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EP About this file: EP2296267

EP2296267 - Single supply direct drive amplifier [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.03.2020
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
160 Rio Robles
San Jose, CA 95134 / US
[2012/45]
Former [2011/11]For all designated states
Maxim Integrated Products Inc.
120 San Gabriel Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Doy, Tony
16510 Shady View Lane
Los Gatos California 95032 / US
02 / Koo, Ronald
750 N. Shoreline Blvd. Apt. 14
Mountain View CA 94043 / US
 [2011/11]
Representative(s)Bergmeier, Werner, et al
Canzler & Bergmeier
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 84
85055 Ingolstadt / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/38]Bergmeier, Werner, et al
Canzler & Bergmeier Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 84
85055 Ingolstadt / DE
Former [2011/11]Detken, Andreas, et al
Isler & Pedrazzini AG Gotthardstrasse 53 Postfach 1772
8027 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date10015185.129.07.2005
[2011/11]
Priority number, dateUS20040592868P29.07.2004         Original published format: US 592868 P
US2005003938618.01.2005         Original published format: US 39386
[2011/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2296267
Date:16.03.2011
Language:EN
[2011/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2296267
Date:13.04.2011
[2011/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.03.2011
ClassificationIPC:H03F3/04
[2011/11]
CPC:
H03F3/04 (EP,US); H03F1/0211 (EP,US); H03F3/211 (EP,US);
H03F3/3069 (EP,US); H03F3/45475 (EP,US); H03F2200/03 (EP,US);
H03F2200/504 (EP,US); H03F2200/96 (EP,US); H04R3/007 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2011/11]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:Direktantriebsverstärker mit Einzelstromversorgung[2011/11]
English:Single supply direct drive amplifier[2011/11]
French:Amplificateur de commande directe d'alimentation unique[2011/11]
Examination procedure03.08.2011Examination requested  [2011/37]
06.10.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.08.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.12.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.07.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.07.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.09.2019
27.09.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
19.11.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/15]
29.11.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/15]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP05818194.2  / EP1771943
EP10161051.7  / EP2204904
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 (EP20050818194) is  24.02.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
01.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
01.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
01.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
19.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
19.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
30.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
31.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
27.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
27.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
27.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 13
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 14
29.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 15
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9743825  (ANALOG DEVICES INC [US]) [A] 1-10 * page 7, line 17 - page 10, line 16; figure 4 *;
 [A]WO0033460  (MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS [US], et al) [A] 1-10* page 8, line 5 - line 14; figure 6 *;
 [A]US6163216  (MURRAY KENNETH W [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * column 11, line 1 - column 13, line 48; figure 7 *;
 [I]US2003138112  (DOY TONY [US]) [I] 1-10 * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0029]; figure 4 *;
 [I]  - ANONYMOUS, "MAX4410 - 80mW, DirectDrive Stereo Headphone Driver with Shutdown", MAXIM 4410 - FULL DATA SHEET, (200210), pages 1 - 20, Maxim Integrated Products, URL: http://datasheets.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX4410.pdf, (20110202), XP002622950 [I] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [A]  - "LT1007/LT1037 - Low Noise, High Speed Precision Operational Amplifiers", 1990 Linear Databook, USA, Linear Technology Corporation, (1989), pages 2-57 - 2-68, XP002622949 [A] 1-10 * pages 2-68; figure "Schematic Diagram" *
Examination   - "OP27 - Low Noise, Precision Operational Amplifier", 1996 Designer's reference manual, Analog Devices Inc., (1996), pages 10-113 - 10-114
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