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EP1136451 - Glass melting process and furnace therefor with oxy-fuel combustion over melting zone and air-fuel combustion over fining zone [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 05.06.2009 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.06.2009	Revocation of patent	published on 08.07.2009 [2009/28]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 7201 Hamilton Boulevard Allentown, PA 18195-1501 / US
	[2001/39]
Inventor(s)	01 / Hoke, Bryan Clair 234 Longwood Drive Bethlehem, PA 18020 / US
	02 / Lievre, Kevin Alan 1115 Greenleaf Circle Allentown, PA 18103 / US
	03 / Slavejkov, Aleksandar Georgi 216 Murray Drive Allentown, PA 18104 / US
	04 / Inskip, Julian Leonard 12 Waterside Cottages, Cholmondeley Road, Wrenbury Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8GZ / GB
	05 / Marchiando, Robert Dean 1176 Sharonbrook Drive Twinsburg, OH 44087 / US
	06 / Eng, Robert Michael 17595 Harvard, C1008 CA 92614 / US
	[2007/32]
Former [2003/42]	01 / Hoke, Bryan Clair 234 Longwood Drive Bethlehem, PA 18020 / US
	02 / Lievre, Kevin Alan 1115 Greenleaf Circle Allentown, PA 18103 / US
	03 / Slavejkov, Aleksandar Georgi 216 Murray Drive Allentown, PA 18104 / US
	04 / Inskip, Julian Leonard 12 Waterside Cottages, Cholmondeley Road, Wrenbury Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8GZ / GB
	05 / Marchiando, Robert Dean 1176 Sharonbrook Drive Twinsburg, OH 44087 / US
	06 / Eng, Robert Michael 17595 Harvard, #C1008 CA 92614 / US
Former [2001/47]	01 / Hoke, Bryan Clair 234 Longwood Drive Bethlehem, PA 18020 / US
	02 / Lievre, Kevin Alan 1115 Greenleaf Circle Allentown, PA 18103 / US
	03 / Slavejkov, Aleksandar Georgi 216 Murray Drive Allentown, PA 18104 / US
	04 / Inskip, Julian Leonard 12 Waterside Cottages, Cholmondeley Road, Wrenbury Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8GZ / GB
	05 / Marchiando, Robert Dean 1176 Sharonbrook Drive Twinsburg, OH 44087 / US
	06 / Eng, Robert Michael 17595 Harvard, #1008 CA 92614 / US
Former [2001/39]	01 / Hoke, Bryan Clair 234 Longwood Drive Bethlehem, PA 18020 / US
	02 / Lievre, Kevin Alan 1115 Greenleaf Circle Allentown, PA 18103 / US
	03 / Slavejkov, Aleksandar Georgi 216 Murray Drive Allentown, PA 18104 / US
	04 / Inskip, Julian Leonard 12 Waterside Cottages, Cholmondeley Road, Wrenbury Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8GZ / GB
	05 / Marchiando, Robert Dean 1176 Sharonbrook Drive Twinsburg, OH 44087 / US
	06 / Eng, Robert Michael 102 Agostino Irvine, CA 92614 / US
Representative(s)	Burford, Anthony Frederick Beck Greener Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/39]	Burford, Anthony Frederick W.H. Beck, Greener & Co. 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn London WC2A 3SZ / GB
Application number, filing date	01302596.0	21.03.2001
	[2001/39]
Priority number, date	US20000534905	23.03.2000 Original published format: US 534905
	[2001/39]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1136451
	Date:	26.09.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/39]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1136451
	Date:	23.01.2002
	[2002/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1136451
	Date:	22.10.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/43]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.12.2001
Classification	IPC:	C03B5/235	[2001/39]
	CPC:	C03B5/235 (EP,US); C03B5/00 (KR); C03B5/2353 (EP,US); Y02P40/50 (EP,US); Y02P40/57 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2001/39]
Title	German:	Glasschmelzverfahren und Ofen dafür mit Sauerstoff-Brennstoffverbrennung in der Schmelzzone und Luft-Brennstoffverbrennung in der Lauterzone	[2001/39]
	English:	Glass melting process and furnace therefor with oxy-fuel combustion over melting zone and air-fuel combustion over fining zone	[2001/39]
	French:	Procédé de fusion de verre et four pour appliquer ledit procédé avec combustion par oxygène-carburant dans la zone de fusion et combustion par air-carburant dans la zone de raffinage	[2001/39]
Examination procedure	13.07.2002	Examination requested [2002/37]
	05.05.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.05.2003	Fee for grant paid
