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EP3487960 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND CO-PROCESSING BIOCRUDE OIL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.05.2020
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ensyn Renewables, Inc.
701 Foulk Road, Suite 2H
Wilmington DE 19803 / US
[2019/27]
Former [2019/22]For all designated states
Ensyn Renewables, Inc.
Brandywine Plaza, West Building
1521 Concord Pike, Suite 205A
Wilmington, DE 19803-3645 / US
Inventor(s)01 / FREEL, Barry, A.
6551 Deer Valley Crescent
Ottawa ON K4P 0A9 / CA
 [2019/22]
Representative(s)Holzwarth-Rochford, Andreas
Jones Day
Nextower
Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz 6
60313 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[2019/22]
Application number, filing date17831756.619.07.2017
[2019/22]
WO2017US42782
Priority number, dateUS201662364682P20.07.2016         Original published format: US 201662364682 P
[2019/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018017664
Date:25.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3487960
Date:29.05.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.01.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US25.01.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:C10G11/18, C10G3/00, C10G11/00, C10L1/04
[2019/22]
CPC:
C10G11/18 (EP,US); C10G11/00 (EP); C10G3/42 (EP,US);
C10L1/04 (EP); C10G2300/1011 (EP); C10G2300/1014 (US);
C10G2300/1074 (US); C10G2300/80 (US); C10G2400/02 (US);
C10G2400/04 (US); C10G2400/06 (US); Y02P30/20 (EP) (-)
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 [2019/22]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR VORBEREITUNG UND CO-VERARBEITUNG VON BIOROHÖL[2019/22]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND CO-PROCESSING BIOCRUDE OIL[2019/22]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE PRÉPARATION ET DE CO-TRAITEMENT DE PÉTROLE BRUT BIOLOGIQUE[2019/22]
Entry into regional phase05.02.2019National basic fee paid 
05.02.2019Search fee paid 
05.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
05.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/22]
10.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
14.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
15.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
15.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
05.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
04.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XI]WO2013090229  (ENSYN RENEWABLES INC [US]) [X] 1-5,8,11,12 * paragraphs [0030] , [0 72] , [0 73] , [0 91] , [ 113] , [ 133] , [ 162] * * figures 8, 13, 14 * [I] 6,7,9,10;
 [XAI]US2014316176  (FJARE KRISTI A [US], et al) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0025] , [0 29] * [A] 11,12[I] 2-10
International search[A]US2010083563  (MILLER STEPHEN JOSEPH [US]) [A] 1-19, 19b, 20-22* entire document *;
 [A]US2012137572  (BARTEK ROBERT [US], et al) [A] 1-19, 19b, 20-22 * entire document *;
 [X]US2016040080  (FREEL BARRY A [CA], et al) [X] 1-10, 12-14, 18, 20-22 * entire document *
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