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EP3098953 - PRE-CHARGE CIRCUIT AND PHOTOVOLTAIC INVERTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  27.06.2024
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.02.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.06.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 31.07.2024  [2024/31]
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
[2016/48]
Inventor(s)01 / YU, Yanfei
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd., New & High Technology
Industrial Development Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
02 / NI, Hua
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd., New & High Technology
Industrial Development Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
03 / YANG, Zongjun
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd., New & High Technology
Industrial Development Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
04 / DAI, Shangfang
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd., New & High Technology
Industrial Development Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
05 / HUANG, Pengcheng
No. 1699 Xiyou Rd., New & High Technology
Industrial Development Zone
230088 Hefei / CN
 [2016/48]
Representative(s)Zacco Norway AS
P.O. Box 488 Skøyen
0213 Oslo / NO
[N/P]
Former [2016/48]zacco Dr. Peters & Partner
Am Wall 187-189
28195 Bremen / DE
Application number, filing date16171181.724.05.2016
[2016/48]
Priority number, dateCN20151028040927.05.2015         Original published format: CN201510280409
[2016/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3098953
Date:30.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/48]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3098953
Date:14.12.2016
Language:EN
[2016/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:H02M1/36, H02M7/12, // H02M7/797, H02M7/219, H02M7/5387, H02J3/38
[2016/50]
CPC:
H02M1/36 (EP,US); H02M7/125 (EP,US); H02M7/537 (US);
H02M7/05 (EP); H02M7/219 (EP,US); H02M7/5387 (EP,US);
H02M7/797 (EP,US); Y02E10/56 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/48]H02M1/36, // H02M7/797, H02M7/219, H02M7/5387, H02J3/38
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 [2017/30]
Former [2016/48]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
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORLADESCHALTUNG UND PHOTOVOLTAIKWECHSELRICHTER[2016/48]
English:PRE-CHARGE CIRCUIT AND PHOTOVOLTAIC INVERTER[2016/48]
French:CIRCUIT DE PRÉCHARGE ET ONDULEUR PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE[2016/48]
Examination procedure24.05.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/30]
08.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.02.2024Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/31]
14.02.2024Date of oral proceedings
21.03.2024Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
22.03.2024Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
31.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
18.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]JPH11252923  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP);
 [XI]WO2008066000  (DAIKIN IND LTD [JP], et al);
 [IA]US2014293665  (HART SIMON DAVID [GB], et al);
 [XAI]DE202015100283U  (ABB OY [FI])
ExaminationJP2005057949
 EP1755209
 EP2733837
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