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EP1616369 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING ELECTRICAL DISPLACEMENT CURRENT FLOW BETWEEN INPUT AND OUTPUT CIRCUITS COUPLED TO INPUT AND OUTPUT WINDINGS OF AN ENERGY TRANSFER ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.12.2013
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.12.2013Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 08.01.2014  [2014/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Power Integrations, Inc.
5245 Hellyer Avenue
San Jose, California 95138 / US
[2008/23]
Former [2006/03]For all designated states
Power Integrations, Inc.
5245 Hellyer Avenue San Jose
California 95138 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PARK, Chan, Woong
A-4802 Tower Palace, Apt. 467, Dogok-Dong
Kangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-270 / KR
 [2007/25]
Former [2007/20]01 / PARK, Chan, Woong
A-4802 Tower Palace, Apt. 467, Dogok-Dong
Kangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-270 / US
Former [2006/03]01 / PARK, Chan, Woong
390 La Strada Drive, 27
San Jose, CA 95123 / US
Representative(s)Peterreins, Frank, et al
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8
80807 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/47]Peterreins, Frank, et al
Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight BusinessTowers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8
80807 München / DE
Former [2008/33]Johnson, Terence Leslie
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London, WC2E 9RA / GB
Former [2006/03]Johnson, Terence Leslie
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date04758737.301.04.2004
[2006/03]
WO2004US10078
Priority number, dateUS2003040537301.04.2003         Original published format: US 405373
[2006/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004091052
Date:21.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/43]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1616369
Date:18.01.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.10.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US07.12.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.12.2012
ClassificationIPC:H01F27/38, H01F27/36, H02M3/28
[2013/02]
CPC:
H02M3/28 (EP,US); H01F27/36 (EP,US); H01F27/363 (EP,US);
H01F27/38 (EP,US); H01F2038/026 (EP,US); H01F27/346 (EP,US);
H01F38/42 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/10]H01F27/28
Former IPC [2006/03]H01R3/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [2006/27]
Former [2006/03]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:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR WESENTLICHEN VERRINGERUNG DES ELEKTRISCHEN VERSCHIEBUNGSTROMFLUSSES ZWISCHEN EINGANGS- UND AUSGANGSSCHALTKREISEN, DIE AN EINGANGS- UND AUSGANGSWICKLUNGEN EINES ENERGIETRANSFERELEMENTS ANGEKOPPELT SIND[2006/03]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING ELECTRICAL DISPLACEMENT CURRENT FLOW BETWEEN INPUT AND OUTPUT CIRCUITS COUPLED TO INPUT AND OUTPUT WINDINGS OF AN ENERGY TRANSFER ELEMENT[2006/03]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DESTINES A REDUIRE SENSIBLEMENT LE FLUX DE COURANT DE DEPLACEMENT ENTRE LES CIRCUITS D'ENTREE ET DE SORTIE COUPLES AUX BOBINES D'ENTREE ET DE SORTIE D'UN ELEMENT DE TRANSFERT D'ENERGIE[2006/03]
Entry into regional phase14.09.2005National basic fee paid 
14.09.2005Search fee paid 
14.09.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
14.09.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.09.2005Examination requested  [2006/03]
07.03.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.03.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.07.2013Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2014/02]
29.08.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2014/02]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  13.03.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
25.04.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
29.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
30.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
25.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.201310   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JPS59129571  (TDK CORP) [Y] 1* abstract *;
 [Y]JPH04162408  (NEC CORP) [Y] 1 * abstract *;
 [XYI]US5724236  (OGLESBEE JOHN W [US]) [X] 1,3,4,7-10,12-15,17,19,20,23 * figures 2,4 * * column 1, lines 7-6 * * column 3, line 14 - column 5, line 48 * * column 1, line 62 - column 2, line 54; figure 1 * [Y] 1 [I] 2,11,18;
 [Y]EP1239578  (POWER INTEGRATIONS INC [US]) [Y] 1 * paragraphs [0002] , [0003] , [0008] , [0026] , [0033] - [0049] *
International search[A]US5150046  (LIM SEOK G [KR]);
 [A]JPH1052036  (TOSHIBA CORP);
 [A]US4518941  (HARADA HAJIME [JP])
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