blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP1468489

EP1468489 - OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER HAVING IMPROVED INPUT OFFSET PERFORMANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.01.2007
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.09.2008Change - applicantpublished on 08.10.2008  [2008/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic, Inc.
710 Medtronic Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]For all designated states
MEDTRONIC, INC.
710 Medtronic Parkway
Minneapolis MN 55432-5604 / US
Former [2006/11]For all designated states
MEDTRONIC, INC.
710 Medtronic Parkway LC340
Minneapolis, MN 55432 / US
Former [2004/43]For all designated states
Medtronic, Inc.
710 Medtronic Parkway LC340
Minneapolis, MN 55432 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VERNON, Scott, D.
4622 West Erie Street
Chandler, AZ 85226 / US
 [2004/43]
Representative(s)Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/43]Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date03705754.414.01.2003
[2004/43]
WO2003US01040
Priority number, dateUS2002005203516.01.2002         Original published format: US 52035
[2004/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03063344
Date:31.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1468489
Date:20.10.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.07.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1468489
Date:15.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.07.2003
ClassificationIPC:H03F3/45, H03F3/30
[2004/43]
CPC:
H03F3/45596 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   LI,   NL,   SE [2006/11]
Former [2004/43]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPERATIONSVERSTÄRKER MIT VERBESSERTEM EINGANGSGLEICHSPANNUNGSVERSCHIEBUNGSBEREICH[2004/43]
English:OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER HAVING IMPROVED INPUT OFFSET PERFORMANCE[2004/43]
French:AMPLIFICATEUR OPERATIONNEL POSSEDANT DES PERFORMANCES DE DECALAGE D'ENTREE AMELIOREES[2004/43]
Entry into regional phase12.08.2004National basic fee paid 
12.08.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
12.08.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.05.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
12.08.2004Examination requested  [2004/43]
20.10.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.03.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.08.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.12.2005Fee for grant paid
12.12.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.12.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2007/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
09.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Cited inInternational search[YA]US4590435  (TANAKA TATSUO [JP]) [Y] 1-5,10-14,17-20,26-32 * column 5, line 50 - column 7, line 3; figures 8,9 * [A] 7;
 [YA]EP0072082  (PRECISION MONOLITHICS INC [US]) [Y] 1-5,10-14,17-20,26-32 * page 9, line 8 - page 13, line 2; figure 5 * [A] 8,15,21;
 [A]US5491437  (RINCON GABRIEL A [US], et al) [A] 6,23,24 * column 3, line 16 - column 7, line 14; figures 1,3 *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.