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EP0003841 - Power control circuit [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1985/46]Power control circuit for controlling the electrical power supplied to a load
[1985/46]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.09.1986
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.11.1999Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 29.12.1999 [1999/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [1980/12]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Former [1980/12]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Barley Plaza, Building 17, P.O. Box 80017
Wilmington, DE 19880-0017 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Chow, Allan Tit-Shing
109 Banbury Drive
Windsor Hills Wilmington, Del. 19803 / US
[N/P]
Representative(s)Abitz, Walter, et al
Patentanwälte Abitz & Partner Postfach 86 01 09
D-81628 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1985/46]Abitz, Walter, Dr.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Abitz & Partner Postfach 86 01 09
D-81628 München / DE
Application number, filing date79100539.023.02.1979
Priority number, dateUS1978088094524.02.1978         Original published format: US 880945
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0003841
Date:05.09.1979
Language:EN
[N/P]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0003841
Date:13.11.1985
Language:EN
[1985/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.06.1979
ClassificationIPC:G05D23/22, H05B1/02, G05F1/66
[1985/46]
CPC:
G05F1/66 (EP,US); G05D23/1906 (EP,US); G05D23/22 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LU,   NL 
TitleGerman:Leistungssteuerungsschaltung[1985/46]
English:Power control circuit[1985/46]
French:Circuit de commande de puissance[1985/46]
Former [1985/46]Leistungssteuerungsschaltung zum Steuern der einer Last zugeführten elektrischen Leistung
Former [1985/46]Power control circuit for controlling the electrical power supplied to a load
Former [1985/46]Circuit de commande de puissance pour commander la puissance électrique fournie à une charge
Examination procedure05.03.1980Examination requested  [1980/11]
21.07.1980Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: {0})
10.02.1981Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.06.1981Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.12.1981Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.04.1982Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.1983Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.11.1983Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.1984Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.09.1984Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.01.1985Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
18.04.1985Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.07.1985Fee for grant paid
03.07.1985Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.08.1986No opposition filed within time limit [1986/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.01.1981Renewal fee patent year 03
25.01.1982Renewal fee patent year 04
21.01.1983Renewal fee patent year 05
27.01.1984Renewal fee patent year 06
29.01.1985Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipLU28.02.1986
[1999/52]
Documents cited:SearchFR1348552  [ ];
 US3336531  [ ] (HAYATOSHI YAMADA);
 US3440517  [ ] (PAGE ARCHER G, et al);
 US3715651  [ ] (OTT E);
 US3891931  [ ] (NOUGARET MARCEL, et al);
 US4004214  [ ] (EVANS WILLIAM C)
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