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EP1804368 - Method for DC/DC conversion and DC/DC converter arrangement [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  09.04.2010
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.04.2010Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.05.2010  [2010/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
austriamicrosystems AG
Schloss Premstätten
8141 Unterpremstätten / AT
[2007/27]
Inventor(s)01 / Singnurkar, Pramod
Fellingergasse 8
8020 Graz / AT
 [2007/27]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schlossschmidstrasse 5
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/30]Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Ridlerstrasse 55
80339 München / DE
Former [2007/27]Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Ridlerstrasse 55
80339 München / DE
Application number, filing date05028681.429.12.2005
[2007/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1804368
Date:04.07.2007
Language:EN
[2007/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.2006
ClassificationIPC:H02M3/158, G05F1/59, H02M1/088
[2007/27]
CPC:
H02M3/1582 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/27]
TitleGerman:Methode zur Gleichstromwandlung and Gleichstromwandleranordnung[2007/27]
English:Method for DC/DC conversion and DC/DC converter arrangement[2007/27]
French:Procédé de conversion de courant continu et arrangement de convertisseur de courant continu[2007/27]
Examination procedure03.01.2008Examination requested  [2008/08]
11.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.05.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2009Date of oral proceedings
17.12.2009Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
21.12.2009Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2010/19]
31.12.2009Application refused, date of legal effect [2010/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
22.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[AD]US5402060  (ERISMAN BRIAN P [US]) [AD] 1,8 * abstract *;
 [X]US6087816  (VOLK KARL RICHARD [US]) [X] 1,8,14-16 * column 1, line 10 - line 41 * * column 3, line 51 - column 4, line 5; figures 2-4 * * column 8, line 40 - line 45 *;
 [Y]US6275016  (IVANOV VADIM V [US]) [Y] 10-12 * column 2, line 14 - line 29; figures 1,2 *;
 [AD]US2002190698  (SMIDT PIETER JAN MARK [NL], et al) [AD] 1,8 * abstract *;
 [XY]EP1388927  (VLT CORP [US]) [X] 1-9,13,16 * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0048]; figures 3-5,7 * [Y] 10-12;
 [AD]  - B. SAHU, G.A. RINCON-MORA, "A Low Voltage, Dynamic, Noninverting, Synchronous Buck-Boost Converter for Portable Applications", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, (200403), vol. 19, no. 2, pages 443 - 452, XP002382260 [AD] 1-16 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2003.823196
by applicantUS6087816
 US6275016
 EP1388927
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