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EP About this file: EP3609031

EP3609031 - METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE IN AN ALTERNATING CURRENT NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.04.2022
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.05.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.03.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  10.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kostal Industrie Elektrik GmbH
An der Bellmerei 10
58513 Lüdenscheid / DE
[2020/07]
Inventor(s)01 / HASSEL, Thomas
Wieckesweg 43
44309 Dortmund / DE
02 / LOH, Thomas
Körnerstr. 82
58095 Hagen / DE
 [2020/07]
Representative(s)Kerkmann, Detlef
Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG
An der Bellmerei 10
58513 Lüdenscheid / DE
[2020/07]
Application number, filing date19190085.105.08.2019
[2020/07]
Priority number, dateDE2018100618104.08.2018         Original published format: DE102018006181
[2020/07]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3609031
Date:12.02.2020
Language:DE
[2020/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3609031
Date:09.06.2021
Language:DE
[2021/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:H02H3/16, H02H3/33
[2020/07]
CPC:
H02H3/16 (EP); H02H3/332 (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 [2020/15]
Former [2020/07]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 ZUM BETREIBEN EINES ELEKTRISCHEN GERÄTES IN EINEM WECHSELSTROMNETZ[2020/07]
English:METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE IN AN ALTERNATING CURRENT NETWORK[2020/07]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN APPAREIL ÉLECTRIQUE DANS UN RÉSEAU DE COURANT ALTERNATIF[2020/07]
Examination procedure28.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/15]
28.02.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.04.2021Fee for grant paid
22.04.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.04.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.03.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/20]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.08.2019
AL09.06.2021
CY09.06.2021
CZ09.06.2021
EE09.06.2021
FI09.06.2021
HR09.06.2021
LT09.06.2021
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MC09.06.2021
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IE05.08.2021
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BG09.09.2021
NO09.09.2021
GR10.09.2021
IS09.10.2021
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE102014221658  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-7 * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0036] *;
 [A]DE102007031342  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-7 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0026] *;
 [A]WO2008009903  (DEEPSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LTD [GB], et al) [A] 1-7 * page 11, line 6 - page 18, line 19 *
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