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EP3554675 - PURIFICATION PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ULTRA HIGH PURITY CARBON MONOXIDE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.11.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip22.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Linde GmbH
Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6-14
82049 Pullach / DE
[2020/25]
Former [2019/43]For all designated states
Linde Aktiengesellschaft
Klosterhofstr. 1
80331 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / MILNER, David
2 Poplar Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853 / US
 [2019/43]
Representative(s)Hofmann, Andreas, et al
RGTH
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 33 02 11
80062 München / DE
[2019/43]
Application number, filing date17881178.208.12.2017
[2019/43]
WO2017US65327
Priority number, dateUS201662433274P13.12.2016         Original published format: US 201662433274 P
[2019/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018111719
Date:21.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3554675
Date:23.10.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.06.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:C25B15/08, C25B1/00, B01D53/00, F25J3/06, F25J3/08
[2020/28]
CPC:
B01D53/002 (EP); F25J3/0261 (US); C01B32/40 (US);
C25B1/00 (EP,US); C25B15/08 (EP,US); F25J3/0223 (US);
F25J3/0252 (US); F25J3/0266 (US); F25J3/0655 (EP);
F25J3/0665 (EP); F25J3/08 (EP); B01D2256/16 (EP);
B01D2256/20 (EP); B01D2257/504 (EP); F25J2200/70 (US);
F25J2205/04 (US); F25J2205/20 (EP,US); F25J2205/24 (EP);
F25J2210/18 (US); F25J2210/42 (EP); F25J2215/04 (EP);
F25J2215/14 (EP); F25J2220/40 (US); F25J2220/42 (US);
F25J2230/32 (EP); F25J2235/02 (EP); F25J2270/904 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/43]B01D53/86, C25B15/08, C25B1/00
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 [2019/43]
TitleGerman:REINIGUNGSVERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON HOCHREINEM KOHLENMONOXID[2019/43]
English:PURIFICATION PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ULTRA HIGH PURITY CARBON MONOXIDE[2019/43]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PURIFICATION POUR LA PRODUCTION DE MONOXYDE DE CARBONE ULTRA PUR[2019/43]
Entry into regional phase15.07.2019National basic fee paid 
15.07.2019Search fee paid 
15.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
15.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/43]
02.02.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
12.04.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.11.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
12.04.2021Request for further processing filed
12.04.2021Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
19.04.2021Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
12.04.2021Request for further processing filed
12.04.2021Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
19.04.2021Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
21.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
15.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
21.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3513660  (BECKER RUDOLF) [A] 1-8 * column 4, lines 1-73; figure . *;
 [XI]JPS63163771  (DAIDO OXYGEN) [X] 5,7 * paragraph [0001]; figures 1, 2 * [I] 1-8;
 [A]US2011302955  (LOCKWOOD FREDERICK [FR], et al) [A] 1-8* paragraphs [0147] - [0151]; figures 11, 12 *
International search[X]US4566886  (FABIAN RAINER [DE], et al) [X] 1-8 * ; Fig. 3, 4; col 3 In 30-38, 60-63; col 4 In 53-58 *;
 [A]US3501921  (MUENGER JAMES R, et al) [A] 1-8 * ; entire document *;
 [A]US4473110  (ZAWIERUCHA ROBERT [US]) [A] 1-8 * ; entire document *;
 [A]EP3031956  (HALDOR TOPSØE AS [DK]) [A] 1-8 * ; entire document *;
 [A]US2010055021  (TEIXEIRA GUILLAUME [FR], et al) [A] 1-8 * ; entire document *;
 [A]US6192706  (BERGMAN JR THOMAS JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * ; entire document *;
 [A]US4110359  (MARION CHARLES P) [A] 1-8 * : entire document *
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