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EP1084280 - HYDROMETALLURGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS FOR EXTRACTION OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS OBVIATING THE MATTE SMELTING PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 13.12.2002 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	13.12.2002	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 29.01.2003 [2003/05]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Liddell, Keith Stuart Forrest Centre, Level 28, 221 St George's Terrace Perth, W.A. 6000 / AU
	[2001/12]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[2001/12]
Representative(s)	Samuels, Lucy Alice Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/12]	Samuels, Lucy Alice Gill Jennings & Every Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date	99919460.8	19.05.1999
	[2001/12]
	WO1999IB00898
Priority number, date	ZA19980004212	19.05.1998 Original published format: ZA 9804212
	[2001/12]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9960178
	Date:	25.11.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/47]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1084280
	Date:	21.03.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.11.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	25.11.1999
Classification	IPC:	C22B11/06, C22B3/06, C22B3/42	[2001/12]
	CPC:	C22B11/06 (EP,US); C22B11/04 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	BE, DE, GB [2001/12]
Title	German:	HYDROMETALLURGISCHES VERFAHREN ZUR GEWINNUNG VON PLATINMETALLEN OHNE EINSCHMELZEN EINER MATTE	[2001/12]
	English:	HYDROMETALLURGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS FOR EXTRACTION OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS OBVIATING THE MATTE SMELTING PROCESS	[2001/12]
	French:	TRAITEMENT HYDROMETALLURGIQUE RENDANT INUTILE LE PROCESSUS DE FUSION POUR MATTE DANS UN PROCEDE D'EXTRACTION DE METAUX DE LA MINE DE PLATINE	[2001/12]
Entry into regional phase	15.12.2000	National basic fee paid
	15.12.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	15.12.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.12.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	15.12.2000	Examination requested [2001/12]
	05.04.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.08.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.11.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	15.04.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.06.2002	Fee for grant paid
	19.06.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	26.07.2002	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2003/05]
	29.08.2002	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [2003/05]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.05.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.05.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited in	International search	[A]GB1078453 (INT NICKEL CANADA) [A] 5 * page 1, line 9 - line 17 * * page 1, line 77 - page 2, line 2 *;
		[YA]US4108639 (LAKE MALCOLM JOHN, et al) [Y] 1,3,4 * abstract * * column 1, line 12 - line 17 * * column 2, line 38 - line 56 * * column 3, line 23 - line 45 * * column 4, line 24 - column 5, line 13 * * column 5, line 40 - column 6, line 61 * * figure -; claims 1,15,16 * [A] 7;
		[A]US5238662 (DUBROVSKY MICHAEL [US]) [A] 2,8,9 * column 1, line 12 - line 18 * * column 10, line 5 - line 26 * * figure - *;
		[YA]US5364444 (MCDOULETT JR C DALE [US], et al) [Y] 1,3,4 * abstract * * column 1, line 5 - line 8 * * column 1, line 45 - line 64 * * column 2, line 36 - line 55 * * column 3, line 11 - line 45 * * figure .; examples 10,11; claims 1,2,4-7,10,11,14 * [A] 2,6;
		[A] - FLEMING C A, "HYDROMETALLURGY OF PRECIOUS METALS RECOVERY", HYDROMETALLURGY, (19920601), vol. 30, no. 1 / 03, ISSN 0304-386X, pages 127 - 162, XP000382331 [A] 1-3 * Refractory Gold and Silver ores General ; Roasting ; Pressure leaching.; page 148 - page 156 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-386X(92)90081-A

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