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EP1498869 - Method for driving a plasma display with staggered triggering pulses [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  26.04.2013
Database last updated on 12.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.04.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.05.2013  [2013/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Plasma
46, Quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
[2005/03]
Inventor(s)01 / Lacoste, Ana
44 av Général Leclerc
38950 St Martin le Vinoux / FR
02 / Gagnot, Dominique
1 Parc de la Tour
38850 Charavines / FR
03 / Denoyelle, Pascal
19 Allée des Frênes
38240 Meylan / FR
 [2005/03]
Representative(s)Browaeys, Jean-Philippe
TECHNICOLOR
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [N/P]Browaeys, Jean-Philippe
Thomson 1, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex / FR
Former [2005/03]Browaeys, Jean-Philippe
Thomson, Patents, 46, Quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92648 Boulogne Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date04102941.424.06.2004
[2005/03]
Priority number, dateFR2003000808403.07.2003         Original published format: FR 0308084
[2005/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1498869
Date:19.01.2005
Language:EN
[2005/03]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1498869
Date:23.09.2009
[2009/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.08.2009
ClassificationIPC:G09G3/28, G09G3/288
[2009/39]
CPC:
G09G3/294 (EP,KR,US); G09G3/296 (KR); G09G2330/025 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2005/03]G09G3/28
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2010/21]
Former [2005/03]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Steuerung einer Plasma-Anzeigetafel mit gestaffelten Auslösungspulsen[2005/03]
English:Method for driving a plasma display with staggered triggering pulses[2005/03]
French:Procédé et dispositif pour le commande d'un panneau d'affichage à plasma avec impulsions de déclenchement décalées[2005/03]
Examination proceduredeletedCommunication of intention to grant the patent
15.01.2010Examination requested  [2010/08]
24.03.2010Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
09.04.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.04.2010Despatch 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, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
10.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.06.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.09.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2012Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/22]
14.12.2012Date of oral proceedings
10.01.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/22]
10.01.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  09.04.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
23.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
25.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
23.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
24.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
26.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2002008678  (RUTHERFORD JAMES C [US]) [A] 1,3 * column 3, line 12 - line 41 * * figure 4 *;
 [AD]US2002030645  (LEE JAE HONG [KR], et al) [AD] 1,5 * paragraph [0075] - paragraph [0081] * * figures 10,11 *;
 [A]US6380912  (KANG KYOUNG-HO [KR], et al) [A] 1,3 * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0025] * * figure 4 *;
 [A]US6483491  (LEE EUN CHEOL [KR]) [A] 1 * column 4, line 63 - column 5, line 44 * * figures 7,8 *;
 [A]WO02099779  (YEINT CO LTD [KR], et al) [A] 1 * page 11, line 12 - page 12, line 6 * * page 15, line 12 - page 16, line 12 ** figures 5,6,9 *;
 [A]EP1321921  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1,5 * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0058] - paragraph [0065] * * figures 1,11 *;
 [A]  - JANG S-H ET AL, "IMPROVEMENT OF LUMINANCE AND LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY USING ADDRESS VOLTAGE PULSE DURING SUSTAIN-PERIOD OF AC-PDP", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (200109), vol. 48, no. 9, ISSN 0018-9383, pages 1903 - 1910, XP001082146 [A] 1-2,5 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/16.944175
 [A]  - CHO B-G ET AL, "SELF-ERASING DISCHARGE USING SHORT ADDRESS PULSE DURING SUSTAIN PERIOD IN AC PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL", 2002 SID INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS. BOSTON, MA, MAY 21 - 23, 2002, SID INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS, SAN JOSE, CA: SID, US, (20020521), vol. 33 / 1, pages 440 - 443, XP001134277 [A] 1 * the whole document *
ExaminationEP0853306
 JP2002049350
 WO2004051613
 US2006033681
    - KI-DUCK CHO ET AL, "Improvement of Color Temperature Using Independent Control of Red, Green, Blue Luminance in AC Plasma Display Panel", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISACATAWAY, NJ, US, (20030201), vol. 50, no. 2, ISSN 0018-9383, XP011072505

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TED.2002.808557
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