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EP0628901 - Power control apparatus and method and power generating system using them [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.07.2000
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.07.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.08.2000 [2000/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1994/50]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Takehara, Nobuyoshi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
02 / Kurokami, Seiji, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
[1994/50]
Representative(s)Tiedtke, Harro
Patentanwaltsbüro
Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner
Bavariaring 4
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/50]Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4
D-80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date94108971.610.06.1994
[1994/50]
Priority number, dateJP1993014068211.06.1993         Original published format: JP 14068293
[1994/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0628901
Date:14.12.1994
Language:EN
[1994/50]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0628901
Date:07.06.1995
Language:EN
[1995/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0628901
Date:08.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.04.1995
ClassificationIPC:G05F1/67, H02J5/00
[1995/23]
CPC:
G05F1/67 (EP,US); Y02E10/56 (EP,US); Y10S323/906 (EP)
Former IPC [1994/50]G05F1/67
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   IT,   LI [1994/50]
TitleGerman:Leistungsregelungsverfahren und -vorrichtung und Stromversorgungssystem damit[1994/50]
English:Power control apparatus and method and power generating system using them[1994/50]
French:Procédé et dispositif de commande de puissance et système générateur de puissance utilisant ces derniers[1994/50]
Examination procedure19.10.1995Examination requested  [1995/50]
23.02.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.08.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.11.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.03.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.06.1999Fee for grant paid
17.06.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.06.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
25.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
29.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
23.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0326489  (CENTRE NAT ETD SPATIALES [FR]) [X] 1-3,9,16 * the whole document * [Y] 4-8,10-15,18;
 [Y]EP0140149  (NISHIMU DENSHI KOGYO KK [JP]) [Y] 18 * page 1, line 4 - page 2, line 18; figure 7 *;
 [A]WO8700312  (JONES ALLAN RUSSELL) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]US4916382  (KENT WILLIAM A [US]) [A] 1 * column 1, line 48 - column 2, line 68 *
 [YP]  - KASEMSAN SIRI ET AL, "Maximum Power Tracking in Parallel Connected Converters.", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, NEW YORK US, vol. 29, no. 3, pages 935 - 945, XP000398836 [YP] 4-8,10-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/7.220941
 [A]  - GWONJONG YU ET AL, "APPLICATION OF INSTANTEOUS SINUSOIDAL CURRENT TRACKING CONTROL INVERTER TO PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERI CONFERENCE, KYOTO, NOV. 26 - 30, 1990, JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS, vol. CONF. 5, pages 661 - 664, XP000215111 [A] 1-7,9-15 * the whole document *
ExaminationJPS6285312
 US4899269
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