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EP About this file: EP2830200

EP2830200 - A power converter [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.03.2023
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.12.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Technology GmbH
Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5400 Baden / CH
[2022/19]
Former [2016/47]For all designated states
General Electric Technology GmbH
Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5400 Baden / CH
Former [2015/05]For all designated states
ALSTOM Technology Ltd
Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5400 Baden / CH
Inventor(s)01 / BARKER, Carl David
6 Foxwood Close
Walton, Stone
Staffordshire ST15 0LN / GB
 [2015/05]
Representative(s)Openshaw & Co.
8 Castle Street
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR / GB
[2022/19]
Former [2015/05]Potter Clarkson LLP
The Belgrave Centre
Talbot Street
Nottingham, NG1 5GG / GB
Application number, filing date13177961.325.07.2013
[2015/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2830200
Date:28.01.2015
Language:EN
[2015/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2830200
Date:11.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.12.2013
ClassificationIPC:H02M1/32, H02M7/483
[2015/05]
CPC:
H02M7/483 (EP,US); H02M1/32 (EP,US); H02M5/42 (US);
H02M7/4835 (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 [2015/30]
Former [2015/05]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:Leistungswandler[2015/05]
English:A power converter[2015/05]
French:Convertisseur de puissance[2015/05]
Examination procedure10.06.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.06.2015Examination requested  [2015/30]
05.10.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.02.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.12.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.04.2022Fee for grant paid
01.04.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.04.2022Receipt 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  05.10.2015
Opposition(s)14.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
31.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
03.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
22.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
22.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
20.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
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31.07.201806   M06   Fee paid on   31.01.2019
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2011050847  (AREVA T & D UK LTD [GB], et al) [A] 1-10 * figure 8 ** page 22, line 10 - page 23, line 14 *;
 [I]WO2011124260  (AREVA T & D UK LTD [GB], et al) [I] 1-10 * figures 13-14 * * page 42, line 29 - page 43, line 30 *;
 [I]WO2012103936  (SIEMENS AG [DE], et al) [I] 1-10 * figure 2 * * abstract * * page 4, line 6 - line 10 * * page 6, line 27 - page 8, line 5 *;
 [I]EP2602927  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [I] 1-10 * figures 1-3 * * figure 8 * * paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0040] * * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0062] * * paragraph [0177] *
ExaminationCN102969732
 US2013128636
    - AREDES M ET AL, "A 25-MW Soft-Switching HVDC Tap for$pm$500-kV Transmission Lines", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, (20041001), vol. 19, no. 4, doi:10.1109/TPWRD.2004.835053, ISSN 0885-8977, pages 1835 - 1842, XP011119568

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2004.835053
    - XIAOFANG CHEN ET AL, "Research on the fault characteristics of HVDC based on modular multilevel converter", ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY CONFERENCE (EPEC), 2011 IEEE, IEEE, (20111003), doi:10.1109/EPEC.2011.6070260, ISBN 978-1-4577-0405-5, pages 91 - 96, XP031974626

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EPEC.2011.6070260
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