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EP3460995 - POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND SAFETY FUNCTION MODULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.03.2023 Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 08.04.2022
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.02.2022
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 24.02.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 22.02.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	03.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 05.06.2024 [2024/23]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 3, Kanda Neribei-cho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0022 / JP
	[2019/13]
Inventor(s)	01 / TANAKA, Makoto c/o Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. 3, Kanda Neribei-cho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 101-0022 / JP
	[2019/13]
Representative(s)	MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29 80336 München / DE
	[2019/13]
Application number, filing date	18182510.0	09.07.2018
	[2019/13]
Priority number, date	JP20170179251	19.09.2017 Original published format: JP 2017179251
	[2019/13]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3460995
	Date:	27.03.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/13]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3460995
	Date:	11.05.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/19]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.02.2019
Classification	IPC:	H02P29/00, H02H3/00, H02P3/00	[2019/13]
	CPC:	H02P29/00 (EP); H02M7/42 (CN); H02H3/00 (EP); H02M7/537 (CN); H02P27/085 (CN); H02P3/00 (EP)
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/13]
Title	German:	STROMWANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND SICHERHEITSFUNKTIONSMODUL	[2019/13]
	English:	POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND SAFETY FUNCTION MODULE	[2019/13]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE CONVERSION DE PUISSANCE ET MODULE DE FONCTION DE SÉCURITÉ	[2019/13]
Examination procedure	deleted	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	27.09.2018	Examination requested [2019/13]
	25.09.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	26.02.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.05.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.10.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.12.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.03.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.07.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.02.2022	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.03.2022	Fee for grant paid
	30.03.2022	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.03.2022	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	14.02.2023	No opposition filed within time limit [2023/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.07.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.08.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	09.07.2018
	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CY	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	MK	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	IE	09.07.2022
	LU	09.07.2022
	BE	31.07.2022
	CH	31.07.2022
	LI	31.07.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	GB	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
	[2024/23]
Former [2024/20]	HU	09.07.2018
	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CY	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	IE	09.07.2022
	LU	09.07.2022
	BE	31.07.2022
	CH	31.07.2022
	LI	31.07.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	GB	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2024/18]	HU	09.07.2018
	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	IE	09.07.2022
	LU	09.07.2022
	BE	31.07.2022
	CH	31.07.2022
	LI	31.07.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	GB	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/47]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	IE	09.07.2022
	LU	09.07.2022
	BE	31.07.2022
	CH	31.07.2022
	LI	31.07.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	GB	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/33]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	IE	09.07.2022
	LU	09.07.2022
	BE	31.07.2022
	CH	31.07.2022
	LI	31.07.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/25]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	LU	09.07.2022
	BE	31.07.2022
	CH	31.07.2022
	LI	31.07.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/21]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	LU	09.07.2022
	CH	31.07.2022
	LI	31.07.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/17]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/11]	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/09]	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/07]	AT	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2022/51]	AT	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2022/50]	AT	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2022/49]	AT	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2022/48]	AT	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2022/47]	AT	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]EP2911968 (INVENTIO AG [CH]) [X] 1,6,10,11 * page 2, column 2, line 5, paragraph 0006 - page 2, column 2, line 38, paragraph 007; figures 2-3; claim 1 * * page 6, column 9, line 31, paragraph 0035 - page 6, column 9, line 40, paragraph 0035 * * page 2, column 1, line 13, paragraph 0002 - page 2, column 1, line 28, paragraph 0002 * * page 5, column 7, line 42, paragraph 0029 - page 5, column 7, line 58, paragraph 0029 * [Y] 2,3,5,7,9;
		[Y]US2016118212 (VEIL RICHARD [DE], et al) [Y] 3,7 * page 6, column 2, paragraph 0074 - page 7, column 1, paragraph 0080; figures 3, 4, 5 *;
		[Y]US9602028 (HENSEL UWE [DE], et al) [Y] 2,5,9 * page 5, column 2, line 16 - page 5, column 2, line 62; figures 1-2; claim 1 * * page 6, column 3, line 53 - page 6, column 4, line 7 *;
		[XP]EP3220539 (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO [JP]) [XP] 1,4,6,8 * page 2, column 1, line 48, paragraph 0006 - page 2, column 2, line 9, paragraph 0007; figures 1, 2A, 2B; claim 1 * * page 2, column 1, line 10, paragraph 0002 - page 2, column 1, line 21, paragraph 0002 ** page 3, column 3, line 36, paragraph 0018 - page 3, column 3, line 43, paragraph 0018 *
	by applicant	JP2011008642
		JP2011229359

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