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EP2628230 - METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN A HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, CONTROLLER UNIT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.11.2015
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ABB Technology AG
Affolternstrasse 44
8050 Zürich / CH
[2015/03]
Former [2013/34]For all designated states
ABB Technology AG
Affoltern Strasse 44
8050 Zürich / CH
Inventor(s)01 / THORBURN, Stefan
Packhusgatan 5
S-722 10 Västerås / SE
 [2013/34]
Representative(s)Ahrengart, Kenneth
ABB AB
Intellectual Property
Forskargränd 7
721 78 Västerås / SE
[N/P]
Former [2013/34]Ahrengart, Kenneth
ABB AB
Intellectual Property
Ingenjör Bååths gata 11
SE-721 78 Västerås / SE
Application number, filing date10763731.615.10.2010
WO2010EP65538
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012048752
Date:19.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2628230
Date:21.08.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.04.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2628230
Date:14.01.2015
Language:EN
[2015/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.04.2012
ClassificationIPC:H02J3/36
[2013/34]
CPC:
H02J3/36 (EP,US); H02J13/00002 (EP,US); H04B3/548 (US);
Y02E60/00 (EP); Y02E60/60 (EP,US); Y04S10/30 (EP);
Y04S40/121 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/34]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN IN EINEM HVDC-LEISTUNGSÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM, STEUEREINHEIT UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT[2013/34]
English:METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN A HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, CONTROLLER UNIT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT[2013/34]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION DANS UN SYSTÈME DE TRANSMISSION ÉLECTRIQUE HVDC, UNITÉ DE CONTRÔLEUR ET PRODUIT PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR[2013/34]
Entry into regional phase15.05.2013National basic fee paid 
15.05.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
15.05.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.08.2012Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
15.05.2013Examination requested  [2013/34]
03.12.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.10.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.12.2014Fee for grant paid
02.12.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.12.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  02.10.2014
Opposition(s)15.10.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU15.10.2010
AL14.01.2015
AT14.01.2015
BE14.01.2015
CY14.01.2015
CZ14.01.2015
DK14.01.2015
EE14.01.2015
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Cited inInternational search[A]US4106085  (DEMAREST DONALD M, et al) [A] 1 * abstract ** figures 3-5 *;
 [I]US4672519  (LISS GOETE [SE]) [I] 1,2,7-12 * abstract * * figures 1,5 * * column 2, line 41 - column 3, line 24 * * column 8, line 44 - column 10, line 4 *;
 [I]EP0868004  (ASEA BROWN BOVERI [SE]) [I] 1,2,7-12 * abstract * * figure 1 * * column 6, line 4 - column 7, line 36 *
by applicant   - G. BUJA; G. INDRI, "Improvement of Pulse Width Modulation Techniques", ARCHIV FUR ELEKTROTECHNIK, (1975), vol. 57, pages 281 - 289
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