blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
FAQ - Register Alert
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3075218

EP3075218 - INTEGRATION OF MICROINVERTER WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  09.10.2020
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip09.10.2020Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 11.11.2020  [2020/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SunPower Corporation
77 Rio Robles
San Jose, CA 95134 / US
[2017/01]
Former [2016/40]For all designated states
Gilchrist, Phillip C.
1505 Wild Basin Ledge
Austin, Texas 78746 / US
For all designated states
Morris, William J.
17208 Cranston Drive
Round Rock, Texas 78664 / US
For all designated states
Little, Kristine M.
11621 Leapwood Place
Austin, Texas 78759 / US
For all designated states
Chapman, Patrick L.
14408 Showdown Lane
Austin, Texas 78717 / US
For all designated states
Mulligan, III, William
PO Box 775
Wilson, Wyoming 83014 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GILCHRIST, Philip C.
1505 Wild Basin Ledge
Austin, TX 78746 / US
02 / MORRIS, William J.
17208 Cranston Drive
Round Rock, TX 78664 / US
03 / LITTLE, Kristine M.
Leapwood PLace
Austin, TX 78759 / US
04 / CHAPMAN, Patrick L.
15524 Brodick Dr.
Austin, TX 78717 / US
05 / MULLIGAN, III, William
PO Box 775
Wilson, WY 83014 / US
06 / MARROQUIN, Marco
12166 Metric Boulevard
Unit 372
Austin, TX 78758 / US
 [2017/36]
Former [2017/32]01 / GILCHRIST, Philip C.
1505 Wild Basin Ledge
Austin, TX 78746 / US
02 / MORRIS, William J.
17208 Cranston Drive
Round Rock, TX 78664 / US
03 / LITTLE, Kristine M.
Leapwood PLace
Austin, TX 78759 / US
04 / CHAPMAN, Patrick L.
15524 Brodick Dr.
Austin, TX 78717 / US
05 / MULLIGAN, III, William
PO Box 775
Wilson, WY 83014 / US
Former [2017/17]01 / GILCHRIST, Philip C.
1505 Wild Basin Ledge
Austin, TX 78746 / US
02 / MORRIS, William J.
17208 Cranston Drive
Round Rock, TX 78664 / US
03 / LITTLE, Kristine M.
Leapwood PLace
Austin, TX 78759 / US
04 / CHAPMAN, Patrick L.
14408 Showdown Lane
Austin, TX 78717 / US
05 / MULLIGAN, III, William
PO Box 775
Wilson, WY 83014 / US
Former [2016/40]01 / see applicant
...
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/40]Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date14865954.326.11.2014
[2016/40]
WO2014US67630
Priority number, dateUS201361909706P27.11.2013         Original published format: US 201361909706 P
[2016/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015081204
Date:04.06.2015
Language:EN
[2015/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3075218
Date:05.10.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.06.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.06.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:H05K7/02, H01L31/02, H02S40/32, H02S40/34
[2016/49]
CPC:
H02S40/32 (EP,US); H01L31/02013 (EP,US); H02S40/34 (EP,US);
H05K3/301 (US); H05K7/02 (US); H05K7/04 (US);
H05K7/142 (US); Y02E10/50 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/40]H05K7/02
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 [2016/40]
TitleGerman:INTEGRATION EINES MIKRO-UMRICHTERS IN EIN PHOTOVOLTAIKMODUL[2016/40]
English:INTEGRATION OF MICROINVERTER WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE[2016/40]
French:INTÉGRATION D'UN MICRO-ONDULEUR À UN MODULE PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE[2016/40]
Entry into regional phase22.06.2016National basic fee paid 
22.06.2016Search fee paid 
22.06.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
22.06.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.06.2016Examination requested  [2016/40]
23.05.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2020Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2020/46]
06.07.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2020/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
13.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.11.201906   M06   Not yet paid
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[XDYI]US2011083733  (MARROQUIN MARCO A [US], et al) [XD] 1,8,12 * paragraphs [0006] , [0007] * * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0034]; figures 1-4 * [Y] 4,5 [I] 3,9;
 [X]US2010275991  (CHAN PALVIN CHEE LEONG [US]) [X] 1,2,8,10,12-14 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0029]; figures 1-5 *;
 [XA]EP2509114  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [X] 1,6-8,13 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0015]; figure 2 * [A] 15;
 [XY]WO2009088977  (PETRA SOLAR INC [US], et al) [X] 8,11 * page 7, line 28 - page 10, line 16; figures 2,3 * * page 15, line 14 - line 28; figures 9,10 * [Y] 4,5;
 [X]DE202011002938U  (WIELAND ELECTRIC GMBH [DE]) [X] 8 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0016]; figures 1,2 *;
 [X]US2012127770  (KIM HYOUNG-GURN [KR]) [X] 8 * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0064]; figures 1-3 *;
 [X]US2013228212  (YEN TUNG-I [TW], et al) [X] 15 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0026]; figures 1A, 1B, 2 *
 [X]  - John Wiles, "The Microinverter and the AC PV Module", IAEI news, (20100430), pages 22 - 27, URL: http://www.nmsu.edu/~tdi/pdf-resources/IAEI March-April 2010.pdf, (20140829), XP055137243 [X] 1,15 * the whole document *
International search[Y]US6201180  (MEYER JOHN F [US], et al);
 [Y]US2008041434  (ADRIANI PAUL [US], et al);
 [Y]US2008283118  (ROTZOLL ROBERT R [US], et al);
 [A]US2010147362  (KING ZACHARY ADAM [US], et al);
 [Y]US2010263704  (FORNAGE MARTIN [US], et al);
 [X]US2011083733  (MARROQUIN MARCO A [US], et al);
 [A]US2013140416  (WEST JOHN R [US], et al)
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.