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EP2185334 - IMPROVED METHOD OF FORMING EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAMS AND THE PRODUCTS MADE THEREFORM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.03.2021 Database last updated on 28.05.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 27.03.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 18.03.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.03.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 17.12.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 06.12.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 07.08.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	24.06.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, HU, MT	published on 27.07.2022 [2022/30]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states DDP Specialty Electronic Materials US, Inc. 974 Centre Road Wilmington, DE 19805 / US
	[2020/16]
Former [2011/16]	For all designated states Dow Global Technologies LLC 2040 Dow Center Midland, MI 48674 / US
Former [2010/20]	For all designated states Dow Global Technologies Inc. 2040 Dow Center Midland, MI 48674 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MAURER, Myron, J. c/o DuPont Larkin 200 Building Larkin Center Drive Midland, MI 48675 / US
	02 / SAGNARD, Alain, Michel, André c/o DuPont Larkin 200 Building Larkin Center Drive Midland, MI 48675 / US
	03 / BINDELS, Dominicus, L. Pater Scheursstarratt 11 NL-6136 Aw Sittard / NL
	04 / BOVEN, Michelle, L. c/o DuPont Larkin 200 Building Larkin Center Drive Midland, MI 48675 / US
	05 / CHOI, Byoung-Ho Shinil Uthoville Apt. 112-1404 Uijeongbu-Si Kyounggi-do 480-917 / KR
	06 / CLEEREMAN, Robert, J. 5908 Wimbledon Court Midland, MI / UY
	07 / GASTON, Ryan, S. c/o DuPont Larkin 200 Building Larkin Center Drive Midland, MI 48642 / US
	08 / LANGMAIND, Joseph, A. 1726 Gun Club Road Caro, MI 48723 / US
	[2020/16]
Former [2010/20]	01 / MAURER, Myron, J. 2414 Maple Road Saginaw, MI 48601 / US
	02 / SAGNARD, Alain, Michel, André 6 Rue Des Vergers 67410 Drusenhelm / FR
	03 / BINDELS, Dominicus, L. Pater Scheursstarratt 11 NL-6136 Aw Sittard / NL
	04 / BOVEN, Michelle, L. 5713 Stillwater Lane Midland, MI 48642 / US
	05 / CHOI, Byoung-Ho Shinil Uthoville Apt. 112-1404 Uijeongbu-Si Kyounggi-do 480-917 / KR
	06 / CLEEREMAN, Robert, J. 5908 Wimbledon Court Midland, MI / UY
	07 / GASTON, Ryan, S. 3919 E. Pine Hollow Drive Midland, MI 48642 / US
	08 / LANGMAIND, Joseph, A. 1726 Gun Club Road Caro, MI 48723 / US
Representative(s)	Beck Greener LLP Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
	[2020/18]
Former [2014/16]	Beck Greener Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
Former [2010/20]	Raynor, John, et al Beck Greener Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
Application number, filing date	08828401.3	26.08.2008
	[2010/20]
	WO2008US74318
Priority number, date	US20070966285P	27.08.2007 Original published format: US 966285 P
	[2010/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2009029619
	Date:	05.03.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/10]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2185334
	Date:	19.05.2010
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.03.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2010/20]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2185334
	Date:	29.04.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/18]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	11.09.2009
Classification	IPC:	B29C44/56, B29C44/34	[2019/32]
	CPC:	B29C44/5627 (EP,US); B29C44/352 (EP,US); B29C2793/0063 (EP,US); B29K2025/00 (EP,US); B29K2105/045 (EP,US); B29L2031/3005 (EP,US); (+) B29L2031/3014 (EP,US); B29L2031/3023 (EP,US); B29L2031/3044 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2010/20]	B29C44/56, B29C69/00
Designated contracting states	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 [2020/18]
Former [2010/20]	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
Title	German:	VERBESSERTES VERFAHREN ZUR FORMUNG EXTRUDIERTER POLYSTYROLSCHAUMSTOFFE UND DARAUS HERGESTELLTE PRODUKTE	[2010/20]
	English:	IMPROVED METHOD OF FORMING EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAMS AND THE PRODUCTS MADE THEREFORM	[2010/20]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ AMÉLIORÉ DE FORMATION DE MOUSSES DE POLYSTYRÈNE EXTRUDÉ ET PRODUITS AINSI OBTENUS	[2019/36]
	Former [2010/20]	PROCÉDÉ AMÉLIORE DE FORMATION DE MOUSSES DE POLYSTYRÈNE EXTRUDÉ ET PRODUITS AINSI OBTENUS
Entry into regional phase	29.03.2010	National basic fee paid
	29.03.2010	Designation fee(s) paid
	29.03.2010	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	25.06.2009	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	11.02.2010	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	29.03.2010	Examination requested [2010/20]
	22.08.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.12.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.10.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.01.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.08.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	01.02.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.07.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.01.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.08.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.12.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	18.12.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	03.03.2020	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	03.03.2020	Fee for grant paid
	03.03.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	18.03.2020	Information about intention to grant a patent
	18.03.2020	Receipt 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 22.08.2013
Opposition(s)	01.02.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/14]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.08.2012	Renewal fee patent year 05
	19.08.2013	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.08.2014	Renewal fee patent year 07
	10.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 08
	11.08.2016	Renewal fee patent year 09
	14.08.2017	Renewal fee patent year 10
	10.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 11
	15.08.2019	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	26.08.2008
	AT	29.04.2020
	CY	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	MT	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	TR	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IE	26.08.2020
	LU	26.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	[2022/27]
Former [2022/26]	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	TR	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IE	26.08.2020
	LU	26.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/37]	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IE	26.08.2020
	LU	26.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/36]	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	LU	26.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/24]	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	LU	26.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/20]	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	LU	26.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/18]	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	DK	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/04]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
Former [2020/46]	IS	29.08.2020
Cited in	International search	[Y]GB834956 (DOW CHEMICAL CO) [Y] 19-25 * page 1, lines 16-25 * * page 3, lines 24-33 *;
		[A]US4863791 (STEWARD RAYMOND G [US], et al) [A] 36-41 * column 3, lines 27-31 ** column 4, lines 21-68; figures 3,4,6,7 *;
		[XAY]JPH06218860 (SEKISUI PLASTICS) [X] 36,37,40 * abstract * [A] 1-8,32-35 [Y] 9-14;
		[XY]DE19542717 (FRIEMUTH BERND [DE]) [X] 36,38,39,41-43 * column 2, lines 10-54 * * column 4, lines 43-54 * * figure 1; claims 1-3 * [Y] 37,40;
		[XY]JPH10250205 (BROTHER IND LTD) [X] 1-8,15-17,32-35 * abstract * [Y] 9-14,18-31,37,40;
		[Y]US6062624 (CRABTREE JOSEPH H [US], et al) [Y] 18 * column 2, lines 20,21 * * column 3, lines 52-58 *;
		[X]WO03061938 (INFRA FOLIENKABEL GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 36-43 * page 1, lines 9-16; figures 1-6 * * page 3, line 23 - page 4, line 25 * * page 5, lines 12-15 * * page 9, line 7 - page 10, line 9 *;
		[Y]WO2006128656 (COOPBOX EUROP S P A [IT], et al) [Y] 26-31 * page 6, line 10 - page 7, line 18 *
	Examination	US2006148919

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