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EP3350855 - CARBON BLACK FROM NATURAL GAS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.03.2022
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip28.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Monolith Materials, Inc.
134 S. 13th Street, Suite 700
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 / US
[2020/22]
Former [2018/30]For all designated states
Monolith Materials, Inc.
1700 Seaport Blvd.
Suite 150
Redwood City, California 94063 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HARDMAN, Ned J.
107 Skylonda Dr.
Woodside, California 94062 / US
02 / TAYLOR, Roscoe W.
2023 Thousand Pines Drive
Kingwood, TX 77339 / US
03 / HOERMANN, Alexander F.
351 Terminal Avenue
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
04 / JOHNSON, Peter L.
100 Chetwood Drive
Mountain View, California 94303 / US
05 / CARDINAL, Christopher J.-P.
1067 Inverness Way
Sunnyvale, California 94087 / US
06 / HANSON, Robert J.
3201 Melendy Drive
San Carlos, California 94070 / US
 [2018/30]
Representative(s)TLIP Limited
Murgitroyd House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/30]Office Freylinger
P.O. Box 48
8001 Strassen / LU
Application number, filing date16847102.712.09.2016
[2018/30]
WO2016US51261
Priority number, dateUS201562218137P14.09.2015         Original published format: US 201562218137 P
[2018/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017048621
Date:23.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3350855
Date:25.07.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.03.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US23.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:C09C1/48, H01M4/00, H01M4/583, C08J5/00, C08K3/04, C01B32/15, // C09C1/50
[2019/31]
CPC:
C08K3/04 (EP,US); C09C1/50 (EP,KR,US); C01B32/15 (EP,US);
C08J5/005 (EP,US); C09C1/485 (EP,KR,US); C01P2002/77 (EP,KR,US);
C01P2004/04 (EP,US); C01P2004/32 (EP,KR,US); C01P2004/61 (EP,KR,US);
C01P2004/62 (EP,KR,US); C01P2004/64 (EP,KR,US); C01P2006/12 (EP,KR,US);
C01P2006/19 (EP,KR,US); C01P2006/80 (EP,KR,US); C08J2321/00 (EP,US);
C08K2201/003 (EP,US); C08K2201/011 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C08K3/04, C08L21/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2018/30]H01M4/00, H01M4/583
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 [2018/30]
TitleGerman:RUSS AUS ERDGAS[2018/30]
English:CARBON BLACK FROM NATURAL GAS[2018/30]
French:NOIR DE CARBONE ISSU DU GAZ NATUREL[2018/30]
Entry into regional phase30.03.2018National basic fee paid 
30.03.2018Search fee paid 
30.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
30.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/30]
30.03.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.10.2018Loss of particular rights, legal effect: Claims
07.12.2018Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: Claims {1}
03.02.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
28.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
27.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[XA]GB1068519  (CABOT CORP) [X] 1,2,6 * Table 1: Plasma Blacks PB 21 and PB 23;; examples 1,2 * [A] 3-5,7-15;
 [XA]JP2005243410  (TOKAI CARBON KK, et al) [X] 1-3,13-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0020]; claim 3 * [A] 4-12;
 [XA]  - J. BISCOE, AND B. E. WARREN, "An X-Ray Study of Carbon Black", JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, (19420601), vol. 13, no. 6, doi:10.1063/1.1714879, pages 364 - 371, XP002792191 [X] 1,2 * Table 1, lines 10-12 (Spheron Grade 6, heat treated at 2000°C, 2800°C and 2000°C); page 366, paragraph "Spheron Grade 6" * [A] 3-5,7-15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1714879
International search[X]JP2005243410  (TOKAI CARBON KK, et al) [X] 1-3 * see machine translation *;
 [A]US2006239890  (CHANG HYUK [KR], et al) [A] 1-19* entire document *;
 [A]US2014057166  (YOKOYAMA YOSHIHITO [JP], et al) [A] 1-19 * entire document *
by applicantUS3307923
 US3309780
 GB1068519
 US3981659
 JP2005243410
 US2006239890
 US2014057166
    - J BISCOEB E WARREN, "An X-Ray Study of Carbon Black", Journal of Applied Physics, (19420000), vol. 13, no. 6, pages 364 - 371
    - "The Science and Technology of Rubber'' cited above and ''Carbon Black Elastomer Interaction", Rubber Chemistry and Technology, (19910000), pages 19 - 39
    - "The Impact of a Fullerene-Like Concept in Carbon Black Science", Carbon, (20020000), pages 157 - 162
 US19460621113
 US20170622090
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