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EP2659577 - RELATIVE EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT IN A CONVERTER WITH PULSE WIDTH MODULATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.09.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.05.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microchip Technology Incorporated
2355 West Chandler Boulevard
Chandler, AZ 85224-6199 / US
[2013/45]
Inventor(s)01 / DEARBORN, Scott
24109 State Route 167
Brackney, PA 18812 / US
02 / CLEVELAND, Terry, L.
1958 Dutchtown Road
Endicott, NY 13760 / US
03 / ELLISON, Clifford, N., III
8462 Vieley Road
Campbell, NY 14821 / US
 [2013/45]
Representative(s)sgb europe
Bergstrasse 31
82069 Hohenschäftlarn / DE
[2024/42]
Former [2013/45]Grubert, Andreas
King & Spalding International LLP 125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR / GB
Application number, filing date11808415.109.12.2011
[2024/42]
WO2011US64186
Priority number, dateUS201061427856P29.12.2010         Original published format: US 201061427856 P
US20111331322307.12.2011         Original published format: US201113313223
[2013/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012091884
Date:05.07.2012
Language:EN
[2012/27]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2659577
Date:06.11.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.07.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification
No.:EP2659577
Date:16.10.2024
Language:EN
[2024/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.07.2013
ClassificationIPC:H02M3/157, H02M3/158
[2013/45]
CPC:
H02M3/157 (EP,KR,US); H02M3/158 (KR); H02M3/10 (KR);
H02M3/155 (KR); H02M3/1588 (EP,US); H02M1/0048 (EP,US);
Y02B70/10 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2013/45]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:MESSUNG EINES RELATIVEN WIRKUNGSGRADS IN EINEM PWM UMRICHTER[2024/22]
English:RELATIVE EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT IN A CONVERTER WITH PULSE WIDTH MODULATION[2013/45]
French:MESURE DE RENDEMENT RELATIF DANS UN CONVERTISSEUR MODULATION D'IMPULSIONS EN LARGEUR[2013/45]
Former [2013/45]MESSUNG DER RELATIVEN EFFIZIENZ BEI EINEM KONVERTER MIT PULSWEITENMODULATION
Entry into regional phase29.07.2013National basic fee paid 
29.07.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
29.07.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.07.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.07.2013Examination requested  [2013/45]
25.08.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.01.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.01.2020Date of oral proceedings
20.02.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
24.02.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
10.05.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.09.2024Fee for grant paid
09.09.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.09.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Appeal following examination30.03.2020Appeal received No.  T1602/20
06.07.2020Statement of grounds filed
03.04.2023Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [2023/14]
03.08.2023Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2023/31]
21.02.2024Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
27.02.2024Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
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  25.08.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
21.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
20.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
19.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
17.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 11
20.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 12
19.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 13
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Cited inInternational search[I]US2009146630  (NAKA TOSHIYUKI [JP]);
 [I]US7825642  (YOUNG CHRIS M [US], et al)
by applicantUS2009146630
 US7825642
 US20100959837
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