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EP3477843 - POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING GROUND FAULT SITE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.06.2021 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.06.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 14.04.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 29.03.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 29.12.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. 3, Kandaneribei-cho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0022 / JP
	[2019/18]
Inventor(s)	01 / KAGEYAMA, Hiroshi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. 6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
	02 / SASAKI, Yasushi c/o Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. 3 Kanda Neribei-cho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0022 / JP
	03 / TOMIYAMA Kiyotaka c/o Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. 3 Kanda Neribei-cho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0022 / JP
	[2019/18]
Representative(s)	Mewburn Ellis LLP Aurora Building Counterslip Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
	[2020/31]
Former [2019/18]	Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date	17814925.8	10.02.2017
	[2019/18]
	WO2017JP05000
Priority number, date	JP20160124241	23.06.2016 Original published format: JP 2016124241
	[2019/18]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017221453
	Date:	28.12.2017
	Language:	JA
	[2017/52]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3477843
	Date:	01.05.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/18]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3477843
	Date:	29.07.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/31]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	28.12.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.01.2020
Classification	IPC:	H02M5/458, H02M7/5387, G01R31/50, G01R31/42, H02M1/32, H02M1/08, G01R27/26, G01R31/08, H02P23/00, // H02M1/00	[2020/08]
	CPC:	G01R27/2611 (EP,US); G01R31/08 (EP); G01R31/42 (EP); G01R31/52 (EP,US); H02M1/08 (EP); H02M1/32 (EP); (+) H02M5/458 (EP); H02M7/53871 (EP); H02P23/00 (EP); H02P29/024 (EP); H02M1/0009 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2019/18]	H02M7/48, H02P23/00
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/18]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	LEISTUNGSUMWANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG VON ERDSCHLUSSSTELLEN	[2019/18]
	English:	POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING GROUND FAULT SITE	[2019/18]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE CONVERSION DE PUISSANCE ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION D'UN SITE DE DÉFAUT À LA TERRE	[2019/18]
Entry into regional phase	11.10.2018	Translation filed
	11.10.2018	National basic fee paid
	11.10.2018	Search fee paid
	11.10.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	11.10.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	11.10.2018	Examination requested [2019/18]
	11.03.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	15.04.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.06.2020	Fee for grant paid
	19.06.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	22.06.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	30.04.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/27]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.02.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	10.02.2017
	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	MK	29.07.2020
	MT	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	GB	10.02.2021
	IE	10.02.2021
	LU	10.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	[2024/42]
Former [2024/23]	HU	10.02.2017
	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	MK	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	GB	10.02.2021
	IE	10.02.2021
	LU	10.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	10.02.2017
	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	GB	10.02.2021
	IE	10.02.2021
	LU	10.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	GB	10.02.2021
	IE	10.02.2021
	LU	10.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	GB	10.02.2021
	IE	10.02.2021
	LU	10.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/09]	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	GB	10.02.2021
	IE	10.02.2021
	LU	10.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	IE	10.02.2021
	LU	10.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2021/47]	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	LU	10.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2021/41]	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/28]	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/25]	AL	29.07.2020
	AT	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/22]	AT	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/21]	AT	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/17]	AT	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/08]	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/07]	FI	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US2008084215 (ITTEN ALEX [CH], et al);
		[A]US2013293988 (LI HUAQIANG [US], et al)
	International search	[A]JPH0666901 (HITACHI LTD, et al);
		[A]JP2002136148 (SUMITOMO METAL IND);
		[A]JP2002140123 (CANON KK)
	by applicant	JPH1023795

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