| EP3640561 - AIR-CONDITIONING INDOOR UNIT AND AIR-CONDITIONER [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.09.2025 Database last updated on 19.03.2026 | |
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 24.06.2025 | ||
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 21.10.2022 | ||
| Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 20.03.2020 | ||
| Former | The international publication has been made Status updated on 31.12.2018 | Most recent event Tooltip | 26.09.2025 | (Expected) grant | published on 29.10.2025 [2025/44] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Midea Group Co., Ltd. B26-28F, Midea Headquarter Building No. 6 Midea Avenue Beijiao, Shunde Foshan, Guangdong 528311 / CN | For all designated states GD Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. Lingang Road Beijiao Shunde District Foshan, Guangdong 528311 / CN | [2025/44] |
| Former [2020/17] | For all designated states Midea Group Co., Ltd. B26-28F, Midea Headquarter Building No. 6 Midea Avenue Beijiao Shunde Foshan, Guangdong 528311 / CN | ||
| For all designated states GD Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. Lingang Road Beijiao Shunde District Foshan, Guangdong 528311 / CN | Inventor(s) | 01 /
QIN, Qiang 26-28/F. Zone B Headquarters Building of Midea No.6 Midea Avenue Beijiao Town Shunde District Foshan Guangdong 528311 / CN | 02 /
CHEN, Xinchang 26-28/F. Zone B Headquarters Building of Midea No.6 Midea Avenue Beijiao Town Shunde District Foshan Guangdong 528311 / CN | 03 /
WANG, Xiansong 26-28/F. Zone B Headquarters Building of Midea No.6 Midea Avenue Beijiao Town Shunde District Foshan Guangdong 528311 / CN | 04 /
CUI, Zhenmin 26-28/F. Zone B Headquarters Building of Midea No.6 Midea Avenue Beijiao Town Shunde District Foshan Guangdong 528311 / CN | 05 /
RAO, Tao 26-28/F. Zone B Headquarters Building of Midea No.6 Midea Avenue Beijiao Town Shunde District Foshan Guangdong 528311 / CN | [2020/17] | Representative(s) | RGTH Patentanwälte PartGmbB Neuer Wall 10 20354 Hamburg / DE | [2020/17] | Application number, filing date | 17914132.0 | 30.09.2017 | [2020/17] | WO2017CN105096 | Priority number, date | CN201710480102 | 21.06.2017 Original published format: CN201710480102 | [2020/17] | Filing language | ZH | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2018233143 | Date: | 27.12.2018 | Language: | ZH | [2018/52] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3640561 | Date: | 22.04.2020 | Language: | EN | [2020/17] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3640561 | Date: | 29.10.2025 | Language: | EN | [2025/44] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | CN | 27.12.2018 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 20.03.2020 | Classification | IPC: | F24F13/22, F24F1/00, F24F1/0007, F24F13/08, F24F13/20 | [2020/17] | CPC: |
F24F1/0007 (EP,CN);
F24F13/0245 (US);
F24F1/0057 (US);
F24F13/0209 (US);
F24F13/084 (EP,CN);
F24F13/20 (EP,CN,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 [2020/17]
| Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Validation states | MA | Not yet paid | MD | Not yet paid | Title | German: | KLIMAANLAGENINNENRAUMEINHEIT UND KLIMAANLAGE | [2020/17] | English: | AIR-CONDITIONING INDOOR UNIT AND AIR-CONDITIONER | [2020/17] | French: | UNITÉ INTÉRIEURE DE CLIMATISATION ET CLIMATISEUR ASSOCIÉ | [2020/17] | Entry into regional phase | 13.01.2020 | Translation filed | 13.01.2020 | National basic fee paid | 13.01.2020 | Search fee paid | 13.01.2020 | Designation fee(s) paid | 13.01.2020 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 13.01.2020 | Examination requested [2020/17] | 21.07.2020 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 20.10.2022 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 20.12.2022 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 14.02.2023 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 06.04.2023 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 25.06.2025 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 26.08.2025 | Fee for grant paid | 26.08.2025 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 26.08.2025 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 13.01.2020 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 17.09.2020 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 09.09.2021 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 21.09.2022 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 18.09.2023 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 13.09.2024 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 22.09.2025 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [XY] CN106871245 (GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT CO LTD et al.) [X] 1,11 * abstract; figures 2-4 *[Y] 2-10 | [Y] EP2469194 (SHARP KK et al.) [Y] 1-11 * abstract; figures 1-5 * | [Y] CN204786776 (GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1-11 * abstract; figures 1,2,7 * | [Y] CN106369786 (WUHAN REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT CO LTD OF MIDEA GROUP et al.) [Y] 1-11 * abstract; figures 1-4, 7-13 * | [Y] WO2014115662 (SHARP KK et al.) [Y] 1-11 * abstract; figures 1-6 * | Examination | CN106839130 |