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EP4160641 - DIRECT-CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.01.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.09.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.03.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LV, PL, PT
published on 11.09.2024  [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2023/14]
Inventor(s)01 / INAGAKI, Takashi
100-8310 Tokyo / JP
02 / TOKOYODA, Sho
100-8310 Tokyo / JP
03 / KAMEI, Kenji
100-8310 Tokyo / JP
04 / KIMURA, Ryo
100-8310 Tokyo / JP
05 / MIYASHITA, Makoto
100-8310 Tokyo / JP
 [2023/14]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2023/14]
Application number, filing date22209050.811.07.2017
[2023/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4160641
Date:05.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4160641
Date:28.02.2024
Language:EN
[2024/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.03.2023
ClassificationIPC:H01H33/59, // H01H9/54
[2023/14]
CPC:
H01H33/596 (EP,US); H02H3/087 (US); H01H2009/543 (EP);
H01H9/541 (EP); Y02E60/60 (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 [2023/14]
TitleGerman:GLEICHSTROM-LEISTUNGSSCHALTER[2023/14]
English:DIRECT-CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER[2023/14]
French:DISJONCTEUR À COURANT CONTINU[2023/14]
Examination procedure23.11.2022Examination requested  [2023/14]
19.06.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.01.2024Fee for grant paid
17.01.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.01.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17917537.7  / EP3654359
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
21.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
21.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
21.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG28.02.2024
ES28.02.2024
FI28.02.2024
HR28.02.2024
LT28.02.2024
LV28.02.2024
NL28.02.2024
PL28.02.2024
NO28.05.2024
RS28.05.2024
GR29.05.2024
IS28.06.2024
PT28.06.2024
[2024/37]
Former [2024/35]BG28.02.2024
ES28.02.2024
FI28.02.2024
HR28.02.2024
LT28.02.2024
NL28.02.2024
NO28.05.2024
RS28.05.2024
GR29.05.2024
IS28.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT28.02.2024
NO28.05.2024
IS28.06.2024
Former [2024/32]IS28.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]JP2005190671  (TOSHIBA CORP) [A] 1-3 * paragraphs [0013] - [0020]; figure 1 *;
 [A]WO2016047209  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-3 * abstract *;
 [A]WO2016056274  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-3 * abstract *;
 [A]  - GELDER VAN P ET AL, "ZERO VOLT SWITCHING HYBRID DC CIRCUIT BREAKERS", CONFERENCE RECORD OF THE 2000 IEEE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE. 35TH IAS ANNUAL MEETING AND WORLD CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY. ROME, ITALY, OCT. 8 - 12, 2000; [CONFERENCE RECORD OF THE IEEE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS CO, (20001008), vol. CONF. 35, doi:10.1109/IAS.2000.882581, ISBN 978-0-7803-6402-8, pages 2923 - 2927, XP001042691 [A] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IAS.2000.882581
by applicantJPS5834525
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