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EP About this file: EP1356189

EP1356189 - METHOD TO EVALUATE THE HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF SEDIMENTARY BASINS FROM FLUID INCLUSIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.10.2007
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 14.10.2009  [2009/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
P.O. Box 2189
Houston, TX 77252-2189 / US
[2003/44]
Inventor(s)01 / VITYK, Maxim, O.
415 Anacacho Drive
Pearland, TX 77584 / US
02 / POTTORF, Robert, H.
1010 Memorial Village Drive
Houston, TX 77024 / US
03 / CHIMENTI, Robert, J.
63 Great Hills Road
Short Hills, NJ 07078 / US
04 / KALAMARAS, Patricia, H.
135 Little York-Pattenburg Road
Milford, NJ 08848 / US
05 / BODNAR, Robert, J.
3343 Indian Meadow Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060 / US
06 / LENG, Jing
208 Cherokee Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060 / US
 [2003/44]
Representative(s)Troch, Geneviève, et al
ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc.
IP Law Europe
Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen / BE
[N/P]
Former [2003/44]Troch, Geneviève, et al
ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc., P.O. Box 105
1830 Machelen / BE
Application number, filing date02713376.809.01.2002
[2003/44]
WO2002US00542
Priority number, dateUS20010265654P31.01.2001         Original published format: US 265654 P
[2003/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO02061239
Date:08.08.2002
Language:EN
[2002/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1356189
Date:29.10.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.08.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1356189
Date:13.12.2006
Language:EN
[2006/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US08.08.2002
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.03.2005
ClassificationIPC:E21B47/00, E21B47/06, E21B49/00
[2005/16]
CPC:
G01N33/241 (EP,US); E21B49/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2003/44]E21B47/00, E21B47/06
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/44]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BEWERTUNG DES KOHLENWASSERSTOFFPOTENZIALS VON SEDIMENTBECKEN VON FLUIDEINSCHLÜSSEN[2003/44]
English:METHOD TO EVALUATE THE HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF SEDIMENTARY BASINS FROM FLUID INCLUSIONS[2003/44]
French:PROCEDE POUR EVALUER LES POTENTIELS D'HYDROCARBURE DE BASSINS SEDIMENTAIRES AU MOYEN DES INCLUSIONS FLUIDES[2003/44]
Entry into regional phase05.08.2003National basic fee paid 
05.08.2003Search fee paid 
05.08.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
05.08.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.08.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
05.08.2003Examination requested  [2003/44]
06.09.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.06.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.10.2006Fee for grant paid
23.10.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.09.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
07.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
09.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT13.12.2006
BE13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
CY13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
IT13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
TR13.12.2006
IE09.01.2007
LU09.01.2007
MC31.01.2007
SE13.03.2007
GR14.03.2007
ES24.03.2007
PT14.05.2007
[2009/42]
Former [2009/38]AT13.12.2006
BE13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
CY13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
IT13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
IE09.01.2007
LU09.01.2007
MC31.01.2007
SE13.03.2007
GR14.03.2007
ES24.03.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2008/21]AT13.12.2006
BE13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
IT13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
IE09.01.2007
MC31.01.2007
SE13.03.2007
GR14.03.2007
ES24.03.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2007/48]AT13.12.2006
BE13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
IT13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
IE09.01.2007
MC31.01.2007
SE13.03.2007
ES24.03.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2007/46]AT13.12.2006
BE13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
IT13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
SE13.03.2007
ES24.03.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2007/39]AT13.12.2006
BE13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
IT13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
SE13.03.2007
ES24.03.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2007/38]AT13.12.2006
BE13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
IT13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
SE13.03.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2007/30]AT13.12.2006
BE13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
SE13.03.2007
Former [2007/28]AT13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
SE13.03.2007
Former [2007/25]FI13.12.2006
SE13.03.2007
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 [A]GB2256885  (AMOCO CORP [US]) [A] 1-29 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5241859  (SMITH MICHAEL P [US]) [A] 1-29 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5328849  (SMITH MICHAEL P [US]) [A] 1-29 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5632336  (NOTZ PHILLIP K [US], et al) [A] 1-29 * the whole document *
International search[A]US4109522  (THOMPSON DON D);
 [A]US4783751  (EHRLICH ROBERT [US], et al);
 [A]US4791618  (PRUCHNIK PAUL R [US])
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