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EP About this file: EP3460254

EP3460254 - AIR CONDITIONER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/13]CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER, AIR CONDITIONER, AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE
[2021/29]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.10.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.10.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.07.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2019/13]
Inventor(s)01 / KONO, Atsushi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
02 / IKEDA, Takashi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
 [2019/13]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Joachimsthaler Straße 10-12
10719 Berlin / DE
[2019/13]
Application number, filing date16902463.520.05.2016
[2019/13]
WO2016JP65095
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017199444
Date:23.11.2017
Language:JA
[2017/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3460254
Date:27.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3460254
Date:01.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.11.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:F04D29/44, F24F1/00, F24F1/0007, F24F1/0022, F24F1/38, F24F1/0059, F24F1/56, F04D29/42, F04D25/16, F04D29/16
[2021/18]
CPC:
F04D29/441 (EP); F04D25/166 (EP,US); F04D29/162 (EP,US);
F04D29/4213 (US); F04D29/4226 (EP,US); F24F1/00 (EP,US);
F24F1/0022 (US); F24F1/0059 (US); F24F1/38 (US);
F05D2250/51 (EP,US); F24F1/0007 (US); F24F1/40 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/23]F04D29/44, F24F1/00, F24F1/0007, F24F1/0022, F24F1/38, F24F1/0059, F24F1/56, F04D29/42
Former IPC [2019/13]F04D29/44, F24F1/00
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 [2019/13]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KLIMAANLAGE[2021/29]
English:AIR CONDITIONER[2021/29]
French:CLIMATISEUR[2021/29]
Former [2019/13]ZENTRIFUGALGEBLÄSE, KLIMAANLAGE UND KÄLTEKREISLAUFVORRICHTUNG
Former [2019/13]CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER, AIR CONDITIONER, AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE
Former [2019/13]SOUFFLANTE CENTRIFUGE, CLIMATISEUR, ET DISPOSITIF À CYCLE DE RÉFRIGÉRATION
Entry into regional phase12.10.2018Translation filed 
12.10.2018National basic fee paid 
12.10.2018Search fee paid 
12.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
12.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
12.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/13]
11.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.07.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.10.2021Fee for grant paid
26.10.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.10.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.09.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
12.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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 [Y]JP2000179496  (MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION) [Y] 1-8 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0025]; figures 1-5 * * abstract *;
 [A]JP2006097502  (DAIKIN IND LTD) [A] 1-8 * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0038]; figures 1-7 * * abstract *;
 [Y]JP2007127089  (DAIKIN IND LTD) [Y] 1-8 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0055]; figures 2,8-11 * * abstract *;
 [A]US2014348646  (LEI TSUNG-YU [TW], et al) [A] 1-8 * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0049]; figures 2c,2d ** abstract *
International search[A]JPH05149297  (DAIKIN IND LTD) [A] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0018] to [0023]; fig. 1 to 3 (Family: none) *;
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 [Y]JP2000179496  (MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION) [Y] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0016] to [0025]; fig. 1 to 5 (Family: none) *;
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 [YA]JP2006097502  (DAIKIN IND LTD) [Y] 5, 7-8 * , paragraphs [0017] to [0038]; fig. 1 to 7 & US 2007/0116559 A1 paragraphs [0045] to [0072]; fig. 1 to 7 & WO 2006/035574 A1 & EP 1803942 A1 & KR 10-2006-0090839 A & CN 1906419 A & AU 2005288445 A * [A] 1-4, 6;
 [Y]JP2007127089  (DAIKIN IND LTD) [Y] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0040] to [0055]; fig. 2, 8 to 11 (Family: none) *
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