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EP1227705 - Ballast with SEPIC converter for lamps [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.10.2008 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	11.09.2009	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 14.10.2009 [2009/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH Hellabrunner Strasse 1 81543 München / DE
	[2007/48]
Former [2002/31]	For all designated states Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH Hellabrunner Strasse 1 81543 München / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Weirich, Michael, Dr. Rathausstrasse 42 82008 Unterhaching / DE
	[2002/31]
Application number, filing date	01129892.4	14.12.2001
	[2002/31]
Priority number, date	DE2001110239	24.01.2001 Original published format: DE 10110239
	[2002/31]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1227705
	Date:	31.07.2002
	Language:	DE
	[2002/31]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1227705
	Date:	05.01.2005
	[2005/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1227705
	Date:	28.11.2007
	Language:	DE
	[2007/48]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.11.2004
Classification	IPC:	H05B41/28, H05B41/282, H02M1/00	[2005/01]
	CPC:	H05B41/282 (EP,US); H05B41/26 (KR); H05B41/28 (EP,US); Y02B20/00 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2002/31]	H05B41/28
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2002/31]
Title	German:	Betriebsgerät für Lampen mit SEPIC Wandler	[2002/31]
	English:	Ballast with SEPIC converter for lamps	[2002/31]
	French:	Ballast pour lampes comprenant un convertisseur du type SEPIC	[2002/31]
Examination procedure	20.01.2005	Examination requested [2005/12]
	21.07.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.11.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.06.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.10.2007	Fee for grant paid
	11.10.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	29.08.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/45]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.12.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.12.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	28.11.2007
	DK	28.11.2007
	FI	28.11.2007
	TR	28.11.2007
	AT	14.12.2007
	IE	14.12.2007
	LU	14.12.2007
	MC	31.12.2007
	GR	29.02.2008
	ES	11.03.2008
	PT	28.04.2008
	[2009/42]
Former [2009/37]	CY	28.11.2007
	DK	28.11.2007
	FI	28.11.2007
	AT	14.12.2007
	IE	14.12.2007
	LU	14.12.2007
	MC	31.12.2007
	GR	29.02.2008
	ES	11.03.2008
	PT	28.04.2008
Former [2009/33]	CY	28.11.2007
	DK	28.11.2007
	FI	28.11.2007
	AT	14.12.2007
	IE	14.12.2007
	MC	31.12.2007
	GR	29.02.2008
	ES	11.03.2008
	PT	28.04.2008
Former [2009/23]	DK	28.11.2007
	FI	28.11.2007
	AT	14.12.2007
	IE	14.12.2007
	MC	31.12.2007
	GR	29.02.2008
	ES	11.03.2008
	PT	28.04.2008
Former [2009/13]	DK	28.11.2007
	FI	28.11.2007
	IE	14.12.2007
	MC	31.12.2007
	GR	29.02.2008
	ES	11.03.2008
	PT	28.04.2008
Former [2008/48]	DK	28.11.2007
	FI	28.11.2007
	IE	14.12.2007
	MC	31.12.2007
	ES	11.03.2008
	PT	28.04.2008
Former [2008/42]	DK	28.11.2007
	FI	28.11.2007
	MC	31.12.2007
	ES	11.03.2008
	PT	28.04.2008
Former [2008/35]	DK	28.11.2007
	FI	28.11.2007
	MC	31.12.2007
	ES	11.03.2008
Former [2008/33]	FI	28.11.2007
	MC	31.12.2007
	ES	11.03.2008
Former [2008/24]	FI	28.11.2007
	ES	11.03.2008
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]EP0637789 (AT & T CORP [US]) [Y] 1-3 * column 2, line 35 - line 54 * * column 8, line 17 - line 39 * * figure 5 *;
		[DY] - ANTONIO R ET AL, Evaluation of boost, Sepic and Cuk topologies as power factor correction stage in electronic ballast applications, POWER ELECTRONICS CONGRESS, 1994. TECHNICAL PROCEEDINGS. CIEP '94., 3RD INTERNATIONAL PUEBLA, MEXICO 21-25 AUG. 1994, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, PAGE(S) 51-55, (19940821), ISBN 0-7803-2068-9, XP010159991 [DY] 1-3 * abstract * * figure 2a * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CIEP.1994.494399
		[Y] - SIMONETTI D S L ET AL, "Design criteria for SEPIC and Cuk converters as power factor preregulators in discontinuous conduction mode", SIGNAL PROCESSING AND SYSTEMS CONTROL, INTELLIGENT SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION. SAN DIEGO, NOV. 9 - 13, 1992, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS,CONTROL, INSTRUMENTATION AND AUTOMATION (IECON), NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19921109), VOL. 3 CONF. 18, ISBN 0-7803-0582-5, pages 283 - 288, XP010060709 [Y] 1,3 * abstract * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IECON.1992.254619

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