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EP0786857 - CONVERTER CIRCUIT TO WHICH SINE WAVE IS INPUTTED [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 02.12.2005 Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	02.12.2005	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 18.01.2006 [2006/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha 1-17, Osaki 2-chome Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-0032 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1997/31]	For all designated states Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha 1-17, Osaki 2-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / MURAI, Yoshihiro, Gifu University 1-1, Yanagido Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-11 / JP
	02 / TAKAYAMA, Junichi, Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha 1-17, Osaki 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 / JP
	[1997/31]
Representative(s)	Thul, Stephan, et al Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR Postfach 31 02 20 80102 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1997/31]	Thul, Stephan, et al MANITZ, FINSTERWALD & ROTERMUND Postfach 22 16 11 80506 München / DE
Application number, filing date	96922248.8	05.07.1996
	[1997/31]
	WO1996JP01879
Priority number, date	JP19950173827	11.07.1995 Original published format: JP 17382795
	JP19950272339	20.10.1995 Original published format: JP 27233995
	JP19960026457	14.02.1996 Original published format: JP 2645796
	[1997/31]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9703494
	Date:	30.01.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/06]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0786857
	Date:	30.07.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/31]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	30.01.1997
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	11.11.1999
Classification	IPC:	H02M7/217, H02M1/00	[1999/52]
	CPC:	H02M1/4208 (EP,US); H02M1/4216 (EP,US); H02M7/217 (KR); Y02B70/10 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1997/31]	H02M7/217
Designated contracting states	DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, IT [1997/31]
Title	German:	WANDLERSCHALTKREIS MIT SINUSFÖRMIGER STROMAUFNAHME	[1997/31]
	English:	CONVERTER CIRCUIT TO WHICH SINE WAVE IS INPUTTED	[1997/31]
	French:	CIRCUIT DE CONVERSION ALIMENTE PAR UNE ONDE SINUSOIDALE	[1997/31]
Entry into regional phase	21.02.1997	Translation filed
	21.02.1997	National basic fee paid
	21.02.1997	Search fee paid
	21.02.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.02.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.02.1997	Examination requested [1997/31]
	05.09.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.01.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.07.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	03.02.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.02.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.07.2005	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2006/03]
	17.08.2005	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2006/03]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.07.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.07.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.07.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
	15.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 07
	16.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 08
	29.07.2004	Renewal fee patent year 09
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.07.2005	10 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[XAY]FR2679079 (FRONIUS SCHWEISSMASCH [AT]) [X] 1 * page 8, line 32 - page 23, line 3; figures 1-19 * [A] 3,7,8 [Y] 2;
		[YA]EP0486875 (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [Y] 2 * page 4, line 14 - page 10, line 9; figures 1,11,16 * [A] 1,8;
		[XA]EP0442286 (USI LIGHTING INC [US]) [X] 1 * column 2, line 20 - column 4, line 42; figures 1-3 * [A] 2;
		[X]EP0460554 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]) [X] 2 * column 9, line 53 - column 11, line 30; figures 7,8 *;
		[X]EP0436980 (PHILIPS NV [NL]) [X] 1 * page 3, line 26 - page 6, line 50; figures 1-3 *;
		[A]EP0504094 (EMERSON ELECTRIC CO [US]) [A] 4,6,9,13,15 * column 3, line 35 - column 10, line 33; figures 1-5 *;
		[A]DE3829387 (PATENT TREUHAND GES FUER ELEKTRISCHE GLUEHLAMPEN MBH [DE]) [A] 4,13 * column 2, line 18 - line 59; figure 1 *;
		[A]EP0507663 (ARTUS [FR]) [A] 3 * column 4, line 13 - column 10, line 33; figures 1-5 *;
		[A]US4384321 (RIPPEL WALLY E) [A] 2 * column 3, line 40 - column 4, line 68; figure 1 *
		[A] - GATARIC S ET AL, "SOFT-SWITCHED SINGLE-SWITCH THREE-PHASE RECTIFIER WITH POWER FACTORCORRECTION", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION (APEC), ORLANDO, FEB. 13 - 17, 1994, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19940213), vol. 2, no. CONF. 9, pages 738 - 744, XP000467388 [A] 4-7
		[A] - SALMON J C, "CIRCUIT TOPOLOGIES FOR PWM BOOST RECTIFIERS OPERATED FROM 1-PHASE AND 3-PHASE AC SUPPLIES AND USING EITHER SINGLE OR SPLIT DC RAIL VOLTAGE OUTPUTS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL APPLED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION. (APEC), DALLAS, MAR. 5 - 9, 1995, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19950305), vol. 1, no. CONF. 10, ISBN 0-7803-2483-8, pages 473 - 479, XP000528170 [A] 3 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APEC.1995.468990
	International search	[X]JPS63154064 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD);
		[X]JPH06233541 (SONY CORP);
		[X]JPH0731150 (SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MFG);
		[X]JPH04140069 (TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY);
		[A]JPH0686539 (TOYO ELECTRIC MFG CO LTD);
		[A]JPH0550993U ;
		[A]JPS62159183U

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