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EP About this file: EP2733837

EP2733837 - Converter [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  14.04.2017
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.04.2017Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 17.05.2017  [2017/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ABB Technology AG
Affolternstrasse 44
8050 Zürich / CH
[2014/21]
Inventor(s)01 / Zuckerberger, Adrian
Rebbergstrasse 15
5417 Untersiggenthal / CH
02 / Fritschy, Jonas
Reinerstrasse 14
5200 Brugg / CH
 [2014/21]
Representative(s)ABB Patent Attorneys
C/o ABB Schweiz AG Intellectual Property (CH-LI/IP) Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
[2014/21]
Application number, filing date12192990.516.11.2012
[2014/21]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2733837
Date:21.05.2014
Language:DE
[2014/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2013
ClassificationIPC:H02M1/36, H02M7/487
[2014/21]
CPC:
H02M7/4837 (EP); H02M1/36 (EP,CN,US); H02M5/44 (US);
H02M7/487 (EP,CN,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 [2014/21]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Umrichter[2014/21]
English:Converter[2014/21]
French:Convertisseur[2014/21]
Examination procedure21.10.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.10.2014Examination requested  [2014/48]
20.07.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.12.2016Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/20]
04.01.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2017/20]
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  20.07.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
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30.11.201605   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XY]JP2011109801  (FUJI ELECTRIC SYSTEMS CO LTD) [X] 1-4,7 * figure 1 * * abstract * * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0030] * [Y] 5,6,8-14;
 [XYI]EP2184843  (DAIKIN IND LTD [JP]) [X] 1,7 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0041] * * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0046] * * paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0066] - paragraph [0067] * [Y] 5,6,8-14 [I] 2-4;
 [Y]  - KUI WANG ET AL, "Self-precharge of floating capacitors in a five-level ANPC inverter", POWER ELECTRONICS AND MOTION CONTROL CONFERENCE (IPEMC), 2012 7TH INTERNATIONAL, IEEE, (20120602), doi:10.1109/IPEMC.2012.6259106, ISBN 978-1-4577-2085-7, pages 1776 - 1780, XP032215956 [Y] 5,6 * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IPEMC.2012.6259106
 [Y]  - SANG-GIL LEE ET AL, "The carrier-based PWM method for voltage balance of flying capacitor multilevel inverter", 32ND.ANNUAL IEEE POWER ELECTRONICS SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE. PESC 2001. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. VANCOUVER, CANADA, JUNE 17 - 21, 2001; [ANNUAL POWER ELECTRONICS SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE], NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20010617), vol. 1, doi:10.1109/PESC.2001.954006, ISBN 978-0-7803-7067-8, pages 126 - 131, XP010559135 [Y] 5,6,8-14 * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESC.2001.954006
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