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EP About this file: EP2421135

EP2421135 - TRANSFORMERLESS INVERTER WITH STEP-DOWN-CONVERTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2012/08]Step-down-converter, DC-AC-converter assembly and method for operating the same
[2018/47]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.08.2020
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Steca Elektronik GmbH
Mammostraße 1
87700 Memmingen / DE
[2012/08]
Inventor(s)01 / Weissenhorn, Thomas
Bahnhofstrasse 23
87730 Bad Grönenbach / DE
02 / Kloos, Dieter
Stimpfacher Strasse 10
74579 Fichtenau / DE
03 / Winter, Andreas
Im Paradies 7
87743 Egg a. d. Günz / DE
04 / Schekulin, Dirk
Unterwienacht 501
9405 Wienacht-Tobel / CH
 [2012/21]
Former [2012/12]01 / Weissenhorn, Thomas
Bahnhofstrasse 23
87730 Bad Grönenbach / DE
02 / Kloos, Dieter
Stimpfacher Strasse 10
74579 Fichtenau / DE
03 / Winter, Andreas
Im Paradies 7
87743 Egg a. d. Günz / DE
04 / Schekulin, Dirk
Kornfeldstrasse 16
9320 Arbon / CH
Representative(s)Patentanwälte Olbricht, Buchhold, Keulertz Partnerschaft mbB
Hallhof 6-7
87700 Memmingen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/40]Olbricht Patentanwälte
Hallhof 6-7
87700 Memmingen / DE
Former [2012/08]Pfister, Stefan Helmut Ulrich, et al
Pfister & Pfister Patent & Rechtsanwälte Hallhof 6-7
87700 Memmingen / DE
Application number, filing date11006639.612.08.2011
[2012/08]
Priority number, dateDE2010103502020.08.2010         Original published format: DE102010035020
[2012/08]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2421135
Date:22.02.2012
Language:DE
[2012/08]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2421135
Date:28.12.2016
Language:DE
[2016/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2421135
Date:02.10.2019
Language:DE
[2019/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:H02M3/155, H02M7/5387, H02M3/158, H02M1/00
[2016/52]
CPC:
H02M3/1584 (EP); H02M7/53871 (EP); H02M1/007 (EP);
H02M1/0074 (EP); H02M1/0077 (EP)
Former IPC [2012/08]H02M3/155, H02M7/5387
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 [2017/31]
Former [2012/08]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:TRANSFORMATORLOSE WECHSELRICHTER-SCHALTUNGSANORDNUNG MIT TIEFSETZSTELLERSCHALTUNG[2018/50]
English:TRANSFORMERLESS INVERTER WITH STEP-DOWN-CONVERTER[2018/50]
French:ONDULEUR SANS TRANSFORMATEUR AVEC CONVERTISSEUR ABAISSEUR[2018/50]
Former [2012/08]Tiefsetzstellerschaltung, Wechselrichter-Schaltungsanordnung und Betriebsverfahren
Former [2012/08]Step-down-converter, DC-AC-converter assembly and method for operating the same
Former [2012/08]Convertisseur abaisseur, onduleur et procédé de fonctionnement
Examination procedure12.08.2011Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/31]
16.11.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.04.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
27.06.2019Fee for grant paid
27.06.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.06.2019Receipt 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  16.11.2018
Opposition(s)03.07.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/37]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
27.06.2019Request for further processing filed
27.06.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
05.07.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
03.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
22.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
26.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
10.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
22.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
22.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU12.08.2011
AL02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
MK02.10.2019
MT02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
TR02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU12.08.2011
AL02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
MT02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
TR02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2022/26]AL02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
TR02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2021/18]AL02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/51]AL02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/38]AL02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/37]AL02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/36]AL02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/35]AL02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/32]AL02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/26]CZ02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/22]FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/21]NO02.01.2020
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0852422  (MOOSBAUER PETER DIPL ING [DE]) [A] 1-15 * figure 15 *;
 [A]US5932995  (WAGONER ROBERT G [US]) [A] 1-15 * figures 2,3 *;
 [Y]DE10360549  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [Y] 12 * figure 2 ** paragraph [0006] *;
 [Y]EP1571752  (DAIHEN CORP [JP]) [Y] 1,3,6-8 * figure 1 * * column 6, lines 8-11 *;
 [YD]DE102005047373  (SCHEKULIN DIRK [CH]) [YD] 9-13 * figures 7,8,10 * * paragraph [0052] *;
 [Y]DE102009044197  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [Y] 7 * figure 5 * * paragraph [0028] *;
 [YA]  - TING QIAN ET AL, "Self-Balanced Input-Series Two-Stage DC-DC Converter and Ripple Match Design", APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE, APEC 2007 - TWENTY SECOND ANNUAL IEEE, IEEE, PI, (20070201), ISBN 978-1-4244-0713-2, pages 1017 - 1022, XP031085335 [Y] 1,3,6-13 * figures 2,3 * [A] 2,4,5,14,15
by applicantDE102005047373
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