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EP About this file: EP4170265

EP4170265 - REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.02.2024
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.03.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip13.05.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2023/17]
Inventor(s)01 / MORI, Yuki
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
02 / FUJITSUKA, Masashi
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
03 / NAKAI, Takahiro
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
 [2023/17]
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
[2023/17]
Application number, filing date20940660.219.06.2020
[2023/17]
WO2020JP24140
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021255921
Date:23.12.2021
Language:JA
[2021/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4170265
Date:26.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.12.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.06.2023
ClassificationIPC:F25B43/00, F25B1/00, F24F11/84, F25B41/39, F25B49/02
[2023/30]
CPC:
F24F11/84 (EP); F25B1/00 (EP); F25B41/39 (EP);
F25B49/02 (EP); F25B2400/16 (EP); F25B2600/2513 (EP);
F25B2700/1931 (EP); F25B2700/1933 (EP); F25B2700/21152 (EP);
F25B2700/21163 (EP); Y02B30/70 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/17]F25B43/00, F25B1/00, F24F11/84
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 [2023/17]
TitleGerman:KÄLTEKREISLAUFVORRICHTUNG[2023/17]
English:REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE[2023/17]
French:DISPOSITIF À CYCLE DE RÉFRIGÉRATION[2023/17]
Entry into regional phase14.12.2022Translation filed 
14.12.2022National basic fee paid 
14.12.2022Search fee paid 
14.12.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
14.12.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.12.2022Examination requested  [2023/17]
19.01.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.02.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
13.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP2068094  (DAIKIN IND LTD [JP]) [A] 1-10 * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0060]; figures 1,3 *;
 [A]WO2019073517  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]JP2019173987  (FUJITSU GENERAL LTD) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0011] , [0012] , [0025] , [0026] , [0046] - [0049]; figures 1,6,7 *;
 [A]US2020116396  (ITO MASAHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1-10* paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0043]; figure 1 *
International search[A]JP2008064436  (DAIKIN IND LTD) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0017]-[0057], fig. 1-4 *;
 [A]WO2017017767  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-10 * entire text, all drawings *;
 [A]EP3147592  (HONEYWELL SPOL S R O [CZ]) [A] 1-10* entire text, all drawings *;
 [A]JP2019173987  (FUJITSU GENERAL LTD) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0011]-[0012], [0025]-[0026], [0046]-[0049], fig. 1, 6-7 *
by applicantJP19950001483
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