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EP3613132 - POWER MODULE BASED ON NORMALLY-ON SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.08.2022
Database last updated on 14.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.05.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.11.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  25.04.2018
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
Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
Bruggerstrasse 72
5400 Baden / CH
[2022/03]
Former [2021/12]For all designated states
ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG
Bruggerstrasse 72
5400 Baden / CH
Former [2020/09]For all designated states
ABB Schweiz AG
Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
Inventor(s)01 / DROFENIK, Uwe
Buchzelgstrasse 37
8053 Zürich / CH
02 / CANALES, Francisco
Segelhalde 38
5405 Baden-Dättwil / CH
03 / LIU, Chunlei
Im Feld 3F
5452 Oberrohrdorf / CH
04 / BREM, Franziska
Heinrich Wettsteinstrasse 12
8700 Küsnacht / CH
 [2020/09]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Postfach 20 07 34
80007 München / DE
[2021/39]
Former [2020/09]Qip Patentanwälte Dr. Kuehn & Partner mbB
Goethestraße 8
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date18717400.820.04.2018
[2020/09]
WO2018EP60227
Priority number, dateEP2017016861128.04.2017         Original published format: EP 17168611
[2020/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018197363
Date:01.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3613132
Date:26.02.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.11.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3613132
Date:29.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.11.2018
ClassificationIPC:H02M1/32
[2020/09]
CPC:
H02M1/32 (EP,US); H01L25/0657 (US); H03K17/567 (US);
H03K17/687 (US); Y02B70/10 (EP)
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 [2020/09]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:LEISTUNGSMODUL AUF BASIS VON NORMALERWEISE EINGESCHALTETEN HALBLEITERSCHALTERN[2020/09]
English:POWER MODULE BASED ON NORMALLY-ON SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES[2020/09]
French:MODULE DE PUISSANCE BASÉ SUR DES COMMUTATEURS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS NORMALEMENT ACTIFS[2020/09]
Entry into regional phase19.11.2019National basic fee paid 
19.11.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
19.11.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.11.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/09]
19.11.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.08.2021Fee for grant paid
18.08.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.08.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
29.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US2011267852  (ASPLUND GUNNAR [SE]) [Y] 10-13 * figure 6 * * paragraph [0048] *;
 [A]US2015229121  (DAVIDSON COLIN CHARNOCK [GB]) [A] 1-15 * figure 2 ** paragraph [0099] - paragraph [0106] *;
 [IY]  - KOKOSIS SOTIRIOS G ET AL, "Forced Current Balancing of Parallel-Connected SiC JFETs During Forward and Reverse Conduction Mode", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, USA, vol. 32, no. 2, doi:10.1109/TPEL.2016.2553133, ISSN 0885-8993, (20170201), pages 1400 - 1410, (20161111), XP011634119 [I] 1-9,14,15 * figure 6 * * page 1400 * * page 1403 - page 1404 * [Y] 10-13

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2016.2553133
by applicantUS2011267852
 WO2015090428
    - "Forced Current Balancing of Parallel-Connected SiC JFETs During Forward and Reverse Conduction Mode", KOKOKIS SOTIRIOS, IEEE Transactions on power electronic, Institute of electrical and electronics engineers, vol. 32
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