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EP0985134 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DENSITY AND MASS FLUX [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/11]METHOD FOR MEASURING DENSITY AND MASS FLUX
[2001/39]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.05.2003
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.02.2006Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR
published on 05.04.2006  [2006/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Degussa GmbH
Bennigsenplatz 1
40474 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/18]For all designated states
Degussa AG
Bennigsenplatz 1
40474 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2000/11]For all designated states
Degussa-Hüls Aktiengesellschaft
60287 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Inventor(s)01 / RIEBEL, Ulrich
Dorfstrasse 35
D-03069 Briesen / DE
02 / KHATCHIKIAN, Peter
Goyatzer Strasse 31
D-03044 Cottbus / DE
[2000/11]
Application number, filing date98930733.527.05.1998
[2000/11]
WO1998EP03106
Priority number, dateDE199712227428.05.1997         Original published format: DE 19722274
[2000/11]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9854550
Date:03.12.1998
Language:DE
[1998/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0985134
Date:15.03.2000
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.12.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0985134
Date:26.06.2002
Language:DE
[2002/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.12.1998
ClassificationIPC:G01F1/76, G01N29/02
[2000/11]
CPC:
G01F1/667 (EP,US); G01F1/662 (EP,US); G01F1/74 (EP,US);
G01N29/024 (EP,US); G01N29/50 (EP,US); G01N9/24 (EP,US);
G01P5/245 (EP,US); G01N2001/1012 (EP,US); G01N2291/02818 (EP,US);
G01N2291/02836 (EP,US); G01N2291/103 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/11]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR MESSUNG VON DICHTE UND MASSENSTROM[2001/39]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DENSITY AND MASS FLUX[2001/39]
French:PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR MESURER UNE DENSITE ET UN FLUX MASSIQUE[2001/39]
Former [2000/11]VERFAHREN ZUR MESSUNG VON DICHTE UND MASSENSTROM
Former [2000/11]METHOD FOR MEASURING DENSITY AND MASS FLUX
Former [2000/11]PROCEDE POUR MESURER UNE DENSITE ET UN FLUX MASSIQUE
Entry into regional phase14.10.1999National basic fee paid 
14.10.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
14.10.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.09.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.10.1999Examination requested  [2000/11]
16.01.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.07.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
14.02.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.04.2002Fee for grant paid
12.04.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.03.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
19.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
19.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR26.06.2002
GB26.06.2002
[2006/14]
Former [2003/17]GB26.06.2002
Cited inInternational search[XY]US5115670  (SHEN JOSEPH [US]) [X] 1,3,7,8 * the whole document * [Y] 2,4,11;
 [Y]US4542644  (CLAYTOR THOMAS N [US], et al) [Y] 2,11 * column 3 - column 4; figure 2 *;
 [Y]WO9314382  (GUDMUNDSSON JON STEINAR [NO]) [Y] 4 * page 5; figure 3 *;
 [A]WO9109284  (COMMW SCIENT IND RES ORG [AU]) [A] 1,7 * abstract * * page 7 * * page 11 - page 14; figure 4 *
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