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EP3568908 - ROTATING SWITCHING STRATEGY FOR POWER CONVERTERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.11.2021
Database last updated on 07.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.10.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Renovables España, S.L.
Calle Roc Boronat 78
08005 Barcelona / ES
[2023/50]
Former [2019/47]For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DONG, Dong
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
02 / WAGONER, Robert, Gregory
1501 Roanoke Boulevard
Salem, VA 24153 / US
03 / GANIREDDY, Govardhan
John F. Welch Technology Center
122 Epip Phase 2
Hoodi Villge
Whitefield Road
Bangalore 560066 / US
04 / RAJU, Ravisekhar, Nadimpalli
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
05 / ZHOU, Rui
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
 [2019/47]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2019/47]
Application number, filing date17891261.420.12.2017
[2019/47]
WO2017US67640
Priority number, dateUS20171540575213.01.2017         Original published format: US201715405752
[2019/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018132236
Date:19.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3568908
Date:20.11.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.07.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR19.07.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:H02J3/38, H02M3/335, H02M5/458, H02M7/49, H02M7/5395, H02P9/00, H02P27/08, // H02M1/00, H02M1/32
[2020/23]
CPC:
H02P9/007 (EP,US); H02J3/381 (EP,US); H02K7/183 (US);
H02M1/0043 (EP,US); H02M1/32 (EP); H02M3/33584 (EP);
H02M5/458 (US); H02M5/4585 (EP,US); H02M7/49 (EP);
H02M7/5395 (EP); H02P27/08 (EP,US); H02J2300/20 (EP,US);
H02J2300/24 (EP,US); H02J2300/28 (EP,US); H02M1/0048 (EP,US);
H02M1/0058 (EP); H02M1/007 (EP); H02M1/327 (EP);
H02M7/493 (EP,US); Y02B70/10 (EP,US); Y02E10/56 (EP);
Y02E10/76 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/47]H02M7/5387, H02M7/219, H02M1/08, H02M1/00
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 [2019/47]
TitleGerman:ROTIERENDE SCHALTSTRATEGIE FÜR LEISTUNGSWANDLER[2019/47]
English:ROTATING SWITCHING STRATEGY FOR POWER CONVERTERS[2019/47]
French:STRATÉGIE DE COMMUTATION ROTATIVE POUR CONVERTISSEURS DE PUISSANCE[2019/47]
Entry into regional phase11.07.2019National basic fee paid 
11.07.2019Search fee paid 
11.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
11.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/47]
26.11.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.10.2021Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
24.11.2021Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
07.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
17.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
20.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
19.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XAYI]EP2262089  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [X] 1,3,8 * figures 3-5 * * paragraphs [0023] - [0026] * [A] 5,7,13 [Y] 2,9-12,14,15 [I] 4,6;
 [Y]WO2012172825  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP], et al) [Y] 2,9-12,14,15 * figure 2 ** paragraph [0003] *
International search[A]US2008304302  (WAGONER ROBERT GREGORY [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs 30-33, claim 1, and figures 1-4D. *;
 [A]US2012013372  (CAMPBELL ALAN J [US], et al) [A] 1-20* See paragraphs 35-38, and figures 5-6. *;
 [A]US2012134189  (KREIN PHILIP [US]) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs 32-34, claims 1-3, and figures 1, 4A-5E. *;
 [A]JP2014039419  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs 28-36, claim 1, and figure 1. *;
 [A]WO2014066783  (SUNEDISON MICROINVERTER PRODUCTS LLC [US]) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs 79-80, and figures 10-11. *
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