EP1434892 - CHLORIDE MELT PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION AND RECOVERY OF ZINC [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.07.2006 Database last updated on 22.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 13.04.2007 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY | published on 16.05.2007 [2007/20] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Umicore Broekstraat 31 1000 Brussels / BE | [2004/28] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
VANDENHAUTE, Joris, n.v. Umicore s.a. Patent Dept., Kasteelstraat 7 B-2250 Olen / BE | 02 /
ROBERT, Eric, n.v. Umicore s.a. Patent Dept., Kasteelstraat 7 B-2250 Olen / BE | [2004/28] | Representative(s) | Knockaert, Guy Umicore RDI Patent Department Watertorenstraat 33 2250 Olen / BE | [N/P] |
Former [2004/35] | Knockaert, Guy Umicore Patent Department Kasteelstraat 7 2250 Olen / BE | Application number, filing date | 02777280.5 | 27.09.2002 | [2004/28] | WO2002EP11059 | Priority number, date | EP20010203728 | 03.10.2001 Original published format: EP 01203728 | [2004/28] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO03031666 | Date: | 17.04.2003 | Language: | EN | [2003/16] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1434892 | Date: | 07.07.2004 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.04.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2004/28] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1434892 | Date: | 07.09.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/36] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 17.04.2003 | Classification | IPC: | C22B1/00 | [2004/28] | CPC: |
C25C3/34 (EP,US);
C22B19/00 (EP,KR,US);
C01G9/04 (EP,US);
C22B1/08 (EP,US);
C22B19/04 (EP,US);
Y02P10/20 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR [2004/28] | Extension states | AL | Not yet paid | LT | Not yet paid | LV | Not yet paid | MK | Not yet paid | RO | Not yet paid | SI | Not yet paid | Title | German: | CHLORIDSCHMELZE-VERFAHREN ZUR ABTRENNUNG UND GEWINNUNG VON ZINK | [2004/28] | English: | CHLORIDE MELT PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION AND RECOVERY OF ZINC | [2004/28] | French: | PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION DE CHLORURE POUR LA SEPARATION ET LA RECUPERATION DE ZINC | [2004/28] | Entry into regional phase | 03.05.2004 | National basic fee paid | 03.05.2004 | Designation fee(s) paid | 03.05.2004 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 23.04.2003 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP | 03.05.2004 | Examination requested [2004/28] | 07.10.2004 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 18.10.2004 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 15.03.2005 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 19.05.2005 | Fee for grant paid | 19.05.2005 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 08.06.2006 | No opposition filed within time limit [2006/33] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 30.09.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 03 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | AT | 07.09.2005 | CH | 07.09.2005 | CZ | 07.09.2005 | EE | 07.09.2005 | LI | 07.09.2005 | SK | 07.09.2005 | CY | 27.09.2005 | IE | 27.09.2005 | MC | 30.09.2005 | BG | 07.12.2005 | DK | 07.12.2005 | GR | 07.12.2005 | PT | 07.02.2006 | [2007/20] |
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PT | 07.02.2006 | ||
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Former [2006/13] | BG | 07.12.2005 | Cited in | International search | [Y]SU376465 ; | [Y]JPS5325202 ; | [A]GB1516127 (CYPRUS METALLURG PROCESS) [A] 1 * page 1 - page 2 *; | [A]US4259106 (AALTONEN OLAVI A, et al); | [YA]US4576812 (VON HAHN HARDWIN E A [CA]) [Y] 1,8,10,11 * column 3, line 38 - column 4, line 28; example 2; claims 5,6 * [A] 3-5,7; | [A]US5074910 (DUBROVSKY MICHAEL [US]) [A] 1 * column 4; figure 1 *; | [Y] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, Database accession no. 1973-78556U, XP002193033 & SU376465 A 00000000 (KAZAKH CHEM TECHN INST) [Y] 1,8,10,11 * abstract * | [Y] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1978, no. 16, Database accession no. 1978-29551A, XP002193034 & JPS5325202 A 19780308 (FURUKAWA T) [Y] 1,8,10,11 * abstract * |