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EP About this file: EP3396838

EP3396838 - ALTERNATE ARM CONVERTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.10.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.05.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  28.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Technology GmbH
Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5400 Baden / CH
[2018/44]
Inventor(s)01 / GINNAREDDY, Rajaseker
11 Felton House
Felton Close
Stafford, Staffordshire ST17 4FG / GB
02 / TRAINER, David Reginald
45 Brackens Lane
Alvaston, Derbyshire DE24 0AQ / GB
03 / BARKER, Carl David
6 Foxwood Close
Walton
Stone, Staffordshire ST15 0LN / GB
 [2018/44]
Representative(s)Freigutpartners IP Law Firm
Hahnrainweg 4
5400 Baden / CH
[2021/14]
Former [2018/44]Fischer, Michael Maria, et al
General Electric Technology GmbH
GE Corporate Intellectual Property
Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5400 Baden / CH
Application number, filing date17168007.725.04.2017
[2018/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3396838
Date:31.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3396838
Date:07.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:H02M7/483, H02M1/12, H02M1/14
[2018/44]
CPC:
H02M1/14 (EP,US); H02M1/12 (EP,US); H02M7/4835 (EP,US);
H02M7/5387 (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 [2019/24]
Former [2018/44]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:MODULARER MEHRSTUFIGER WANDLER[2018/44]
English:ALTERNATE ARM CONVERTER[2018/44]
French:CONVERTISSEUR À BRAS ALTERNÉ[2018/44]
Examination procedure25.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/24]
30.04.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.05.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
28.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.10.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.02.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
27.02.2021Fee for grant paid
27.02.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
21.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[IA]EP2727234  (ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]) [I] 1-9 * abstract * * paragraphs [0037] - [0039] - [0 63] - [0065] - [0 68] , [0 99]; figures 1, 9, 10 * [A] 10-15;
 [A]EP2755317  (ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0020]; figures 1c, 2a, 2b *;
 [A]EP2998752  (ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0016] , [0 17]; figures 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 5, 7, 8, 10 *;
 [A]  - MERLIN MICHAËL M C ET AL, "Cell capacitor sizing in multilevel converters: cases of the modular multilevel converter and alternate arm converter", IET POWER ELECTRO, IET, UK, (20150301), vol. 8, no. 3, doi:10.1049/IET-PEL.2014.0328, ISSN 1755-4535, pages 350 - 360, XP006051644 [A] 1-15 * abstract * * figure 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2014.0328
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