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EP About this file: EP1177269

EP1177269 - METHOD OF REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM PETROLEUM DISTILLATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  29.02.2008
Database last updated on 22.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.02.2008Refusal of applicationpublished on 02.04.2008  [2008/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
500 East High Street Oxford
Ohio 45056 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/06]For all designated states
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
500 East High Street
Oxford Ohio 45056 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SHERMAN, Jeffrey, H.
6355 McCommas Avenue
Dallas, TX 75214 / US
02 / HERSHBERGER, James, W.
102 West Central Avenue
Oxford, OH 45056 / US
03 / TAYLOR, Richard, T.
104 Oberlin Court
Oxford, OH 45056 / US
04 / CONN, Garrett, M.
206 Brookside Boulevard
Hinckley, OH 44233 / US
 [2002/06]
Representative(s)Kröncke, Rolf, et al
Gramm, Lins & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Freundallee 13 a
30173 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/49]Kröncke, Rolf, et al
Gramm, Lins & Partner Freundallee 13 a
30173 Hannover / DE
Former [2002/06]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date00911691.401.02.2000
[2002/06]
WO2000US02596
Priority number, dateUS1999026590310.03.1999         Original published format: US 265903
[2002/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0056842
Date:28.09.2000
Language:EN
[2000/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1177269
Date:06.02.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.09.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.09.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.05.2003
ClassificationIPC:C10G75/00, C10G29/20, C10G29/22, C10G21/16, C10G25/06, C07C7/12, C10G21/00, C10M175/00
[2003/13]
CPC:
C10M175/0016 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2002/06]C10G75/00, C10G29/20, C10G29/22, C10G21/16, C10G25/06, C07C7/12
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/06]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ENTFERNUNG VON KONTAMINATIONEN AUS ÖLDESTILLATEN[2002/06]
English:METHOD OF REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM PETROLEUM DISTILLATES[2002/06]
French:PROCEDE D'EXTRACTION DE CONTAMINANTS DE DISTILLATS DE PETROLE[2002/06]
Entry into regional phase09.10.2001National basic fee paid 
09.10.2001Search fee paid 
09.10.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
09.10.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.10.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
09.10.2001Examination requested  [2002/06]
12.11.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.02.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.03.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.09.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2006Date of oral proceedings
18.05.2006Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
02.06.2006Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/14]
16.01.2008Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/14]
Appeal following examination14.08.2006Appeal received No.  T1629/06
12.10.2006Statement of grounds filed
05.02.2008Interlocutory revision of appeal
05.02.2008Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
16.01.2008Date of oral proceedings
22.01.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
16.01.2008Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
06.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
04.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
04.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
23.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
20.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0417980  (BP OILTECH GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-15,21-27 * figure .; claim 1 * * page 2, lines 30-37 * * page 3, lines 11-15 and 32-43 *;
 [A]EP0429197  (TEXACO DEVELOPMENT CORP [US]) [A] 12 * figure .; claims 1,5 * * page 2, lines 11-18 * * % page 3, lines 32-35 and 49-53 ** page 4, lines 48-51 *;
 [A]US5120900  (CHEN TAN-JEN [CA], et al) [A] 1-15,21-27 * figure 1; claim 1 * * column 1, lines 46-60 * * column 2, lines 16-27 and 52-66 * * column 3, lines 2-15 *;
 [X]US5242579  (MEAD THEODORE C [US], et al) [X] 1-15,21-27 * column 2, lines 18-48 * * column 3, lines 26-33 and 52-61 * * column 4, lines 17-22 and 40-42 * * column 4, line 56 - column 5, line 2 *;
 [A]US5759385  (AUSSILLOUS MARCEL [FR], et al) [A] 11-15 * figure .; claim 1 * * column 1, lines 5-15 and 51-54 * * column 3, lines 3-7 * * column 5, lines 11-15 *;
 [X]US5880325  (ALWARD SANDRA J [CA], et al) [X] 1-15,21-27 * claims 1,4 * * column 1, lines 6-12 * * column 1, line 66 - column 2, line 20 * * column 2, lines 33-49 *;
 [PX]WO9913033  (PROBEX CORP [US], et al) [PX] 1-15,21-27 * figure .; claims 1,7,8 * * page 1, lines 7-9 * * page 3, line 27 - page 4, line 5 * * page 7, line 24 * * page 8, line 18 - page 9, line 2 * * page 10, lines 2-5 *
International search[Y]US3855117  (CRACKNELL J, et al);
 [Y]US4746420  (DARIAN SAEED T [US], et al);
 [Y]US5042617  (BROWNAWELL DARRELL W [US], et al);
 [Y]US5069799  (BROWNAWELL DARRELL W [US], et al);
 [Y]US5880325  (ALWARD SANDRA J [CA], et al)
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