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EP1401090 - Polarity inversion circuit for pulsating DC power supply [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.04.2015
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.04.2015Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.05.2015  [2015/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yang, Tai-Her
No. 59 Chung Hsing 8 Street
Si-Hu Town
Dzan-Hwa / TW
[N/P]
Former [2004/13]For all designated states
Tai-Her, Yang
No 29 Chung Hsing 8 Street
Si-Hu Town Dzan-Hwa / TW
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2004/13]
Representative(s)Wright, Howard Hugh Burnby, et al
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/25]Wright, Howard Hugh Burnby, et al
Withers & Rogers LLP
4 More London Riverside
London
SE1 2AU / GB
Former [2009/43]Thompson, Andrew John, et al
Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House 2 Hays Lane London
SE1 2HW / GB
Former [2004/13]Pratt, David Martin, et al
Withers & Rogers, Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane
London SE1 2HW / GB
Application number, filing date02256491.819.09.2002
[2004/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1401090
Date:24.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.01.2003
ClassificationIPC:H02M5/10, H02J7/00
[2004/13]
CPC:
H02M1/14 (EP,US); H02J7/00711 (EP,US); H02M5/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2004/13]
TitleGerman:Polaritätsumkehrschaltung für eine Impuls-Gleichstromversorgung[2004/13]
English:Polarity inversion circuit for pulsating DC power supply[2004/13]
French:Circuit d'inversion de polarité pour alimentation en courant continu impulsionelle[2004/13]
Examination procedure23.09.2004Examination requested  [2004/48]
31.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.02.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2009Date of oral proceedings
06.05.2009Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2015/20]
06.05.2009Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
20.01.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2015/20]
Appeal following examination03.07.2009Appeal received No.  T2000/09
14.09.2009Statement of grounds filed
20.01.2015Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
20.01.2015Date of oral proceedings
26.01.2015Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)EP10183594.0   Application withdrawn  : 04.02.2011
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  31.08.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
29.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
28.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
29.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
24.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
29.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
24.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
19.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 12
30.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4691158  (HASHIMOTO TAKAFUMI [JP], et al);
 [A]EP1026769  (NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD [FI]) [A] 2-6 * the whole document *;
 [A]US6278260  (YANG TAI-HER [TW]) [A] 2-6 * abstract *;
 [X]  - KAZIMIERCZUK M K ET AL, "CLASS D VOLTAGE-SWITCHING INVERTER WITH TAPPED RESONANT INDUCTOR", IEE PROCEEDINGS B. ELECTRICAL POWER APPLICATIONS, INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. STEVENAGE, GB, (19930501), vol. 140, no. 3 PART B, pages 177 - 185, XP000304271 [X] 1,7,8 * the whole document *
 [X]  - FUJII M ET AL, "Resonant DC/DC converter with class D inverter and class E synchronous rectifier using thinned-out method", TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENERGY CONFERENCE, 1995. INTELEC '95., 17TH INTERNATIONAL THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS 29 OCT.-1 NOV. 1995, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19951029), ISBN 0-7803-2750-0, pages 496 - 501, XP010161282 [X] 1,7,8 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INTLEC.1995.499002
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