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EP About this file: EP2604340

EP2604340 - Gasoline sulfur reductions catalyst for fluid catalytic cracking process [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 24.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip17.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU		published on 20.07.2022  [2022/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn
7500 Grace Drive
Columbia, MD 21044-4098 / US
[2019/25]
Former [2013/25]For all designated states
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn
7500 Grace Drive
Columbia, MD 21044-4098 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hu, Ruizhong
10410 Popkins Court
Woodstock, MD Maryland 21163 / US
02 / Wormsbecher, Richard Franklin
13521 Orion Drive
Dayton, MD Maryland 21036 / US
 [2013/25]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/25]J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2013/49]Duckworth, Timothy John
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2013/25]Benson, John Everett
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date13158629.924.02.2006
[2013/25]
Priority number, dateUS20050656461P25.02.2005         Original published format: US 656461 P
[2013/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2604340
Date:19.06.2013
Language:EN
[2013/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2604340
Date:19.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.04.2013
ClassificationIPC:B01J29/06, B01J29/08, C10G11/05, B01J29/16, // B01J35/02
[2013/25]
CPC:
C10G11/05 (EP,KR,US); B01J29/06 (KR); B01J29/061 (EP,US);
B01J29/08 (KR); B01J29/088 (EP,US); B01J29/166 (EP,US);
B01J35/40 (EP,US); B01J2229/18 (EP,US); B01J2229/42 (EP,US);
C10G2300/202 (EP,US); C10G2300/4093 (EP,US); C10G2300/70 (EP,US);
C10G2400/02 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/25]
Former [2013/25]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Katalysator zur Verringerung von Schwefel in Benzin für das FCC-Verfahren[2013/25]
English:Gasoline sulfur reductions catalyst for fluid catalytic cracking process[2013/25]
French:Catalyseur de reduction du soufre present dans l'essence pour craquage catalytique fluide[2013/25]
Examination procedure19.12.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.12.2013Examination requested  [2014/06]
21.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.08.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.11.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 06.12.2018
06.12.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
03.01.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.05.2019Fee for grant paid
10.05.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.05.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06721072.4  / EP1855799
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 (EP20060721072) is  11.03.2011
Opposition(s)03.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
27.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
26.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
26.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
27.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
27.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
27.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.02.2006
AT19.06.2019
CY19.06.2019
CZ19.06.2019
DK19.06.2019
EE19.06.2019
ES19.06.2019
FI19.06.2019
LT19.06.2019
LV19.06.2019
MC19.06.2019
PL19.06.2019
RO19.06.2019
SE19.06.2019
SI19.06.2019
SK19.06.2019
TR19.06.2019
BG19.09.2019
GR20.09.2019
IS19.10.2019
PT21.10.2019
IE24.02.2020
LU24.02.2020
BE29.02.2020
CH29.02.2020
LI29.02.2020
[2022/27]
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BG19.09.2019
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