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EP2751558 - HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE CORRECTIONS TO IMPROVE ACCURACY OF HF AMBIENT AIR MONITORS BASED ON TUNABLE DIODE LASER IR ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.10.2020
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
1545 Route 22 East P.O. Box 900
Annandale, NJ 08801-0900 / US
[2014/28]
Inventor(s)01 / ALVAREZ, Manuel, S.
6316 York Court
Warrenton, VA 20187 / US
02 / SPRY, David, B.
2131 Tannin Place Apt. 412
Vienna, VA 22182 / US
 [2014/28]
Representative(s)ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical BV
IP Law Europe
Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen / BE
[N/P]
Former [2019/51]ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc.
IP Law Europe
Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen / BE
Former [2014/28]Catana, Gabriela, et al
ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc.
IP Law Europe
Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen / BE
Application number, filing date12770326.231.08.2012
[2019/51]
WO2012US53278
Priority number, dateUS20111322375601.09.2011         Original published format: US201113223756
[2014/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013033493
Date:07.03.2013
Language:EN
[2013/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2751558
Date:09.07.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.03.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2751558
Date:18.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.03.2013
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/39, G01N21/3504, G01N33/00
[2019/26]
CPC:
G01N21/39 (EP,US); G01N21/3504 (EP,US); G01N33/006 (EP,US);
G01N2021/354 (EP,US); G01N2021/3595 (EP,US); G01N2021/399 (EP,US);
Y10T436/153333 (EP,US); Y10T436/25875 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/28]G01N33/00, G01N21/39, G01N21/35
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 [2014/28]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:FEUCHTIGKEITS- UND TEMPERATURKORREKTUREN ZUR GENAUIGKEITSVERBESSERUNG VON HF-UMGEBUNGSLUFTÜBERWACHERN AUF DER BASIS VON IR-ABSORPTIONSMESSUNGEN MIT ABSTIMMBAREM DIODENLASER[2014/28]
English:HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE CORRECTIONS TO IMPROVE ACCURACY OF HF AMBIENT AIR MONITORS BASED ON TUNABLE DIODE LASER IR ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS[2014/28]
French:CORRECTIONS D'HUMIDITÉ ET DE TEMPÉRATURE POUR AMÉLIORER LA PRÉCISION DE DISPOSITIFS DE SURVEILLANCE D'AIR AMBIANT D'HF SUR LA BASE DE MESURES D'ABSORPTION INFRAROUGE (IR) PAR LASER À DIODE ACCORDABLE[2014/28]
Entry into regional phase11.03.2014National basic fee paid 
11.03.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
11.03.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.03.2014Examination requested  [2014/28]
09.10.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
21.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.11.2019Fee for grant paid
12.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.11.2019Receipt 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  20.05.2019
Opposition(s)21.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
07.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
05.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
10.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
08.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU31.08.2012
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