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: EP2993771

EP2993771 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED OPERATION AND PROTECTION OF POWER CONVERTERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.08.2020
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.06.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.07.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.12.2016
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
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[2019/40]
Former [2016/10]For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / TENCA, Pierluigi
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
Bldg. K1-3A59
Niskayuna, NY New York 12309 / US
 [2016/10]
Representative(s)Serjeants LLP
Dock
75 Exploration Drive
Leicester, LE4 5NU / GB
[2016/10]
Application number, filing date15180884.713.08.2015
[2016/10]
Priority number, dateUS20141446722025.08.2014         Original published format: US201414467220
[2016/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2993771
Date:09.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2993771
Date:08.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2993771
Date:02.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:H02M1/32, // H02M7/217, H02J3/36, H02M7/757, H02M7/483, H02H9/04
[2019/23]
CPC:
H02M1/32 (EP,US); H02M7/217 (US); H02M7/4835 (EP,US);
H02H9/041 (EP,US); H02J3/36 (EP,US); H02M7/7575 (EP,US);
Y02E60/60 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/23]H02M1/32, // H02M7/217, H02J3/36, H02M7/757, H02M7/483, H02H9/00
Former IPC [2016/10]H02M1/32
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 [2017/02]
Former [2016/10]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:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUM VERBESSERTE BETRIEB UND SCHUTZ VON LEISTUNGSWANDLERN[2016/10]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED OPERATION AND PROTECTION OF POWER CONVERTERS[2016/10]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS POUR FONCTIONNEMENT AMÉLIORÉ ET PROTECTION DE CONVERTISSEURS DE PUISSANCE[2016/10]
Examination procedure13.08.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.12.2016Examination requested  [2017/02]
08.12.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.01.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
01.02.2017Request for decision received: Application is deemed to be withdrawn
09.02.2017Result of request for decision (Application is deemed to be withdrawn): Request accepted
05.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
23.08.2019Fee for grant paid
23.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.07.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
23.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
20.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU13.08.2015
AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
MK02.10.2019
MT02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
TR02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU13.08.2015
AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
MT02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
TR02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2021/18]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/51]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/38]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/37]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/36]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/35]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/32]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/25]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]AT02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]AT02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/22]FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
NL02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/21]NL02.10.2019
NO02.01.2020
Former [2020/20]NL02.10.2019
Documents cited:Search[Y]US5986909  (HAMMOND PETER W [US], et al) [Y] 1-13 * abstract *;
 [Y]WO2013060368  (ABB TECHNOLOGY AG [CH], et al) [Y] 1-13 * abstract *;
 [YA]EP2590313  (ABB TECHNOLOGY AG [CH]) [Y] 1-6,8,9,11-13 * abstract * * figures 1-8 * [A] 7,10;
 [A]CN103715658  (STATE GRID CORP CHINA, et al) [A] 1-13* abstract *
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.