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EP About this file: EP1800394

EP1800394 - CURRENT LIMITING CIRCUIT FOR HIGH-SPEED LOW-SIDE DRIVER OUTPUTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.10.2011
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.10.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 09.11.2011  [2011/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Texas Instruments Incorporated
P.O. Box 655474, M/S 3999
Dallas, TX 75265-5474 / US
[2007/26]
Inventor(s)01 / ADAMS, Reed, W.
4413 Fairfax Hill Drive
Plano, TX 75024 / US
02 / SCHMIDT, Thomas, A.
632 John Close
Murphy, TX 75094 / US
03 / RAJASEKHAR, Suribhotla, V.
5808 Mulvane Drive
Plano, TX 75094 / US
 [2007/26]
Representative(s)Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited
European Patent Department
3rd Floor
401 Grafton Gate
Milton Keynes MK9 1AQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited European Patents Department 800 Pavilion Drive
Northampton NN4 7YL / GB
Former [2007/26]Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments, Ltd. Patents 800 Pavillon Drive Northhampton Business Park Northampton
Northamptonshire NN4 7YL / GB
Application number, filing date05803346.528.09.2005
[2007/26]
WO2005US34594
Priority number, dateUS2004095196928.09.2004         Original published format: US 951969
[2007/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2006036963
Date:06.04.2006
Language:EN
[2006/14]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1800394
Date:27.06.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.04.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1800394
Date:01.12.2010
Language:EN
[2010/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US26.05.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.11.2008
ClassificationIPC:H03K17/082
[2008/49]
CPC:
H03K17/165 (EP,US); H03K17/0822 (EP,US); H03K5/1252 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2007/26]H03B1/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/01]
Former [2007/26]AT,  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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STROMBEGRENZUNGSSCHALTUNG FÜR SCHNELLE LOW-SIDE-TREIBERAUSGANGSSIGNALE[2007/26]
English:CURRENT LIMITING CIRCUIT FOR HIGH-SPEED LOW-SIDE DRIVER OUTPUTS[2007/26]
French:CIRCUIT LIMITEUR DE COURANT DES SIGNAUX D'ALARME DU CONDUCTEUR A GRANDE VITESSE ET BASSE INTENSITE[2007/26]
Entry into regional phase02.05.2007National basic fee paid 
02.05.2007Search fee paid 
02.05.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
02.05.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.05.2007Examination requested  [2007/26]
30.12.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.06.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.04.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.08.2010Fee for grant paid
24.08.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)02.09.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0314221  (PHILIPS NV [NL]) [A] 1,2,5,6,9 * figure 3 *;
 [A]WO9612346  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1,2,5,6,9 * figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0808025  (DENSO CORP [JP]) [A] 1,2,5,6,9* figure 1 *;
 [A]DE19823768  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [A] 1,2,5,6,9 * figure 4 *;
 [A]GB2384632  (ZETEX PLC [GB]) [A] 1,2,5,6,9 * figure 2 *
International search[A]US5796278  (OSBORN DOUGLAS BRUCE [US], et al);
 [A]US5936387  (TABATA MASAFUMI [JP], et al);
 [A]US6333665  (ICHIKAWA KOHSAKU [JP])
by applicantEP0314221
 WO9612346
 EP0808025
 US5796278
 US5936387
 DE19823768
 US6333665
 GB2384632
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