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EP About this file: EP1132031

EP1132031 - Method and apparatus for processing food products [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  25.04.2003
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.04.2003Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 11.06.2003  [2003/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Riviana Foods, Inc.
15th floor, 2777 Allen Parkway Houston
Texas 77019 / US
For all designated states
SATAKE CORPORATION
2-30, Saijo-Nishihonmachi Higashi
Hiroshima-shi 724 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/37]For all designated states
Riviana Foods, Inc.
15th floor, 2777 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019 / US
For all designated states
SATAKE CORPORATION
2-30, Saijo-Nishihonmachi
Higashi, Hiroshima-shi 724 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kendall, John Hugh
3117 Inwood Court
Sugar Land, Texas 77478 / US
02 / Mohindra, Ranvir Biki
8026 N. Circle Drive
Houston, Texas 77071 / US
03 / Rutherford, Duane Stephen
12707 Champion Forest
Houston, Texas 77066 / US
04 / Kanamoto, Sigeharu
947-3 Miyaura-cho
Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 723 / JP
05 / Satake, Satoru
31-14 Sanno 3-chome
Otaku, Tokyo 143 / JP
06 / Kumamoto, Katsuyuki
4332-6 Nakano-machi
Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 723 / JP
 [2001/42]
Former [2001/37]01 / Kendall, John Hugh
3117 Inwood Court
Sugar Land, Texas / US
02 / Mohindra, Ranvir Biki
8026 N. Circle Drive
Houston, Texas 77071 / US
03 / Rutherford, Duane Stephen
12707 Champion Forest
Houston, Texas 77066 / US
04 / Kanamoto, Sigeharu
947-3 Miyaura-cho
Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 723 / JP
05 / Satake, Satoru
31-14 Sanno 3-chome
Otaku, Tokyo 143 / JP
06 / Kumamoto, Katsuyuki
4332-6 Nakano-machi
Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 723 / JP
Representative(s)Frankland, Nigel Howard
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/37]Frankland, Nigel Howard
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date01111464.229.08.1994
[2001/37]
Priority number, dateUS1993011603202.09.1993         Original published format: US 116032
US1993011606402.09.1993         Original published format: US 116064
US1993011611402.09.1993         Original published format: US 116114
US1993011607102.09.1993         Original published format: US 116071
[2001/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1132031
Date:12.09.2001
Language:EN
[2001/37]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1132031
Date:15.05.2002
[2002/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.04.2002
ClassificationIPC:A47J27/16
[2001/37]
CPC:
A47J27/16 (EP); A23L5/10 (KR); A23L5/13 (EP);
A23L5/30 (KR); A23L7/196 (EP); A23L7/1975 (EP);
F26B11/181 (EP); Y02A40/90 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/37]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Zubereiten von Nahrungsmitteln[2001/37]
English:Method and apparatus for processing food products[2001/37]
French:Procédé et appareil pour traiter des aliments[2001/37]
Examination procedure11.06.2001Examination requested  [2001/37]
21.07.2001Loss of particular rights, legal effect: Claims
11.09.2001Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: Claims {1}
16.11.2002Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2003/24]
27.12.2002Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2003/24]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP94927961.6  / EP0720432
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
11.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
11.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
11.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
11.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
11.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 08
14.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH01214318  ;
 [A]FR975714  (E.PETRICH) [A] 8 * figure - *;
 [X]GB655545  (JAMES WILLIAM KEMP) [X] 62 * page 2, line 83 - page 3, line 79; figure -; claim 1 *;
 [X]GB668288  (DANIEL SALOMON FERNANDES) [X] 1-5 * page 1, line 69 - page 2, line 9 * * column 4, line 7 - line 17; figure 5 * * page 3, line 89 - line 102 *;
 [X]GB669900  (WESSANEN S KONINK FABRIEKEN N) [X] 1-5,10 * page 1, line 79 - line 93 * * page 2, line 113 - page 3, line 3; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US2937946  (OZAI-DURRANI ATAULLAH K) [A] * page 4, line 40 - line 56 *;
 [X]GB903837  (KONINK PELLERIJ MERCURIUS V H) [X] 1-6 * page 1, line 72 - line 82 * * page 2, line 111 - page 3, line 45 *;
 [A]GB955636  (SISTER LAURAS INFANT & INVALID) [A] 1,10 * page 3, line 8 - line 37 *;
 [X]GB990063  (CORN PRODUCTS CO) [X] 1-5,10 * page 3, line 60 - line 110; figure 1 * * page 4, line 83 - line 100 * * page 5, line 29 - line 41 *;
 [A]GB1101821  (GEORGE IRWIN ALTMAN, et al) [A] 7,9 * page 4, line 75 - page 5, line 23; figures 5,6 *;
 [X]US4571341  (SUGIMURA TSUYOSHI [JP]) [X] 1-6,10 * column 2, line 8 - line 29; figure 1 * * column 3, line 3 - line 60 *;
 [A]US4582047  (WILLIAMS CHARLES E [US]) [A] 63-68,80,83 * the whole document *;
 [XA]EP0211668  (RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO [JP]) [X] 62,63 * page 2, line 20 - page 6, line 30; figures 1,2; claim 1 * [A] 80,83;
 [X]US4649055  (KOHLWEY DAVID E [US]) [X] 1-6,10 * column 6, line 39 - line 48; example 2; claim 13 *;
 [X]US4648382  (GREENBACKER DALE E [US]) [X] 62 * column 2, line 64 - column 5, line 42; figure - *;
 [X]FR2635171  (MORICE JEAN PAUL [FR], et al) [X] 62 * page 1, line 23 - page 2, line 27; figure -; claims 1,2 *;
 [A]EP0371324  (WATANABE KENJI) [A] 63-68,80,83 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19891127), vol. 013, no. 529, Database accession no. (C - 658), & JP01214318 A 19890828 (SAKATA SEIKA KIKAI SEISAKUSHO:KK) [A] 62,69 * abstract *
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