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EP About this file: EP2877551

EP2877551 - UTILIZATION OF MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY IN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY PROCESS FOR DEEP SHALLOW APPLICATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.07.2017
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Saudi Arabian Oil Company
1 Eastern Avenue
31311 Dhahran / SA
[2015/23]
Inventor(s)01 / AL-BURAIK, Khaled Abdullah
P.o. Box 06197
Saudi Aramco
Dhahran 31311 / SA
 [2015/23]
Representative(s)Stafford, Jonathan Alan Lewis, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester M1 4HD / GB
[2016/36]
Former [2015/23]Dauncey, Mark Peter
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester, M1 4HD / GB
Application number, filing date13745538.225.07.2013
[2016/36]
WO2013US51920
Priority number, dateUS201261675422P25.07.2012         Original published format: US 201261675422 P
[2015/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014018696
Date:30.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2877551
Date:03.06.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2877551
Date:07.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.01.2014
ClassificationIPC:C09K8/58, C09K8/592, E21B36/00, E21B43/24
[2015/23]
CPC:
C09K8/58 (EP,CN,US); E21B43/16 (EP,CN,US); E21B43/24 (US);
C09K8/592 (EP,CN,US); E21B43/2401 (EP,CN,US); E21B43/305 (EP,CN,US)
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 [2015/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG VON MIRKOWELLENTECHNOLOGIE BEI EINEM VERBESSERTEN ÖLRÜCKGEWINNUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR TIEFE UND UNTIEFE ANWENDUNGEN[2015/23]
English:UTILIZATION OF MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY IN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY PROCESS FOR DEEP SHALLOW APPLICATIONS[2015/23]
French:UTILISATION D'UNE TECHNOLOGIE MICRO-ONDES DANS DES PROCÉDÉS PERFECTIONNÉS DE RÉCUPÉRATION DE PÉTROLE POUR DES APPLICATIONS PROFONDE-PEU PROFONDE[2015/23]
Entry into regional phase13.01.2015National basic fee paid 
13.01.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
13.01.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.01.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.01.2015Examination requested  [2015/23]
17.03.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.07.2016Fee for grant paid
20.07.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.07.2016Receipt 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  17.03.2016
Opposition(s)08.06.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
11.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.07.2013
AL07.09.2016
AT07.09.2016
BE07.09.2016
CY07.09.2016
CZ07.09.2016
DK07.09.2016
EE07.09.2016
ES07.09.2016
FI07.09.2016
HR07.09.2016
IT07.09.2016
LT07.09.2016
LV07.09.2016
MC07.09.2016
MK07.09.2016
PL07.09.2016
RO07.09.2016
RS07.09.2016
SE07.09.2016
SI07.09.2016
SK07.09.2016
SM07.09.2016
TR07.09.2016
BG07.12.2016
GR08.12.2016
IS07.01.2017
PT09.01.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/51]HU25.07.2013
AL07.09.2016
AT07.09.2016
BE07.09.2016
CY07.09.2016
CZ07.09.2016
DK07.09.2016
EE07.09.2016
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MC07.09.2016
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SM07.09.2016
BG07.12.2016
GR08.12.2016
IS07.01.2017
PT09.01.2017
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MC07.09.2016
PL07.09.2016
RO07.09.2016
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SI07.09.2016
SK07.09.2016
SM07.09.2016
BG07.12.2016
GR08.12.2016
IS07.01.2017
PT09.01.2017
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BG07.12.2016
GR08.12.2016
IS07.01.2017
PT09.01.2017
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AT07.09.2016
BE07.09.2016
CZ07.09.2016
DK07.09.2016
EE07.09.2016
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FI07.09.2016
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CZ07.09.2016
DK07.09.2016
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SM07.09.2016
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PT09.01.2017
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BE07.09.2016
CZ07.09.2016
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FI07.09.2016
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Cited inInternational search[A]US4482634  (DAVIS JR LORNE A [US], et al) [A] 1-18* claims *;
 [A]US6012520  (YU ANDREW [US], et al) [A] 1-18 * claims 1, 16-21 *;
 [A]WO2009094285  (HUNTSMAN SPEC CHEM CORP [US], et al) [A] 1-18 * claims *;
 [Y]WO2010107726  (SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO [SA], et al) [Y] 1-18 * claims *;
 [Y]US2012012319  (DENNIS MAHLON D [US]) [Y] 1-18 * paragraph [0005] * * claims *
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