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EP0893435 - Oxygen addition to reduce inerts in an acrylonitrile reactor [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  05.04.2002
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.04.2002Refusal of applicationpublished on 22.05.2002  [2002/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, CT 06810-5113 / US
[1999/04]
Inventor(s)01 / Wagner, Matthew Lincoln
259 Fisher Avenue
White Plains, New York 10606 / US
[1999/04]
Representative(s)Schwan, Gerhard
Schwan Schwan Schorer
Patentanwälte
Bauerstrasse 22
80796 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/04]Schwan, Gerhard, Dipl.-Ing.
Elfenstrasse 32
81739 München / DE
Application number, filing date98113828.223.07.1998
[1999/04]
Priority number, dateUS1997089885625.07.1997         Original published format: US 898856
[1999/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0893435
Date:27.01.1999
Language:EN
[1999/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0893435
Date:29.12.1999
[1999/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.11.1999
ClassificationIPC:C07C253/26
[1999/04]
CPC:
C07C253/26 (EP,US)
C-Set:
C07C253/26, C07C255/08 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   IT [2000/36]
Former [1999/04]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Sauerstoffzugabe zur Reduzierung von Inerten in einem Acrylnitrilreaktor[1999/04]
English:Oxygen addition to reduce inerts in an acrylonitrile reactor[1999/04]
French:Addition d'oxygène pour réduire la présence d'inerts dans un réacteur d'acrylonitrile[1999/04]
Examination procedure19.01.2000Examination requested  [2000/12]
16.01.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.07.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.10.2001Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2002/21]
28.03.2002Application refused, date of legal effect [2002/21]
Appeal following examination20.12.2001Appeal received
28.02.2002Statement of grounds filed
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0761299  (PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY INC [US]) [A] 1 * claim - *;
 [DA]US5466857  (REILING VINCENT G [US], et al) [DA] 1 * claim 1 *;
 [DA]EP0328280  (BOC GROUP INC [US]) [DA] 1 * claims 1-3 *;
 [PA]EP0842922  (NITTO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO LTD [JP]) [PA] 1 * page 3, line 30 - line 38; figure 2 *
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