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EP1236962 - Process and apparatus for producing a freeze-dried product [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/36]Freeze-dried product and process and apparatus for producing it
[2006/01]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.04.2007
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.04.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.05.2007  [2007/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Incorporated Administrative Agency National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization
1-1, Kannondai 3-Chome Tsukuba-Shi
Ibaraki / JP
[2006/23]
Former [2004/09]For all designated states
Incorporated Administrative Agency National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization
1-1, Kannondai 3-Chome Tsukuba-Shi
Ibaraki / JP
Former [2002/36]For all designated states
National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)
1-1, Kannondai 3-Chome Tsukuba-Shi
Ibaraki 305-8517 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Horigane, Akira
16-520-201, Matsushiro 5-chome
Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-0035 / JP
 [2002/36]
Representative(s)Jones, Helen M.M.
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/36]Jones, Helen Marjorie Meredith
Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date01308802.616.10.2001
[2002/36]
Priority number, dateJP2001005734501.03.2001         Original published format: JP 2001057345
[2002/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1236962
Date:04.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/36]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1236962
Date:04.12.2002
[2002/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1236962
Date:07.06.2006
Language:EN
[2006/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.10.2002
ClassificationIPC:F26B5/06
[2002/36]
CPC:
F26B11/181 (EP,US); F26B3/30 (EP,US); F26B5/06 (EP,US);
F26B9/006 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2003/35]
Former [2002/36]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Herstellung eines gefriergetrockneten Produktes[2006/01]
English:Process and apparatus for producing a freeze-dried product[2006/01]
French:Procédé et dispositif de fabrication d'un produit lyophilisé[2006/01]
Former [2002/36]Gefriergetrocknetes Produkt sowie Verfahren und Vorrichtung zu dessen Herstellung
Former [2002/36]Freeze-dried product and process and apparatus for producing it
Former [2002/36]Produit lyophilisé et son procédé et dispositif de fabrication
Examination procedure23.05.2003Examination requested  [2003/30]
04.03.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.09.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.12.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.04.2006Fee for grant paid
03.04.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.03.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
14.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
12.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2215265  (FLOSDORF EARL W) [A] 1,7 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2388917  (HORMEL JAY C) [A] 1,7,10 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE1102654  (LEYBOLD HOCHVAKUUM ANLAGEN) [A] 1,7 * the whole document *;
 [A]FR1378749  (LEYBOLD HOCHVAKUUM ANLAGEN) [A] 1,7,10 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5309649  (BERGMANN THOMAS [DE], et al) [A] 1,6,7 * column W *;
 [A]WO9631748  (GORE & ASS [US]) [A] 1,6,7 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE29621917U  (MULTIMATIC REINIGUNGS SYSTEME [DE]) [A] 10* the whole document *;
 [DA]EP0917825  (HORIGANE AKIRA [JP], et al) [DA] 1,6,7 * the whole document *;
 [A]US6163979  (OETJEN GEORG-WILHELM [DE], et al) [A] 2-5,8,9 * column W *
by applicantJPH035657B
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