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EP2651859 - PRODUCTION OF STYRENE FROM ETHYLBENZENE USING AZEOTROPIC VAPORIZATION AND LOW OVERALL WATER TO ETHYLBENZENE RATIOS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.07.2020
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.05.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.01.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lummus Technology LLC
1515 Broad Street
Bloomfield NJ 07003-3096 / US
[2019/16]
Former [2013/43]For all designated states
Lummus Technology Inc.
1515 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3096 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GAMI, Ajaykumar, Chandravadan
8 Vreeland Court
East Brunswick, NJ 08816 / US
02 / RAM, Sanjeev
17 Allen Terrace
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 / US
 [2013/43]
Representative(s)Osha BWB
2, rue de la Paix
75002 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2019/27]Osha Liang
2, rue de la Paix
75002 Paris / FR
Former [2013/43]Rivière, Sophie
Osha Liang
32 Avenue de l'Opéra
75002 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date11848984.816.11.2011
[2019/27]
WO2011US60974
Priority number, dateUS2010096625813.12.2010         Original published format: US 966258
[2013/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012082292
Date:21.06.2012
Language:EN
[2012/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2651859
Date:23.10.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.06.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2651859
Date:03.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR21.06.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.07.2015
ClassificationIPC:C07C5/32, C07C7/06, C07C15/46, C07C15/073, C07B35/04, B01J19/24, C07C5/333, C07C7/04
[2015/32]
CPC:
C07C5/333 (EP,US); C07C5/32 (KR); B01J19/24 (KR);
C07C15/46 (KR); C07C7/04 (EP,US); C07C7/06 (EP,KR,US);
Y02P20/50 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C07C5/333, C07C15/46 (EP,US);
C07C7/04, C07C15/46 (US,EP);
C07C7/06, C07C15/46 (US,EP)
Former IPC [2013/43]C07C5/32, C07C7/06, C07C15/46, C07C15/073, C07B35/04, B01J19/24
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2013/43]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:HERSTELLUNG VON STYROL AUS ETHYLBENZOL DURCH AZEOTROPE VERDAMPFUNG UND NIEDRIGES GESAMTVERHÄLTNIS ZWISCHEN WASSER UND ETHYLBENZOL[2013/43]
English:PRODUCTION OF STYRENE FROM ETHYLBENZENE USING AZEOTROPIC VAPORIZATION AND LOW OVERALL WATER TO ETHYLBENZENE RATIOS[2013/43]
French:PRODUCTION DE STYRÈNE À PARTIR D'ÉTHYLBENZÈNE FAISANT APPEL À UNE VAPORISATION AZÉOTROPE ET À DES RAPPORTS GLOBAUX EAU/ÉTHYLBENZÈNE FAIBLES[2013/43]
Entry into regional phase20.06.2013National basic fee paid 
20.06.2013Search fee paid 
20.06.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
20.06.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.06.2013Examination requested  [2013/43]
20.01.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.02.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.05.2019Fee for grant paid
23.05.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.05.2019Receipt 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  11.08.2017
Opposition(s)03.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
26.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
28.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
27.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
27.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
CY03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
MC03.07.2019
MK03.07.2019
MT03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
SI03.07.2019
SK03.07.2019
SM03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
IS03.11.2019
PT04.11.2019
IE16.11.2019
LU16.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
[2022/31]
Former [2021/34]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
CY03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
MC03.07.2019
MT03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
SI03.07.2019
SK03.07.2019
SM03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
IS03.11.2019
PT04.11.2019
IE16.11.2019
LU16.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
Former [2021/26]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
CY03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
MC03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
SI03.07.2019
SK03.07.2019
SM03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
IS03.11.2019
PT04.11.2019
IE16.11.2019
LU16.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
Former [2020/46]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
MC03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
SI03.07.2019
SK03.07.2019
SM03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
IS03.11.2019
PT04.11.2019
IE16.11.2019
LU16.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
Former [2020/37]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
MC03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
SI03.07.2019
SK03.07.2019
SM03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
IS03.11.2019
PT04.11.2019
LU16.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
Former [2020/36]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
MC03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
SK03.07.2019
SM03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
IS03.11.2019
PT04.11.2019
LU16.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
Former [2020/35]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
SK03.07.2019
SM03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
PT04.11.2019
LU16.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/34]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
SK03.07.2019
SM03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
PT04.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/27]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
SK03.07.2019
SM03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
PT04.11.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
PT04.11.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
RO03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
IS03.11.2019
PT04.11.2019
Former [2020/22]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
DK03.07.2019
EE03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
IS03.11.2019
PT04.11.2019
Former [2020/15]AL03.07.2019
AT03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
IS03.11.2019
PT04.11.2019
Former [2020/12]AT03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
IS03.11.2019
PT04.11.2019
Former [2020/11]AT03.07.2019
HR03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
LV03.07.2019
RS03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
GR04.10.2019
PT04.11.2019
Former [2020/10]AT03.07.2019
LT03.07.2019
BG03.10.2019
PT04.11.2019
Former [2020/08]LT03.07.2019
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 [Y]WO03106389  (STONE & WEBSTER INC [US], et al) [Y] 1-12 * the entire document, in particular page 6, line 1 - page 7, line 17; page 8, lines 10-14; page 9, lines 4-15; Figures 1-3; claims, e.g. claim 1 *;
 [Y]US2010240940  (WILCOX RICHARD J [US], et al) [Y] 1-12* [0009]-[0011]; [0025]-[0026]; [0037]; examples, e.g. Example 1; Figures 2 and 3; claims *
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 [A]US2010111785  (OLEKSY SLAWOMIR A [US], et al);
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