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StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.10.2025
Database last updated on 07.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.07.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.02.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.12.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  11.07.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip17.10.2025(Expected) grantpublished on 19.11.2025  [2025/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH
Falkensteinstrasse 8
93059 Regensburg / DE
[2024/12]
Inventor(s)01 / KELLENDORFER, Georg
93051 Regensburg, Germany / DE
 [2024/12]
Application number, filing date22734884.407.06.2022
[2024/12]
WO2022EP65371
Priority number, dateDE20211011642125.06.2021         Original published format: DE102021116421
[2024/12]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022268489
Date:29.12.2022
Language:DE
[2022/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4338181
Date:20.03.2024
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.12.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2024/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4338181
Date:19.11.2025
Language:DE
[2025/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.12.2022
ClassificationIPC:H01H9/00, H01H3/26
[2024/12]
CPC:
H01H9/0027 (EP,US); H01H3/26 (EP,US); H01H9/0038 (US);
H01H2003/266 (EP,US); H01H2009/0061 (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 [2024/12]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHALTEREINHEIT[2024/12]
English:SWITCH UNIT[2024/12]
French:UNITÉ DE COMMUTATION[2024/12]
Entry into regional phase12.12.2023National basic fee paid 
12.12.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
12.12.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.12.2023Examination requested  [2024/12]
12.12.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.07.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.10.2025Fee for grant paid
10.10.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.10.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A] WO2020229122  (REINHAUSEN MASCHF SCHEUBECK et al.) [A] 1-7 * page 4, line 18 - page 5, line 4 * * page 9, line 26 - page 11, line 22 * * figures 1, 2 *
 [A] DE102019112720  (REINHAUSEN MASCHF SCHEUBECK et al.) [A] 1-7 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0024] *
 [A] WO2004088693  (REINHAUSEN MASCHF SCHEUBECK et al.) [A] 1-7 * page 5, paragraph 5 *
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