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EP1402590 - IONOMER FOR USE IN FUEL CELLS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.09.2008
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.09.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 22.10.2008  [2008/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
551 Paper Mill Road, P.O. Box 9206 Newark
Delaware 19714-9206 / US
[2007/46]
Former [2004/14]For all designated states
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
551 Paper Mill Road, P.O. Box 9206
Newark, Delaware 19714-9206 / US
Inventor(s)01 / XIAO, Guyu
Room 204, Number 9, Lane 880, Cangyuan Road
Shanghai 200240 / CN
02 / SUN, Guomin
Room 602, Number 2, Lane 880, Cangyuan Road
Shanghai 200240 / CN
03 / YAN, Deyue
Room 502, Number 38, Lane 885, Quinzhou North Road
Shanghai 200233 / CN
04 / MARTIN, Charles, W.
9 Sullivan Chase Drive
Avondale, PA 19311 / US
05 / WU, Huey
25 Harris Circle
Newark, DE 19711 / US
06 / GULATI, Karine
3705 Highland Drive
Boothwyn, PA 19061 / US
07 / CAVALCA, Carlos, Alberto
1201 Old Baltimore Pike
Newark, DE 19702 / US
08 / ZHU, Xinyuan
Room 2002. No. 475, Quinzhou North Road
Shanghai 200233 / CN
 [2004/14]
Representative(s)Shanks, Andrew, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/14]Shanks, Andrew, et al
Cruikshank & Fairweather, 19 Royal Exchange Square
Glasgow G1 3AE / GB
Application number, filing date02752181.405.07.2002
[2004/14]
WO2002US21346
Priority number, dateCN200111325705.07.2001         Original published format: CN 01113257
CN200211149125.04.2002         Original published format: CN 02111491
[2004/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03005474
Date:16.01.2003
Language:EN
[2003/03]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1402590
Date:31.03.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.01.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1402590
Date:14.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.08.2003
ClassificationIPC:H01M8/10, C08K5/22, C08G61/12, H01B1/12, B01D71/00, C08G73/06
[2004/14]
CPC:
C08J5/2256 (EP,US); H01M8/10 (KR); C08J5/22 (KR);
C08J5/2275 (EP,US); H01M4/88 (KR); H01M8/1004 (EP,US);
H01M8/1027 (EP,US); H01M8/103 (EP,US); H01M8/1032 (EP,US);
C08J2379/00 (EP,US); H01M4/8605 (EP,US); H01M4/92 (EP,US);
Y02E60/50 (EP,US); Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2007/46]
Former [2004/14]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:IONOMER ZUR VERWENDUNG IN BRENNSTOFFZELLEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DERSELBEN[2004/14]
English:IONOMER FOR USE IN FUEL CELLS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME[2004/14]
French:IONOMERE UTILISE DANS DES PILES A COMBUSTIBLE ET SON PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION[2004/14]
Entry into regional phase02.01.2004National basic fee paid 
02.01.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
02.01.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.02.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.01.2004Examination requested  [2004/14]
21.06.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.12.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.06.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.10.2007Fee for grant paid
02.10.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.08.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5254663  (HAY ALLAN S [CA]) [A] 1 * examples 5-14; claim - *;
 [A]US5306789  (HAY ALLAN S [CA], et al) [A] 1 * claim - *;
 [XPA]  - DAI Y ET AL, "Thermostable ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes from sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone)", JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, ELSEVIER SCIENCE, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20010715), vol. 188, no. 2, ISSN 0376-7388, pages 195 - 203, XP004249685 [XP] 1-25 * page 195 - page 203 * [A] 26-54

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0376-7388(01)00379-9
 [A]  - YI-FENG W ET AL, "Novel aromatic macrocyclic oligomers: intermediates for the preparation of high-performance polymers", REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS BV, NL, (19960601), vol. 30, no. 1, ISSN 1381-5148, pages 205 - 227, XP004052516 [A] 1,26 * page 205 - page 227 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/1381-5148(95)00122-0
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