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EP0631290 - Method of operating a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1994/52]	Reprocessing plant and method of operating the same
	[1999/04]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.08.2000 Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.08.2000	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 04.10.2000 [2000/40]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1999/42]	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101 / JP
Former [1994/52]	For all designated states HITACHI, LTD. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Fukasawa, Tetsuo 23-15 Higashionumacho 3-chome Hitachi-shi / JP
	02 / Kawamura, Fumio 2-3 Hakamatsuka-1-chome Mito-shi / JP
	03 / Sasahira, Akira 2-11-2, Onumacho-2-chome Hitachi-shi / JP
	04 / Nakamura, Tomotaka 15-3-2, Suwacho-4-chome Hitachi-shi / JP
	05 / Ogawa, Kinya 9-9 Moriyamacho-1-chome Hitachi-shi / JP
	06 / Kondo, Yoshikazu 23-7, Daiharacho-3-chome Hitachi-shi / JP
	[1994/52]
Representative(s)	Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1994/52]	Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date	94304584.9	23.06.1994
	[1994/52]
Priority number, date	JP19930153499	24.06.1993 Original published format: JP 15349993
	[1994/52]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0631290
	Date:	28.12.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/52]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0631290
	Date:	20.10.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/42]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.09.1994
Classification	IPC:	G21C19/42, G21C19/46	[1994/52]
	CPC:	G21C19/46 (EP); G21C19/42 (EP); Y02E30/30 (EP); Y02W30/50 (EP)
Designated contracting states	FR, GB [1999/33]
Former [1994/52]	DE, FR, GB
Title	German:	Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Wiederaufbereitungsanlage für Kernbrennstoff	[1999/04]
	English:	Method of operating a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant	[1999/04]
	French:	Procédé pour actionner une installation de retraitement de combustible nucléaire	[1999/04]
	Former [1994/52]	Verarbeitungsanlage und Verfahren zu deren Betrieb
	Former [1994/52]	Reprocessing plant and method of operating the same
	Former [1994/52]	Installateur de traitement et procédé pour son fonctionnement
Miscellaneous	EPB 1999/42: (deleted)
	EPB 1999/42: (deleted)
	EPB 1999/42: (deleted)
	EPB 1997/42: Teilanmeldung 97112218.9 eingereicht am 17/07/97
	EPB 1997/42: Divisional application 97112218.9 filed on 17/07/97
	EPB 1997/42: Demande divisionnaire 97112218.9 déposée le 17/07/97
Examination procedure	12.07.1994	Examination requested [1994/52]
	13.10.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	11.07.1996	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	09.09.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.12.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.06.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.12.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.04.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.01.1999	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	19.04.1999	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.07.1999	Fee for grant paid
	13.07.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP97112218.9 / EP0817207
Opposition(s)	21.07.2000	No opposition filed within time limit [2000/40]
Request for further processing for:	09.09.1996	Request for further processing filed
	10.09.1996	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	27.09.1996	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.06.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.06.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.06.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.06.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[XA]GB2217848 (BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC [GB]) [X] 1-4,12,13,18-21,26,27 * claim - * [A] 14-17,22-25;
		[X]EP0389801 (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [X] 2-4,13,18-21,26,27 * claim - *;
		[A]JPH01285899 ;
		[A]JPS60115899 ;
		[A]JPS63180894 ;
		[D]JPS63180894 (HITACHI LTD);
		[A]JPS6327796 ;
		[D]JPS6327796 (TOSHIBA CORP);
		[A]JPS63159793 ;
		[A]FR2586502 (JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY RES INST [JP]) [A] 1 * claim - *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, (1990), vol. 90, no. 1, Database accession no. 90-003288, & JPH01285899 A 19891116 (NIPPON GENSHIRYOKU JIGYO, TOSHIBA KK) [A] 2-4,13,18-21,26,27 * abstract *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, (1985), vol. 85, no. 31, Database accession no. 85-187273, & JPS60115899 A 19850622 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CO, MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND KK) [A] 1 * abstract *
		[A] - KUBE ET AL., "Modern control systems and methods for optimization of the PUREX process", KERNTECHNIK, MUNCHEN DE, (1989), vol. 54, no. 4, pages 225 - 229, XP002045583 [A] 1 * page 225, column R, line 23 - page 227, column R, line 6 *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, (1988), vol. 88, no. 35, Database accession no. 88-247045, & JPS63180894 A 19880725 (HITACHI KK) [A] 1 * abstract *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, (1988), vol. 88, no. 11, Database accession no. 88-073994, & JPS6327796 A 19880205 (TOSHIBA KK) [A] 1 * abstract *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, (1988), vol. 88, no. 32, Database accession no. 88-224448, & JPS63159793 A 19880702 (HITACHI KK) [A] 1 * abstract *

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