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EP0537938 - Process for monitoring and controlling an alkanolamine reaction process [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.05.2000
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.05.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 28.06.2000 [2000/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CONOCO INC.
1000 South Pine Street Ponca City
Oklahoma 74603 / US
[N/P]
Former [1993/16]For all designated states
CONOCO INC.
1000 South Pine Street
Ponca City Oklahoma 74603 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Cummings, Arthur L.
112 Ringwood Avenue
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 07442 / US
02 / Keller, Alfred E.
No. 2 Sharon Place
Ponca City, Oklahoma 74604 / US
03 / Veatch, Fred C.
Route 1, Box 151
Newkirk, Oklahoma 74647 / US
04 / Thompsen, James C.
1411 Shirlee Avenue
Ponca City, Oklahoma 74604 / US
05 / Severson, Regina A.
10 Lawrence Lane
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405 / US
[1993/16]
Representative(s)Woodman, Derek, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1993/16]Woodman, Derek, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. European Patent Attorneys Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UZ / GB
Application number, filing date92309122.707.10.1992
[1993/16]
Priority number, dateUS1991077338708.10.1991         Original published format: US 773387
[1993/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0537938
Date:21.04.1993
Language:EN
[1993/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0537938
Date:07.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.01.1993
ClassificationIPC:B01J41/04, B01D53/14, B01J49/00
[1993/16]
CPC:
B01D53/1425 (EP,US); B01D53/1412 (EP,US); B01J41/05 (EP,US);
B01J49/85 (EP,US); Y10S423/14 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1993/16]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Kontrollieren und Steuern eines Alkanolaminereaktionsverfahrens[1993/16]
English:Process for monitoring and controlling an alkanolamine reaction process[1993/16]
French:Procédé pour contrôler et commander un procédé de réaction d'alcanolamine[1993/16]
Examination procedure05.10.1993Examination requested  [1993/48]
15.12.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.06.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.12.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.03.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.10.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.04.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.10.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
12.01.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.04.1999Fee for grant paid
20.04.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.04.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.10.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
24.10.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
23.10.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
10.10.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
12.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]GB672754  (JOHN THOMPSON KENNICOTT LTD, et al);
 [Y]US2797188  (TAYLOR JR FRANK CARTER, et al);
 [Y]US4170628  (ATWOOD GILBERT R [US], et al);
 [A]US4795565  (YAN TSOUNG Y [US]);
 [A]US4970344  (KELLER ALFRED E [US]);
 [A]EP0430432  (CONOCO INC [US])
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; AN 76-15840X
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