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EP1623494 - D.C. CONVERTER COMPRISING AN INPUT SWITCHING STEP AND SEVERAL OUTPUT CHANNELS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.03.2009
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 07.10.2009  [2009/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MINEBEA Co., Ltd.
4106-73, Oaza Miyota, Miyota-Machi
Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken / JP
[2006/06]
Inventor(s)01 / WEGER, Robert, Dr.
Bauordenstraße 44
4600 Wels / AT
 [2006/06]
Representative(s)Liesegang, Eva
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/06]Liesegang, Eva
Forrester & Boehmert, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date04730840.803.05.2004
[2006/06]
WO2004EP04681
Priority number, dateDE200312123412.05.2003         Original published format: DE 10321234
[2006/06]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004100346
Date:18.11.2004
Language:DE
[2004/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1623494
Date:08.02.2006
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.11.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1623494
Date:14.05.2008
Language:DE
[2008/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.11.2004
ClassificationIPC:H02M3/335
[2006/06]
CPC:
H02M3/33561 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   IT,   SE [2006/33]
Former [2006/06]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:GLEICHSPANNUNGSWANDLER MIT EINER EINGANGSSCHALTSTUFE UND MEHREREN AUSGANGSKANÄLEN[2006/06]
English:D.C. CONVERTER COMPRISING AN INPUT SWITCHING STEP AND SEVERAL OUTPUT CHANNELS[2006/06]
French:CONVERTISSEUR CONTINU-CONTINU COMPORTANT UN ETAGE DE COMMUTATION D'ENTREE ET PLUSIEURS CANAUX DE SORTIE[2006/06]
Entry into regional phase27.09.2005National basic fee paid 
27.09.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
27.09.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.09.2005Examination requested  [2006/06]
22.09.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.01.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.12.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.03.2008Fee for grant paid
26.03.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.02.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT14.05.2008
SE14.08.2008
[2009/41]
Former [2009/07]SE14.08.2008
Cited inInternational search[A]US6369525  (CHANG CHIN [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * abstract * * figure 1 *;
 [E]DE10260246  (MINEBEA CO LTD [JP]) [E] 3 * abstract * * paragraph [0042] ** figures 4,5 *
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