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EP About this file: EP3118918

EP3118918 - FUEL CELL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  02.08.2019
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2019Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 04.09.2019  [2019/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
2-56, Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
[2017/03]
Inventor(s)01 / MIURA, Yohei
c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd., Legal Affairs &
Intellectual Property Dept
2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
02 / OHMORI, Makoto
c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd., Legal Affairs &
Intellectual Property Dept
2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
03 / KOBAYASHI, Ayano
c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd., Legal Affairs &
Intellectual Property Dept
2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
04 / TERAHAI, Takafumi
c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd., Legal Affairs &
Intellectual Property Dept
2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
 [2017/03]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/03]Naylor, Matthew John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date16169377.505.10.2012
[2017/03]
Priority number, dateJP2011022741814.10.2011         Original published format: JP 2011227418
JP2012013650918.06.2012         Original published format: JP 2012136509
JP2012015857617.07.2012         Original published format: JP 2012158576
JP2012019618306.09.2012         Original published format: JP 2012196183
JP2012021486827.09.2012         Original published format: JP 2012214868
[2017/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3118918
Date:18.01.2017
Language:EN
[2017/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:H01M4/86, H01M4/90, H01M8/1253, H01M8/1213, H01M8/124
[2017/03]
CPC:
H01M8/1213 (EP,US); H01M4/8605 (US); H01M4/8621 (EP,US);
H01M4/8663 (EP,US); H01M4/9066 (EP,US); H01M8/1004 (US);
H01M8/1253 (EP,US); H01M2008/1293 (EP,US); H01M2300/0077 (EP,US);
Y02E60/50 (EP,US); Y02P70/50 (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 [2017/03]
TitleGerman:BRENNSTOFFZELLE[2017/03]
English:FUEL CELL[2017/03]
French:PILE A COMBUSTIBLE[2017/03]
Examination procedure12.05.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.06.2016Examination requested  [2017/03]
05.09.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
14.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.07.2019Application withdrawn by applicant  [2019/36]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12840303.7  / EP2768053
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
14.11.2017Request for further processing filed
14.11.2017Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
27.11.2017Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
02.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
25.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
11.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[E]EP2688128  (NGK INSULATORS LTD [JP]) [E] 1-13 * figure 2 * * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0078] - paragraph [0082] * * table 1 *
 [XY]  - CRONIN J S ET AL, "Impact of pore microstructure evolution on polarization resistance of Ni-Yttria-stabilized zirconia fuel cell anodes", JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, ELSEVIER SA, CH, vol. 196, no. 5, ISSN 0378-7753, (20110301), pages 2640 - 2643, (20101103), XP027566919 [X] 1,3-8 * figure 2 * * 2. Experimental * * 3. Results and discussion * [Y] 2,9-13
 [Y]  - KAZUNARI SASAKI ET AL, "Impurity Poisoning of SOFCs", ECS TRANSACTIONS, US, (20110101), doi:10.1149/1.3570280, ISSN 1938-5862, pages 2805 - 2814, XP055316915 [Y] 2,9-13 * table 1 * * Experimental Procedures of Poisoning Tests * * Results and Discussion *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1.3570280
 [Y]  - KAZUNARI SASAKI ET AL, "Chemical durability of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Influence of impurities on long-term performance", JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, ELSEVIER SA, CH, vol. 196, no. 22, doi:10.1016/J.JPOWSOUR.2010.09.122, ISSN 0378-7753, (20100910), pages 9130 - 9140, (20110628), XP028283630 [Y] 2,9-13 * 4. Anode poisoning *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.09.122
 [Y]  - CHO H J ET AL, "Fabrication and characterization of Ni-supported solid oxide fuel cell", SOLID STATE IONICS, NORTH HOLLAND PUB. COMPANY. AMSTERDAM; NL, NL, vol. 180, no. 11-13, doi:10.1016/J.SSI.2008.12.041, ISSN 0167-2738, (20090622), pages 792 - 795, (20090303), XP026148437 [Y] 2,9-13 * 3. Results and Discussion *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2008.12.041
by applicantJP2006032132
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