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EP3202031 - SWITCHING CURRENT SOURCE RADIO FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.11.2023
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.11.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.07.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip07.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC
published on 10.07.2024  [2024/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Short Circuit Technologies LLC
2604 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 206
Rochester, NY 14618 / US
[2021/36]
Former [2017/32]For all designated states
Zaretsky, Howard
100 Winslow Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620-3410 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BABAIE, Masoud
Mr. Dr. Van Den Helmlaan 10
2641 DJ Pijnacker (Zuid-holland) / NL
02 / STASZEWSKI, Robert, Bogdan
Summerhill
12 Mount Anville Road
Dublin D14 / IE
 [2017/32]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[2022/52]
Former [2017/32]Keane, Paul Fachtna
FRKelly
27 Clyde Road
Dublin D04 F838 / IE
Application number, filing date15847592.103.10.2015
[2017/32]
WO2015US53891
Priority number, dateUS201462059415P03.10.2014         Original published format: US 201462059415 P
[2017/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016054612
Date:07.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3202031
Date:09.08.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.04.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3202031
Date:28.12.2022
Language:EN
[2022/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU07.04.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:H03B5/14, H03B5/12, H03L7/081, H03L7/197, H03L7/099
[2018/25]
CPC:
H03B5/1228 (EP,US); H03B5/1212 (US); H03B5/1215 (EP,US);
H03B5/1218 (EP,US); H03B5/124 (EP,US); H03B5/1265 (US);
H03B5/1281 (EP,US); H03B5/1293 (EP,US); H03B5/1296 (EP,US);
H03L7/081 (EP,US); H03L7/0991 (EP,US); H03L7/1976 (EP,US);
H03J2200/10 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/32]H03B5/14
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 [2017/32]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHALTSTROMQUELLENHOCHFREQUENZOSZILLATOR[2017/32]
English:SWITCHING CURRENT SOURCE RADIO FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR[2017/32]
French:OSCILLATEUR À RADIOFRÉQUENCES AVEC SOURCE DE COURANT COMMUTÉE[2017/32]
Entry into regional phase03.05.2017National basic fee paid 
03.05.2017Search fee paid 
03.05.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
03.05.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.05.2017Examination requested  [2017/32]
03.05.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.07.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.11.2022Fee for grant paid
16.11.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.11.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.09.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
21.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
04.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL28.12.2022
AT28.12.2022
CZ28.12.2022
DK28.12.2022
EE28.12.2022
ES28.12.2022
FI28.12.2022
HR28.12.2022
IT28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
MC28.12.2022
NL28.12.2022
PL28.12.2022
RO28.12.2022
RS28.12.2022
SE28.12.2022
SI28.12.2022
SK28.12.2022
SM28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
IS28.04.2023
PT28.04.2023
[2024/28]
Former [2024/26]AL28.12.2022
AT28.12.2022
CZ28.12.2022
DK28.12.2022
EE28.12.2022
ES28.12.2022
FI28.12.2022
HR28.12.2022
IT28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
NL28.12.2022
PL28.12.2022
RO28.12.2022
RS28.12.2022
SE28.12.2022
SI28.12.2022
SK28.12.2022
SM28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
IS28.04.2023
PT28.04.2023
Former [2024/11]AL28.12.2022
AT28.12.2022
CZ28.12.2022
DK28.12.2022
EE28.12.2022
ES28.12.2022
FI28.12.2022
HR28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
NL28.12.2022
PL28.12.2022
RO28.12.2022
RS28.12.2022
SE28.12.2022
SI28.12.2022
SK28.12.2022
SM28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
IS28.04.2023
PT28.04.2023
Former [2023/46]AL28.12.2022
AT28.12.2022
CZ28.12.2022
DK28.12.2022
EE28.12.2022
ES28.12.2022
FI28.12.2022
HR28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
NL28.12.2022
PL28.12.2022
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SE28.12.2022
SK28.12.2022
SM28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
IS28.04.2023
PT28.04.2023
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AT28.12.2022
CZ28.12.2022
EE28.12.2022
ES28.12.2022
FI28.12.2022
HR28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
NL28.12.2022
PL28.12.2022
RO28.12.2022
RS28.12.2022
SE28.12.2022
SK28.12.2022
SM28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
IS28.04.2023
PT28.04.2023
Former [2023/38]AL28.12.2022
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CZ28.12.2022
EE28.12.2022
ES28.12.2022
FI28.12.2022
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LT28.12.2022
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RO28.12.2022
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NO28.03.2023
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PT28.04.2023
Former [2023/37]AL28.12.2022
AT28.12.2022
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EE28.12.2022
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NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
PT28.04.2023
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CZ28.12.2022
EE28.12.2022
ES28.12.2022
FI28.12.2022
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LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
NL28.12.2022
RO28.12.2022
RS28.12.2022
SE28.12.2022
SM28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
PT28.04.2023
Former [2023/34]EE28.12.2022
ES28.12.2022
FI28.12.2022
HR28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
NL28.12.2022
RS28.12.2022
SE28.12.2022
SM28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
PT28.04.2023
Former [2023/33]ES28.12.2022
FI28.12.2022
HR28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
NL28.12.2022
RS28.12.2022
SE28.12.2022
SM28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
Former [2023/29]FI28.12.2022
HR28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
NL28.12.2022
RS28.12.2022
SE28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
Former [2023/27]FI28.12.2022
HR28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
RS28.12.2022
SE28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
Former [2023/24]FI28.12.2022
HR28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
SE28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
Former [2023/23]FI28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
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GR29.03.2023
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SE28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
Former [2023/20]LT28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
Documents cited:Search[I]GB842219  (COLE E K LTD, et al) [I] 1,7 * figure 3 *;
 [X]EP1463196  (FRANCE TELECOM [FR]) [X] 1-4,6,8,10-15 * figure 1 *;
 [I]RU2277745  (UNIV MORDOVA OGAREV) [I] 1* figure 1 *;
 [X]US2011018644  (YUN SEOK JU [KR], et al) [X] 1-4,6,8-15 * figure 5B *;
 [X]US2011273239  (LEE CHEN-YI [TW]) [X] 1,5,7,8 * figure 1 *
International search[Y]RU2277745  (GOSUDARSTVENNOE OBRAZOVATELNOE UCHREZHDENIE VYSSHEGO PROFESSIONALNOGO) [Y] 2, 3, 6* , fig. 1 *;
 [XYA]US2011273239  (LEE CHEN-YI [TW]) [X] 1, 5, 7-9 * , abstract, claims 1-4, 6, fig. 1 * [Y] 2-4, 6 [A] 10-20;
 [Y]US2014139295  (SUN PINPING [US], et al) [Y] 3, 4 * , fig. 1 *
Examination   - MASOUD BABAIE ET AL, "Third-harmonic injection technique applied to a 5.87-to-7.56GHz 65nm CMOS Class-F oscillator with 192dBc/Hz FOM", SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS (ISSCC), 2013 IEEE INTERNATIONAL, IEEE, (20130217), doi:10.1109/ISSCC.2013.6487764, ISBN 978-1-4673-4515-6, pages 348 - 349, XP032350601

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISSCC.2013.6487764
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