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EP2125996 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTITUTE NATURAL GAS FROM COAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  22.03.2013
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 24.04.2013  [2013/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Arizona Public Service Company
400 North Fifth Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004 / US
[2009/49]
Inventor(s)01 / HOBBS, Raymond
11403 West Rosewood Drive
Avondale, Arizona 85323 / US
 [2009/49]
Representative(s)Moore, Barry, et al
Hanna Moore + Curley
Garryard House
25/26 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2009/49]Moore, Barry, et al
Hanna Moore & Curley 13 Lower Lad Lane
Dublin 2 / IE
Application number, filing date08727631.714.01.2008
[2009/49]
WO2008US50968
Priority number, dateUS2007067269908.02.2007         Original published format: US 672699
[2009/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008097691
Date:14.08.2008
Language:EN
[2008/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2125996
Date:02.12.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.08.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.08.2008
ClassificationIPC:C10G3/00, C10G27/04, C01B3/02, C10J3/46, C10J3/48
[2009/49]
CPC:
C10J3/84 (EP,US); C01B3/501 (EP,US); C01B3/56 (EP,US);
C01B3/586 (EP,US); C10G27/04 (EP,US); C10G3/50 (EP,US);
C10J3/466 (EP,US); C10J3/485 (EP,US); C10K1/004 (EP,US);
C10K1/02 (EP,US); C10L3/08 (EP,US); C10L3/10 (EP,US);
C10L3/102 (EP,US); C10L5/44 (EP,US); C25B1/04 (EP,US);
C25B9/05 (EP,US); C01B2203/0405 (EP,US); C01B2203/042 (EP,US);
C01B2203/0445 (EP,US); C01B2203/0465 (EP,US); C01B2203/047 (EP,US);
C01B2203/0475 (EP,US); C01B2203/048 (EP,US); C01B2203/0485 (EP,US);
C01B2203/0495 (EP,US); C10G2300/1014 (EP,US); C10G2300/202 (EP,US);
C10G2300/205 (EP,US); C10G2300/4043 (EP,US); C10G2300/405 (EP,US);
C10J2300/093 (EP,US); C10J2300/094 (EP,US); C10J2300/0959 (EP,US);
C10J2300/0966 (EP,US); C10J2300/0969 (EP,US); C10J2300/1606 (EP,US);
C10J2300/1637 (EP,US); C10J2300/1662 (EP,US); C10J2300/1671 (EP,US);
C10J2300/1675 (EP,US); C10J2300/1681 (EP,US); C10J2300/1684 (EP,US);
C10J2300/1687 (EP,US); C10J2300/1693 (EP,US); C10J2300/1807 (EP,US);
Y02E50/10 (EP,US); Y02E50/30 (EP,US); Y02E60/36 (EP,US);
Y02P30/00 (EP,US); Y02P30/20 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/49]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON SYNTHETISCHEM ERDGAS AUS KOHLE[2009/49]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTITUTE NATURAL GAS FROM COAL[2009/49]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'UN GAZ NATUREL DE SUBSTITUTION À PARTIR DU CHARBON[2009/49]
Entry into regional phase02.09.2009National basic fee paid 
02.09.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
02.09.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.10.2008Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.09.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.09.2009Examination requested  [2009/49]
25.03.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2012Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/17]
25.09.2012Date of oral proceedings
28.11.2012Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/17]
28.11.2012Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  25.03.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
24.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
30.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
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31.01.201306   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[X]US3985519  (KALINA THEODORE, et al) [X] 1-22 * figure 1 * * column 18, line 30 - line 40 * * column 17, line 35 - line 52 *;
 [X]WO2006127958  (ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO [US], et al) [X] 1-22 * page 11, line 8 - line 27 * * figure 7 *;
 [X]WO2004067933  (LOS ANGELES ADVISORY SERVICES [US]) [X] 1-22 * paragraphs [0047] , [0048] *;
 [A]WO2006022687  (UNIVERSTIY OF CALIFORNIA [US], et al) [A] 1-22 * figure 1 *;
 [A]US2005064577  (BERZIN ISAAC [US]) [A] 1-22 * paragraph [0209]; figure 10 *
 [X]  - K. TSUKAHARA, T.KIMURA, T.MINOWA, S.SAWAYAMA, T.YAGISHITA, S.INOUE, T.HANAOKA, Y.USUI, T.OGI, "MICROALGAL CULTIVATION IN A SOLUTION RECOVERED FROM THE LOW-TEMPERATURE CATALYTIC GASIFICATION OF THE MICROALGA", JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, (2001), vol. 91, no. 3, pages 311 - 313, XP002486640 [X] 1-22 * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1263/jbb.91.311
 [X]  - ARESTA ET AL, "Utilization of macro-algae for enhanced CO2 fixation and biofuels production: Development of a computing software for an LCA study", FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY,, (20051001), vol. 86, no. 14-15, ISSN 0378-3820, pages 1679 - 1693, XP005000692 [X] 1-22 * figure 1 * * page 1681, line 30 - line 35 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2005.01.016
 [A]  - J. SEALOCK, D.ELIOTT, E. BAKER, A. FASSBENDER, L. SILVA, "CHEMICAL PROCESSING IN HIGH-PRESSURE AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTS. 5. NEW PROCESSING CONCEPTS", IND. ENG. CHEM. RES., (1996), vol. 35, pages 4111 - 4118, XP002486641 [A] 1-22 * figure 2 * * table 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie960119+
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