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EP1160018 - Method and apparatus for fine particle formation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.03.2010
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.03.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.04.2010  [2010/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sievers, Robert, E.
655 Northstar Court
Boulder, Colorado 80304 / US
[2001/49]
Inventor(s)01 / Sievers, Robert E.
655 Northstar Court
Boulder, Colorado 80304 / US
02 / Karst, Uwe
Dodo Strasse 13
48145 Munster / DE
 [2001/51]
Representative(s)Evens, Paul Jonathan, et al
Maguire Boss
24 East Street
St. Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 5PD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/49]Evens, Paul Jonathan, et al
Maguire Boss, 5 Crown Street
St. Ives, Cambridge PE27 5EB / GB
Application number, filing date01202801.529.03.1995
[2001/49]
Priority number, dateUS1994022476408.04.1994         Original published format: US 224764
[2001/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1160018
Date:05.12.2001
Language:EN
[2001/49]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1160018
Date:09.01.2002
[2002/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1160018
Date:29.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.11.2001
ClassificationIPC:B05D1/02, A61K9/16
[2002/02]
CPC:
A61K9/0073 (EP,US); A61K9/0078 (EP,US); A61K9/12 (EP,US);
A61K9/124 (EP,US); A61K9/1688 (EP,US); A61M15/00 (EP,US);
B01F23/043 (EP,US); B01F23/09 (EP,US); B01F23/30 (EP,US);
B01F23/32 (EP,US); B01F23/39 (EP,US); B01F25/20 (EP,US);
B01F25/281 (EP,US); B01J2/04 (EP,US); B01J3/008 (EP,US);
B05B12/1418 (EP,US); B05B7/32 (EP,US); B05D1/025 (EP,US);
A61K9/0075 (EP,US); B01F2101/22 (EP,US); B05D2401/90 (EP,US);
Y02P20/54 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2001/49]B05D1/02
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   LI [2001/49]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung feiner Partikel[2001/49]
English:Method and apparatus for fine particle formation[2001/49]
French:Procédé et appareil de production de particules fines[2001/49]
Examination procedure03.05.2002Observations by third parties
01.07.2002Examination requested  [2002/36]
26.11.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.06.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.08.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.10.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.02.2009Fee for grant paid
26.02.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP95302078.1  / EP0677332
Opposition(s)01.02.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
15.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
15.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
15.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
15.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
22.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
03.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 09
22.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 10
22.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 11
29.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 12
28.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 13
25.04.2008Renewal fee patent year 14
19.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 15
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.200309   M06   Fee paid on   03.04.2003
31.03.200814   M06   Fee paid on   25.04.2008
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0370268  (UNION CARBIDE CHEM PLASTIC [US]) [A] 1 * page 5, line 33 - page 19, line 28; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]WO9317665  (SIEVERS ROBERT E [US], et al) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]US5043280  (FISCHER WILFRIED [DE], et al) [A] 1 * column 5, line 35 - column 6, line 16; figure 1 *
 [A]  - TOM, JEAN W.; DEBENEDETTI, PABLO G., "PARTICLE FORMATION WITH SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS- A REVIEW", JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE, ELMSFORD, NY, US, (1991), vol. 22, no. 5, XP000524006 [A] 1 * page 555 - page 575 * * page 577 - page 584 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0021-8502(91)90013-8
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