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EP3654509 - A DC-DC CONVERTER FOR A LOW VOLTAGE POWER SOURCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.01.2022
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.11.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  17.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT
published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
Rue des Sors 3
2074 Marin / CH
[2020/21]
Inventor(s)01 / COUSTANS, Mathieu
Chemin de Rionza 17
1020 Renens / CH
02 / THEODULOZ, Yves
Avenue des Quatre-Marronniers 16
1400 Yverdon / CH
03 / SABY, Jérôme
Route de la Traversière 11
2013 Colombier / CH
04 / MARTI, Cyril
Rue Fin de Forel 12
2523 Lignières / CH
05 / DELLEA, Mario
Rue de la Paix 89
2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds / CH
 [2020/21]
Representative(s)ICB SA
Faubourg de l'Hôpital, 3
2001 Neuchâtel / CH
[2020/21]
Application number, filing date18206016.013.11.2018
[2020/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3654509
Date:20.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3654509
Date:10.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:H02M1/36, H02M3/155, H03K3/00, H03K3/03
[2020/21]
CPC:
H02M1/36 (EP,US); H02M3/156 (KR); H02M3/158 (US);
H02M3/155 (EP); H02M1/0006 (EP); H02M3/07 (EP);
H02M3/073 (US); H02M3/076 (US); H02M3/1584 (EP);
H03K3/0315 (EP,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 [2021/01]
Former [2020/21]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:GLEICHSTROMWANDLER FÜR EINE NIEDERSPANNUNGSSTROMQUELLE[2020/21]
English:A DC-DC CONVERTER FOR A LOW VOLTAGE POWER SOURCE[2020/21]
French:CONVERTISSEUR CC-CC POUR UNE SOURCE D'ALIMENTATION À BASSE TENSION[2020/21]
Examination procedure30.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.11.2020Examination requested  [2020/53]
20.11.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.01.2021Fee for grant paid
28.01.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.01.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.12.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2022/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2011279105  (HIROSE SHINICHI [JP]) [A] 1-16 * paragraphs [0034] - [0046]; figures 1, 2 *;
 [A]WO2015120131  (UNIV MICHIGAN [US]) [A] 1-16 * abstract *;
 [A]US2017070138  (OGAWA TAICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-16 * paragraphs [0028] - [0036]; figure 2 *;
 [A]WO2016118083  (AGENCY SCIENCE TECH & RES [SG], et al) [A] 1-16 * paragraphs [0020] - [0023]; figures 1,2,3 *
by applicantEP3101793
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