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EP0866779 - METHODS FOR IMPROVED RHEOLOGICAL CONTROL IN CEMENTITIOUS SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.01.2001
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.08.2008Change - representativepublished on 17.09.2008  [2008/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Monsanto Company
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63167 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/40]For all designated states
MONSANTO COMPANY
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63167 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SKAGGS, Bryan
11390 Turtleneck Lane
San Diego, CA 92127 / US
02 / RAKITSKY, Walter
7271 Enders Avenue
San Diego, CA 92122 / US
03 / PHYFFEROEN, Alain
1 Feroners Close,Furnace Green
Crawley-Sussex RH10 6EA / GB
[1998/40]
Representative(s)Bosch, Henry
Monsanto Europe S.A./N.V.
Avenue de Tervuren 270-272
1150 Brussels / BE
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]Bosch, Henry
Monsanto Services International S.A. Patent Department Avenue de Tervuren 270/272 Letter Box No. 1
1150 Bruxelles / BE
Former [1998/40]Bosch, Henry
Monsanto Services International SA Avenue de Tervuren 270-272
1150 Bruxelles / BE
Application number, filing date96943562.713.12.1996
[1998/40]
WO1996US19227
Priority number, dateUS1995057311215.12.1995         Original published format: US 573112
[1998/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9722564
Date:26.06.1997
Language:EN
[1997/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0866779
Date:30.09.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.06.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0866779
Date:22.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.06.1997
ClassificationIPC:C04B24/38, C04B28/02, // (C04B28/02, 24:38)
[1998/40]
CPC:
C09K8/514 (EP,US); C04B24/38 (EP,KR,US); C04B28/02 (EP,KR,US);
C09K8/206 (EP,US); C09K8/46 (EP,US); C04B2103/0079 (EP,US);
C04B2103/44 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C04B28/02, C04B24/24, C04B24/38, C04B2103/408 (US,EP);
C04B28/02, C04B24/38, C04B24/383, C04B2103/408 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1998/40]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERTEN RHEOLOGISCHEN STEUERUNG BEI ZEMENTSYSTEMEN[1998/40]
English:METHODS FOR IMPROVED RHEOLOGICAL CONTROL IN CEMENTITIOUS SYSTEMS[1998/40]
French:PROCEDES PERMETTANT D'AMELIORER LA REGULATION RHEOLOGIQUE DANS DES SYSTEMES CIMENTAIRES[1998/40]
Entry into regional phase17.06.1998National basic fee paid 
17.06.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
17.06.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.07.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
17.06.1998Examination requested  [1998/40]
22.09.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.03.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
28.06.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.09.1999Fee for grant paid
24.09.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)23.12.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2001/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
06.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI22.03.2000
GR22.03.2000
DK22.06.2000
PT23.06.2000
SE14.12.2000
[2004/07]
Former [2003/46]FI22.03.2000
DK22.06.2000
PT23.06.2000
SE14.12.2000
Former [2002/05]FI22.03.2000
PT23.06.2000
SE14.12.2000
Former [2001/29]FI22.03.2000
PT23.06.2000
Former [2001/09]PT23.06.2000
Cited inInternational search[A]US4487864  (BERMUDEZ MAURICIO [US], et al) [A] 25* column 3, line 53 - column 4, line 15; claim - *;
 [DA]US5175278  (PEIK JERRY A [US], et al) [DA] 1,4,5,10-12,18-21 * column 5, line 23 - line 49 * * column 5, line 56 - column 6, line 39; examples 4-6 *;
 [Y]US5180430  (GARTNER ELLIS M [US], et al) [Y] 6-9,22-24 * claim - *;
 [Y]  - "BLENDS OF MICROBIAL POLYSACCHARIDES WITH CELLULOSIC DERIVATIVES FOR CEMENTITIOUS APPLICATIONS", RESEARCH DISCLOSURE, (19931001), no. 354, page 672, XP000412828 [Y] 1-5,10-21,27-30 * the whole document *
 [YD]  - R.MOORHOUSE, "Structure/Property Relationships of a Family of Microbial Polysaccharides", INDUSTRIAL POLAYSACCHARIDES: GENETIC ENGINEERING, STRUCTURE/PROPERTY RELATIONS AND APPLICATIONS, EDITED BY M.YALPANI, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., AMSTERDAM,NL, (1987), pages 187 - 206, XP000670613 [YD] 1-5,10-21,27-30 * see page 189, (d) * * page 190, paragraph 4 * * page 199, line L - page 200, line L * [Y] 6-9,22-24
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