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EP3641093 - A METHOD OF CHARGING A BATTERY AND A SYSTEM HAVING A DENTAL LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE AND A BATTERY CHARGING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.10.2021 Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 30.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.09.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 20.03.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	03.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 05.06.2024 [2024/23]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states 3M Innovative Properties Company 3M Center Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	[2020/17]
Inventor(s)	01 / Kelz, Ralf Waldhornstr. 26 82110 Germering / DE
	[2020/17]
Representative(s)	Bergen, Katja Office of Intellectual Property Counsel 3M Deutschland GmbH Carl-Schurz-Str. 1 41453 Neuss / DE
	[2020/17]
Application number, filing date	18201123.9	18.10.2018
	[2020/17]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3641093
	Date:	22.04.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3641093
	Date:	02.12.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/49]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.12.2018
Classification	IPC:	H02J7/00, A61C17/22	[2020/17]
	CPC:	H02J7/00714 (EP,US); A61C19/003 (US); H02J7/0047 (US); A61C17/224 (EP); A61C19/004 (EP)
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]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUM LADEN EINER BATTERIE UND SYSTEM MIT EINER ZAHNÄRZTLICHEN LICHTBESTRAHLUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BATTERIELADEVORRICHTUNG	[2020/17]
	English:	A METHOD OF CHARGING A BATTERY AND A SYSTEM HAVING A DENTAL LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE AND A BATTERY CHARGING DEVICE	[2020/17]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE CHARGEMENT D'UNE BATTERIE ET SYSTÈME COMPORTANT UN DISPOSITIF D'IRRADIATION DE LUMIÈRE DENTAIRE ET UN DISPOSITIF DE CHARGEMENT DE BATTERIE	[2020/17]
Examination procedure	12.02.2019	Examination requested [2020/17]
	12.02.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	03.09.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.10.2020	Fee for grant paid
	26.10.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	26.10.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	03.09.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/45]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.10.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	18.10.2018
	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CY	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	MC	02.12.2020
	MK	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
	[2024/23]
Former [2023/33]	HU	18.10.2018
	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CY	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	MC	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CY	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	MC	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2022/33]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	MC	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/49]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/42]	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/36]	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/35]	CZ	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/32]	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/30]	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/28]	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/25]	FI	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/23]	FI	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/22]	FI	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	NO	02.03.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	02.12.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]JPH11137574 (MORITA MFG) [A] 1-11 * abstract * * paragraph [0099] - paragraph [0106]; figures 7-13 *;
		[A]US2004152038 (KUMAGAI TOMOHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1-11* paragraph [0050]; figures 2,3 *;
		[A]US2018145527 (RAVI NIKHIL [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * paragraph [0065] - paragraph [0082]; figures 10,11 *

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