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EP1180842 - Voltage regulator of vehicle AC generator [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.02.2005
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.02.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 06.04.2005  [2005/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DENSO CORPORATION
1-1, Showa-cho Kariya-city
Aichi-pref. 448-8661 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/08]For all designated states
Denso Corporation
1-1, Showa-cho
Kariya-city, Aichi-pref., 448-8661 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Asada, Tadatoshi
c/o DENSO CORPORATION, 1-1 Showa-cho
Kariya-city, Aichi-pref., 448-8661 / JP
02 / Watanabe, Kazuyuki
c/o DENSO CORPORATION, 1-1 Showa-cho
Kariya-city, Aichi-pref., 448-8661 / JP
 [2002/22]
Former [2002/08]01 / Asada, Tadatoshi
c/o DENSO CORPORATION, 1-1 Showa-cho
Kariya-city, Aichi-pref., 448-8661 / JP
02 / Watanabe, Kazutoshi
c/o DENSO CORPORATION, 1-1 Showa-cho
Kariya-city, Aichi-pref., 448-8661 / JP
Representative(s)Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB
Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/08]Kuhnen & Wacker
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date01118986.706.08.2001
[2002/08]
Priority number, dateJP2000023862107.08.2000         Original published format: JP 2000238621
[2002/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1180842
Date:20.02.2002
Language:EN
[2002/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1180842
Date:14.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.11.2001
ClassificationIPC:H02J7/24, H02P9/30
[2002/08]
CPC:
H02P9/305 (EP,US); H02J7/2434 (EP,US); H03K17/063 (EP,US);
H03K17/166 (EP,US); Y02T10/92 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2002/45]
Former [2002/08]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Spannungsregler eines Kraftfahrzeugwechselstromgenerators[2002/08]
English:Voltage regulator of vehicle AC generator[2002/08]
French:Régulateur de tension d'un alternateur de véhicule[2002/08]
Examination procedure08.03.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.03.2002Examination requested  [2002/20]
21.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.02.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.10.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.02.2004Fee for grant paid
10.02.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.01.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH0622470  ;
 [A]EP0678983  (ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL [IT]) [A] 1 * abstract * * column 2, line 52 - column 3, line 2 *;
 [A]GB2318467  (INT RECTIFIER CORP [US]) [A] 1 * abstract * * page 2, line 1 - page 4, line 9 * * page 6, line 1 - page 6, line 26 ** figures 1A,1C,3,4B,4C *;
 [A]DE19755653  (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1-7 * abstract * * column 1, line 3 - column 3, line 3 * * column 4, line 51 - column 7, line 64 *;
 [YA]US5936440  (ASADA TADATOSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-5 * column 1, line 36 - column 2, line 9 * * column 2, line 45 - column 6, line 56; figures 1-5 * [A] 6,7;
 [Y]WO0027032  (SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORP LP [US], et al) [Y] 1-5 * abstract * * page 2, line 4 - page 3, line 2 * * page 4, line 19 - page 7, line 6 * * page 7, line 15 - page 16, line 15; figures 2-4 *;
 [A]  - YEE H P, "AN EMI SUPPRESSION MOSFET DRIVER", APEC '97. TWELTH ANNUAL APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION. ATLANTA, FEB. 23 - 27, 1997, APEC. ANNUAL APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19970223), vol. 1 CONF. 12, ISBN 0-7803-3705-0, pages 242 - 248, XP000736191 [A] 1,2 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940428), vol. 018, no. 234, Database accession no. (E - 1543), & JP06022470 A 19940128 (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1-7 * abstract *
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