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EP About this file: EP1397029

EP1397029 - Circuit for operating a discharge lamp [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.08.2007
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR		published on 14.10.2009  [2009/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81543 München / DE
[2006/41]
Former [2004/11]For all designated states
Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81543 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Mayer, Siegfried
Herdegenstrasse 4
85452 Moosinning / DE
02 / Storm, Arwed
E.Ollenhauer-Strasse 17h
85221 Dachau / DE
 [2004/11]
Application number, filing date03017860.205.08.2003
[2004/11]
Priority number, dateDE200214132704.09.2002         Original published format: DE 10241327
[2004/11]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1397029
Date:10.03.2004
Language:DE
[2004/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1397029
Date:06.07.2005
[2005/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1397029
Date:11.10.2006
Language:DE
[2006/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.05.2005
ClassificationIPC:H05B41/282, H05B41/285
[2005/27]
CPC:
H05B41/2855 (EP,US); H05B41/285 (KR); H05B41/28 (EP,US);
H05B41/282 (EP,US); H05B41/2853 (EP,US); Y02B20/00 (EP,US);
Y10S315/05 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2004/11]H05B41/282
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2004/11]
TitleGerman:Schaltungsanordnung zum Betrieb von Entladungslampen[2004/11]
English:Circuit for operating a discharge lamp[2004/11]
French:Circuit pour opérer une lampe de décharge[2004/11]
Examination procedure08.08.2005Examination requested  [2005/40]
11.04.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.08.2006Fee for grant paid
07.08.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.07.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
21.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY11.10.2006
CZ11.10.2006
EE11.10.2006
IE11.10.2006
IT11.10.2006
RO11.10.2006
SI11.10.2006
SK11.10.2006
TR11.10.2006
BG11.01.2007
DK11.01.2007
GR12.01.2007
ES22.01.2007
PT19.03.2007
HU12.04.2007
[2009/42]
Former [2009/38]CY11.10.2006
CZ11.10.2006
EE11.10.2006
IE11.10.2006
IT11.10.2006
RO11.10.2006
SI11.10.2006
SK11.10.2006
BG11.01.2007
DK11.01.2007
GR12.01.2007
ES22.01.2007
PT19.03.2007
Former [2008/48]CZ11.10.2006
EE11.10.2006
IE11.10.2006
IT11.10.2006
RO11.10.2006
SI11.10.2006
SK11.10.2006
BG11.01.2007
DK11.01.2007
GR12.01.2007
ES22.01.2007
PT19.03.2007
Former [2008/22]CZ11.10.2006
IE11.10.2006
IT11.10.2006
RO11.10.2006
SI11.10.2006
SK11.10.2006
BG11.01.2007
DK11.01.2007
GR12.01.2007
ES22.01.2007
PT19.03.2007
Former [2007/46]CZ11.10.2006
IE11.10.2006
IT11.10.2006
RO11.10.2006
SI11.10.2006
SK11.10.2006
BG11.01.2007
DK11.01.2007
ES22.01.2007
PT19.03.2007
Former [2007/42]CZ11.10.2006
IE11.10.2006
IT11.10.2006
RO11.10.2006
SI11.10.2006
BG11.01.2007
DK11.01.2007
ES22.01.2007
PT19.03.2007
Former [2007/41]CZ11.10.2006
IT11.10.2006
RO11.10.2006
SI11.10.2006
BG11.01.2007
DK11.01.2007
ES22.01.2007
PT19.03.2007
Former [2007/39]CZ11.10.2006
IT11.10.2006
SI11.10.2006
BG11.01.2007
DK11.01.2007
ES22.01.2007
PT19.03.2007
Former [2007/27]SI11.10.2006
BG11.01.2007
ES22.01.2007
PT19.03.2007
Former [2007/25]SI11.10.2006
BG11.01.2007
ES22.01.2007
Former [2007/21]SI11.10.2006
ES22.01.2007
Former [2007/13]SI11.10.2006
Documents cited:Search[A]US5471117  (RANGANATH KRISHNAPPA [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * figure 3 *;
 [A]US5568041  (HESTERMAN BRYCE L [US]) [A] 1-10 * figure 1 *;
 [A]US5569984  (HOLTSLAG ANTONIUS H [NL]) [A] 1-10 * figure 13 *;
 [A]US5598326  (LIU RUI [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]US6172466  (KI WING HUNG [HK], et al) [A] 1-10 * figure 1 *;
 [A]US2002014861  (HUI SHU-YUEN RON [HK], et al) [A] 1-10* figure 9 *;
 [A]US6359394  (STEIN MITCHEL J [US]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP1235468  (ST MICROELECTRONICS INC [US]) [A] 1-10 * figure 1 *
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