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EP3335809 - METHOD FOR EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING ENERGY IN WASTE-INCINERATION FACILITY WITH ETHANOL PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Database last updated on 01.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.05.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.02.2017
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
Hitachi Zosen Corporation
7-89, Nanko-kita 1-chome Suminoe-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 559-8559 / JP
[2018/25]
Inventor(s)01 / SERA, Yutaka
c/o HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
7-89 Nanko-kita 1-chome
Suminoe-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 559-8559 / JP
02 / TOMIYAMA, Shigeo
c/o HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
7-89 Nanko-kita 1-chome
Suminoe-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 559-8559 / JP
03 / NAKAMORI, Ken-ichi
c/o HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
7-89 Nanko-kita 1-chome
Suminoe-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 559-8559 / JP
 [2018/25]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2018/25]
Application number, filing date15900981.010.08.2015
[2018/25]
WO2015JP72628
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017026027
Date:16.02.2017
Language:JA
[2017/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3335809
Date:20.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3335809
Date:27.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP16.02.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:B09B3/00, A61L2/04, A61L11/00, C01B3/22, C01B3/38, C12P7/06, B09B5/00
[2019/13]
CPC:
A61L2/04 (EP); B09B3/60 (US); A61L11/00 (EP);
B09B3/40 (EP); B09B5/00 (EP); C01B3/22 (EP);
C01B3/38 (EP); C12P7/06 (EP); Y02E20/12 (EP);
Y02E50/10 (EP); Y02E50/30 (EP); Y02P20/129 (EP);
Y02W10/30 (EP); Y02W10/40 (EP); Y02W30/20 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2018/25]B09B3/00, A61L2/04, A61L11/00, C01B3/22, C01B3/38, C12P7/06
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 [2018/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR EFFEKTIVEN NUTZUNG VON ENERGIE IN EINER MÜLLVERBRENNUNGSANLAGE MIT ETHANOLHERSTELLUNGSAUSRÜSTUNG[2018/25]
English:METHOD FOR EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING ENERGY IN WASTE-INCINERATION FACILITY WITH ETHANOL PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT[2018/25]
French:PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT D'UTILISER EFFICACEMENT L'ÉNERGIE DANS UNE INSTALLATION D'INCINÉRATION DE DÉCHETS AVEC UN ÉQUIPEMENT DE PRODUCTION D'ÉTHANOL[2018/25]
Entry into regional phase26.02.2018Translation filed 
26.02.2018National basic fee paid 
26.02.2018Search fee paid 
26.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
26.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/25]
26.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.04.2020Fee for grant paid
21.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU10.08.2015
AL27.05.2020
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 [YA]WO2007005954  (PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION [US], et al) [Y] 1 * paragraph [0093]; figures 1-3; claims 5,11,19,20 * [A] 2-10;
 [YA]JP2008104452  (UNIV KUMAMOTO) [Y] 1 * abstract *[A] 2-10;
 [YA]US2010105127  (GINSBURG MARTIN A [US]) [Y] 1 * paragraph [0032]; claims 1,6,14,21 * [A] 2-10
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 [A]JPS5333867  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [A] 1-10 * , claims; page 1, lower left column, lines 12 to 14; page 2, upper right column, line 17 to page 5, lower left column, line 5; drawings (Family: none) *;
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 [A]EP1829821  (ENEA ENTE NUOVE TEC [IT], et al) [A] 9, 10* , claims 1, 2, 10, 12 to 14; paragraphs [0001], [0025] to [0027], [0041] to [0061]; fig. 3, 7 & IT RM20060102 A1 *;
 [A]JP2008104452  (UNIV KUMAMOTO) [A] 1-10 * , claims 13, 18 to 20; paragraphs [0001], [0008] to [0010], [0014] to [0016], [0019], [0025] to [0038], [0042] to [0067]; fig. 1, 2 (Family: none) *;
 [A]WO2010146243  (VALTION TEKNILLINEN [FI], et al) [A] 1-10 * , claims 1 to 4, 10; page 1, lines 4 to 7; page 2, line 15 to page 6, line 9; page 8, line 31 to page 10, line 17; page 12, lines 1 to 16; page 13, line 21 to page 18, line 18; page 20, lines 8 to 24; fig. 1 & EP 2443243 A1 & FI 20095691 A *
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