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EP About this file: EP3123592

EP3123592 - BI-DIRECTIONAL DC-DC CONVERTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.07.2020
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.07.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Schneider Electric IT Corporation
132 Fairgrounds Road
West Kingston, RI 02892 / US
[2017/05]
Inventor(s)01 / SRIKANTH, Mudiyula
Bearys Global Research
Sy. No. 63/3b Gorvigere Village
Bidarahalli Hobli
Whitefield Ashram Road
Bangalore East Taluk Bangalore 560067 / IN
02 / LIPARE, Mahendrakumar, H.
202 Prakruthi Chandana
Kashinagar
Amruthahalli Bangalore 560092 / IN
03 / GHOSH, Rajesh
F-204 Sindhu Residencey
Divanra Palya
M.s. Ramaiah Road
Bangalore 560 054 / IN
04 / KLIKIC, Damir
211 Bishops Forest Drive
Waltham, MA 02452 / US
 [2017/05]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/34]Murgitroyd & Company
Scotland House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Former [2017/05]Hayden, Nicholas Mark
Murgitroyd & Company
Scotland House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date14887384.727.03.2014
[2017/05]
WO2014US31994
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015147828
Date:01.10.2015
Language:EN
[2015/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3123592
Date:01.02.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.10.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3123592
Date:21.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US01.10.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:H02J9/06, // H02M3/335
[2017/44]
CPC:
H02M1/4241 (EP,US); H02J9/061 (US); H02J9/04 (US);
H02J9/062 (EP); H02M3/33523 (EP,US); H02M3/33546 (US);
H02M3/33584 (EP,US); Y02B70/10 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/05]H02J9/00
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 [2017/05]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:BIDIREKTIONALER GLEICHSPANNUNGSWANDLER[2017/05]
English:BI-DIRECTIONAL DC-DC CONVERTER[2017/05]
French:CONVERTISSEUR CONTINU-CONTINU BIDIRECTIONNEL[2017/05]
Entry into regional phase21.09.2016National basic fee paid 
21.09.2016Search fee paid 
21.09.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
21.09.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.09.2016Examination requested  [2017/05]
21.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.07.2019Fee for grant paid
10.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.07.2019Receipt 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  18.03.2019
Opposition(s)03.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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