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EP1549892 - REDUCED CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER FOR REFRIGERANT COMPRESSION AND ELECTRICAL POWER FOR A LIGHT HYDROCARBON GAS LIQUEFACTION PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  14.09.2012
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.09.2012Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 17.10.2012  [2012/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BP Corporation North America Inc.
4101 Winfield Road
Warrenville, Illinois 60555 / US
[2005/27]
Inventor(s)01 / JONES, Richard, Jr.
4114 Spyglass Hills Drive
Katy, TX 77450 / US
02 / WARD, Patrick, B.
24706 Mather Drive
Katy, TX 77494 / US
 [2005/27]
Representative(s)Hamer, Christopher K., et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/27]Hamer, Christopher K., et al
Mathys & Squire 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2SQ / GB
Application number, filing date03756884.729.09.2003
[2005/27]
WO2003US30556
Priority number, dateUS20020414806P30.09.2002         Original published format: US 414806 P
[2005/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004031669
Date:15.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1549892
Date:06.07.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.04.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.04.2004
ClassificationIPC:F25J1/02, F01K23/10, C10L3/10, F01D15/00, F02C6/10, F01K23/06, F02C6/18
[2012/01]
CPC:
C10L3/10 (EP,US); C10L3/102 (EP,US); F01D15/005 (EP,US);
F01K23/064 (EP,US); F01K23/10 (EP,US); F02C6/10 (EP,US);
F02C6/18 (EP,US); F25J1/0022 (EP,US); F25J1/0242 (EP,US);
F25J1/027 (EP,US); F25J1/0274 (EP,US); F25J1/0283 (EP,US);
F25J1/0287 (EP,US); F05D2210/12 (EP,US); F05D2220/72 (EP,US);
F05D2220/76 (EP,US); F25J2205/60 (EP,US); F25J2220/64 (EP,US);
F25J2220/66 (EP,US); F25J2240/70 (EP,US); F25J2240/82 (EP,US);
Y02E20/16 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/27]F25J1/02, F01K23/10
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/27]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND METHODE ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG DER ANTRIEBSLEISTUNG FÜR DIE KÜHLMITTELVERDICHTUNG UND DER ELEKTRISCHEN ENERGIE ZUR VERFLÜSSIGUNG EINES LEICHTEN KOHLENWASSERSTOFFGASES MIT VERMINDERTER CO2 EMISSION[2005/27]
English:REDUCED CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER FOR REFRIGERANT COMPRESSION AND ELECTRICAL POWER FOR A LIGHT HYDROCARBON GAS LIQUEFACTION PROCESS[2005/27]
French:SYSTEME ET PROCEDE A FAIBLE TAUX D'EMISSION DE DIOXYDE DE CARBONE PERMETTANT DE FOURNIR DE L'ENERGIE POUR UNE COMPRESSION FRIGORIFIQUE ET DE L'ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE PARTAGEE POUR UN PROCESSUS DE LIQUEFACTION DES HYDROCARBURES LEGERS[2005/27]
Entry into regional phase01.04.2005National basic fee paid 
01.04.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
01.04.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/27]
05.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.03.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.04.2012Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2012/42]
04.06.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2012/42]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  05.07.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
25.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
25.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
26.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US6248794  (GIESKES THOMAS [US]) [Y] 1-20 * column 4, line 43 - line 67 * * column 5, line 9 - line 20; figure 2 *;
 [Y]WO9836038  (NORSKE STATS OLJESELSKAP [NO], et al) [Y] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [A]WO0140725  (SHELL INT RESEARCH [NL], et al) [A] 1,12,13 * page 2, line 18 - line 25 *;
 [A]WO9733131  (NORSKE STATS OLJESELSKAP [NO], et al) [A] 8,16 * page 5, paragraph 1 *;
 [A]US4566885  (HAAK FREDERIK W [NL]) [A] 7,20 * abstract *;
 [A]US5689141  (KIKKAWA YOSHITSUGI [JP], et al) [A] 7,20 * column 7, line 15 - line 25; figure - *;
 [A]US6272882  (HODGES DEREK WILLIAM [AU], et al) [A] 7,20 * column 3, line 63 - line 66; figure 1 *
 [X]  - HEINZ BAUER, "A novel Concept", HYDROCARBON ENGINEERING, (200205), pages 59 - 63, XP009025584 [X] 1-20 * page 62, paragraph 6; figure 5 *
Examination   - AVIDAN ET AL, "LNG LIQUEFACTION TECHNOLOGIES MOVE TOWARD GREATER EFFICIENCIES, LOWER EMISSIONS", OIL AND GAS JOURNAL, (20020818), XP001179182
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