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EP About this file: EP1971672

EP1971672 - INHIBITING NAPHTHENATE SOLIDS AND EMULSIONS IN CRUDE OIL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.08.2019
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.09.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.05.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
17021 Aldine Westfield
Houston, TX 77073 / US
[2018/33]
Former [2008/52]For all designated states
Baker Hughes Incorporated
2929 Allen Parkway Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77019 / US
Former [2008/39]For all designated states
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77019-2118 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GALLAGHER, Christopher
1715 Barrington Hills Lane
Katy, TX 77450 / US
02 / DEBORD, Justin, D.
15015 West Airport Blvd., Apt. 1923
Sugar Land, TX 77478 / US
03 / ASOMANING, Samuel
14822 Buckskin Bridge Court
Sugar Land, TX 77478 / US
04 / TOWNER, James
4950 Sugar Grove, Apt. 1605
Stafford, TX 77477 / US
05 / HART, Paul
14207 Ragus Lake Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77478 / US
 [2008/39]
Representative(s)BRP Renaud & Partner mbB Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Steuerberater
Königstraße 28
70173 Stuttgart / DE
[2018/42]
Former [2011/14]Hoffmann, Benjamin, et al
Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2008/39]Beacham, Annabel Rose, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date06840057.129.11.2006
[2008/39]
WO2006US61343
Priority number, dateUS20050741581P02.12.2005         Original published format: US 741581 P
[2008/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007065107
Date:07.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/23]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1971672
Date:24.09.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.06.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1971672
Date:17.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US15.11.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.01.2011
ClassificationIPC:C10M173/00, C09K8/524
[2010/51]
CPC:
C10G29/20 (EP,US); C09K8/524 (EP,US); C10G2300/1033 (EP,US);
C10G2300/203 (EP,US); C10G2300/80 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/39]C10M173/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/42]
Former [2008/39]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INHIBIERUNG VON NAPHTHENATFESTSTOFFEN UND -EMULSIONEN IN ROHÖL[2008/39]
English:INHIBITING NAPHTHENATE SOLIDS AND EMULSIONS IN CRUDE OIL[2008/39]
French:INHIBITION DE SOLIDES A BASE DE NAPHTENATE ET D'EMULSIONS DANS LE PETROLE BRUT[2008/39]
Entry into regional phase25.06.2008National basic fee paid 
25.06.2008Search fee paid 
25.06.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
25.06.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.06.2008Examination requested  [2008/39]
01.08.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.12.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.10.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.09.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.04.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.10.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.01.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.05.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.09.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.04.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
03.07.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.03.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.04.2018
23.04.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
09.05.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.09.2018Fee for grant paid
07.09.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.09.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  27.12.2011
Opposition(s)18.07.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/39]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
03.07.2017Request for further processing filed
03.07.2017Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.07.2017Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
29.10.2012Request for further processing filed
29.10.2012Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
15.11.2012Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
25.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
23.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
13.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
18.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
10.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
10.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
10.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
13.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.11.2006
AT17.10.2018
CY17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SI17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
TR17.10.2018
IE29.11.2018
LU29.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
[2020/32]
Former [2020/30]HU29.11.2006
AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SI17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
TR17.10.2018
IE29.11.2018
LU29.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2020/17]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SI17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
TR17.10.2018
IE29.11.2018
LU29.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/50]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SI17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
IE29.11.2018
LU29.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/48]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
IE29.11.2018
LU29.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/40]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
LU29.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/37]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
LU29.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/35]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
LU29.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/34]AT17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
LU29.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/25]AT17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/23]AT17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/22]FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
BG17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/21]FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/20]LT17.10.2018
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 [X]  - J.E. VINSTAD, A.S. BYE, K.V. GRANDE, B.M. HUSTAD, E. HUSTVEDT, B. NERGARD, "Fighting Naphthenate Deposition at the Heidrun Field", SPE INTERNATIONAL, (20030129), pages 1 - 7, XP002609260 [X] 1 * the whole document *
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 [Y]US6214777  (LI MINYU [US], et al)
by applicantWO2006025915
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