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EP3430714 - BIDIRECTIONAL DC-DC CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.04.2022
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.05.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.01.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.11.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.12.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 30.10.2024 [2024/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ABB Schweiz AG
Bruggerstrasse 66
5400 Baden / CH
[2021/07]
Former [2019/04]For all designated states
ABB Schweiz AG
Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
Inventor(s)01 / YANG, Xiaobo
Universal Plaza
10 Jiuxianqiao Lu
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100015 / CN
02 / YUEN, Kuenfaat
Room 1501
Tin Mei House
Tin Ping Estate
SheungShui, New Territories
Hong Kong / CN
03 / FAN, Guoxing
Universal Plaza
10 Jiuxianqiao Lu
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100015 / CN
04 / YAO, Dawei
Room 8-2-702
No. 3 Qingnianluxili
Qingnian North Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100123 / CN
05 / CANALES, Francisco
Segelhalde 38
CH-5405 Baden-Dattwil / CH
 [2019/08]
Former [2019/04]01 / YANG, Xiaobo
Universal Plaza
10 Jiuxianqiao Lu
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100015 / CN
02 / YUEN, Kuenfaat
Room 1501
Tin Mei House
Tin Ping Estate
SheungShui, New Territories
Hong Kong / CN
03 / FAN, Guoxing
Universal Plaza
10 Jiuxianqiao Lu
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100015 / CN
04 / YAO, Dawei
Room 8-2-702
No. 3 Qingnianluxili
Qingnian North Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100123 / CN
05 / CANALES, Francisco
Husmatt 2
CH-5405 Baden-Dattwil / CH
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2019/04]
Application number, filing date16893857.915.03.2016
[2019/04]
WO2016CN76331
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017156692
Date:21.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3430714
Date:23.01.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.09.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3430714
Date:23.06.2021
Language:EN
[2021/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN21.09.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:H02M3/335, H02M3/337, H02M7/483, H02M7/5387
[2019/45]
CPC:
H02M3/33584 (EP,US); H02M3/33573 (EP,US); H02M3/3376 (US);
H02M7/483 (EP,US); H02M7/5387 (EP,US); H02M1/0058 (US);
H02M3/01 (EP,US); H02M7/4815 (US); Y02B70/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/04]H02M3/335
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 [2019/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BIDIREKTIONALER GLEICHSPANNUNGSWANDLER UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2019/04]
English:BIDIRECTIONAL DC-DC CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR[2019/04]
French:CONVERTISSEUR CONTINU-CONTINU BIDIRECTIONNEL ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE[2019/04]
Entry into regional phase30.07.2018National basic fee paid 
30.07.2018Search fee paid 
30.07.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
30.07.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
30.07.2018Examination requested  [2019/04]
20.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.07.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.11.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
13.01.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.05.2021Fee for grant paid
17.05.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.05.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.03.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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    - FRANCISCO CANALES et al., "Novel Modulation Method of a Three-Level Isolated Full-Bridge LLC Resonant DC-DC Converter for Wide-output Voltage Application", 15th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, EPE-PEMC 2012 ECC Europe, Novi Sad, Serbia
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