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EP3551948 - EXPANSION VALVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.09.2021 Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 16.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 04.06.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 13.09.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 16.06.2018
Former	unknown Status updated on 26.01.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	22.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE, MK	published on 24.08.2022 [2022/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V. Wilhelm-Schickard-Strasse 10 78052 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
	For all designated states Institut Für Luft- Und Kältetechnik Gemeinnützige GmbH Bertolt-Brecht-Allee 20 01309 Dresden / DE
	For all designated states Liebherr-Hausgeräte Ochsenhausen GmbH Memminger Str. 77-79 88416 Ochsenhausen / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2019/42]	For all designated states Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V. Wilhelm-Schickard-Strasse 10 78052 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
	For all designated states Institut Für Luft- Und Kältetechnik Gemeinnützige GmbH Bertolt-Brecht-Allee 20 01309 Dresden / DE
	For all designated states Liebherr-Hausgeräte Ochsenhausen GmbH Memminger Str. 77-79 88416 Ochsenhausen / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / SPIETH, Sven Schwarzwaldstr. 6 78083 Dauchingen / DE
	02 / STORZ, Matthias Fürstenbergstr. 34 78647 Trossingen / DE
	03 / GROSSMANN, Björn Coschützer Höhe 1 01189 Dresden / DE
	04 / TIPPMANN, Sandra Oskar-Kokoschka-Str. 4 01219 Dresden / DE
	05 / GINDELE, Thomas Übendorf 40 88299 Leutkirch / DE
	[2019/42]
Representative(s)	Stöckeler, Ferdinand Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Radlkoferstrasse 2 81373 München / DE
	[2019/42]
Application number, filing date	17829608.3	06.12.2017
	[2019/42]
	WO2017EP81703
Priority number, date	DE201610224283	06.12.2016 Original published format: DE102016224283
	DE201710205562	31.03.2017 Original published format: DE102017205562
	[2019/42]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018104391
	Date:	14.06.2018
	Language:	DE
	[2018/24]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3551948
	Date:	16.10.2019
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/42]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3551948
	Date:	18.11.2020
	Language:	DE
	[2020/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	14.06.2018
Classification	IPC:	F25B41/06, F16K11/00	[2019/42]
	CPC:	F16K11/00 (EP,US); F16K11/074 (US); F25B41/35 (EP,US); F16K99/0013 (US); F25B2341/06 (US); Y02B30/70 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/42]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	EXPANSIONSVENTIL	[2019/42]
	English:	EXPANSION VALVE	[2019/42]
	French:	VANNE D'EXPANSION	[2020/25]
	Former [2019/42]	SOUPAPE DE DÉTENTE
Entry into regional phase	05.06.2019	National basic fee paid
	05.06.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.06.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	05.10.2018	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	05.06.2019	Examination requested [2019/42]
	05.06.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	05.06.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.10.2020	Fee for grant paid
	12.10.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	12.10.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	19.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/43]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.12.2019	03 M06 Fee paid on 20.03.2020
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	06.12.2017
	AL	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
	MT	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	TR	18.11.2020
	IE	06.12.2020
	LU	06.12.2020
	BE	31.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	[2022/33]
Former [2022/27]	HU	06.12.2017
	AL	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MT	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	TR	18.11.2020
	IE	06.12.2020
	LU	06.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	06.12.2020
	LU	06.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	06.12.2020
	LU	06.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/52]	AL	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	06.12.2020
	LU	06.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/50]	AL	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	06.12.2020
	LU	06.12.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/46]	AL	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	06.12.2020
	LU	06.12.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/40]	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/37]	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/36]	CZ	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/35]	CZ	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/32]	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/28]	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/25]	FI	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/23]	FI	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/22]	FI	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	NO	18.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	18.11.2020
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	18.11.2020
Cited in	International search	[A]EP1975480 (ZHEJIANG SANHUA CLIMATE & APPL [CN]) [A] 1-71* paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0044]; figures 1-8 *;
		[XI]DE102010042265 (PARLTEC GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-6,8,9,11,13-15,19,20,23,26,28 * paragraphs [0073] , [0095]; figures 1-19 * [I] 7,10,12,16-18,21,22,24,25,27,29-71
	by applicant	DE3108051
		DE102011004109
		EP3124837

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