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EP0968614 - CONVERGENCE CORRECTION SYSTEM WITH POWER SENSOR CIRCUIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/01]POWER SENSOR CIRCUIT
[2002/45]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.04.2004
Database last updated on 20.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2008Change - representativepublished on 24.09.2008  [2008/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC.
10333 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46290-1024 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/01]For all designated states
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC.
10330 North Meridian St
Indianapolis, IN 46290-1024 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GEORGE, John, Barrett
11408 Lakeshore Drive East
Carmel, IN 46033 / US
[2000/01]
Representative(s)Rossmanith, Manfred, et al
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 1D
30625 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/39]Rossmanith, Manfred, et al
Deutsche Thomson OHG European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Former [2000/01]Rossmanith, Manfred, Dr., et al
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, Licensing & Intellectual Property, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date98911557.111.03.1998
[2000/01]
WO1998US04708
Priority number, dateUS1997082118919.03.1997         Original published format: US 821189
[2000/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9842141
Date:24.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0968614
Date:05.01.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0968614
Date:11.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.09.1998
ClassificationIPC:H04N9/28, H04N5/63
[2000/01]
CPC:
H04N9/28 (EP,KR,US); H04N5/63 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2000/01]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR KONVERGENZKORREKTUR MIT LEISTUNGSSENSORSCHALTUNG[2002/45]
English:CONVERGENCE CORRECTION SYSTEM WITH POWER SENSOR CIRCUIT[2002/45]
French:SYSTEME DE CORRECTION DE CONVERGENCE AVEC CIRCUIT CAPTEUR DE PUISSANCE[2002/45]
Former [2000/01]LEISTUNGSSENSORSCHALTUNG
Former [2000/01]POWER SENSOR CIRCUIT
Former [2000/01]CIRCUIT CAPTEUR DE PUISSANCE
Entry into regional phase10.09.1999National basic fee paid 
10.09.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
10.09.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.10.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
10.09.1999Examination requested  [2000/01]
31.07.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.02.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.09.2002Date of oral proceedings
25.09.2002Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
18.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.04.2003Fee for grant paid
12.04.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.03.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
16.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
21.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
22.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]   MAIGE P: "A UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR TV AND MONITOR APPLICATIONS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, vol. 36, no. 1, 1 February 1990 (1990-02-01), pages 10 - 17, XP000103534 [A] 1,9,18 * paragraph [04.2] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.46604
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