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Status and next step for EP4122556A1?

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Register status — EP4122556A1Examination pending

  1. 2024-03-12

    Filing published (A1)

    The application was published and entered examination.

  2. 2025-01-09

    Examination report

    The office raised objections that need a response.

  3. July 2025

    Response due

    Expected next step — the reply deadline is approaching.

Source: EPO OPS · USPTO ODPAs of today
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Predictive maintenance system using ML for industrial turbines

US11892340B2Siemens AG🇺🇸USPTO

AI Analysis Summary

HIGH RISK
Confidence Score87%

Substantial claim overlap with watchlist patent on adaptive turbine condition monitoring. Recommend immediate legal review.

Claim-by-claim analysis

  • Claim 192%

    Plurality of vibration sensors coupled to turbine bearings + ML module predicting bearing failure from time-series data.

  • Claim 478%

    ML module trained on historical maintenance records, adapting thresholds based on environmental temperature inputs.

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Status and next step for EP4122556A1?

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Examination pending — a response to the report is due in July 2025.

Register status — EP4122556A1
Timeline
  1. 2024-03-12Filing published (A1)
  2. 2025-01-09Examination report
  3. 2025-07Response due
Sources: EPO OPS · USPTO ODP
Worldwide file lookupEP4122556A1
StatusExamination pending
2024-03-122025-01-092025-07

Next step

Response to the examination report is due

Patent familyEPDEUS
Proceedings monitorRegister events

  • Examination report issued

    New

    2025-01-09 · EP4122556A1

  • Filing published (A1)

    2024-03-12 · EP4122556A1

  • Search report published

    2024-02-01 · US2024/0123456

Freedom-to-operateHigh overlap · 90%
  • Disclosed
  • Disclosed
  • Suggested
  • Not found
EPO OPS · Google Patents
Scope screened → analyzed: 13 → 10EP · DE · US
Client outbox

  • To Acme Legal

    2025-01-09

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    2025-01-08

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Status and next step for EP4122556A1?

SourcesEPODPMAUSPTO

  • Status & next step

    Examination pending — a response is due in July 2025.

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Claim chartHigh · 90% covered
  • Disclosed
  • Disclosed
  • Suggested
  • Not found
EPO OPS · Google Patents
Screened: 13Analyzed: 10EP · DE · US

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Alert Findings

Search alerts...
HIGH RISKMedium Risk
  • HIGH RISK

    Distributed energy management in smart grids

    EP4126789B1Siemens AG
    🇪🇺EPO22 May
  • HIGH RISK

    Sensor fusion for autonomous vehicle lane-keeping

    DE102026004412A1Bosch GmbH
    🇩🇪DPMA21 May
  • MEDIUM RISK

    Predictive maintenance ML for industrial turbines

    US11892340B2ABB Ltd.
    🇺🇸USPTO19 May
  • LOW RISK

    Modular battery enclosure thermal regulation

    WO2026/087234Continental AG
    🌍WIPO17 May

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Risk Distribution

Last 30 days

Risk Distribution

HIGH32%
MEDIUM45%
LOW23%

Confidence signals

  • Semantic relevance94%
  • Claim overlap87%
  • Jurisdiction match91%
Claim-by-Claim Analysis94%
High / Medium / Low Ratings87%
Actionable Recommendations91%

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Competitor Radar

Daily alerts when tracked competitors file new patents — pure competitive intelligence, separate from infringement risk.

New filings5
Active competitors2
Search by competitor, patent number, or title…
Siemens AG
3 new filings

  • Distributed energy management in smart grids

    EP4126789B1EPO22 May

  • Predictive maintenance ML for industrial turbines

    US11892340B2USPTO19 May
Bosch GmbH
2 new filings

  • Sensor fusion for autonomous vehicle lane-keeping

    DE102026004412A1DPMA21 May

  • Low-power vibration sensor for industrial diagnostics

    EP4135004A2EPO18 May
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Next 90 days

11

Next 24 months

84

  • High-voltage DC switchgear with arc-fault detection

    EP4128990A1ABB Ltd.14 Jun 2026
    20d

  • Robotic arm calibration via machine vision

    US10892017B2Siemens AG02 Aug 2026
    69d

  • Low-power vibration sensor for diagnostics

    DE102006014782B4Bosch GmbH11 Oct 2026
    139d

  • Modular thermal regulation for electric powertrains

    WO2007/045123ZF Friedrichshafen08 Mar 2027
    287d

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  • HIGH

    Distributed energy management in smart grids

    EP4126789B1 · Siemens AG

    22 May
  • HIGH

    Sensor fusion for vehicle lane-keeping

    DE102026004412A1 · Bosch GmbH

    21 May
  • MEDIUM

    Predictive maintenance ML for turbines

    US11892340B2 · ABB Ltd.

    19 May
  • LOW

    Modular battery enclosure thermal regulation

    WO2026/087234 · Continental AG

    17 May

Patent Dashboard

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Show me high-risk Siemens alerts this month

I found 2 high-risk Siemens filings this month that overlap your Smart Grid rules. The most critical is EP4126789B1 (87% confidence) related to distributed energy management.

There is also US11892340B2 (81% confidence) which covers predictive maintenance ML for turbines.

Summarize claim 1 of EP4126789B1
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  • Distributed energy management in smart grids

    EP4126789B1·Siemens AG
    EPO5

  • Sensor fusion for autonomous vehicle lane-keeping

    DE102026004412A1·Bosch GmbH
    DPMA3

  • Predictive maintenance ML for industrial turbines

    US11892340B2·ABB Ltd.
    USPTO2

  • Modular battery enclosure thermal regulation

    WO2026/087234·Continental AG
    WIPO4

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Daily patent alerts — 2026-05-25

Your overnight scan flagged 3 new alerts. Two are high risk.

  • HIGH RISK

    Distributed energy management in smart grids

    EP4126789B1 · Siemens AG

  • HIGH RISK

    Sensor fusion for autonomous vehicle lane-keeping

    DE102026004412A1 · Bosch GmbH

  • MEDIUM RISK

    Modular battery enclosure thermal regulation

    WO2026/087234 · Continental AG

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