	17.05.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 20.07.2004 29.07.2004 ADMISSIBLE Pilkington Group Limited Prescot Road St. Helens Merseyside WA10 3TT / GB Opponent's representative Jenkins, Peter David, et al, et al Page White & Farrer Limited Bedford House 21A John Street London WC1N 2BF / GB
		02 20.07.2004 23.08.2004 ADMISSIBLE L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A. 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponent's representative Conan, Philippe Claude, et al, et al L'Air Liquide SA Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle 75, quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/28]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.07.2004 29.07.2004 ADMISSIBLE Pilkington Group Limited Prescot Road St. Helens Merseyside WA10 3TT / GB Opponent's representative Jenkins, Peter David, et al, et al Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London, WC1N 2BF / GB
		02 20.07.2004 23.08.2004 ADMISSIBLE L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A. 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponent's representative Conan, Philippe Claude, et al, et al L'Air Liquide D.S.P.I. 75, quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
	Former [2004/38]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.07.2004 29.07.2004 ADMISSIBLE Pilkington plc Prescot Road St. Helens, Merseyside WA10 3TT / GB Opponent's representative Jenkins, Peter David, et al, et al PAGE WHITE & FARRER 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
		02 20.07.2004 L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A. 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponent's representative Conan, Philippe Claude, et al, et al L'Air Liquide D.S.P.I. 75, quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
	Former [2004/37]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.07.2004 Pilkington Insulation Limited Prescot Road St. Helens, Merseyside WA10 3TT / GB Opponent's representative Jenkins, Peter David, et al, et al PAGE WHITE & FARRER 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
		02 20.07.2004 L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A. 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponent's representative Conan, Philippe Claude, et al, et al L'Air Liquide D.S.P.I. 75, quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
	30.08.2004	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	14.02.2005	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	30.11.2005	Date of oral proceedings
	04.01.2006	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	04.01.2006	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	26.06.2008	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2009/28]
	26.06.2008	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	03.03.2006	Appeal received No. T0283/06
	11.05.2006	Statement of grounds filed
	26.06.2008	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	01.03.2006	Appeal received No. T0283/06
	24.02.2006	Appeal received
	26.06.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	02.07.2008	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	05.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	22.10.2003
	CH	22.10.2003
	CY	22.10.2003
	FI	22.10.2003
	LI	22.10.2003
	TR	22.10.2003
	DK	22.01.2004
	GR	22.01.2004
	PT	22.03.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
	[2008/03]
Former [2007/09]	AT	22.10.2003
	CH	22.10.2003
	CY	22.10.2003
	FI	22.10.2003
	LI	22.10.2003
	TR	22.10.2003
	DK	22.01.2004
	GR	22.01.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2006/51]	AT	22.10.2003
	CH	22.10.2003
	FI	22.10.2003
	LI	22.10.2003
	TR	22.10.2003
	DK	22.01.2004
	GR	22.01.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2005/02]	AT	22.10.2003
	CH	22.10.2003
	FI	22.10.2003
	LI	22.10.2003
	DK	22.01.2004
	GR	22.01.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2004/41]	AT	22.10.2003
	CH	22.10.2003
	FI	22.10.2003
	LI	22.10.2003
	DK	22.01.2004
	GR	22.01.2004
Former [2004/33]	AT	22.10.2003
	CH	22.10.2003
	FI	22.10.2003
	LI	22.10.2003
	GR	22.01.2004
Former [2004/31]	AT	22.10.2003
	FI	22.10.2003
Former [2004/26]	FI	22.10.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0127513 (AIR LIQUIDE [FR]) [X] 1,16 * the whole document *;
		[PX]EP1077201 (BOC GROUP INC [US]) [PX] 1,16* the whole document *

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