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EP About this file: EP3711162

EP3711162 - PROTECTION OF A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR IN SWITCHING OPERATION AGAINST OVERLOAD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/39]PROTECTION OF A FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR, WHICH IS OPERATED IN A SWITCHING MODE, AGAINST AN OVERLOAD CURRENT
[2023/19]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.06.2024
Database last updated on 10.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.07.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.04.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.08.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  26.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[2020/39]
Inventor(s)01 / MÄRZ, Andreas
Rodelweg 4
91227 Leinburg / DE
02 / BAKRAN, Mark-Matthias
Josef-Felder-Str. 66
91052 Erlangen / DE
 [2020/39]
Representative(s)Siemens Patent Attorneys
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[2023/33]
Application number, filing date18833900.628.12.2018
[2020/39]
WO2018EP97090
Priority number, dateEP2018015407630.01.2018         Original published format: EP 18154076
[2020/39]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019149437
Date:08.08.2019
Language:DE
[2019/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3711162
Date:23.09.2020
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.08.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3711162
Date:16.08.2023
Language:DE
[2023/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.08.2019
ClassificationIPC:H03K17/082, H03K17/14
[2020/39]
CPC:
H03K17/0822 (EP,US); H02M1/08 (US); H03K17/145 (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 [2020/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHUTZ EINES IN EINEM SCHALTBETRIEB BETRIEBENEN FELDEFFEKTTRANSISTORS VOR EINEM ÜBERLASTSTROM[2020/39]
English:PROTECTION OF A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR IN SWITCHING OPERATION AGAINST OVERLOAD[2023/19]
French:PROTECTION D'UN TRANSISTOR À EFFET DE CHAMP FONCTIONNANT DANS LE MODE DE COMMUTATION CONTRE UN COURANT DE SURCHARGE[2023/19]
Former [2020/39]PROTECTION OF A FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR, WHICH IS OPERATED IN A SWITCHING MODE, AGAINST AN OVERLOAD CURRENT
Former [2020/39]PROTECTION CONTRE UN COURANT DE SURCHARGE D'UN TRANSISTOR À EFFET DE CHAMP UTILISÉ DANS UN MODE DE COMMUTATION
Entry into regional phase18.06.2020National basic fee paid 
18.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
18.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.11.2019Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
18.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/39]
18.06.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.04.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.07.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
06.07.2023Fee for grant paid
06.07.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.05.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
19.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
EE16.08.2023
ES16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SI16.08.2023
SK16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/23]CZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
EE16.08.2023
ES16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SK16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/22]CZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/20]FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/10]FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/09]FI16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
Cited inInternational search[Y]US4920447  (PEPPEL MICHAEL [DE]) [Y] 1-15 * abstract ** column 5, line 19 - line 38 *;
 [A]US5394287  (SAKATA HIROSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * column 9, line 21 - line 25; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]US5898557  (BABA AKIRA [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [YA]US2017163255  (GRAF ALFONS [DE]) [Y] 11,12 * paragraph [0110]; figures 4,5 * * paragraph [0115] * * paragraph [0119] - paragraph [0120] * [A] 1-10,13-15;
 [YA]US2017331369  (SUGIMOTO KAORU [JP], et al) [Y] 1-10,13-15 * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0032]; figure 2 * * paragraph [0042] * [A] 11,12
by applicantUS2017163255
 US2017331369
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