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EP2656350 - METHODS OF GENERATING ENERGY AND/OR HE-4 USING GRAPHENE BASED MATERIALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.09.2021 Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 08.07.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 04.05.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 16.12.2018
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 18.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Deuterium Energetics Limited PO Box 1422 Great Falls, VA 22066 / US
	[2020/38]
Former [2020/31]	For all designated states Cooper, Christopher H. 2 Pine Street Windsor, VT 05089 / US
	For all designated states Cooper, William K. 224 E. Buena Vista Santa Fe, NM 87505 / US
	For all designated states Deuterium Energetics Limited PO Box 1422 Great Falls, VA 22066 / US
Former [2013/44]	For all designated states Cooper, Christopher H. 2 Pine Street Windsor, VT 05089 / US
	For all designated states Cooper, William K. 224 E. Buena Vista Santa Fe, NM 87505 / US
	For all designated states Loan, James F. 10 Spencer Drive Bellows Falls, VT 05101 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Cooper, Christopher H. 2 Pine Street Windsor, VT 05089 / US
	02 / Cooper, William K. 224 E. Buena Vista Santa Fe, NM 87505 / US
	03 / Loan, James F. 12 Country Club Lane Turner Falls, MA 01376 / US
	[2020/43]
Former [2020/31]	01 / Cooper, Christopher H. 2 Pine Street Windsor, VT 05089 / US
	02 / Cooper, William K. 224 E. Buena Vista Santa Fe, NM 87505 / US
	03 / Loan, James F. 10 Spencer Drive Bellows Falls, VT 05101 / US
Former [2013/44]	01 / see applicant ...
Representative(s)	Harris, Jennifer Lucy, et al Kilburn & Strode LLP Lacon London 84 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8NL / GB
	[2020/46]
Former [2013/44]	Harris, Jennifer Lucy Kilburn & Strode LLP 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date	11808546.3	22.12.2011
	[2020/46]
	WO2011US66992
Priority number, date	US201061427140P	24.12.2010 Original published format: US 201061427140 P
	[2013/44]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2012088472
	Date:	28.06.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/26]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2656350
	Date:	30.10.2013
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.06.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2013/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2656350
	Date:	11.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/46]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	28.06.2012
Classification	IPC:	G21B3/00	[2013/44]
	CPC:	G21B3/002 (EP,US); H05H3/02 (EP,US); Y02E30/10 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2013/44]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON ENERGIE UND/ODER HE-4 MIT MATERIALIEN AUF GRAPHENBASIS	[2013/44]
	English:	METHODS OF GENERATING ENERGY AND/OR HE-4 USING GRAPHENE BASED MATERIALS	[2013/44]
	French:	PROCÉDÉS DE GÉNÉRATION D'ÉNERGIE ET/OU 4HE UTILISANT DES MATÉRIAUX À BASE DE GRAPHÈNE	[2017/22]
	Former [2013/44]	PROCÉDÉS DE GÉNÉRATION D'ÉNERGIE ET/OU 4HE UTILISANT DES MATÉRIAUX À BASE DE GRAPHÈNE& xA;
Entry into regional phase	24.07.2013	National basic fee paid
	24.07.2013	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.07.2013	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.07.2013	Examination requested [2013/44]
	17.02.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	07.12.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.06.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.07.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	20.01.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.05.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.01.2018	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	02.03.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.12.2018	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.04.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	09.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.06.2020	Fee for grant paid
	18.06.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	18.06.2020	Receipt 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 07.12.2015
Opposition(s)	12.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/42]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
	18.06.2020	Request for further processing filed
	18.06.2020	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	23.09.2020	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	02.03.2018	Request for further processing filed
	02.03.2018	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	15.03.2018	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.01.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.12.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.12.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	18.06.2020	Renewal fee patent year 09
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.12.2015	05 M06 Fee paid on 23.03.2016
	31.12.2017	07 M06 Fee paid on 27.06.2018
	31.12.2018	08 M06 Fee paid on 12.06.2019
	31.12.2019	09 M06 Fee paid on 18.06.2020
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	22.12.2011
	AL	11.11.2020
	CY	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	MK	11.11.2020
	MT	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	TR	11.11.2020
	LU	22.12.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	22.12.2011
	AL	11.11.2020
	CY	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	MT	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	TR	11.11.2020
	LU	22.12.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2022/26]	AL	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	TR	11.11.2020
	LU	22.12.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	LU	22.12.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	LU	22.12.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/49]	AL	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	LU	22.12.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/47]	AL	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	LU	22.12.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/40]	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/37]	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/36]	CZ	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/35]	CZ	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/34]	CZ	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/32]	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/28]	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/25]	FI	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/24]	FI	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/23]	FI	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	GR	12.02.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/22]	FI	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	11.11.2020
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	11.11.2020
Cited in	International search	[A]EP1551032 (OSAKA IND PROMOTION ORG [JP]) [A] 1,18,26,36 * paragraph [0011] ** paragraph [0044] *;
		[A]WO2005065095 (GAIDIS JAMES MICHAEL [US]) [A] 1,18,26,36 * page 7, line 14 - page 9, line 12 *;
		[XA]WO2007102860 (SELDON TECHNOLOGIES LLC [US], et al) [X] 1,3-6,9,18,26,28-30,36,37,39 * paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0024] * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0046] * * paragraph [0053] * * paragraph [0062] * [A] 13,21,32,38;
		[XAI]US2008123793 (LOAN JAMES F [US], et al) [X] 1,3,4,18,26,28,29,36,37,39 * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0037] * * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0044] * * paragraph [0070] * * paragraph [0074] * [A] 13,32 [I] 7,8,10,12,16,17,22,23,25
	by applicant	- JOEL I. GERSTEN; FREDERICK W. SMITH, The Physics and Chemistry of Materials, WILEY PUBLISHERS, pages 382 - 383
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		- "The Effective Fine-Structure Constant of Freestanding Graphene Measured in Graphite", SCIENCE, (20101105), vol. 330, no. 6005, pages 805 - 808
		- RAO; DONG, J. VAC. SCI. TECHNOL. A, vol. 15, no. 3

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