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EP0480648 - NI-Cad battery charge rate controller [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.12.1997 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): NL	published on 09.01.2008 [2008/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Compaq Computer Corporation 20555 S.H. 249 Houston Texas 77070 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1992/16]	For all designated states Compaq Computer Corporation 20555 S.H. 249 Houston Texas 77070 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Faulk, Richard A. 12911 Forest Meadow Cypress, Texas 77429 / US
	[1992/16]
Representative(s)	Brunner, Michael John, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1992/16]	Brunner, Michael John, et al GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date	91309141.9	04.10.1991
	[1992/16]
Priority number, date	US19900596223	12.10.1990 Original published format: US 596223
	[1992/16]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0480648
	Date:	15.04.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/16]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0480648
	Date:	22.07.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/30]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0480648
	Date:	29.01.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/05]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.06.1992
Classification	IPC:	H02J7/04	[1992/16]
	CPC:	H02J7/007194 (EP,US); H02J7/007182 (EP,US); Y10S320/13 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, NL, SE [1992/16]
Title	German:	NI-Cad Batterie-Laderegler	[1992/16]
	English:	NI-Cad battery charge rate controller	[1992/16]
	French:	Régulateur de charge pour une batterie Cad-Ni	[1992/16]
Examination procedure	13.01.1993	Examination requested [1993/11]
	05.04.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.08.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.04.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	21.09.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.11.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	18.01.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.04.1996	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	01.08.1996	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.10.1996	Fee for grant paid
	18.10.1996	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	30.10.1997	No opposition filed within time limit [1998/04]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.10.1993	Renewal fee patent year 03
	08.10.1994	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.10.1995	Renewal fee patent year 05
	09.10.1996	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	29.01.1997
	BE	29.01.1997
	CH	29.01.1997
	DK	29.01.1997
	ES	29.01.1997
	GR	29.01.1997
	IT	29.01.1997
	LI	29.01.1997
	NL	29.01.1997
	SE	29.04.1997
	[2003/07]
Former [2002/25]	AT	29.01.1997
	BE	29.01.1997
	CH	29.01.1997
	DK	29.01.1997
	ES	29.01.1997
	GR	29.01.1997
	IT	29.01.1997
	LI	29.01.1997
	SE	29.04.1997
Former [2000/05]	AT	29.01.1997
	BE	29.01.1997
	CH	29.01.1997
	DK	29.01.1997
	GR	29.01.1997
	IT	29.01.1997
	LI	29.01.1997
	SE	29.04.1997
Former [1999/42]	AT	29.01.1997
	BE	29.01.1997
	CH	29.01.1997
	DK	29.01.1997
	IT	29.01.1997
	LI	29.01.1997
	SE	29.04.1997
Former [1998/15]	AT	29.01.1997
	BE	29.01.1997
	CH	29.01.1997
	DK	29.01.1997
	LI	29.01.1997
	SE	29.04.1997
Former [1998/11]	AT	29.01.1997
	BE	29.01.1997
	CH	29.01.1997
	LI	29.01.1997
	SE	29.04.1997
Former [1998/04]	AT	29.01.1997
	BE	29.01.1997
	CH	29.01.1997
	LI	29.01.1997
Former [1997/49]	AT	29.01.1997
	BE	29.01.1997
Former [1997/42]	AT	29.01.1997
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]GB1066915 (SONNENSCHEIN ACCUMULATOREN);
		[A]WO8303722 (BAXTER TRAVENOL LAB [US]);
		[Y]US4727306 (MISAK JEFFREY P [US], et al);
		[Y]WO8809076 (KNEPPER HANS REINHARD [DE]);
		[A]WO8908343 (BLACK & DECKER INC [US])
	Examination	WO8805222

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