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EP1164338 - HEAT PUMP SYSTEM OF COMBINATION OF AMMONIA CYCLE AND CARBON DIOXIDE CYCLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 15.05.2009 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.05.2009	Opposition rejected	published on 17.06.2009 [2009/25]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd. Suzuki Building, 2-13, Nakaminato 2-chome Yaizu-shi Shizuoka 425-0021 / JP
	[2006/02]
Former [2001/51]	For all designated states Hachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd. Suzuki Building, 2-13, Nakaminato 2-chome Yaizu-shi, Shizuoka 425-0021 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / KANEO, Hidetoshi 2-24-704, Ekikita 1-Chome Yaizu-Shi, Shizuoka 425-0028 / JP
	[2001/51]
Representative(s)	Hague, Alison Jane, et al Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/51]	Hague, Alison Jane, et al Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date	99973718.2	30.09.1999
	[2001/51]
	WO1999JP05368
Priority number, date	JP19990046559	24.02.1999 Original published format: JP 4655999
	JP19990167429	14.06.1999 Original published format: JP 16742999
	[2001/51]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0050822
	Date:	31.08.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/35]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1164338
	Date:	19.12.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.08.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/51]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1164338
	Date:	11.01.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/02]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	31.08.2000
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.10.2002
Classification	IPC:	F25B1/00, F25B7/00, F25B25/00	[2002/49]
	CPC:	F25B25/005 (EP,US); F25B23/006 (EP,US); F25B2309/06 (EP,US); F25B2400/22 (EP,US); F25B9/008 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2001/51]	F25B1/00, F25B7/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/51]
Title	German:	EINEN AMMONIAKKREISLAUF UND EINEN KOHLENDIOXIDKREISLAUF KOMBINIERENDE WÄRMEPUMPE	[2001/51]
	English:	HEAT PUMP SYSTEM OF COMBINATION OF AMMONIA CYCLE AND CARBON DIOXIDE CYCLE	[2001/51]
	French:	SYSTEME DE POMPE A CHALEUR COMBINANT UN CYCLE AMMONIAC AVEC UN CYCLE DIOXYDE DE CARBONE	[2001/51]
Entry into regional phase	19.09.2001	Translation filed
	19.09.2001	National basic fee paid
	19.09.2001	Search fee paid
	19.09.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.09.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.09.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	19.09.2001	Examination requested [2001/51]
	08.04.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	24.11.2004	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	04.02.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.07.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.11.2005	Fee for grant paid
	09.11.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 11.10.2006 19.10.2006 ADMISSIBLE Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd. 13-1, Botan 2-chome, Koto-ku Tokyo 135-0046 / JP Opponent's representative Buchetmann, Dominik Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2006/47]
	Opponent(s)	01 11.10.2006 19.10.2006 ADMISSIBLE Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd. 13-1, Botan 2-chome, Koto-ku Tokyo 135-0046 / JP Opponent's representative Buchetmann, Dominik Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
	15.11.2006	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	25.05.2007	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	18.12.2008	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2009/25]
	18.12.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	30.01.2009	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	30.01.2009	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Request for further processing for:	04.02.2005	Request for further processing filed
	04.02.2005	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	16.02.2005	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.09.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.09.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.09.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.09.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.09.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	11.01.2006
	BE	11.01.2006
	CY	11.01.2006
	FI	11.01.2006
	NL	11.01.2006
	DK	11.04.2006
	GR	12.04.2006
	PT	12.06.2006
	LU	30.09.2006
	MC	30.09.2006
	IE	02.10.2006
	[2009/02]
Former [2008/36]	AT	11.01.2006
	BE	11.01.2006
	FI	11.01.2006
	NL	11.01.2006
	DK	11.04.2006
	GR	12.04.2006
	PT	12.06.2006
	LU	30.09.2006
	MC	30.09.2006
	IE	02.10.2006
Former [2008/21]	AT	11.01.2006
	BE	11.01.2006
	FI	11.01.2006
	NL	11.01.2006
	DK	11.04.2006
	GR	12.04.2006
	PT	12.06.2006
	MC	30.09.2006
	IE	02.10.2006
Former [2008/18]	AT	11.01.2006
	BE	11.01.2006
	FI	11.01.2006
	NL	11.01.2006
	DK	11.04.2006
	PT	12.06.2006
	MC	30.09.2006
	IE	02.10.2006
Former [2007/23]	AT	11.01.2006
	BE	11.01.2006
	FI	11.01.2006
	NL	11.01.2006
	DK	11.04.2006
	PT	12.06.2006
Former [2007/02]	AT	11.01.2006
	FI	11.01.2006
	NL	11.01.2006
	DK	11.04.2006
	PT	12.06.2006
Former [2006/49]	AT	11.01.2006
	FI	11.01.2006
	NL	11.01.2006
	PT	12.06.2006
Former [2006/45]	AT	11.01.2006
	FI	11.01.2006
	NL	11.01.2006
Former [2006/43]	AT	11.01.2006
	FI	11.01.2006
Former [2006/36]	FI	11.01.2006
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]DE4315924 (FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER KAELTET [DE]) [X] 1,4,5 * column 2, line 40 - line 64; figure 1 * * the whole document * [Y] 2;
		[X]US5400615 (PEARSON STEPHEN F [GB]) [X] 1,4,5* the whole document *;
		[XY]EP0675331 (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [X] 1,3-5 * column 3, line 35 - column 5, line 54; figures 1,5; claims 1,9,13 * * column 14, line 39 - column 15, line 17 * * the whole document * [Y] 2;
		[Y]US5507158 (BERNIER JACQUES [FR]) [Y] 2 * column 2, line 28 - line 32; figure 1 *
	International search	[A]JPS6438558 (TAKENAKA KOMUTEN CO, et al);
		[Y]JPH1123079 (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD)

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