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EP About this file: EP4009503

EP4009503 - VOLTAGE CONVERSION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  31.03.2023
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.07.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip31.03.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 03.05.2023  [2023/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yazaki Corporation
4-28, Mita 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8333 / JP
[2022/23]
Inventor(s)01 / Kanda, Keisuke
Susono-shi, Shizuoka, 410-1194 / JP
02 / Ito, Satoshi
Susono-shi, Shizuoka, 410-1194 / JP
03 / Yoshimitsu, Shota
Susono-shi, Shizuoka, 410-1194 / JP
 [2022/23]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/23]
Application number, filing date21207110.409.11.2021
[2022/23]
Priority number, dateJP2020020080903.12.2020         Original published format: JP 2020200809
[2022/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4009503
Date:08.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:H02M1/00, H02M3/158, H02M3/335
[2022/23]
CPC:
H02M1/009 (EP); H02M3/3353 (CN); H02M3/33573 (US);
H02M1/0009 (US); H02M1/007 (EP); H02M1/14 (CN);
H02M3/158 (EP); H02M3/1582 (EP); H02M3/33561 (EP) (-)
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 [2022/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SPANNUNGSWANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2022/23]
English:VOLTAGE CONVERSION DEVICE[2022/23]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CONVERSION DE TENSION[2022/23]
Examination procedure09.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/23]
28.06.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.06.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
27.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 03.04.2023
21.12.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/18]
31.12.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/18]
03.04.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US5617015  (GODER DIMITRY [US], et al) [X] 1 * abstract * * column 1, line 10 - line 20 * * column 4, line 40 - line 50 * * column 5, line 42 - line 52; figures 1, 3a * [I] 2;
 [A]US2013162237  (HUANG CHUNG-HSUN [TW], et al) [A] 1,2 * abstract ** paragraphs [0034] , [0 39]; figures 2, 3A, 3B *;
 [XI]US2018006561  (TOYAMA YOSUKE [JP], et al) [X] 1 * abstract * [I] 2;
 [A]EP3654516  (YAZAKI CORP [JP]) [A] 1,2 * abstract *
by applicantJP2020080625
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