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EP1137162 - Analog/digital PWM control circuit of a winding [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.12.2005
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.06.2006Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR
published on 02.08.2006  [2006/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
STMicroelectronics Srl
Via C. Olivetti, 2
20041 Agrate Brianza (Milano) / IT
[N/P]
Former [2001/39]For all designated states
STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
Via C. Olivetti, 2
20041 Agrate Brianza (Milano) / IT
Inventor(s)01 / Galbiati, Ezio
Piazza Castello, 14
26020 Agnadello / IT
02 / Nessi, Maurizio
Via Scalabrini, 11
22100 Como / IT
03 / Palestra, Marco
Via Mozzoni, 6
24124 Bergamo / IT
 [2001/39]
Representative(s)Pellegri, Alberto, et al
Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Via Carducci, 8
20123 Milano / IT
[N/P]
Former [2001/39]Pellegri, Alberto, et al
c/o Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Piazza Repubblica, 5
21100 Varese / IT
Application number, filing date00830225.923.03.2000
[2001/39]
Filing languageIT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1137162
Date:26.09.2001
Language:EN
[2001/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1137162
Date:16.02.2005
Language:EN
[2005/07]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.08.2000
ClassificationIPC:H02M7/5387
[2001/39]
CPC:
H02M7/53873 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2002/24]
Former [2001/39]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Analogdigitale Pulsbreitenmodulatorsteuerschaltung[2001/39]
English:Analog/digital PWM control circuit of a winding[2001/39]
French:Circuit de contrôle analogique-digital à modulation de largeur d'impulsions[2001/39]
Examination procedure11.03.2002Examination requested  [2002/21]
27.03.2002Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
22.07.2002Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
19.08.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.12.2004Fee for grant paid
06.12.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.11.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2006/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
06.05.2002AT   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002BE   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002CH   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002CY   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002DK   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002ES   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002FI   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002GR   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002IE   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002LU   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002MC   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002NL   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002PT   M01   Not yet paid
06.05.2002SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR16.02.2005
DE01.10.2005
[2006/31]
Former [2006/18]DE01.10.2005
Documents cited:Search[A]US5309079  (TAKADA KAZUYUKI [JP]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0892500  (ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL [IT]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0897213  (ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL [IT]) [A] 1,2 * figure 1 *;
 [AD]EP0760552  (SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS [IT]) [AD] 1,2 * the whole document *
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