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EP About this file: EP0727870

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StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.06.2001
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.06.2001No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.08.2001 [2001/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/35]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
Former [1996/34]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sato, Shinji, c/o Int. Prop. Div.
Toshiba Corp., 1-1-1 Shibaura
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1996/34]
Representative(s)Shindler, Nigel
Brookes Batchellor LLP
1 Boyne Park
Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8EL / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/34]Shindler, Nigel
BATCHELLOR, KIRK & CO. 2 Pear Tree Court Farringdon Road
London EC1R 0DS / GB
Application number, filing date96300989.913.02.1996
[1996/34]
Priority number, dateJP1995002561314.02.1995         Original published format: JP 2561395
JP1995016257228.06.1995         Original published format: JP 16257295
[1996/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0727870
Date:21.08.1996
Language:EN
[1996/34]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0727870
Date:04.06.1997
[1997/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0727870
Date:30.08.2000
Language:EN
[2000/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.04.1997
ClassificationIPC:H02M7/48
[1996/34]
CPC:
H02M7/487 (EP); H02M7/4811 (EP); H02M1/0095 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   SE [1996/34]
TitleGerman:Leistungswandler[1996/34]
English:Power converter[1996/34]
French:Convertisseur de puissance[1996/34]
Examination procedure08.03.1996Examination requested  [1996/34]
22.12.1997Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
03.08.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.02.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.10.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.01.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.04.2000Fee for grant paid
07.04.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)31.05.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2001/33]
Request for further processing for:24.12.1997Request for further processing filed
19.02.1998Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
06.03.1998Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
10.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
11.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE4218662  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1,5,6,11,14 * figures 3,14,15 *;
 [A]US5047913  (DE DONCKER RIK W A A [US], et al) [A] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]  - YI W ET AL, "NOVEL SNUBBERLESS THREE-LEVEL GTO INVERTER WITH DUAL QUASI-RESONANT DC-LINK", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL POWER ELECTRONICS SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PESC), SEATTLE, JUNE 20 - 25, 1993, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19930620), no. CONF. 24, pages 880 - 884, XP000399530 [A] 1,5,6,11,14 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1993.472025
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