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EP About this file: EP3726174

EP3726174 - FINLESS HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.01.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.02.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.09.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 30.10.2024 [2024/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2020/43]
Inventor(s)01 / MINAMI, Shinichiro
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
02 / MATSUMOTO, Takashi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
03 / MATSUI, Shigeyoshi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
 [2022/10]
Former [2020/43]01 / MINAMI, Shinichiro
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3,
Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
02 / MATSUMOTO, Takashi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3,
Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
03 / MATSUI, Shigeyoshi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3,
Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Representative(s)Trinks, Ole
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 47
80538 München / DE
[2020/43]
Application number, filing date17935032.711.12.2017
[2020/43]
WO2017JP44264
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019116413
Date:20.06.2019
Language:JA
[2019/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3726174
Date:21.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3726174
Date:09.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.06.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:F28D1/047, F28F1/00, F28F9/013
[2020/43]
CPC:
F28D1/0478 (EP); F28F1/32 (US); F25B13/00 (EP);
F25B39/00 (EP,US); F28D1/0477 (US); F28F9/0132 (EP);
F25B2313/02741 (EP); F28D2001/0273 (US); F28D2021/0068 (EP,US);
F28F2215/12 (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 [2020/43]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:RIPPENLOSER WÄRMETAUSCHER UND KÄLTEKREISLAUFVORRICHTUNG[2020/43]
English:FINLESS HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE[2020/43]
French:ÉCHANGEUR DE CHALEUR SANS AILETTES ET DISPOSITIF À CYCLE FRIGORIFIQUE[2020/43]
Entry into regional phase05.06.2020Translation filed 
05.06.2020National basic fee paid 
05.06.2020Search fee paid 
05.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
05.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/43]
16.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.09.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.01.2022Fee for grant paid
26.01.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.01.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.12.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
14.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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