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EP4220963 - DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.01.2024
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.06.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip26.01.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
26.01.2024Request for examination filedpublished on 28.02.2024  [2024/09]
26.01.2024Change - designated statespublished on 28.02.2024  [2024/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
955 Perimeter Road
Manchester, NH 03103-3353 / US
[2023/31]
Inventor(s)01 / Rubinsztain, Ezequiel
1428 Buenos Aires / AR
02 / Bolsinger, Pablo Javier
1636 Buenos Aires / AR
03 / Cesaretti, Juan Manuel
1425 Ciudad de Buenos Aires / AR
 [2023/31]
Representative(s)South, Nicholas Geoffrey, et al
AA Thornton IP LLP
8th Floor, 125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2023/31]South, Nicholas Geoffrey, et al
AA Thornton IP LLP
Octagon Point
5 Cheapside
London EC2V 6AA / GB
Application number, filing date22205937.007.11.2022
[2023/31]
Priority number, dateUS20221764763911.01.2022         Original published format: US202217647639
[2023/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4220963
Date:02.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/31]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4220963
Date:18.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.09.2023
ClassificationIPC:H03M1/10, G01R33/07, H03M1/12, G01R33/00, G01R33/06, H03M3/02
[2023/42]
CPC:
H03M1/1071 (EP); H03M1/188 (US); G01R33/0023 (EP);
G01R33/0029 (EP); G01R33/0041 (EP); G01R33/06 (EP);
H03M1/109 (EP); H03M1/1245 (US); H03M1/1295 (EP);
H03M1/181 (US); H03M3/378 (EP); H03M1/0621 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2023/31]H03M1/10, G01R33/07, H03M1/12
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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/09]
Former [2023/31]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,  ME,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DIAGNOSESCHALTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN FÜR ANALOG-DIGITAL-WANDLER[2023/31]
English:DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS[2023/31]
French:CIRCUITS ET PROCÉDÉS DE DIAGNOSTIC POUR CONVERTISSEURS ANALOGIQUES-NUMÉRIQUES[2023/31]
Examination procedure21.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.01.2024Examination requested  [2024/09]
22.01.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
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Documents cited:Search[XI]GB2034547  (TOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO) [X] 4,5,16,17 * page 1, lines 45-78; figures 1,3 * [I] 6-15,18-21;
 [X]US2003227400  (GIDDENS L GRANT [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * paragraphs [0032] , [0033]; figures 3,3a *;
 [I]US2005038623  (HAMMERSCHMIDT DIRK [AT]) [I] 22* abstract *;
 [X]ES2372773  (CONSEJO SUPERIOR INVESTIGACION [ES], et al) [X] 1,3 * page 7, paragraph 4; figure 5 *;
 [I]US2017187385  (SCHWEITZER III EDMUND O [US], et al) [I] 4-21 * paragraph [0032]; figures 3a,3b *;
 [I]US9698809  (MALLETT TRAVIS C [US]) [I] 22-28 * column 6, lines 10-29; figure 1 * * column 8, lines 42-56 *;
 [A]  - Walt Kester, "Data Conversion Handbook - Section 5. Testing Data Converters", Data Conversion Handbook - Section 5. Testing Data Converters, Oxford, Newnes, (20041218), pages 283 - 358, ISBN 978-0-7506-7841-4, XP093050482 [A] 1-3 * page 303 - page 308 *
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