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EP3024132 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIFIED COMMON MODE VOLTAGE INJECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.11.2020
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.08.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.01.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited
Boughton Road
Rugby
Warwickshire CV21 1BU / GB
[2019/34]
Former [2016/21]For all designated states
GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Ltd
Boughton Road
Rugby
Warwickshire CV21 1BU / GB
Inventor(s)01 / LEI, Qin
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
K1-3A59
Niskayuna, NY 12309-1027 / US
02 / SHEN, Jie
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
K1-3A59
Niskayuna, NY 12309-1027 / US
03 / SCHROEDER, Stefan
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
Bldg K1-3A59
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
 [2016/21]
Representative(s)Serjeants LLP
Dock
75 Exploration Drive
Leicester, LE4 5NU / GB
[2016/21]
Application number, filing date15194443.613.11.2015
[2016/21]
Priority number, dateUS20141455029721.11.2014         Original published format: US201414550297
[2016/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3024132
Date:25.05.2016
Language:EN
[2016/21]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3024132
Date:27.07.2016
Language:EN
[2016/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3024132
Date:15.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:H02M7/483, H02M1/12
[2016/21]
CPC:
H02M1/12 (EP,BR,CN,US); H02M7/483 (EP,BR,CN,US); H02M7/487 (US);
H02M1/123 (EP,CN,US)
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 [2017/10]
Former [2016/21]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR EINE EINHEITLICHE GLEICHTAKTSPANNUNGSINJEKTION[2016/21]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIFIED COMMON MODE VOLTAGE INJECTION[2016/21]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'INJECTION DE TENSION DE MODE COMMUN UNIFIÉ[2016/21]
Examination procedure13.11.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/10]
26.01.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.01.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.08.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.12.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
05.12.2019Fee for grant paid
05.12.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
20.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU13.11.2015
AL15.01.2020
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PT07.06.2020
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2011141786  (SHEN JIE [DE], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0034]; figures 5,6 *;
 [XI]EP2709261  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]) [X] 1,15 * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0016]; figures 1-5 * [I] 2-14;
 [XDP]EP2827490  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [XDP] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - TALLAM R M ET AL, "A carrier-based PWM scheme for neutral-point voltage balancing in three-level inverters", 2004 IEEE APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION, APEC 04, IEEE, ANAHEIM, CA, USA, (20040222), vol. 3, doi:10.1109/APEC.2004.1296090, ISBN 978-0-7803-8269-5, pages 1675 - 1681, XP010704792 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2004.1296090
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