blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
FAQ - Register Alert
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2236964

EP2236964 - Method and device for low-temperature air separation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.09.2020
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.06.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Linde GmbH
Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6-14
82049 Pullach / DE
[2020/25]
Former [2010/40]For all designated states
Linde AG
Klosterhofstrasse 1
80331 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Lochner, Stefan
Wiesenweg 9b
85567 Grafing / DE
 [2010/40]
Representative(s)Imhof, Dietmar, et al
Linde GmbH
Intellectual Property EMEA
Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6-14
82049 Pullach / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/47]Imhof, Dietmar, et al
Linde AG
Technology & Innovation
Corporate Intellectual Property
Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6-14
82049 Pullach / DE
Former [2010/40]Imhof, Dietmar, et al
Linde AG Legal Services Intellectual Property Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6-14
82049 Pullach / DE
Application number, filing date09008224.923.06.2009
[2010/40]
Priority number, dateDE2009101455724.03.2009         Original published format: DE102009014557
[2010/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2236964
Date:06.10.2010
Language:DE
[2010/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2236964
Date:20.11.2019
Language:DE
[2019/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.05.2010
ClassificationIPC:F25J3/04
[2010/40]
CPC:
F25J3/044 (EP,KR,US); B01D53/02 (KR); B01D3/42 (KR);
B01D53/26 (KR); F25J3/04048 (EP,KR,US); F25J3/0423 (EP);
F25J3/04236 (EP,KR,US); F25J3/04284 (EP,KR,US); F25J2200/72 (EP,KR,US);
F25J2200/94 (EP); F25J2245/02 (EP,US); F25J2250/02 (EP,US);
F25J2250/20 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/47]
Former [2010/40]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Tieftemperatur-Luftzerlegung[2010/40]
English:Method and device for low-temperature air separation[2010/40]
French:Procédé et dispositif de séparation de l'air à basse température[2010/40]
Examination procedure31.03.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.03.2011Examination requested  [2011/19]
20.07.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.01.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.12.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
19.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.10.2019Fee for grant paid
09.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.10.2019Receipt 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  20.07.2017
Opposition(s)21.08.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/44]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
18.02.2019Request for further processing filed
18.02.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
06.03.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
14.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
10.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
10.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
10.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
16.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
11.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
13.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 11
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
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  TooltipHU23.06.2009
CY20.11.2019
CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
IT20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
MC20.11.2019
MK20.11.2019
MT20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
PL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SI20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
TR20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
AT23.06.2020
GB23.06.2020
LU23.06.2020
BE30.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU23.06.2009
CY20.11.2019
CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
IT20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
MC20.11.2019
MT20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
PL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SI20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
TR20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
AT23.06.2020
GB23.06.2020
LU23.06.2020
BE30.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
Former [2022/26]CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
IT20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
MC20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
PL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SI20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
TR20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
AT23.06.2020
GB23.06.2020
LU23.06.2020
BE30.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
Former [2021/46]CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
IT20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
MC20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
PL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SI20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
AT23.06.2020
GB23.06.2020
LU23.06.2020
BE30.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
Former [2021/24]CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
IT20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
MC20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
PL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SI20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
GB23.06.2020
LU23.06.2020
BE30.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
Former [2021/22]CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
IT20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
MC20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
PL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SI20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
GB23.06.2020
LU23.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
Former [2021/20]CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
IT20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
MC20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
PL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SI20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
LU23.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
Former [2021/15]CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
IT20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
MC20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
PL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SI20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
LU23.06.2020
Former [2021/10]CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
IT20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
MC20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
PL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SI20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
Former [2020/51]CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
PL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SI20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
Former [2020/37]CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
SK20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
Former [2020/36]CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
PT12.04.2020
Former [2020/35]CZ20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
RO20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
Former [2020/26]ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
HR20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
Former [2020/24]ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
IS20.03.2020
Former [2020/23]ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
NL20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
GR21.02.2020
Former [2020/22]FI20.11.2019
LT20.11.2019
SE20.11.2019
BG20.02.2020
NO20.02.2020
Former [2020/21]NO20.02.2020
Documents cited:Search[YD]US5363657  (NAUMOVITZ JOSEPH P [US]) [YD] 1-3,8-10 * column 3, lines 14-18 * * column 4, lines 46-55 * * figure .; table . *;
 [YD]US5582034  (NAUMOVITZ JOSEPH P [US]) [YD] 1-10 * column 3, lines 37-38 * * column 4, lines 49-54 *;
 [Y]US6044902  (PAHADE RAVI FULCHAND [US], et al) [Y] 1-10 * column 4, lines 14-32; figures 2,7,8 *;
 [Y]US2003110796  (RAMPP AUGUSTIN [DE], et al) [Y] 1-10 * paragraph [0029] * * sentence zweiter, paragraph 31 ** sentence vierter, paragraph 32 *
ExaminationUS5711167
by applicantDE2261234
 US4966002
 US5363657
 US5528906
 US5582034
 US5611218
 US5934106
 DE19909744
 DE19954593
 DE19919933
 US2004244417
 DE102006027650
 US2007204652
 EP1995537
    - HAUSEN/LINDE, Tieftemperaturtechnik, (1985), pages 281 - 337
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.