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EP About this file: EP1277722

EP1277722 - Method of manufacturing methanol [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.02.2006
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.02.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.03.2006  [2006/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
5-2, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2003/04]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
5-2, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Seiki, Yoshio, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
6-22 Kan-on-shin-machi 4-chome, Nishi-ku
Hiroshima, Hiroshima-ken / JP
02 / Imai, Tetsuya, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
6-22 Kan-on-shin-machi 4-chome, Nishi-ku
Hiroshima, Hiroshima-ken / JP
03 / Kobayashi, Kazuto, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
6-22 Kan-on-shin-machi 4-chome, Nishi-ku
Hiroshima, Hiroshima-ken / JP
04 / Osora, Hiroyuki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
6-22 Kan-on-shin-machi 4-chome, Nishi-ku
Hiroshima, Hiroshima-ken / JP
05 / Kuwada, Chie, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
6-22 Kan-on-shin-machi 4-chome, Nishi-ku
Hiroshima, Hiroshima-ken / JP
06 / Morita, Kazuhiro, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
07 / Miyamoto, Shuichi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2003/04]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/04]Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel
Möhlstrasse 37
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date02016115.419.07.2002
[2003/04]
Priority number, dateJP2001021993119.07.2001         Original published format: JP 2001219931
[2003/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1277722
Date:22.01.2003
Language:EN
[2003/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1277722
Date:13.08.2003
[2003/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1277722
Date:06.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.07.2003
ClassificationIPC:C07C29/151, C01B3/38, C01B31/20, B01D53/14
[2003/33]
CPC:
C07C29/1518 (EP,US); Y02C20/40 (EP,US); Y02P20/129 (EP,US);
Y02P20/50 (EP)
C-Set:
C07C29/1518, C07C31/04 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2003/04]C07C29/151
Designated contracting statesDE,   DK,   GB,   NL [2004/19]
Former [2003/04]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung von Methanol[2003/04]
English:Method of manufacturing methanol[2003/04]
French:Procédé de préparation du méthanol[2003/04]
Examination procedure19.07.2002Examination requested  [2003/04]
28.11.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.10.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.01.2005Fee for grant paid
25.01.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.01.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[DA]JPH01180841  (MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL CO, et al);
 [A]GB2213817  (MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL CO [JP], et al) [A] 1-10 * claim 1 *;
 [A]EP1008577  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]) [A] 1-10 * figure 2 *
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