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EP0954367 - IMPROVED FLUID FRACTIONATOR and corresponding process [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/45]	IMPROVED FLUID FRACTIONATOR
	[2004/28]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 21.10.2011 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	21.10.2011	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 23.11.2011 [2011/47]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SeQual Technologies Inc. 11436 Sorrento Valley Road San Diego, California 92121 / US
	For all designated states TEIJIN LIMITED 6-7, Minamihonmachi 1-chome Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8587 / JP
	[2011/47]
Former [2005/14]	For all designated states SeQual Technologies Inc. 11436 Sorrento Valley Road San Diego, California 92121 / US
	For all designated states Teijin Limited 6-7, Minamihonmachi 1-chome Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8587 / JP
Former [2003/41]	For all designated states Sequal Technologies Inc. 11436 Sorrento Valley Road San Diego, California 92121 / US
	For all designated states Teijin Limited 6-7, Minamihonmachi 1-chome Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8587 / JP
Former [1999/45]	For all designated states Sequal Technologies Inc. 11436 Sorrento Valley Road San Diego, California 92121 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / HILL, Charles, C. 2518 Via Merano Del Mar, CA 92014 / US
	02 / HILL, Theodore, B. 7512 Raven Ridge Point San Diego, CA 92126 / US
	[1999/45]
Representative(s)	Crump, Julian Richard John, et al Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo Intellectual Property LLP Alder Castle 10 Noble Street London EC2V 7JX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2010/07]	Crump, Julian Richard John, et al Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo IP, LLP Alder Castle 10 Noble Street London EC2V 7JX / GB
Former [2003/42]	Viering, Jentschura & Partner Postfach 22 14 43 80504 München / DE
Former [2003/41]	Käck, Jürgen Kahler Käck Mollekopf Vorderer Anger 239 86899 Landsberg / DE
Former [2002/24]	Viering, Jentschura & Partner Postfach 22 14 43 80504 München / DE
Former [2002/09]	Ebner von Eschenbach, Jennifer, et al Ladas & Parry, Dachauerstrasse 37 80335 München / DE
Former [1999/45]	Baillie, Iain Cameron, et al Ladas & Parry, Dachauerstrasse 37 80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date	96945242.4	20.12.1996
	[1999/45]
	WO1996US20392
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9828061
	Date:	02.07.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/26]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0954367
	Date:	10.11.1999
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.07.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/45]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0954367
	Date:	06.04.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/14]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0954367
	Date:	23.11.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	02.07.1998
Classification	IPC:	B01D53/047, B01D53/04	[1999/45]
	CPC data not yet available
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [1999/45]
Title	German:	VERBESSERTE VORRICHTUNG ZUM FRAKTIONIEREN VON FLUIDEN, sowie entsprechendes Verfahren	[2004/28]
	English:	IMPROVED FLUID FRACTIONATOR and corresponding process	[2004/28]
	French:	FRACTIONATEUR AMELIORE DE FLUIDE et procédé correspondant	[2004/28]
	Former [1999/45]	VERBESSERTE VORRICHTUNG ZUM FRAKTIONIEREN VON FLUIDEN
	Former [1999/45]	IMPROVED FLUID FRACTIONATOR
	Former [1999/45]	FRACTIONATEUR AMELIORE DE FLUIDE
Entry into regional phase	15.07.1999	National basic fee paid
	15.07.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	15.07.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.07.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	15.07.1999	Examination requested [1999/45]
	13.06.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
	22.01.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.11.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.05.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.07.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.11.2004	Fee for grant paid
	16.11.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 09.01.2006 ADMISSIBLE AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 7201 Hamilton Boulevard Allentown, PA 18195-1501 / US Opponent's representative Rögner, Jürgen Schwabe Sandmair Marx Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2006/09]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.01.2006 ADMISSIBLE AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 7201 Hamilton Boulevard Allentown, PA 18195-1501 / US Opponent's representative Rögner, Jürgen Patentanwälte Schwabe Sandmair Marx, Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München / DE
	10.02.2006	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	09.06.2006	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	07.02.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	12.03.2007	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	12.03.2007	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	24.06.2010	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	02.11.2010	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	31.03.2011	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	10.04.2011	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	19.07.2011	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	13.10.2011	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	11.05.2007	Appeal received No. T0826/07
	17.07.2007	Statement of grounds filed
	19.02.2010	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	19.02.2010	Date of oral proceedings
	26.02.2010	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.07.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.07.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.12.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.11.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
	30.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 07
	31.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 08
	30.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited in	International search	[A]GB2003742 (BOC LTD) [A] 1-26,38-46 * page 2, line 63 - page 2, line 67; claims 1-12 *;
		[A]EP0022178 (LINDE AG [DE]) [A] 1-26,38-46 * claims 1-4 *;
		[A]US4312641 (VERRANDO MARCEL G, et al) [A] 27-37* figure 1 *;
		[A]EP0185980 (TEIJIN LTD [JP]) [A] 27-37 * page 18, line 32 - page 19, line 26; figure 7 *;
		[A]US4643743 (GRADER RONALD J [US]) [A] 1-26,38-46 * claims 1-22 *;
		[A]US4648888 (ROWLAND ROBERT O [US]) [A] 1-26,38-46 * claims 1-18 *;
		[A]EP0354258 (UNION CARBIDE CORP [US]) [A] 1-26,38-46 * column 4, line 47 - column 5, line 4; figure 1 *;
		[A]EP0537483 (KNORR BREMSE AG [DE]) [A] 27-37 * column 3, line 44 - column 4, line 2 *;
		[A]US5258056 (SHIRLEY ARTHUR I [US], et al) [A] 1-26,38-46 * claims 1-17 *
	Opposition	GB2003742

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