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EP1598927 - Voltage regulator [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  11.06.2010
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.06.2010Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 14.07.2010  [2010/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Marvell World Trade Ltd.
Parker House
Wildey Business Park
Wildey Road
St. Michael / BB
[N/P]
Former [2005/47]For all designated states
Marvell World Trade Ltd.
Parker House, Wildey Business Park, Wildey Road
St. Michael / BB
Inventor(s)01 / Sutardja, Sehat
27330 Elena Road
Los Altos Hills CA 94022 / US
 [2005/47]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/47]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date05003200.215.02.2005
[2005/47]
Priority number, dateUS2004081045226.03.2004         Original published format: US 810452
[2005/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1598927
Date:23.11.2005
Language:EN
[2005/47]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1598927
Date:06.08.2008
[2008/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.07.2008
ClassificationIPC:H02M3/158
[2005/47]
CPC:
G05F1/652 (EP,US); H02M3/155 (EP,US); H02M3/156 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/16]
Former [2005/47]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Spannungswandler[2005/47]
English:Voltage regulator[2005/47]
French:Régulateur de tension[2005/47]
Examination procedure03.02.2009Examination requested  [2009/12]
07.02.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
17.03.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
03.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.01.2010Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2010/28]
18.02.2010Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2010/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
24.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2003038615  (ELBANHAWY ALAN [US]) [Y] 12,13 * paragraph [0032] * * figure 1a/b *;
 [XY]  - KAIWEI YAO ET AL, "Tapped-inductor buck converters with a lossless clamp circuit", APEC 2002. 17TH. ANNUAL IEEE APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION. DALLAS, TX, MARCH 10 - 14, 2002; [ANNUAL APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE], NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20020310), vol. 2, ISBN 978-0-7803-7404-1, pages 693 - 698, XP010582995 [X] 1,3-6,8,9,11,14,15 * Section 2 * * Section 2.1 * * Section 2.2 * * Section 3 * * Section 4 * * Section 5 * * Equation 4 * * figure 2 * * figure 3 * * figure 4 * * figure 6 * [Y] 7

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2002.989321
 [XY]  - PENG XU ET AL, "Multiphase Coupled-Buck Converter-A Novel High Efficient 12 V Voltage Regulator Module", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (20030101), vol. 18, no. 1, ISSN 0885-8993, XP011078307 [X] 10,12,13 * Section 3 * * figure 5 * [Y] 12,13

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2002.807082
 [Y]  - PANOV Y ET AL, "Design considerations for 12-V/1.5-V, 50-A voltage regulator modules", APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION, 2000. APEC 2000. FIFTEENTH ANNUAL IEEE NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA 6-10 FEB. 2000, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (20000206), vol. 1, ISBN 978-0-7803-5864-5, pages 39 - 46, XP010371691 [Y] 7 * figures 9,10a/b *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2000.826080
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