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EP2953921 - ONE-POT PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL AND GLYCEROL ETHER MIXTURES USEFUL AS BIOFUELS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.09.2018
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.10.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.10.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.09.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.05.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip21.09.2018No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 24.10.2018  [2018/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Piazzale Aldo Moro 7
00185 Roma / IT
[2015/51]
Inventor(s)01 / NICOLOSI, Giovanni
c/o CNR Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare
Via Gaifami 18
I-95126 Catania / IT
02 / DRAGO, Carmelo
c/o CNR Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare
Via Gaifami 18
I-95126 Catania / IT
03 / LIOTTA, Leonarda, Francesca
c/o CNR Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare
Via Gaifami 18
I-95126 Catania / IT
04 / LA PAROLA, Valeria
c/o CNR Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare
Via Gaifami 18
I-95126 Catania / IT
05 / TESTA, Maria, Luisa
c/o CNR Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare
Via Gaifami 18
I-95126 Catania / IT
 [2015/51]
Representative(s)Bianchetti & Minoja with Trevisan & Cuonzo IPS SRL
Via Plinio, 63
20129 Milano / IT
[N/P]
Former [2015/51]Bianchetti Bracco Minoja S.r.l.
Via Plinio, 63
20129 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date14707234.204.02.2014
[2015/51]
WO2014IB58783
Priority number, dateIT2013MI0015605.02.2013         Original published format: IT MI20130156
[2015/51]
Filing languageIT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014122579
Date:14.08.2014
Language:EN
[2014/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2953921
Date:16.12.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.08.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2953921
Date:15.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.08.2014
ClassificationIPC:C07C67/24, C07C41/14, C10L1/00, C11C3/00, B01J19/12, C07C67/297, C07C41/09, B01J19/10, C10L1/185, C10L1/02
[2017/19]
CPC:
C10L1/026 (EP,US); B01J19/10 (US); B01J19/126 (US);
B01J19/129 (US); C07C41/09 (US); C07C41/14 (EP,US);
C07C67/24 (EP,US); C07C67/297 (US); C10L1/1852 (US);
C11C3/003 (EP,US); C10L2200/0254 (EP,US); C10L2200/0476 (EP,US);
C10L2270/026 (EP,US); C10L2290/34 (EP,US); C10L2290/36 (EP,US);
Y02E50/10 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C07C41/14, C07C43/13 (US,EP);
C07C67/24, C07C69/24 (EP,US);
C07C67/24, C07C69/52 (US,EP)
Former IPC [2015/51]C07C67/24, C07C41/14, C10L1/00, C11C3/00
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 [2015/51]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:EINTOPFVERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON BIODIESEL UND GLYCERINETHERMISCHUNGEN ALS BIOTREIBSTOFFE[2015/51]
English:ONE-POT PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL AND GLYCEROL ETHER MIXTURES USEFUL AS BIOFUELS[2015/51]
French:PROCÉDÉ MONOTOPE DE PRODUCTION DE MÉLANGES DE BIODIESEL ET D'ÉTHER DE GLYCÉROL UTILES EN TANT QUE BIOCARBURANTS[2015/51]
Entry into regional phase04.08.2015National basic fee paid 
04.08.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
04.08.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.08.2015Examination requested  [2015/51]
04.03.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.09.2017Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
15.09.2017Fee for grant paid
15.09.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.10.2017Information about intention to grant a patent
10.10.2017Receipt 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  06.10.2016
Opposition(s)17.08.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
20.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2005274065  (PORTNOFF MARC A [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * abstract * * pages 10-11; examples 10-13 *;
 [ID]WO2009115274  (ENI SPA [IT], et al) [ID] 1-11 * claims 1, 2, 4, 10, 14 *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2009.08.014
 [A]  - ZHANG S ET AL, "Rapid microwave-assisted transesterification of yellow horn oil to biodiesel using a heteropolyacid solid catalyst", BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, ELSEVIER BV, GB, vol. 101, no. 3, doi:10.1016/J.BIORTECH.2009.08.069, ISSN 0960-8524, (20100201), pages 931 - 936, (20090929), XP026698597 [A] 1-11 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2009.08.069
by applicantWO2009115274
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