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EP About this file: EP2414490

EP2414490 - USE OF REDUCING SUGAR IN A PROCESS FOR INHIBITING FOULING IN HYDROCARBON PROCESSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.10.2021
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.10.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.07.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BL Technologies, Inc.
5951 Clearwater Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55341 / US
[2019/04]
Former [2012/06]For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KING, Mary
2507 Woodvale Drive
Kingwood TX 77345 / US
02 / McDANIEL, Cato, Russell
9669 Grogan's Mill Road
The Woodlands TX 77380 / US
 [2012/06]
Representative(s)Atout PI Laplace
Immeuble Up On
25 Boulevard Romain Rolland
CS 40072
75685 Paris Cedex 14 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2020/48]Marks & Clerk France
Immeuble "Visium"
22, avenue Aristide Briand
94117 Arcueil Cedex / FR
Former [2012/06]Szary, Anne Catherine, et al
London Patent Operation GE International Inc. 15 John Adam Street London
WC2N 6LU / GB
Application number, filing date10705758.024.02.2010
[2020/48]
WO2010US25155
Priority number, dateUS2009041537331.03.2009         Original published format: US 415373
[2012/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010117509
Date:14.10.2010
Language:EN
[2010/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2414490
Date:08.02.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.10.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2414490
Date:25.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.10.2010
ClassificationIPC:C10G70/00, C10G75/00, C07C7/148, C10G9/00
[2012/06]
CPC:
C10G75/04 (EP,US); C10G75/00 (KR); C07C7/148 (KR);
C10G70/00 (KR); C10G9/00 (KR); C10G2300/4075 (EP,US);
Y10S585/95 (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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/06]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG VON REDUZIERENDEN ZUCKERN ZUR HEMMUNG VON FOULING IN KOHLENWASSERSTOFF-VERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2020/34]
English:USE OF REDUCING SUGAR IN A PROCESS FOR INHIBITING FOULING IN HYDROCARBON PROCESSING[2012/06]
French:UTILISATION DE SUCRE RÉDUCTEUR POUR INHIBER L'ENCRESSEMENT DANS UN PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'HYDROCARBURES[2020/32]
Former [2012/06]VERWENDUNG VON REDUZIERENDEM ZUCKER BEI EINEM VERFAHREN ZUR INHIBIERUNG VON FOULING BEI DER KOHLENWASSERSTOFFVERARBEITUNG
Former [2012/06]UTILISATION D'UN SUCRE RÉDUCTEUR DANS UN PROCÉDÉ D'INHIBITION DE L'ENCRASSEMENT DANS LA CONVERSION DES HYDROCARBURES
Entry into regional phase31.10.2011National basic fee paid 
31.10.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
31.10.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.10.2011Examination requested  [2012/06]
28.05.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.08.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
26.10.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.07.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.10.2020Fee for grant paid
14.10.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.10.2020Receipt 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  24.08.2015
Opposition(s)26.08.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
02.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
29.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
28.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
28.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
27.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
27.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US5620567  (SEIDEL ANDREAS [DE], et al) [Y] 1-20 * see claim 4="removal of aldehydes and acetals","cane sugar, dextrose". see col 1, line 47-col.2, line 3. see table at col. 2 see table 1. see examples 1 and 2. *;
 [Y]EP0824142  (NALCO EXXON ENERGY CHEM LP [US]) [Y] 1-20* see page 2, lines 45-55; examples 1-5 and claims 12, 13. *
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