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EP2047906 - Aromatic isomerization catalyst [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.07.2016
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2016No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.08.2016  [2016/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
UOP LLC
25 East Algonquin Road, P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 / US
[2009/16]
Inventor(s)01 / Whitchurch, Patrick Charles
c/o UOP LLC
8725 Old Mooringsport Road
Shreveport, LA 71107 / US
02 / Bogdan, Paula Lucy
c/o UOP LLC
25 East Algonquin Road
P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 / US
03 / Bauer, John Edward
c/o UOP LLC
25 East Algonquin Road
P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 / US
 [2015/35]
Former [2009/16]01 / Whitchurch, Patrick Charles
c/o UOP LLC 8725 Old Mooringsport Road
Shreveport, LA 71107 / US
02 / Bogdan, Paula Lucy
c/o UOP LLC 25 East Algonquin Road P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 / US
03 / Bauer, John Edward
c/o UOP LLC 25 East Algonquin Road P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 / US
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/02]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2012/12]Hayes, Adrian Chetwynd, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2009/16]Chung, Hsu Min
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date08253097.323.09.2008
[2009/16]
Priority number, dateUS2007086884408.10.2007         Original published format: US 868844
[2009/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2047906
Date:15.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2047906
Date:26.08.2015
Language:EN
[2015/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.02.2009
ClassificationIPC:B01J29/74, B01J35/10, C07C5/27
[2009/16]
CPC:
B01J29/7469 (EP,US); B01J29/06 (KR); B01J21/04 (KR);
B01J23/42 (KR); B01J35/647 (EP,US); B01J35/66 (EP,US);
C07C5/2708 (EP,US); B01J2229/20 (EP,US); B01J2229/42 (EP,US);
C07C2521/04 (EP,US); C07C2529/74 (EP,US); Y02P20/52 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C07C5/2708, C07C15/08 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesFR,   PT,   TR [2015/35]
Former [2009/52]FR,  PT,  TR 
Former [2009/16]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Aromatischer Isomerisierungskatalysator[2009/16]
English:Aromatic isomerization catalyst[2009/16]
French:Catalyseur d'isomérisation aromatique[2009/16]
Examination procedure14.10.2009Examination requested  [2009/48]
16.10.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
11.11.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.11.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, RO, SE, SI, SK
04.03.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.10.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.01.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.07.2015Fee for grant paid
15.07.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.07.2015Receipt 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  11.11.2009
Opposition(s)30.05.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
08.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
09.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
08.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0135658  (TEIJIN PETROCHEM IND [JP]) [A] 1-10 * page 17, line 3 - page 19, line 3; claim 9 *;
 [X]US5081084  (SACHTLER JOHANN W A [US], et al) [X] 1-10 * column 6, line 48 - column 7, line 2; example I(A); claim - *;
 [A]US2004097363  (JOHNSON IVY D [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * example 8; claims 1,10,11 *;
 [X]US2005143615  (BOGDAN PAULA L [US], et al) [X] 1-10 * examples II,III; claim - *;
 [A]  - NAYAK V S ET AL, "ISOMERIZATION OF m-XYLENE ON H-ZSM-5 - 1. INFLUENCE ON CATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND SELECTIVITY OF Si/Al RATIO, DEGREE OF CATION EXCHANGE, DEAMMONIATION CONDITIONS AND POISONING OF STRONGER ACID SITES.", APPLIED CATALYSIS 1982 DEC 15, (19821215), vol. 4, no. 4, pages 333 - 352, XP002511424 [A] 1-10 * page 341 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0166-9834(82)80132-2
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja01145a126
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