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EP About this file: EP3493389

EP3493389 - POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.07.2023
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.08.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.01.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip01.03.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 03.04.2024  [2024/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[2019/23]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMAMOTO, Taku
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / HASHIGUCHI, Naoya
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
03 / URUSHIWARA, Noriyoshi
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
04 / TERAKADO, Shuichi
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
05 / ISHIKAWA, Katsumi
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.td.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
06 / NAKATA, Kiyoshi
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2019/23]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2022/37]
Former [2019/23]Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date17836681.106.07.2017
[2019/23]
WO2017JP24876
Priority number, dateJP2016015154001.08.2016         Original published format: JP 2016151540
[2019/23]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018025574
Date:08.02.2018
Language:JA
[2018/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3493389
Date:05.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3493389
Date:14.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:H02M7/00
[2020/12]
CPC:
H02M7/48 (EP)
Former IPC [2019/23]H02M7/48
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 [2019/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STROMUMWANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2019/23]
English:POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS[2019/23]
French:APPAREIL DE CONVERSION DE PUISSANCE[2019/23]
Entry into regional phase31.01.2019Translation filed 
31.01.2019National basic fee paid 
31.01.2019Search fee paid 
31.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
31.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/23]
07.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.06.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
15.06.2022Fee for grant paid
15.06.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.06.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.06.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/34]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
15.06.2022Request for further processing filed
15.06.2022Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
24.06.2022Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
26.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
14.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
18.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL14.09.2022
AT14.09.2022
CZ14.09.2022
DK14.09.2022
EE14.09.2022
ES14.09.2022
FI14.09.2022
HR14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
MC14.09.2022
NL14.09.2022
PL14.09.2022
RO14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
SI14.09.2022
SK14.09.2022
SM14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
IS14.01.2023
PT16.01.2023
[2024/14]
Former [2023/37]AL14.09.2022
AT14.09.2022
CZ14.09.2022
DK14.09.2022
EE14.09.2022
ES14.09.2022
FI14.09.2022
HR14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
NL14.09.2022
PL14.09.2022
RO14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
SI14.09.2022
SK14.09.2022
SM14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
IS14.01.2023
PT16.01.2023
Former [2023/34]AL14.09.2022
AT14.09.2022
CZ14.09.2022
DK14.09.2022
EE14.09.2022
ES14.09.2022
FI14.09.2022
HR14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
NL14.09.2022
PL14.09.2022
RO14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
SK14.09.2022
SM14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
IS14.01.2023
PT16.01.2023
Former [2023/30]AL14.09.2022
AT14.09.2022
CZ14.09.2022
EE14.09.2022
ES14.09.2022
FI14.09.2022
HR14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
NL14.09.2022
PL14.09.2022
RO14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
SK14.09.2022
SM14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
IS14.01.2023
PT16.01.2023
Former [2023/29]AL14.09.2022
AT14.09.2022
CZ14.09.2022
EE14.09.2022
ES14.09.2022
FI14.09.2022
HR14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
PL14.09.2022
RO14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
SK14.09.2022
SM14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
IS14.01.2023
PT16.01.2023
Former [2023/26]AT14.09.2022
CZ14.09.2022
EE14.09.2022
ES14.09.2022
FI14.09.2022
HR14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
PL14.09.2022
RO14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
SK14.09.2022
SM14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
IS14.01.2023
PT16.01.2023
Former [2023/23]AT14.09.2022
CZ14.09.2022
EE14.09.2022
ES14.09.2022
FI14.09.2022
HR14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
RO14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
SK14.09.2022
SM14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
PT16.01.2023
Former [2023/22]AT14.09.2022
CZ14.09.2022
ES14.09.2022
FI14.09.2022
HR14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
RO14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
SM14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
PT16.01.2023
Former [2023/20]FI14.09.2022
HR14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
SM14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
Former [2023/10]FI14.09.2022
HR14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
Former [2023/09]FI14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
Former [2023/08]FI14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
RS14.09.2022
SE14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
Documents cited:Search[X]JPH0541396U  (.) [X] 1-4* paragraph [0001]; figure 3 *;
 [A]JP2006280191  (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1-9 * abstract * * paragraphs [0015] , [0016] * * figure 6 *;
 [A]JP2007049848  (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1-9 * abstract * * paragraph [0020] *;
 [XI]CN101404445  (DALIAN ELECTRIC TRACTION R & D [CN]) [X] 1,2,5,8 * abstract * * Section "Technical field" * * paragraph [0051] * [I] 3,4,6,7,9
International search[A]WO2011093239  (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1-9* , paragraphs [0022], [0025] to [0037]; fig. 1, 2, 12 & US 2012/0300417 A1 paragraphs [0058], [0071] to [0083]; fig. 1, 2, 12 & EP 2530823 A1 & CN 102725931 A *;
 [XA]WO2013179433  (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1, 2 * , paragraphs [0016] to [0020]; fig. 1, 2 (Family: none) * [A] 3-9;
 [A]WO2016103324  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-9 * , paragraphs [0024] to [0026]; fig. 2 (Family: none) *
ExaminationJP2007312566
 CN201616760U
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