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EP0012537
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| EP0012537 - A water-cooled lance and the use thereof in the top blowing of metal melts [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent revoked Status updated on 22.07.1987 Database last updated on 19.10.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 12.11.1999 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU | published on 29.12.1999 [1999/52] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states ELECTROHEAT (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED Aegis Building Loveday Street Johannesburg Transvaal Province / ZA | [N/P] |
| Former [1981/05] | For all designated states ELECTROHEAT (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED Aegis Building Loveday Street Johannesburg Transvaal Province / ZA | ||
| Former [1980/13] | For all designated states Bleloch, William Rockridge Road Parktown Johannesburg, Transvaal / ZA | Inventor(s) | 01 /
see applicant ... | [1980/13] | Representative(s) | Allard, Susan Joyce, et al BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1980/13] | Allard, Susan Joyce, et al BOULT, WADE & TENNANT 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ / GB | Application number, filing date | 79302691.5 | 26.11.1979 | [1980/13] | Priority number, date | ZA19780006675 | 28.11.1978 Original published format: ZA 786675 | [1980/13] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0012537 | Date: | 25.06.1980 | Language: | EN | [1980/13] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0012537 | Date: | 23.01.1985 | Language: | EN | [1985/04] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 08.04.1980 | Classification | IPC: | C21C5/46 | [1980/13] | CPC: |
C21C5/4606 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, DE, FR, GB, LU, SE [1980/13] | Title | German: | Wassergekühlte Lanze und deren Verwendung bei metallurgischen Aufblasverfahren | [1980/13] | English: | A water-cooled lance and the use thereof in the top blowing of metal melts | [1980/13] | French: | Lance refroidie à l'eau et son utilisation dans les procédés de soufflage par le haut en métallurgie | [1980/13] | Examination procedure | 10.12.1980 | Examination requested [1981/07] | 29.06.1981 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 02.11.1981 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 02.09.1982 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 05.01.1983 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 19.07.1983 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 23.09.1983 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 26.03.1984 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: ) | 11.05.1984 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 01.08.1984 | Fee for grant paid | 01.08.1984 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
16.10.1985
30.10.1985
ADMISSIBLE VOEST-ALPINE Aktiengesellschaft Muldenstrasse 5 A-4020 Linz / AT Opponent's representative Wolfram, Gustav Patentanwälte Sonn, Pawloy, Weinzinger & Wolfram, Riemergasse 14 1010 Wien / AT | [N/P] |
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| Opponent(s) | 01
16.10.1985
30.10.1985
ADMISSIBLE VOEST-ALPINE Aktiengesellschaft Muldenstrasse 5 A-4020 Linz / AT Opponent's representative Wolfram, Gustav, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwälte Sonn, Pawloy, Weinzinger & Wolfram, Riemergasse 14 A-1010 Wien / AT | 08.01.1986 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 08.09.1986 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 06.03.1987 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | 16.03.1987 | Legal effect of revocation of patent [1987/37] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 31.10.1981 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 11.11.1982 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 09.09.1983 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 27.10.1984 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | LU | 30.11.1985 | AT | 26.11.1986 | GB | 26.11.1986 | SE | 27.11.1986 | [1999/52] |
| Former [1989/28] | AT | 26.11.1986 | |
| GB | 26.11.1986 | ||
| SE | 27.11.1986 | ||
| Former [1989/16] | AT | 26.11.1986 | |
| SE | 27.11.1986 | ||
| Former [1989/12] | AT | 26.11.1986 | Documents cited: | Search | AT220174B [ ] (VOEST AG); | FR1322636 [ ] (BRASSERT OXYGEN TECHNIK AG); | FR1429675 [ ] (UNION CARBIDE CORP); | GB1027552 [ ] (BRITISH OXYGEN CO LTD); | DE1451383 [ ] (SIDERURGIE FSE INST RECH); | GB1156740 [ ] (STEEL CO OF WALES LTD); | GB1305426 [ ]; | DE2608924 [ ] (ELECTROHEAT PROPRIETARY LTD) |