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E-Cigarette And Re-Charging Pack - EP4187676

The patent EP4187676 was granted to Nicoventures on Sep 4, 2024. The application was originally filed on Jul 24, 2015 under application number EP23150913A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4187676

NICOVENTURES
Application Number
EP23150913A
Filing Date
Jul 24, 2015
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Aug 2, 2024
Publication Date
Sep 4, 2024
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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (30) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "1A, Single-Input, Single Cell Li-Ion and Li-Pol Battery Charger With Auto Start", Texas Instruments - Datasheet for BQ24040, BQ24041, BQ24045, (20130201), pages 1 - 33, Texas Instruments - Datasheet for BQ24040, BQ24041, BQ24045, URL: https://www.ti.com/, (20210211), XP055774924
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "bq2406x, 1A Single-chip Li-Ion/ Li-Pol charge management IC with thermal regulation", Texas Instruments Datasheet, (20061001), pages 1 - 36, XP055951660
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Lithium Ion Batteries Technical Handbook", panasonic ideas for life, (20070101), pages 1 - 17, panasonic ideas for life, URL: https://eu.industrial.panasonic.com/sites/default/pidseu/files/downloads/files/panasonic_li-ion_handbook.pdf, (20210610), XP055812498
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "LTC4064. Monolithic Linear Charger for Back-Up Li-Ion Batteries", Linear Technology - Datasheet, (20010101), pages 1 - 16, Linear Technology - Datasheet, URL: https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/4064fs.pdf, (20210211), XP055774931
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "LTC4095. Standalone USB Li-lon/Polymer Battery Charger in 2mm x 2mm DFN", Linear Technology - datasheet, (20070101), pages 1 - 16, Linear Technology - datasheet, URL: https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/4095fa.pdf, (20210211), XP055774915
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "NE57610 Li-Ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds", Datasheet, (20021105), XP055951681
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Single-Input 1-Cell Li+ Charger with OVP Protection and programmable charge timer", MAXIM, (20090101), pages 1 - 12, XP055951679
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Understanding the characteristics of Li-Ion batteries and Richtek power management solutions", Richtek, (20140101), pages 1 - 22, XP055951683
OPPOSITION- Bug, "How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries", Battery University website, (20140625), Battery University website, URL: https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_bat, (20210208), XP055773097
OPPOSITION- D10b - Internet Archive of D10 for 17 June 2014
OPPOSITION- D10 - Datasheet for TP4055 (date?)
OPPOSITION- D13a - Internet Archive of D13 from 25 June 2014
OPPOSITION- D25b - Selected screen captures of D25 presentation
OPPOSITION- D27a - Exhibit WW-1; Curriculum Vitae (Resume) of Mr Wei Wei
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OPPOSITION- D27 - Expert Opinion of Mr Wei Wei, 12 January 2023
OPPOSITION- D29 - “A guide to the safe use of secondary lithium ion batteries in notebook-type personal computers”, XP002558314
OPPOSITION- D37 - Observations of the Proprietor in case EP3175506 of 28 January 2021
OPPOSITION- D9b - Internet Archive of D9 for 17 June 2014
OPPOSITION- D9 - Datasheet for TP4054 (date?)
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OPPOSITION- Gunderson David, "Li-Ion battery temperature trends during charge and discharge", Micro Power, (20120905), pages 1 - 4, XP055951665
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OPPOSITION- Qian Jinrong, "Improving battery safety, charging, and fuel gauging in portable media applications", Analogue Applications Journal, (20090101), vol. 9, no. 13, pages 9 - 13, XP055903219
OPPOSITION- Wylie Bob, "Changing Focus of Battery Chargers for Differing Summer Battery Chemistries", Battery Power, (20140101), vol. 18, no. 3, page 7, XP055774966
OPPOSITION- Yevgen Barsukov; Jinrong Qian, "2.3 Li-Ion and Li-Polymer Battery Charger", Yevgen Barsukov; Jinrong Qian, Yevgen Barsukov, Jinrong Qian, Battery power management for portable devices, GB , Artech House , (20130430), pages 50 - 65, ISBN 978-1-60807-491-4, XP009562076

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