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DE file number : 10 2012 005 359.2 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: July 11, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	10 2012 005 359.2
54	Designation/title	TI	Wärmespeicherelement
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	F28D 20/02 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	C09K 5/06 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Mar 13, 2012
43	Date of first publication	OT	Sep 19, 2013
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Jan 21, 2021
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., 80686 München, DE; WÄTAS Wärmetauscher Sachsen GmbH, 09526 Olbernhau, DE
72	Inventor	IN	Andersen, Olaf, Dr.-Ing., 01097 Dresden, DE; Meinert, Jens, Dr.-Ing., 01157 Dresden, DE; Lindenberg, Götz, 13129 Berlin, DE; Fieback, Klaus, Dr., 14552 Michendorf, DE; Enders, Torsten, 09496 Marienberg, DE; Schubert, Volker, 09496 Marienberg, DE
74	Representative	VTR	Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB Patentanwälte, 01067 Dresden, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102012005359A1 Searchable text: DE102012005359A1 Original document: DE102012005359B4 Searchable text: DE102012005359B4
	Address for service		Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB Patentanwälte, 01067 Dresden, DE
	Due date	FT FG	Mar 31, 2026 Annual fee for the 15th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		16
56	Citations	CT	DE000004021492A1 (DE 40 21 492 A1) US020030121637A1 (US 2003 / 0 121 637 A1) DE102005000022A1 (DE 10 2005 000 022 A1) WO002007139476A1 (WO 2007/ 139 476 A1) US020040231340A1 (US 2004 / 0 231 340 A1) DE000010007848A1 (DE 100 07 848 A1) DE000001205363A (DE 12 05 363 A)
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Sep 19, 2013
	Number of official communications (office actions)		3
	Number of responses		3
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 19, 2013
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Mar 25, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Mar 25, 2025 Due date: changed Aug 14, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Apr 6, 2024; Mar 24, 2023; Mar 29, 2022; Dec 30, 2021; Nov 20, 2021; Mar 19, 2021; Jan 22, 2021; Jan 13, 2021; Dec 25, 2020; Oct 9, 2020; Apr 14, 2020; Mar 30, 2019; Oct 13, 2018; Jun 22, 2018; Apr 21, 2018; Apr 26, 2017; Apr 7, 2017; Mar 31, 2017; Dec 3, 2016; Aug 3, 2016; Apr 21, 2016; Jan 29, 2016; Oct 27, 2015; Apr 21, 2015; Jul 17, 2014; Apr 18, 2014; Apr 8, 2014; Feb 23, 2014; Sep 25, 2013 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Sep 19, 2013 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

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No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Pre-registration procedure	The application is under preliminary examination	Mar 13, 2012		Details anzeigen
2	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	Mar 13, 2012		Details anzeigen
3	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Apr 2, 2012		Details anzeigen
4	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Jul 5, 2012		Details anzeigen
5	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Oct 2, 2012	May 4, 2017	Details anzeigen
6	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Oct 26, 2012		Details anzeigen
7	Publications	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Sep 19, 2013	Sep 19, 2013	Details anzeigen
8	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Aug 2, 2016		Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Nov 30, 2016		Details anzeigen
10	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Mar 30, 2017	May 4, 2017	Details anzeigen
11	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Jun 21, 2018		Details anzeigen
12	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Oct 9, 2018		Details anzeigen
13	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Oct 8, 2020		Details anzeigen
14	Publications	Patent specification	Jan 21, 2021	Jan 21, 2021	Details anzeigen
15	Examination procedure	Grant of patent has become final	Oct 22, 2021	Dec 30, 2021	Details anzeigen

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	The application is under preliminary examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 13, 2012

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for examination effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 13, 2012
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Mar 13, 2012

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 2, 2012

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 5, 2012

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 5)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 2, 2012
	Issue number	HN	18
	Year	PJ	2017
	Publication date	VT	May 4, 2017
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., 80686 München, DE; Rubitherm Technologies GmbH, 12277 Berlin, DE; WätaS Wärmetauscher Sachsen GmbH, 09526 Olbernhau, DE
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., 80686 München, DE

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 26, 2012

View procedures Publications (No.: 7)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 19, 2013
	Issue number	HN	38
	Year	PJ	2013
	Publication date	VT	Sep 19, 2013
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 2
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102012005359A1 Searchable text: DE102012005359A1

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 8)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 2, 2016

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 30, 2016

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 10)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 30, 2017
	Issue number	HN	18
	Year	PJ	2017
	Publication date	VT	May 4, 2017
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., 80686 München, DE; WÄTAS Wärmetauscher Sachsen GmbH, 09526 Olbernhau, DE
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., 80686 München, DE, Rubitherm Technologies GmbH, 12277 Berlin, DE, WätaS Wärmetauscher Sachsen GmbH, 09526 Olbernhau, DE

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 11)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 21, 2018

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 12)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 9, 2018

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 13)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 8, 2020
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 9, 2020

View procedures Publications (No.: 14)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 21, 2021
	Issue number	HN	3
	Year	PJ	2021
	Publication date	VT	Jan 21, 2021
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102012005359B4 Searchable text: DE102012005359B4
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 22, 2021

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 15)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Grant of patent has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 22, 2021
Issue number	HN	52
Year	PJ	2021
Publication date	VT	Dec 30, 2021
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 30, 2021