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EP About this file: EP3710841

EP3710841 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING MULTI-CELL BATTERIES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.12.2023
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.01.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SE		published on 11.09.2024  [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nova Semiconductor, Inc.
1740 W. Edmundson Ave.
Morgan Hill, CA 95037 / US
[2020/39]
Inventor(s)01 / ASHRAFZADEH, Ahmad
1740 W. Edmundson Ave.
Morgan Hill, CA 95037 / US
 [2020/39]
Representative(s)Dainty, Katherine Louise, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[2020/39]
Application number, filing date18879655.102.11.2018
[2020/39]
WO2018US58980
Priority number, dateUS201762586884P15.11.2017         Original published format: US 201762586884 P
[2020/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019099213
Date:23.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3710841
Date:23.09.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3710841
Date:03.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US23.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.06.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01R31/396, H01M10/42, H01M10/44, H01M10/48, H02J7/00, H03K19/17784, H01M50/51, // G01R19/165, G01R31/3835
[2023/02]
CPC:
G01R31/396 (EP,US); G01R31/3835 (EP,US); H01M10/425 (EP);
H01M10/441 (EP); H01M10/482 (EP,US); H01M10/486 (EP,US);
H01M50/51 (EP,US); H02J7/0014 (US); H02J7/0019 (EP,US);
H02J7/0048 (EP,US); H02M7/1557 (US); H03K19/17784 (EP,US);
G01R19/16542 (EP); H01M2010/4271 (EP); Y02E60/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/30]G01R31/396, H01M10/42, H01M10/44, H01M10/48, H02J7/00, H03K19/17784, // G01R19/165, G01R31/3835
Former IPC [2020/39]G01R19/165, G01R31/36, H02J7/00
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 [2020/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR KONTROLLE VON MEHRZELLIGEN BATTERIEN[2023/02]
English:METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING MULTI-CELL BATTERIES[2020/39]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE GESTION DE BATTERIES À CELLULES MULTIPLES[2020/39]
Former [2020/39]VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR VERWALTUNG VON MEHRZELLENBATTERIEN
Entry into regional phase11.06.2020National basic fee paid 
11.06.2020Search fee paid 
11.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
11.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/39]
10.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.01.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.05.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
20.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.10.2023Fee for grant paid
30.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT03.01.2024
BG03.01.2024
CZ03.01.2024
ES03.01.2024
HR03.01.2024
LT03.01.2024
LV03.01.2024
PL03.01.2024
SE03.01.2024
NO03.04.2024
RS03.04.2024
GR04.04.2024
IS03.05.2024
PT03.05.2024
[2024/37]
Former [2024/36]AT03.01.2024
BG03.01.2024
CZ03.01.2024
ES03.01.2024
HR03.01.2024
LT03.01.2024
LV03.01.2024
PL03.01.2024
NO03.04.2024
RS03.04.2024
GR04.04.2024
IS03.05.2024
PT03.05.2024
Former [2024/35]AT03.01.2024
BG03.01.2024
CZ03.01.2024
ES03.01.2024
HR03.01.2024
LT03.01.2024
NO03.04.2024
RS03.04.2024
GR04.04.2024
IS03.05.2024
Former [2024/34]BG03.01.2024
ES03.01.2024
HR03.01.2024
LT03.01.2024
NO03.04.2024
RS03.04.2024
GR04.04.2024
IS03.05.2024
Former [2024/33]ES03.01.2024
LT03.01.2024
NO03.04.2024
IS03.05.2024
Former [2024/32]ES03.01.2024
IS03.05.2024
Former [2024/24]ES03.01.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]GB2086060  (LUCAS INDUSTRIES LTD) [A] 8-14 * abstract * * page 1, column l, line 63 - column r, line 115; figure 1 *;
 [XAI]WO9310466  (SILENT POWER GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,15 * abstract * * page 4, paragraph 5 - page 8, paragraph l; figures 1-3 * [A] 8-14[I] 2-7;
 [XAI]US6236216  (SHIMOYAMA KENICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,15 * abstract * * column 3, line 53 - column 5, line 34; figure 2 * * column 5, line 36 - line 50; figure 3 * * column 6, line 36 - column 7, line 30 * [A] 8-14 [I] 2-7;
 [A]JP4006877B  (DENSO CORP) [A] 8-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0087] - paragraph [0092]; figure 10 * * paragraph [0095] - paragraph [0097]; figure 11 *;
 [A]US2008278172  (MIYAMOTO MANABU [JP]) [A] 8-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0045]; figure 1 *
International search[A]US2007257642  (XIAO SEAN [CN], et al) [A] 1-29 * ; entire document *;
 [A]US8084997  (MIYAMOTO MANABU [JP]) [A] 1-29 * ; entire document *;
 [A]CN103208827  (GUANGZHOU INST ENERGY CONV CAS) [A] 1-29 * ; see machine translation entire document *;
 [A]US2014042972  (KIM TAE-JIN [KR], et al) [A] 1-29 * ; entire document *;
 [A]US8917061  (ZHU DAO-YI [US]) [A] 1-29 * ; entire document *;
 [A]US2016093921  (KADIRVEL KARTHIK [US], et al) [A] 1-29* ; entire document *;
 [A]US2017250547  (MENZE PETER CARL [US], et al) [A] 1-29 * ; entire document *
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