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EP3066537 - LIMITING CURRENT IN A LOW DROPOUT LINEAR VOLTAGE REGULATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.03.2024
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.10.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.12.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.05.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip01.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 03.04.2024  [2024/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Texas Instruments Incorporated
P.O. Box 655474
Mail Station 3999
Dallas, TX 75265-5474 / US
[2016/37]
Inventor(s)01 / JAIN, Karan Singh
6041 Village Bend Drive
Apt. 707
Dallas, TX 75206 / US
02 / MERKIN, Timothy Bryan
1510 Banbury Court
Richardson, TX 75082 / US
03 / CURTIS, Susan
1225 Pinkerton Lane
Allen, TX 75002 / US
 [2016/37]
Representative(s)Zeller, Andreas, et al
Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH
Haggertystraße 1
85356 Freising / DE
[2016/37]
Application number, filing date14859592.930.09.2014
[2016/37]
WO2014US58170
Priority number, dateUS201361901851P08.11.2013         Original published format: US 201361901851 P
US20141444656330.07.2014         Original published format: US201414446563
[2016/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015069388
Date:14.05.2015
Language:EN
[2015/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3066537
Date:14.09.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.05.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3066537
Date:03.04.2024
Language:EN
[2024/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU14.05.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.05.2017
ClassificationIPC:G05F1/575, G05F1/10, G05F1/56
[2017/25]
CPC:
G05F1/575 (EP,US); G05F1/10 (EP,US); G05F1/56 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2016/37]G05F1/575
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 [2016/37]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:STROMBEGRENZUNG BEI EINEM LINEARER SPANNUNGSREGLER MIT NIEDRIGEM SPANNUNGSVERLUST[2016/37]
English:LIMITING CURRENT IN A LOW DROPOUT LINEAR VOLTAGE REGULATOR[2016/37]
French:LIMITATION DE COURANT DANS UN RÉGULATEUR DE TENSION LINÉAIRE À FAIBLE RELÂCHEMENT[2016/37]
Entry into regional phase08.06.2016National basic fee paid 
08.06.2016Search fee paid 
08.06.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
08.06.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.06.2016Examination requested  [2016/37]
09.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.06.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.09.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.10.2023
16.10.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
30.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.02.2024Fee for grant paid
26.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
02.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
01.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
30.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
30.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
30.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
02.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[IA]US2007194768  (BANSAL NITIN [IN], et al) [I] 1,8 * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0037] * [A] 2-7,9-15;
 [A]US2013293986  (LERNER VALENTIN [IL], et al) [A] 1-15* abstract *
International search[Y]US2009001953  (HUANG WEI-JEN [TW]);
 [Y]US2012112717  (LIU JING-MENG [US], et al);
 [Y]US2013049722  (HUANG JUNWEI [CN])
ExaminationUS2003193320
by applicantUS2007194768
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