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EP1120893 - Switching power supply [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.06.2006
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 14.03.2007  [2007/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
26-10, Tenjin 2-chome Nagaokakyo-shi
Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/31]For all designated states
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
26-10, Tenjin 2-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nishida, Akio, (A170) Intell. Property Department
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 26-10,Tenjin 2-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
02 / Tani, Ryota, (A170) Intellect. Property Department
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 26-10,Tenjin 2-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
03 / Nakahira, Koji, (A170) Intell. Property Department
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 26-10,Tenjin 2-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
04 / Yamada, Tomohiro, (A170) Intellect. Property Dept.
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 26-10,Tenjin 2-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
 [2001/31]
Representative(s)Schoppe, Fritz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/31]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing.
Schoppe, Zimmermann & Stöckeler Patentanwälte Postfach 71 08 67
81458 München / DE
Application number, filing date01100454.608.01.2001
[2001/31]
Priority number, dateJP2000000251611.01.2000         Original published format: JP 2000002516
[2001/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1120893
Date:01.08.2001
Language:EN
[2001/31]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1120893
Date:14.05.2003
[2003/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1120893
Date:17.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/33]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP1120893
Date:07.12.2005
[2005/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.03.2003
ClassificationIPC:H02M3/338
[2001/31]
CPC:
H02M3/3385 (EP,US); H02M1/0032 (EP,US); Y02B70/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/06]
Former [2001/31]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Schaltnetzteil[2001/31]
English:Switching power supply[2001/31]
French:Alimentation de puissance à découpage[2001/31]
Examination procedure08.01.2001Examination requested  [2001/31]
05.09.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.02.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.02.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.05.2005Fee for grant paid
19.05.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.05.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
25.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB08.01.2006
[2007/11]
Documents cited:Search[Y]JPH08266044  ;
 [E]JP2001045759  ;
 [Y]US5812383  (MAJID NAVEED [US], et al) [Y] 1-14 * column 1, line 62 - column 2, line 35; figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0938184  (SHARP KK [JP]) [A] 1 * paragraph [0093] - paragraph [0098]; figure 1 *;
 [A]GB2230114  (RCA LICENSING CORP [US]) [A] 1 * page 11, line 36 - page 12, line 7; figure 1 *;
 [A]JPH08340675  ;
 [A]JPH05236743
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970228), vol. 1997, no. 02, & JP08266044 A 19961011 (TEC CORP) [Y] 1-14 * abstract *
 [E]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010605), vol. 2000, no. 19, & JP2001045759 A 20010216 (CANON INC) [E] 1,3,5-7,11,12 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970430), vol. 1997, no. 04, & JP08340675 A 19961224 (FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19931220), vol. 017, no. 698, Database accession no. (E - 1481), & JP05236743 A 19930910 (TOKYO ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
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