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EP1049248 - "Constant duty-cycle limiting of analog input signal swing in a class-D amplifier" [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.06.2006
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.06.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.07.2006  [2006/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
STMicroelectronics Srl
Via C. Olivetti, 2
20041 Agrate Brianza (Milano) / IT
[N/P]
Former [2000/44]For all designated states
STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
Via C. Olivetti, 2
20041 Agrate Brianza (Milano) / IT
Inventor(s)01 / Masini, Marco
Via L. Della Pila, 5
20162 Milano / IT
02 / Tavazzani, Claudio
Via R. Pampuri, 2
27020 Trivolzio / IT
[2000/44]
Representative(s)Pellegri, Alberto, et al
Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Via Carducci, 8
20123 Milano / IT
[N/P]
Former [2000/44]Pellegri, Alberto, et al
c/o Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A., Piazza Repubblica 5
21100 Varese / IT
Application number, filing date99830248.327.04.1999
[2000/44]
Filing languageIT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1049248
Date:02.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1049248
Date:17.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.10.1999
ClassificationIPC:H03F3/217, H03G11/00, H03G11/04
[2000/44]
CPC:
H03G11/002 (EP,US); H03F3/217 (EP,US); H03G11/04 (EP,US);
H03F2200/351 (EP,US); H03F2200/66 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2001/29]
Former [2000/44]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Begrenzer für den analogen Eingangssignalhub in einem Klasse-D-Verstärker bei gleichbleibendem Tastverhältnis[2000/44]
English:"Constant duty-cycle limiting of analog input signal swing in a class-D amplifier"[2000/44]
French:Limiteur à rapport cyclique constant pour l'amplitude d'un signal analogique d'entrée dans un amplificateur classe D[2000/44]
Examination procedure13.11.2000Examination requested  [2001/02]
03.05.2001Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
30.08.2001Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
04.02.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.05.2005Fee for grant paid
17.05.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.05.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
29.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
24.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
28.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
27.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
07.06.2001AT   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001BE   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001CH   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001CY   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001DK   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001ES   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001FI   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001GR   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001IE   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001LU   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001MC   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001NL   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001PT   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0184280  (BOSE CORP [US]) [X] 1 * page 23, line 9 - line 32; figures 11-13,19 *;
 [A]EP0335317  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 2,3 * column 4, line 17 - line 51; figure 4 *;
 [A]US5525922  (MASARIK DAVID M [US], et al) [A] 2,3 * column 3, line 27 - column 4, line 7; figure 2 *
 [A]  - EDN ELECTRICAL DESIGN NEWS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS US, (198405), vol. 29, no. 10, page 213, XP002116288 [A] 2,3 * the whole document *
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