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EP About this file: EP3502582

EP3502582 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HVAC-APPARATUS, CONTROL UNIT AND USE OF A CONTROL UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.03.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.04.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.02.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip30.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU, MC		published on 02.10.2024  [2024/40]
Applicant(s)For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IE  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  MT  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
For:GB 
Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe B.V.
17 Firth Road
Houston Industrial Estate
Livingston EH54 5DJ / GB
[2019/26]
Inventor(s)01 / UNO, Yoshitaka
c/o Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe B.V.
17 Firth Road
Houstoun Industrial Estate
Livingston EH54 5DJ / GB
 [2019/26]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Theresienhöhe 11a
80339 München / DE
[2019/26]
Application number, filing date17210238.622.12.2017
[2019/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3502582
Date:26.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3502582
Date:10.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:F24F11/62, F24F120/00, F24F110/10
[2019/26]
CPC:
F24F11/62 (EP); F24F2110/10 (EP); F24F2120/00 (EP)
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 [2020/06]
Former [2019/26]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINER HLK-VORRICHTUNG, STEUEREINHEIT UND VERWENDUNG DER STEUEREINHEIT[2019/26]
English:METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HVAC-APPARATUS, CONTROL UNIT AND USE OF A CONTROL UNIT[2019/26]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR COMMANDER UN APPAREIL HVAC, UNITÉ DE COMMANDE ET UTILISATION DE LADITE UNITÉ[2019/26]
Examination procedure30.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/06]
30.12.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.03.2023Fee for grant paid
31.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.02.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
23.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
26.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT10.05.2023
CZ10.05.2023
DK10.05.2023
EE10.05.2023
ES10.05.2023
FI10.05.2023
HR10.05.2023
IT10.05.2023
LT10.05.2023
LV10.05.2023
MC10.05.2023
NL10.05.2023
PL10.05.2023
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SI10.05.2023
SK10.05.2023
SM10.05.2023
NO10.08.2023
GR11.08.2023
IS10.09.2023
PT11.09.2023
LU22.12.2023
[2024/40]
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JP2002119497  (YA MAN LTD) [Y] 5,11* the whole document *;
 [I]JP2008209077  (TOKYO INST TECH) [I] 1,8,15 * the whole document *;
 [IAY]JP2011226720  (SHARP KK) [I] 1-4,6-10,13-15 * the whole document * [A] 12 [Y] 5,11;
 [YD]US2015045981  (MISE ATSUSHI [JP]) [YD] 5,11 * the whole document *;
 [I]CN105276765  (GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT CO LTD, et al) [I] 1,8,15 * the whole document *
by applicantUS2015045981
 US2016363340
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