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EP1983632
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| EP1983632 - System, method, and apparatus for extracting power from a photovoltaic source of electrical energy [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 21.09.2018 Database last updated on 16.07.2024 | |
| Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 13.10.2017 | ||
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 12.10.2017 | ||
| Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 01.09.2017 | ||
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 18.04.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 03.05.2019 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR | published on 05.06.2019 [2019/23] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US | [2017/46] |
| Former [2008/43] | For all designated states GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Glaser, John Stanley 1361 Wemple Lane Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US | 02 /
De Rooij, Michael Andrew 1814 Eastern Parkway Schenectday, NY 12309 / US | [2008/43] | Representative(s) | Brannen, Joseph Waclaw, et al Global Patent Operation - Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB | [2017/46] |
| Former [2008/43] | Bedford, Grant Richard GE London Patent Operation 15 John Adam Street London WC2N 6LU / GB | Application number, filing date | 08154511.3 | 15.04.2008 | [2008/43] | Priority number, date | US20070736125 | 17.04.2007 Original published format: US 736125 | [2008/43] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1983632 | Date: | 22.10.2008 | Language: | EN | [2008/43] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1983632 | Date: | 05.08.2015 | Language: | EN | [2015/32] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1983632 | Date: | 15.11.2017 | Language: | EN | [2017/46] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 06.07.2015 | Classification | IPC: | G05F1/67, H02J3/38, H01L31/02, H02M3/04 | [2015/32] | CPC: |
G05F1/67 (EP,KR,US);
H02J3/381 (EP,KR,US);
H02J3/46 (EP,KR,US);
H02J2300/24 (EP,KR,US);
H02J2300/26 (EP,KR,US);
Y02E10/56 (EP,KR,US);
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| Former IPC [2008/43] | H02J7/35 | Designated contracting states | DE, ES, FR, IT [2016/11] |
| Former [2008/43] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | System, Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Gewinnung von Strom aus einer photovoltaischen Stromquelle | [2008/43] | English: | System, method, and apparatus for extracting power from a photovoltaic source of electrical energy | [2008/43] | French: | Système, procédé et appareil pour extraire de l'énergie à partir d'une source photovoltaïque d'énergie électrique | [2008/43] | Examination procedure | 04.02.2016 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 05.02.2016 | Examination requested [2016/11] | 06.02.2016 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 15.03.2016 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | 18.04.2017 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 15.08.2017 | Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO | 15.08.2017 | Fee for grant paid | 15.08.2017 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 11.10.2017 | Information about intention to grant a patent | 11.10.2017 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | 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 18.04.2017 | Opposition(s) | 17.08.2018 | No opposition filed within time limit [2018/43] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 03.05.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 02.05.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 02.05.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 02.05.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 30.04.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 30.04.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 02.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 02.05.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 10 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | ES | 15.11.2017 | IT | 15.11.2017 | FR | 30.04.2018 | [2019/23] |
| Former [2018/41] | ES | 15.11.2017 | |
| IT | 15.11.2017 | ||
| Former [2018/23] | ES | 15.11.2017 | Documents cited: | Search | [X]EP1457857 (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO [JP]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0050]; figures 1,4,6,8,11 *; | [XY] - KOIZUMI H ET AL, "A novel maximum power point tracking method for PV module integrated converter using square root functions", INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS SOCIETY, 2005. IECON 2005. 31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF IEEE, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20051106), doi:10.1109/IECON.2005.1569300, ISBN 978-0-7803-9252-6, pages 2505 - 2510, XP010876272 [X] 1-7 * Section II, equation 1; section IV, equations 3 and 4.;; figures 2,4,5 * [Y] 8-10 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2005.1569300 | [X] - ORTIZ-RIVERA E I ET AL, "A novel method to estimate the maximum power for a photovoltaic inverter system", POWER ELECTRONICS SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE, 2004. PESC 04. 2004 IEEE 35TH ANNUAL, AACHEN, GERMANY 20-25 JUNE 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (20040620), vol. 3, doi:10.1109/PESC.2004.1355436, ISBN 978-0-7803-8399-9, pages 2065 - 2069, XP010739589 [X] 1 * Secttion II, equation 1; section III, equations 9, 13, 15;; figures 1-4 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESC.2004.1355436 | [Y] - JUN YOUN AHN ET AL, "Dual-module based maximum power point tracking control of PV system", 2004 IEEE APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION, APEC 04, IEEE, ANAHEIM, CA, USA, (20040222), vol. 3, doi:10.1109/APEC.2004.1296064, ISBN 978-0-7803-8269-5, pages 1509 - 1514, XP010704038 [Y] 8-10 * Section IIA, equations 2-4.;; figures 3a,3b * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2004.1296064 |