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EP About this file: EP3944977

EP3944977 - OPERATING POINT CONTROLLER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.05.2022
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip27.02.2024New entry: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
405 31 Göteborg / SE
[2022/05]
Inventor(s)01 / ERIKSSON, Andreas
405 31 Göteborg / SE
02 / EKSTRÖM, Markus
405 31 Göteborg / SE
03 / ALMKVIST, Göran
405 31 Göteborg / SE
04 / BJÖRKHOLTZ, Jonas
405 31 Göteborg / SE
 [2022/05]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/05]Maiwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date20188930.031.07.2020
[2022/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3944977
Date:02.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/05]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:B60K6/46, B60W10/06, B60W10/08, B60W10/26, B60W10/30, B60W20/10, B60W20/17, B60W20/19, B60W30/182, B60W30/188, B60W20/13, B60W30/20, B60K6/26
[2022/05]
CPC:
B60K6/46 (EP); B60W20/10 (EP,CN); B60W20/15 (US);
B60W10/06 (EP,CN,US); B60W10/08 (EP,CN,US); B60W10/26 (EP);
B60W10/30 (EP); B60W20/11 (EP); B60W20/13 (EP);
B60W20/17 (EP); B60W20/19 (EP); B60W30/182 (EP);
B60W30/1882 (EP,US); B60K2006/268 (EP); B60W2030/206 (EP);
B60W2510/0638 (EP); B60W2510/0652 (EP); B60W2510/0657 (EP);
B60W2510/0661 (EP); B60W2510/0666 (EP); B60W2510/081 (EP,US);
B60W2510/082 (EP); B60W2510/083 (EP,US); B60W2510/084 (EP);
B60W2510/085 (EP,US); B60W2510/086 (EP); B60W2510/244 (EP,US);
B60W2510/305 (EP); B60W2710/0644 (EP); B60W2710/0661 (EP);
B60W2710/0666 (EP); B60W2710/0672 (EP); B60W2710/0677 (EP,US);
B60W2710/081 (EP); B60W2710/082 (EP); B60W2710/083 (EP);
B60W2710/085 (EP); B60W2710/086 (EP,US); B60W2710/087 (EP);
B60W2710/248 (EP); Y02T10/40 (EP); Y02T10/62 (EP);
Y02T10/84 (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 [2022/05]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BETRIEBSPUNKTREGLER[2022/05]
English:OPERATING POINT CONTROLLER[2022/05]
French:CONTRÔLEUR DE POINT DE FONCTIONNEMENT[2022/05]
Examination procedure22.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.06.2021Examination requested  [2022/05]
22.06.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.09.2024Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
31.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2008122228  (LIU WEI [CA], et al) [A] 9* paragraphs [0107] - [0182] *;
 [X]DE102008049225  (DAIMLER AG [DE]) [X] 1-8,10 * paragraphs [0007] - [0022] - [0 29] - [0048]; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]EP3505379  (IKERLAN S COOP [ES]) [A] 9 * paragraphs [0012] - [0059] *;
 [X]US2020001858  (BENNETT ASHER [GB], et al) [X] 1-10 * paragraphs [0007] - [0016] - [0 40] - [0067]; figures 4-7 *
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