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EP About this file: EP1369987

EP1369987 - H-bridge [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  29.01.2018
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2019Change - classificationpublished on 13.02.2019  [2019/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Continental Automotive GmbH
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/20]For all designated states
Continental Automotive GmbH
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hannover / DE
Former [2003/50]For all designated states
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Komaromi, Patrick
Nibelungengasse 1
1010 Wien / AT
02 / Svobodnik, Gregor
Kagraner Anger 22/7/4
1220 Wien / AT
 [2003/50]
Application number, filing date03101411.119.05.2003
[2003/50]
Priority number, dateDE2002102424429.05.2002         Original published format: DE 10224244
[2003/50]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1369987
Date:10.12.2003
Language:DE
[2003/50]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1369987
Date:06.05.2004
[2004/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.03.2004
ClassificationIPC:H02P7/00
[2003/50]
CPC:
H02P7/04 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR [2005/04]
Former [2003/50]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Vollbrückenschaltung[2003/50]
English:H-bridge[2003/50]
French:Pont en H[2003/50]
Examination procedure21.06.2004Examination requested  [2004/34]
24.10.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.01.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.12.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.01.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/24]
09.02.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/24]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  24.10.2011
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
13.12.2016Request for further processing filed
13.12.2016Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
21.12.2016Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
22.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
22.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
13.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
25.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
28.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
31.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
29.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
31.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
02.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
01.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
31.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
31.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 15
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2001097184  ;
 [A]JPS6055888  ;
 [A]EP0038214  (TECHNICAL OPERATIONS LTD [GB]) [A] 1 * abstract * * page 2, paragraph 2 * * page 3, paragraph 2 - page 4, paragraph L; figure 1 *;
 [A]US4328451  (BARGE JEAN A) [A] 1 * column A * * column 2, lines 28-68 ** column 7, line 4 - column 8, line 4; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US5559375  (JO HYUN M [KR], et al) [A] 1 * column A * * column 2, line 40 - column 3, line 6; figures 1,2 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010803), vol. 2000, no. 21, & JP2001097184 A 20010410 (TAKATA CORP) [A] 1 * column A; figure 1 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19850806), vol. 9, no. 189, Database accession no. (E - 333), & JP60055888 A 19850401 (SUZUKI MOTOR CO LTD) [A] 1 * column A; figures 2,3 *
ExaminationDE19944964
by applicantUS4328451
 US5559375
 JP2001097184
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