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EP4194791 - DETERMINING A STATE-OF-CHARGE OF A PHASE-CHANGE-MATERIAL-BASED THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.07.2024
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.11.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  12.05.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2024First examination report 
Applicant(s)For:GB 
Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe B.V.
17 Firth Road
Houston Industrial Estate
Livingston EH54 5DJ / GB
For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IE  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  MT  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2023/24]
Inventor(s)01 / OLKIS, Christopher
Livingston, EH54 5 DJ / GB
02 / KAWALEY, Georgeanna
Livingston, EH54 5DJ / GB
03 / FREEMAN, James
Livingston, EH54 5DJ / GB
 [2023/24]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Theresienhöhe 11a
80339 München / DE
[2023/24]
Application number, filing date21213459.709.12.2021
[2023/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4194791
Date:14.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:F28D20/02
[2023/24]
CPC:
F28D20/021 (EP); G01R31/00 (CN); F28D20/028 (EP);
G01N25/20 (CN); G01R31/387 (CN); Y02E60/14 (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 [2023/51]
Former [2023/24]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BESTIMMUNG DES LADEZUSTANDS EINER VORRICHTUNG ZUR SPEICHERUNG VON THERMISCHER ENERGIE BASIEREND AUF PHASENWECHSELMATERIALIEN[2023/24]
English:DETERMINING A STATE-OF-CHARGE OF A PHASE-CHANGE-MATERIAL-BASED THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE[2023/24]
French:DÉTERMINATION D'UN ÉTAT DE CHARGE D'UN DISPOSITIF DE STOCKAGE D'ÉNERGIE THERMIQUE À BASE DE MATÉRIAU À CHANGEMENT DE PHASE[2023/24]
Examination procedure16.11.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.11.2023Examination requested  [2023/51]
16.11.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.07.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[AD]EP2482021  (ZAE BAYERN BAYERISCHES ZENTRUM FUER ANGEWANDTE ENERGIEFORSCHUNG E V [DE]);
 [A]WO2012124932  (LEE GEON-HWA [KR]);
 [AD]US2014102662  (GRAMA SORIN [US], et al);
 [X]US2014158340  (DIXLER KEITH [US], et al);
 [A]WO2014191778  (SUNAMP LTD [GB])
by applicantEP2482021
 US2014102662
 EP3336473
 WO2018122392
 AU2018202778B
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