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EP0953018 - A PROCESS FOR THE ADDITION OF BORON IN A TI02 MANUFACTURING PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/44]A PROCESS FOR THE ADDITION OF BORON IN A TiO 2? MANUFACTURING PROCESS
[2002/04]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.07.2003
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2008Change - applicantpublished on 23.07.2008  [2008/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/30]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898 / US
Former [1999/44]For all designated states
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ALLEN, Alvin
910 Parkside Boulevard
Claymont, DE 19703 / US
02 / GERGELY, John, Steven
25 Healy Place
Avondale, PA 19311 / US
[1999/44]
Representative(s)Matthews, Derek Peter, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/44]Matthews, Derek Peter, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date97954549.810.12.1997
[1999/44]
WO1997US22598
Priority number, dateUS1996076441411.12.1996         Original published format: US 764414
[1999/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9826010
Date:18.06.1998
Language:EN
[1998/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0953018
Date:03.11.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.06.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0953018
Date:11.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.06.1998
ClassificationIPC:C09C1/36, C01G23/07
[1999/44]
CPC:
C01G23/07 (EP,US); C09C1/3607 (EP,US); C01P2004/50 (EP,US);
C01P2004/51 (EP,US); C01P2004/62 (EP,US); C01P2006/60 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   NL [1999/44]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ZUGABE VON BOR BEI DER HERSTELLUNG VON TITANDIOXID[1999/44]
English:A PROCESS FOR THE ADDITION OF BORON IN A TI02 MANUFACTURING PROCESS[2002/04]
French:PROCEDE D'ADJONCTION DE BORE AU COURS D'UN PROCESSUS DE PRODUCTION DE TI02[2002/04]
Former [1999/44]A PROCESS FOR THE ADDITION OF BORON IN A TiO 2? MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Former [1999/44]PROCEDE D'ADJONCTION DE BORE AU COURS D'UN PROCESSUS DE PRODUCTION DE TiO 2?
Entry into regional phase14.05.1999National basic fee paid 
14.05.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
14.05.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.06.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.05.1999Examination requested  [1999/44]
30.10.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.06.2001Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
03.08.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.08.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.11.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.01.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
02.04.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.06.2002Fee for grant paid
03.06.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.06.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/36]
Request for further processing for:03.08.2001Request for further processing filed
03.08.2001Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
17.08.2001Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
13.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI10.12.2002
ES11.12.2002
BE31.12.2002
[2005/02]
Former [2004/10]FI10.12.2002
BE31.12.2002
Former [2003/43]FI10.12.2002
Cited inInternational search[X]US3060001  (WILLIAM HUGHES, et al) [X] 1-4,6,7,11,12,14-17 * column 1, paragraph 2; claims 1-6 *;
 [X]GB897501  (BRITISH TITAN PRODUCTS) [X] 1,6,7,12 * claims 1,4,7,10-12 *;
 [A]US3488149  (SKRIVAN JOSEPH FRANCIS) [A] 1,4,6 * column 2, lines 49-52 * * column 3, paragraphs 3-4; claims 1,2 *
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