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EP3012960 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING PWM PULSES FOR NEUTRAL-POINT-CLAMPED MULTI-LEVEL INVERTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.09.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip12.02.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.03.2021  [2021/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
No. 1699 Xiyou Road
New & High Technology Industrial Development Zone
Hefei, Anhui 230088 / CN
[2016/17]
Inventor(s)01 / LI, Xiaoxun
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd.
New & High Technology Industrial Development
Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
02 / LI, Haoyuan
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd.
New & High Technology Industrial Development
Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
03 / MEI, Xiaodong
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd.
New & High Technology Industrial Development
Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
04 / HAN, Zhiqiang
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd.
New & High Technology Industrial Development
Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
05 / YANG, Benhe
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd.
New & High Technology Industrial Development
Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
06 / SHEN, Kai
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd.
New & High Technology Industrial Development
Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
 [2016/17]
Representative(s)Tappe, Udo, et al
Zacco Patent- und Rechtsanwalts GmbH
Am Wall 187-189
28195 Bremen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/17]Girodo, Marco, et al
zacco Dr. Peters & Partner
Am Wall 187-189
28195 Bremen / DE
Application number, filing date15189852.514.10.2015
[2016/17]
Priority number, dateCN20141057093823.10.2014         Original published format: CN201410570938
[2016/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3012960
Date:27.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/17]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3012960
Date:01.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:H02M7/487, H02M7/5395
[2016/17]
CPC:
H03K7/08 (EP,US); H02M7/483 (CN); H02M7/487 (EP,US);
H02M7/53873 (CN); H02M7/5395 (EP,CN,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 [2017/02]
Former [2016/17]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON PWM-IMPULSEN FÜR NPC MEHRPUNKTWECHSELRICHTER[2016/17]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING PWM PULSES FOR NEUTRAL-POINT-CLAMPED MULTI-LEVEL INVERTER[2016/17]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR GÉNÉRER DES IMPULSIONS MLI POUR UN ONDULEUR NPC MULTI-NIVEAUX[2016/17]
Examination procedure14.10.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.12.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.12.2016Examination requested  [2017/02]
08.09.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.01.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/11]
04.09.2020Date of oral proceedings
15.10.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
16.10.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.202006   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[I]EP2140544  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROP B V [DE]) [I] 1-10 * figures 1-15 * * paragraphs [0001] , [0004] - [0027] - [0034] , [0037] , [0051] - [0080] - [0091] , [0092] , [0094] , [0099] , [0107] , [0110] , [0118] , [0122] , [0123] * * paragraphs [0134] - [0139] *;
 [A]  - STEFFEN ROHNER ET AL, "Pulse width modulation scheme for the Modular Multilevel Converter", 13TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON POWER ELECTRONICS AND APPLICATIONS, 2009 : EPE '09 ; 8 - 10 SEPT. 2009, BARCELONA, SPAIN, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20090908), ISBN 978-1-4244-4432-8, pages 1 - 10, XP031541780 [A] 1-10 * figures 1,2 * * page 3 *
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