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EP About this file: EP2074368

EP2074368 - METHOD OF IMPROVING NOX EMISSIONS CONTROL IN ROTARY PREHEATER LIMESTONE KILNS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/27]METHOD OF IMPROVING NOX EMISSIONS CONTROL IN ROTARY PREHEATER MINERAL KILNS
[2019/14]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip17.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU, MT		published on 20.07.2022  [2022/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY
3700 Hulen Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107 / US
[2009/27]
Inventor(s)01 / NOLAN, Paul, S.
6800 Desert Highlands Drive
Forth Worth, TX 76132 / US
02 / KOHL, Robert, F.
26010 N. Wrangler Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85255 / US
03 / LAUER, Juergen
113 Sugarberry Drive
Maylene, AL 35114 / US
04 / SEITZ, Kerry
1400 Park Place
Soutlake, TX 76092 / US
 [2009/27]
Representative(s)Claeys, Pierre, et al
Gevers Intellectual Property House Holidaystraat 5
1831 Diegem / BE
[2019/36]
Former [2009/30]Claeys, Pierre, et al
Gevers & Vander Haeghen, Intellectual Property House, Brussels Airport Business Park Holidaystraat 5
1831 Diegem / BE
Former [2009/27]Claeys, Pierre, et al
Gevers & Vander Haeghen Holidaystraat 5
1831 Diegem / BE
Application number, filing date07810857.827.07.2007
[2009/27]
WO2007US16921
Priority number, dateUS2006049855803.08.2006         Original published format: US 498558
[2009/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008019003
Date:14.02.2008
Language:EN
[2008/07]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2074368
Date:01.07.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.02.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2074368
Date:04.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.11.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.09.2010
ClassificationIPC:F27B7/20, F27B7/32, F27B7/36, F27D17/00, C04B2/10, B01D53/56
[2019/14]
CPC:
F27B7/2016 (EP,US); B01D53/56 (EP,US); C04B2/104 (EP,US);
F27B7/3205 (EP,US); F27B7/362 (EP,US); F27D17/008 (EP,US);
B01D2251/2062 (EP,US); B01D2251/2067 (EP,US); C04B2111/00017 (EP,US);
Y02P40/40 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2010/41]F27B1/00, F27B15/00, B01D53/56, C04B7/36
Former IPC [2009/27]F27B1/00, F27B15/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/36]
Former [2009/27]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN FÜR VERBESSERTE NOX-EMISSIONSKONTROLLE IN ROTATIONSVORWÄRMÖFEN ZUR KALKVERARBEITUNG[2019/14]
English:METHOD OF IMPROVING NOX EMISSIONS CONTROL IN ROTARY PREHEATER LIMESTONE KILNS[2019/14]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'AMÉLIORATION DU CONTRÔLE DES ÉMISSIONS DE NOX DANS DES FOURS ROTATIFS DE CALCAIRE À PRÉCHAUFFEUR[2019/14]
Former [2009/27]VERFAHREN FÜR VERBESSERTE NOX-EMISSIONSKONTROLLE IN ROTATIONSVORWÄRMÖFEN ZUR MINERALVERARBEITUNG
Former [2009/27]METHOD OF IMPROVING NOX EMISSIONS CONTROL IN ROTARY PREHEATER MINERAL KILNS
Former [2009/27]PROCÉDÉ D'AMÉLIORATION DU CONTRÔLE DES ÉMISSIONS DE NOX DANS DES FOURS ROTATIFS DE MINERAI À PRÉCHAUFFEUR
Entry into regional phase26.02.2009National basic fee paid 
26.02.2009Search fee paid 
26.02.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
26.02.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.02.2009Examination requested  [2009/27]
23.05.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.05.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
14.03.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.07.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.07.2019Fee for grant paid
24.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.07.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  14.03.2014
Opposition(s)05.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
23.05.2011Request for further processing filed
23.05.2011Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
02.11.2011Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
23.05.2011Request for further processing filed
23.05.2011Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
02.11.2011Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
26.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
28.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
22.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
16.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
11.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
03.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
22.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
20.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
21.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
17.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU27.07.2007
AT04.09.2019
CY04.09.2019
CZ04.09.2019
DK04.09.2019
EE04.09.2019
ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
IT04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
MC04.09.2019
MT04.09.2019
NL04.09.2019
PL04.09.2019
RO04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
SI04.09.2019
SK04.09.2019
TR04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
IS05.01.2020
PT06.01.2020
[2022/27]
Former [2022/26]AT04.09.2019
CZ04.09.2019
DK04.09.2019
EE04.09.2019
ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
IT04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
MC04.09.2019
NL04.09.2019
PL04.09.2019
RO04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
SI04.09.2019
SK04.09.2019
TR04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
IS05.01.2020
PT06.01.2020
Former [2021/15]AT04.09.2019
CZ04.09.2019
DK04.09.2019
EE04.09.2019
ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
IT04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
MC04.09.2019
NL04.09.2019
PL04.09.2019
RO04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
SI04.09.2019
SK04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
IS05.01.2020
PT06.01.2020
Former [2020/37]AT04.09.2019
CZ04.09.2019
DK04.09.2019
EE04.09.2019
ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
IT04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
NL04.09.2019
PL04.09.2019
RO04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
SI04.09.2019
SK04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
IS05.01.2020
PT06.01.2020
Former [2020/36]AT04.09.2019
CZ04.09.2019
DK04.09.2019
EE04.09.2019
ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
IT04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
NL04.09.2019
PL04.09.2019
RO04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
SK04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
IS05.01.2020
PT06.01.2020
Former [2020/25]AT04.09.2019
CZ04.09.2019
EE04.09.2019
ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
IT04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
NL04.09.2019
PL04.09.2019
RO04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
SK04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
PT06.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]AT04.09.2019
EE04.09.2019
ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
IT04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
NL04.09.2019
PL04.09.2019
RO04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
PT06.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]AT04.09.2019
EE04.09.2019
ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
IT04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
NL04.09.2019
PL04.09.2019
RO04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
PT06.01.2020
Former [2020/22]EE04.09.2019
ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
NL04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
PT06.01.2020
Former [2020/20]ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
NL04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
Former [2020/12]ES04.09.2019
FI04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
LV04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
Former [2020/10]FI04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
SE04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
Former [2020/09]FI04.09.2019
LT04.09.2019
Former [2020/08]LT04.09.2019
Documents cited:Search[XI]WO9737754  (NALCO FUEL TECH [US], et al) [X] 1-5,7-9 * claims 1-6 * * figure 1 *[I] 6;
 [XP]WO2007082198  (CADENCE ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY [US], et al) [XP] 1-9 * figures 1-17 * * claims 1-14 *
International search[A]US5919301  (ROTHER WOLFGANG [DE], et al);
 [A]US6672865  (HANSEN ERIC R [US], et al);
 [A]US6733283  (SKAARUP JENSEN LARS [DK], et al)
by applicantUS6672865
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