EE25.12.2019
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FI25.12.2019
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LT25.12.2019
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MC25.12.2019
MT25.12.2019
PL25.12.2019
RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
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SM25.12.2019
TR25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
GB08.04.2020
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LU08.04.2020
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BE30.04.2020
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LI30.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
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PL25.12.2019
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SK25.12.2019
SM25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
GB08.04.2020
IE08.04.2020
LU08.04.2020
IS25.04.2020
BE30.04.2020
CH30.04.2020
LI30.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
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MC25.12.2019
PL25.12.2019
RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
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SI25.12.2019
SK25.12.2019
SM25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
IE08.04.2020
LU08.04.2020
IS25.04.2020
BE30.04.2020
CH30.04.2020
LI30.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
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CZ25.12.2019
EE25.12.2019
ES25.12.2019
FI25.12.2019
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LT25.12.2019
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PL25.12.2019
RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
SI25.12.2019
SK25.12.2019
SM25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
LU08.04.2020
IS25.04.2020
BE30.04.2020
CH30.04.2020
LI30.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
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CZ25.12.2019
EE25.12.2019
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FI25.12.2019
HR25.12.2019
LT25.12.2019
LV25.12.2019
MC25.12.2019
RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
SI25.12.2019
SK25.12.2019
SM25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
LU08.04.2020
IS25.04.2020
CH30.04.2020
LI30.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
Former [2020/52]AL25.12.2019
CZ25.12.2019
EE25.12.2019
ES25.12.2019
FI25.12.2019
HR25.12.2019
LT25.12.2019
LV25.12.2019
MC25.12.2019
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RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
SI25.12.2019
SK25.12.2019
SM25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
IS25.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
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CZ25.12.2019
EE25.12.2019
ES25.12.2019
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LT25.12.2019
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RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
SI25.12.2019
SK25.12.2019
SM25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
IS25.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
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CZ25.12.2019
EE25.12.2019
ES25.12.2019
FI25.12.2019
HR25.12.2019
LT25.12.2019
LV25.12.2019
RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
SK25.12.2019
SM25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
IS25.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
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EE25.12.2019
FI25.12.2019
HR25.12.2019
LT25.12.2019
LV25.12.2019
RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
SK25.12.2019
SM25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
IS25.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
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CZ25.12.2019
EE25.12.2019
FI25.12.2019
HR25.12.2019
LT25.12.2019
LV25.12.2019
RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
SK25.12.2019
SM25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
PT20.05.2020
Former [2020/36]AL25.12.2019
CZ25.12.2019
EE25.12.2019
FI25.12.2019
HR25.12.2019
LT25.12.2019
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RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
PT20.05.2020
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FI25.12.2019
HR25.12.2019
LT25.12.2019
LV25.12.2019
RO25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
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FI25.12.2019
HR25.12.2019
LT25.12.2019
LV25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
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LT25.12.2019
LV25.12.2019
RS25.12.2019
SE25.12.2019
BG25.03.2020
GR26.03.2020
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