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EP About this file: EP3675996

EP3675996 - STAGED SORBENT ENHANCED METHANE REFORMER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  02.04.2022
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.06.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2022Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 04.05.2022  [2022/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gas Technology Institute
1700 South Mount Prospect Road
Des Plaines, IL 60018 / US
[2020/28]
Inventor(s)01 / FITZSIMMONS, Mark
7411 Tampa Avenue
Reseda, California 91335 / US
 [2020/28]
Representative(s)Rentsch Partner AG
Kirchenweg 8
Postfach
8034 Zürich / CH
[N/P]
Former [2020/28]Rentsch Partner AG
Bellerivestrasse 203
Postfach
8034 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date18849712.728.08.2018
[2020/28]
WO2018US48314
Priority number, dateUS201762550948P28.08.2017         Original published format: US 201762550948 P
US20181611067223.08.2018         Original published format: US201816110672
[2020/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019046283
Date:07.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3675996
Date:08.07.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.03.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US07.03.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:B01J7/00, C01B3/38, H01M8/06, C01B3/44, // B01J8/04
[2021/20]
CPC:
C01B3/38 (EP,KR,US); B01J8/0446 (EP,KR,US); B01D53/04 (KR,US);
B01J20/3483 (EP,KR,US); B01J7/00 (EP,KR,US); B01J8/0492 (EP,KR,US);
B01J8/065 (US); C01B3/44 (EP); C01B3/56 (KR,US);
B01D2253/10 (US); B01D2256/16 (US); B01D2257/504 (US);
B01D2259/40088 (US); B01J2208/00504 (EP,KR,US); C01B2203/0233 (EP,KR,US);
C01B2203/042 (EP); C01B2203/043 (KR,US); C01B2203/0475 (EP,KR,US);
C01B2203/1241 (KR); C01B2203/143 (EP); C01P2006/80 (US);
Y02C20/40 (EP); Y02P20/129 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/28]B01J7/00, C01B3/38, H01M8/06
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 [2020/28]
TitleGerman:GESTUFTER SORPTIONSMITTELVERSTÄRKTER METHAN-REFORMER[2020/28]
English:STAGED SORBENT ENHANCED METHANE REFORMER[2020/28]
French:REFORMEUR DE MÉTHANE AMÉLIORÉ PAR SORBANT ÉTAGÉ[2020/28]
Entry into regional phase06.03.2020National basic fee paid 
06.03.2020Search fee paid 
06.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
06.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/28]
23.11.2021Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2022/18]
14.12.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2022/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.08.202104   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US3397962  (SQUIRES ARTHUR M) [X] 1-4,10,12-15 * column 5, line 12 - column 9, line 35; figures 1,2 * [I] 5-9,11;
 [A]EP2483371  (UNIV OHIO STATE RES FOUND [US]) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0023]; figure 3 *
International search[A]US5927338  (BOTICKI JOHN A [US], et al) [A] 1-16 * ; col 1 In 18-23 *;
 [A]US2002136678  (TANIMOTO MICHIO [JP], et al) [A] 8 * ; para[0004] *;
 [A]US2008145309  (BAVARIAN FARSHAD [US], et al) [A] 1-16* ; entire document *;
 [A]US9174844  (RAMKUMAR SHWETHA [US], et al) [A] 9-10 * ; entire document *;
 [Y]US2016304344  (LIU WEI [US], et al) [Y] 1-16 * ; Abstract, para[0054], para[0046], para[012G], para[0052], para[0053], para[0104] Figure 6A *;
 [Y]US2016347611  (MAYS JEFFREY [US], et al) [Y] 1-16 * ; Abstract, para[0024], para[0028], para[0012], para[0013], para[0046], para[0014] Figure 1 *
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