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EP1333565 - Power conversion [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  17.03.2006
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.03.2006Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 03.05.2006  [2006/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VLT, Inc.
560, Oakmead Parkway
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4049 / US
[2004/52]
Former [2003/32]For all designated states
VLT CORPORATION
9901 I.H. 10 West, 8th Floor
San Antonio, Texas 78230 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Vinciarelli, Patrizio
294 Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114 / US
 [2003/32]
Representative(s)Deans, Michael John Percy
M.J.P. Deans
Lane End House
Hookley Lane
Elstead, Surrey GU8 6JE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2003/32]Deans, Michael John Percy
M.J.P. Deans, Lane End House Hookley Lane
Elstead Surrey GU8 6JE / GB
Application number, filing date03250639.631.01.2003
[2003/32]
Priority number, dateUS2002006641831.01.2002         Original published format: US 66418
US2002026432701.10.2002         Original published format: US 264327
[2003/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1333565
Date:06.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/32]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1333565
Date:03.11.2004
[2004/45]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.09.2004
ClassificationIPC:H02M3/337, H02M3/338
[2004/45]
CPC:
H02J1/102 (EP,US); H02M1/08 (EP,US); H02M3/003 (EP,US);
H02M3/01 (EP,US); H02M3/28 (EP,US); H02M3/285 (EP,US);
H02M3/33571 (EP,US); H02M3/33573 (EP,US); H02M3/33592 (EP,US);
H02M3/337 (EP,US); H02M3/3376 (EP,US); H02M7/003 (EP,US);
H01F2038/006 (EP,US); Y02B70/10 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2003/32]H02M3/337
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2005/29]
Former [2003/32]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Stromwandlung[2003/32]
English:Power conversion[2003/32]
French:Conversion de puissance[2003/32]
Examination procedure24.12.2004Examination requested  [2005/08]
04.05.2005Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
25.08.2005Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SI, SK, TR
14.03.2006Application withdrawn by applicant  [2006/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
09.06.2005AT   M01   Not yet paid
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09.06.2005SE   M01   Not yet paid
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09.06.2005TR   M01   Not yet paid
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31.01.200604   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5559683  (SCHOENWALD DAVID S [US]) [Y] 6,7,16,17 * column 2, line 5 - column 4, line 9; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US6061252  (HOSOTANI TATSUYA [JP]) [A] 1,8-11,18-20* column 8, line 20 - column 17, line 27; figures 1-27 *;
 [XY]  - ALVAREZ-BARCIA L ET AL, "Low power multioutput converter with post-regulation based on synchronous rectification and windings integrated in the PCB", APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION, 1998. APEC '98. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 1998., THIRTEENTH ANNUAL ANAHEIM, CA, USA 15-19 FEB. 1998, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19980215), ISBN 0-7803-4340-9, pages 191 - 197, XP010263594 [X] 1-3,11-13 * the whole document * [Y] 6,7,16,17

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APEC.1998.647691
 [A]  - NAKAZAWA H ET AL, "MICRO-DC/DC CONVERTER THAT INTEGRATED PLANAR INDUCTOR ON POWER IC", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (200009), vol. 36, no. 5, ISSN 0018-9464, pages 3518 - 3520, XP001020137 [A] 1,8,11,18 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/20.908880
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