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EP1296441 - Power generating arrangement [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.06.2007
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.05.2009Change - representativepublished on 24.06.2009  [2009/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ABB Schweiz AG
Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
[2006/33]
Former [2003/13]For all designated states
ABB Schweiz AG
Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
Inventor(s)01 / Hofstetter, Bruno
Sommerhaldenstrasse 59
5200 Brugg / CH
02 / Golle, Ingo
Sandstrasse 4b
5412 Gebenstorf / CH
03 / Ronner, Beat
Hertenstein 17
5415 Nussbaumen / CH
04 / Mullis, Martin
Künzlistrasse 17
8057 Zürich / CH
 [2003/13]
Representative(s)ABB Patent Attorneys
C/o ABB Schweiz AG
Intellectual Property CH-IP
Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
[N/P]
Former [2009/26]ABB Patent Attorneys
C/o ABB Schweiz AG Intellectual Property (CH-LC/IP), Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
Former [2003/13]ABB Patent Attorneys
c/o ABB Schweiz AG Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
Application number, filing date01810934.825.09.2001
[2003/13]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1296441
Date:26.03.2003
Language:DE
[2003/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1296441
Date:16.08.2006
Language:DE
[2006/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.03.2002
ClassificationIPC:H02M1/12, H02M7/5387, H02J3/01
[2003/13]
CPC:
H02M5/4585 (EP,US); H02J3/01 (EP,US); H02J7/345 (EP,US);
H02M1/126 (EP,US); H02P9/105 (EP,US); Y02E40/40 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL [2003/51]
Former [2003/13]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Energieerzeugungseinrichtung[2003/13]
English:Power generating arrangement[2003/13]
French:Système de production d'énergie[2003/13]
Examination procedure12.09.2003Examination requested  [2003/46]
10.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.03.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.06.2006Fee for grant paid
22.06.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.05.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
07.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
15.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR16.08.2006
NL16.08.2006
CH30.09.2006
LI30.09.2006
[2008/52]
Former [2008/23]NL16.08.2006
CH30.09.2006
LI30.09.2006
FR11.05.2007
Former [2007/45]NL16.08.2006
CH30.09.2006
LI30.09.2006
Former [2007/37]IT16.08.2006
NL16.08.2006
CH30.09.2006
LI30.09.2006
Former [2007/36]IT16.08.2006
NL16.08.2006
Former [2007/19]NL16.08.2006
Documents cited:Search[DY]US5903116  (GEIS EVERETT R [US], et al) [DY] 1-10 * abstract *;
 [Y]EP0809879  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [Y] 1-10 * abstract *;
 [DY]EP0682401  (SCHAFFNER ELEKTRONIK AG [CH]) [DY] 4 * figure 1 *;
 [A]EP1069673  (SCHAFFNER EMV AG [CH]) [A] 4 * abstract *;
 [Y]US6154378  (PETERSON WILLIAM ANDERS [US], et al) [Y] 5,6 * abstract * * column 3, line 13 - column 3, line 54; figure 1 *;
 [Y]US5811939  (HERNIAK EDWARD [CA]) [Y] 7-9 * column 3, line 46 - column 4, line 32; figure 3 *;
 [Y]SE410952  (ASEA AB [SE]) [Y] 10 * figures 1,2 *
 [Y]  - MALESANI L ET AL, "AC/DC/AC PWM CONVERTER WITH REDUCED ENERGY STORAGE IN THE DC LINK", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (19950301), vol. 31, no. 2, ISSN 0093-9994, pages 287 - 292, XP000513103 [Y] 2 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/28.370275
 [A]  - LINDGREN M ET AL, "Control of a voltage-source converter connected to the grid through an LCL-filter-application to active filtering", POWER ELECTRONICS SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE, 1998. PESC 98 RECORD. 29TH ANNUAL IEEE FUKUOKA, JAPAN 17-22 MAY 1998, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19980517), ISBN 0-7803-4489-8, pages 229 - 235, XP010294951 [A] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1998.701904
 [A]  - LINDGREN M B, "Feedforward-time efficient control of a voltage source converter connected to the grid by lowpass filters", POWER ELECTRONICS SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE, 1995. PESC '95 RECORD., 26TH ANNUAL IEEE ATLANTA, GA, USA 18-22 JUNE 1995, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19950618), ISBN 0-7803-2730-6, pages 1028 - 1032, XP010150677 [A] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1995.474942
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