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EP1662641 - Digital controlled synchronous switching DC/DC converter [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.10.2010
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.10.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 01.12.2010  [2010/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 / JP
[2009/52]
Former [2006/22]For all designated states
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yamada, Kenji
c/o TOYOTA Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, 1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 / JP
02 / Sato, Eiji
c/o TOYOTA Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, 1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 / JP
03 / Okamura, Masaki
c/o TOYOTA Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, 1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 / JP
 [2006/22]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/22]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date05024423.509.11.2005
[2006/22]
Priority number, dateJP2004034699130.11.2004         Original published format: JP 2004346991
JP2005007562416.03.2005         Original published format: JP 2005075624
[2006/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1662641
Date:31.05.2006
Language:EN
[2006/22]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1662641
Date:30.08.2006
[2006/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1662641
Date:23.12.2009
Language:EN
[2009/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.07.2006
ClassificationIPC:H02M1/38, H02M3/158, H02M7/521
[2009/26]
CPC:
H02M7/53873 (EP,US); B60L15/007 (EP,US); B60L15/2009 (EP,US);
B60L50/16 (EP,US); B60L50/61 (EP,US); B60L58/20 (EP,US);
B60L7/14 (EP,US); H02M1/38 (EP,US); H02M3/157 (EP,US);
H02M3/1588 (EP,US); H02P27/06 (EP,US); B60L2210/14 (EP,US);
B60L2210/40 (EP,US); B60L2240/12 (EP,US); B60L2240/421 (EP,US);
B60L2240/423 (EP,US); B60L2240/429 (EP,US); B60L2240/441 (EP,US);
B60L2240/443 (EP,US); H02M1/0012 (EP,US); H02P2201/09 (EP,US);
Y02T10/62 (EP,US); Y02T10/64 (EP,US); Y02T10/70 (EP,US);
Y02T10/7072 (EP,US); Y02T10/72 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/35]H02M1/00, H02M3/158, H02M7/521
Former IPC [2006/22]H02M1/00, H02M3/158
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/19]
Former [2006/22]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Digital geregelter synchron getakteter Gleichspannungswandler[2006/22]
English:Digital controlled synchronous switching DC/DC converter[2006/22]
French:Convertisseur courant continu à commutation synchrone commandé numériquement[2006/22]
Examination procedure09.11.2005Examination requested  [2006/22]
27.02.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.02.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
29.04.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.06.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.10.2009Fee for grant paid
30.10.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP07105116.3  / EP1796253
Opposition(s)24.09.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
12.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
12.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]JP2004112904  ;
 [A]US5930132  (WATANABE KAZUO [JP], et al) [A] 1,16,22 * abstract *;
 [A]US2004037097  (DENG DOUG D [US], et al) [A] 1,16,22 * abstract * * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0010]; table 1 *;
 [XY]JP2004112904  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [X] 1,16-18,22-26 * abstract * [Y] 9-15,19-21,27-34;
 [A]EP1473819  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,4-8,10,29 * abstract *;
 [DPX]WO2005013467  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP], et al) [DPX] 1-4,16-18,21-26 * the whole document *;
 [Y]  - PEDERSEN J K ET AL, DIGITAL QUASI-RANDOM MODULATED SFAVM PWM IN AN AC-DRIVE SYSTEM, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, PAGE(S) 518-525, (19941001), ISSN 0278-0046, XP000473096 [Y] 9-11,19,27-30 * page 519 - page 521; figures 2-4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/41.315270
 [Y]  - OLIVEIRA A C ET AL, Varying the switching frequency to compensate the dead-time in pulse width modulated voltage source inverters, 33RD.ANNUAL IEEE POWER ELECTRONICS SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE. PESC 2002. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, JUNE 23 - 27, 2002, ANNUAL POWER ELECTRONICS SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE, NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, PAGE(S) 244-249, (20020623), ISBN 0-7803-7262-X, XP010596095 [Y] 12-15,20,21,31-34 * page 244 - page 246; figures 2-5 *
 [PA]  - LAI Y-S ET AL, OPTIMAL COMMON-MODE VOLTAGE REDUCTION PWM TECHNIQUE FOR INVERTER CONTROL WITH CONSIDERATION OF THE DEAD-TIME EFFECTS-PART I: BASIC DEVELOPMENT, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, PAGE(S) 1605-1612, (200411), ISSN 0093-9994, XP001226088 [PA] 12-15,20,21,31-34 * page 1605 - page 1606; figure 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2004.836149
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20031205), vol. 2003, no. 12, & JP2004112904 A 20040408 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [X] 1,16,22 * abstract *
by applicantJPH08214592
 JP2004112904
 JP2005051895
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