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EP1656041 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE OZONE PRESERVATION OF CROPS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 20.05.2011 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	20.05.2011	Refusal of application	published on 22.06.2011 [2011/25]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states BIOFRESH LTD Suite 570, Ridley Building, Claremont RD Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 7R4 / GB
	[2006/20]
Inventor(s)	01 / BARNES, Jeremy, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 6 Kensington Terrace Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 7R4 / GB
	02 / SINGLETON, Ian, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 6 Kensington Terrace Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 7R4 / GB
	03 / HARLEY, Phil, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 6 Kensington Terrace Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 7R4 / GB
	04 / TZORTZAKIS, Nikos, Univ. of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 6 Kensington Terrace Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 7R4 / GB
	05 / ROBERTS, Raveenia, Univ. of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 6 Kensington Terrace Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE17R4 / GB
	06 / TALLENTIRE, Eva, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 6 Kensington Terrace Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 7R4 / GB
	07 / TAYBI, Tahar, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 6 Kensington Terrace Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 7RU / GB
	[2006/20]
Representative(s)	Elsworth, Dominic Stephen, et al Hargreaves Elsworth 26 Northumberland Square North Shields, Tyne & Wear NE30 1PW / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2006/20]	Elsworth, Dominic Stephen, et al Hargreaves Elsworth 6 Charlotte Square GB-Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4XF / GB
Application number, filing date	04743440.2	19.07.2004
	[2006/20]
	WO2004GB03102
Priority number, date	GB20030016970	19.07.2003 Original published format: GB 0316970
	[2006/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2005013729
	Date:	17.02.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/07]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1656041
	Date:	17.05.2006
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.02.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2006/20]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	17.02.2005
Classification	IPC:	A23L3/3409, A23L3/3445, A23B7/144, A23B7/152, A23B5/10, A23B9/18, A23B9/22	[2006/20]
	CPC:	A23L3/34095 (EP); A23B5/10 (EP); A23B7/144 (EP); A23B7/152 (EP); A23B9/18 (EP); A23B9/22 (EP); (+) A23L3/3409 (EP); A23L3/3445 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2006/20]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR OZON-KONSERVIERUNG VON FELDFRÜCHTEN	[2006/20]
	English:	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE OZONE PRESERVATION OF CROPS	[2006/20]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE CONSERVATION DE RECOLTES A L'OZONE	[2006/20]
Entry into regional phase	20.02.2006	National basic fee paid
	20.02.2006	Designation fee(s) paid
	20.02.2006	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	20.01.2006	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.02.2006	Examination requested [2006/20]
	20.07.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	28.01.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.05.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	12.06.2009	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/25]
	12.06.2009	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	13.05.2011	Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/25]
Appeal following examination	19.08.2009	Appeal received No. T2200/09
	16.10.2009	Statement of grounds filed
	13.05.2011	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 20.07.2007
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.07.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.07.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.07.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	02.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited in	International search	[X]US6503547 (LIMA CARLOS) [X] 1-18 * column 2, line 20 - line 67 * * column 3, line 45 - column 4, line 4 * * claims 1,3,8,9 *;
		[X]EP0988800 (AIR LIQUIDE) [X] 1-18 * column 3, paragraphs 26-29 * * column 4, paragraphs 33,37,40 * * column 5, paragraphs 44,45,49,50,53 * * column 9, paragraph 75 * * figure 1; claims 1-3,6,11,12 *;
		[XD]GB2340376 (FRUIT STORE LIMITED ; REDBRIDGE HOLDINGS LIMITED (GB)) [XD] 1-18 * claims 1,3-5 * * page 2, paragraphs 2,5 * * page 3, paragraph 3 - paragraph 6 * * page 4, paragraph 6 - page 5, paragraph 1 *;
		[X]JP2003102268 ;
		[X]WO9002572 (CAMMISS MARK ANTHONY ; RUSSO GAETANO (AU)) [X] 1-4,7,8,10-18 * page 2, paragraph 4 * * page 3, paragraph 2 - page 5, paragraph 3 *;
		[X]JP2001061460 ;
		[X]US6086833 (SCHNEPPER CAROL A ET AL) [X] 14-18 * figure -; claim 1 *;
		[XD]WO9535495 (CAPTEUR SENSORS & ANALYSERS ; WILLIAMS DAVID EDWARD (GB); MOSELEY PATR) [XD] 14-18 * page 12, line 15 - page 15, line 15 *
		[X] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2003, no. 64, Database accession no. 2003-673956, XP002303744 & JP2003102268 A 20030408 (SASAHARA KOGYO KK) [X] 1-4,7,10-18 * abstract *
		[X] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2001, no. 47, Database accession no. 2001-435461, XP002303745 & JP2001061460 A 20010313 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [X] 14-18 * abstract *

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