APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING A CAPACITOR TO A PREDETERMINED SETPOINT - Patent 1547233

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EP 1 547 233 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	29.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/26

(21)	Application number: 03794449.3

(22)	Date of filing: 30.07.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H02M 3/338

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/023751

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/023636 (18.03.2004 Gazette 2004/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

05.09.2002 US 408468 P

(71)	Applicant: Viking Technologies L.C.
	Sarasota, FL 34234 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	VANDERSLUIS, Donald Sarasota, FL 34238 (US)

(74)	Representative: Ostertag, Ulrich, Dr. et al
	Ostertag & PartnerPatentanwälteEibenweg 10 70597 Stuttgart 70597 Stuttgart (DE)

(54)	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING A CAPACITOR TO A PREDETERMINED SETPOINT