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StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.04.2025
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2025New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
128, Yeoui-daero
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 07336 / KR
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Inventor(s)01 / Kim, Yonghyun
08592 Seoul / KR
 [2024/34]
Representative(s)Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 4
80335 München / DE
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Application number, filing date24178000.622.07.2022
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Priority number, dateKR2021009637922.07.2021         Original published format: KR 20210096379
KR2021009638022.07.2021         Original published format: KR 20210096380
KR2021009638122.07.2021         Original published format: KR 20210096381
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Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4417903
Date:21.08.2024
Language:EN
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Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4417903
Date:23.10.2024
Language:EN
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Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.09.2024
ClassificationIPC:F25C1/04, F25C5/08
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CPC:
F25C1/04 (EP,US); F25C5/08 (EP,US); F25C2305/0221 (EP)
Former IPC [2024/34]F25C5/08
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 [2024/34]
TitleGerman:EISBEREITER UND KÜHLSCHRANK[2024/34]
English:ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR[2024/34]
French:MACHINE À GLAÇONS ET RÉFRIGÉRATEUR[2024/34]
Examination procedure22.04.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.04.2025Examination requested  [2025/22]
22.04.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP22186416.8  / EP4123243
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XA] US2014165618  (CULLEY BRIAN K et al.)
 [XA] CN209819948  (CHANGSHU SHENGHAI ELECTRIC CO LTD et al.) [X] 1-9 * figure 74 *[A] 10-14
 [XY] KR20170052100  (SEO DAE WON et al.) [X] 1-5 * figure 4 *[Y] 15
 [X] US2020158401  (KIM YONGHYUN et al.) [X] 1 * figure 2 *
by applicantKR101850918
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