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EP3091572 - BIDIRECTIONAL POWER SWITCH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.09.2020
Database last updated on 30.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.09.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
10, Rue Thales de Milet
37100 Tours / FR
[2016/45]
Inventor(s)01 / HAGUE, Yannick
36, la Roberdière
37390 Mettray / FR
 [2019/44]
Former [2016/45]01 / HAGUE, Yannick
36, la Roberdière
37390 METTRAY / FR
Representative(s)Cabinet Beaumont
4, Place Robert Schuman
B.P. 1529
38025 Grenoble Cedex 1 / FR
[2019/44]
Former [2016/45]Thibon, Laurent
Cabinet Beaumont
1, rue Champollion
38000 Grenoble / FR
Application number, filing date15193789.310.11.2015
[2016/45]
Priority number, dateFR2015005401005.05.2015         Original published format: FR 1554010
[2016/45]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3091572
Date:09.11.2016
Language:FR
[2016/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3091572
Date:30.10.2019
Language:FR
[2019/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:H01L25/07, H01L29/10, H01L29/747, // H01L27/082
[2019/23]
CPC:
H01L29/732 (EP,US); H01L27/0817 (CN); H01L29/747 (US);
H01L25/0652 (US); H01L25/072 (EP,US); H01L27/0296 (US);
H01L29/1004 (EP,US); H01L29/72 (EP,US); H01L2224/06181 (EP,US);
H01L2224/48137 (EP,US); H01L27/082 (EP,US); H01L27/0823 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/20]H01L25/07, H01L29/10, H01L29/732, // H01L27/082
Former IPC [2016/45]H01L25/07, H01L29/732, H01L27/082
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2016/45]
TitleGerman:BIDIREKTIONELLER LEISTUNGSSCHALTER[2016/45]
English:BIDIRECTIONAL POWER SWITCH[2016/45]
French:COMMUTATEUR BIDIRECTIONNEL DE PUISSANCE[2016/45]
Examination procedure10.11.2015Examination requested  [2016/45]
24.11.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.09.2019Fee for grant paid
16.09.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.09.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)31.07.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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 [A]WO0250916  (ST MICROELECTRONICS SA [FR], et al) [A] 1,3,8 * page 1, line 1 - page 3, paragraph 22; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]US2003057480  (MATHIEU ROY [FR]) [A] 1,4-6 * paragraph [0003] - paragraph [0011]; figure 1 ** paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0034]; figure 2 *;
 [AD]  - RIZK HIBA ET AL, "A vertical bidirectional bipolar power switch (BipAC) for AC mains applications", 2014 16TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON POWER ELECTRONICS AND APPLICATIONS, IEEE, (20140826), doi:10.1109/EPE.2014.6910942, pages 1 - 10, XP032651193 [AD] 1-9 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2014.6910942
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