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EP About this file: EP2326610

EP2326610 - CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR CONVERTING NATURAL GAS TO LIQUID HYDROCARBONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.12.2013
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GRT, Inc.
861 Ward Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
[2011/22]
Inventor(s)01 / GADEWAR, Sagar
5510 Armitos Avenue, No. 27
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
02 / ZHANG, Aihua
785 Camino Del Sur 106
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
03 / JULKA, Vivek
409 Vassar Place
Fishkill, NY 12524-4901 / US
04 / MCFARLAND, Eric, W.
820 Poinsettia Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
05 / GROSSO, Philip
1201 Squirrel Creek Place
Auburn, CA 95602 / US
06 / JANMANCHI, Krishna
1601 Corinthian Drive, Apt. 821
Florence, KY 41042-7400 / US
07 / SARDAR, Saydul, Amin
1204 Northlake Circle NE
Atlanta, GA 30345 / US
08 / STOIMENOV, Peter
442 Ellwood Beach Drive, No. 8
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
09 / KOMON, Zachary, J.A.
7657 Angeleno Road
San Diego, CA 92126-1020 / US
10 / LIN, Hongfei
1664 N. Virginia St, M/S 388
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557 / US
11 / CUTLER, Charles, Ian
1828 Pampas Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 / US
12 / CHENG, Jihong
1307 Aspen Lake Ct.
San Jose, CA 95131-3501 / US
13 / WHEELER, Jean
c/o Gayle & Bruce Wheeler
717 NE Blvd.
Gainesville, FL 32601 / US
14 / SUN, Shouli
5046 Birchwood Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
15 / AUERBACH, Daniel, J.
926 Michigan Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125 / US
16 / WYRSTA, Michael, D.
720 North Alisos
Santa Barbara, CA 93103 / US
17 / CORONELLA, Charles, J.
986 Leah Circle
Reno, NV 89511 / US
18 / HUFF, Shawn
5208 North East 27th Street
Portland, OR 97211 / US
 [2011/50]
Former [2011/31]01 / GADEWAR, Sagar
5510 Armitos Avenue, No. 27
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
02 / ZHANG, Aihua
785 Camino Del Sur 106
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
03 / JULKA, Vivek
409 Vassar Place
Fishkill, NY 12524-4901 / US
04 / MCFARLAND, Eric, W.
820 Poinsettia Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
05 / GROSSO, Philip
1201 Squirrel Creek Place
Auburn, CA 95602 / US
06 / JANMANCHI, Krishna
1601 Corinthian Drive, Apt. 821
Florence, KY 41042-7400 / US
07 / SARDAR, Saydul, Amin
480 Whitman Street 104
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
08 / STOIMENOV, Peter
442 Ellwood Beach Drive, No. 8
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
09 / KOMON, Zachary, J.A.
7657 Angeleno Road
San Diego, CA 92126-1020 / US
10 / LIN, Hongfei
5209 Brookside Drive, Apt. 108
Madson, WI 53718 / US
11 / CUTLER, Charles, Ian
1828 Pampas Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 / US
12 / CHENG, Jihong
1307 Aspen Lake Ct.
San Jose, CA 95131-3501 / US
13 / WHEELER, Jean
c/o Gayle & Bruce Wheeler 717 NE Blvd.
Gainesville, FL 32601 / US
14 / SUN, Shouli
5046 Birchwood Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
15 / AUERBACH, Daniel, J.
926 Michigan Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125 / US
16 / WYRSTA, Michael, D.
720 North Alisos
Santa Barbara, CA 93103 / US
17 / CORONELLA, Charles, J.
986 Leah Circle
Reno, NV 89511 / US
18 / HUFF, Shawn
5208 North East 27th Street
Portland, OR 97211 / US
Former [2011/22]01 / GADEWAR, Sagar
5510 Armitos Avenue, No. 27
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
02 / ZHANG, Aihua
785 Camino Del Sur 106
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
03 / JULKA, Vivek
409 Vassar Place
Fishkill, NY 12524-4901 / US
04 / MCFARLAND, Eric, W.
820 Poinsettia Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
05 / GROSSO, Philip
1201 Squirrel Creek Place
Auburn, CA 95602 / US
06 / JANMANCHI, Krishna
3974 Via Lucero 19
Santa Barbara, CA 93110 / US
07 / SARDAR, Saydul, Amin
480 Whitman Street 104
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
08 / STOIMENOV, Peter
442 Ellwood Beach Drive, No. 8
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
09 / KOMON, Zachary, J.A.
2168 Carol View Drive 103
Cardiff By The Sea, CA 92007 / US
10 / LIN, Hongfei
5209 Brookside Drive, Apt. 108
Madson, WI 53718 / US
11 / CUTLER, Charles, Ian
1828 Pampas Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 / US
12 / CHENG, Jihong
101 Dearborn Place No. 4
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
13 / WHEELER, Jean
3973 Georgia Street
San Diego, CA 92103 / US
14 / SUN, Shouli
5046 Birchwood Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
15 / AUERBACH, Daniel, J.
926 Michigan Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125 / US
16 / WYRSTA, Michael, D.
720 North Alisos
Santa Barbara, CA 93103 / US
17 / CORONELLA, Charles, J.
986 Leah Circle
Reno, NV 89511 / US
18 / HUFF, Shawn
5208 North East 27th Street
Portland, OR 97211 / US
Representative(s)Bond, Christopher William, et al
Forresters IP LLP
Skygarden
Erika-Mann-Strasse 11
80636 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/08]Bond, Christopher William, et al
Forresters
Skygarden
Erika-Mann-Strasse 11
80636 München / DE
Former [2012/13]Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance, et al
Forrester & Boehmert
SkyGarden
Erika-Mann-Strasse 11
80636 München / DE
Former [2011/22]Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance, et al
Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date09798794.517.07.2009
[2011/22]
WO2009US50955
Priority number, dateUS20080081976P18.07.2008         Original published format: US 81976 P
US20080082000P18.07.2008         Original published format: US 82000 P
US20080082143P18.07.2008         Original published format: US 82143 P
US20080082115P18.07.2008         Original published format: US 82115 P
US2009049634801.07.2009         Original published format: US 496348
[2011/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010009376
Date:21.01.2010
Language:EN
[2010/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2326610
Date:01.06.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.01.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2326610
Date:20.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.01.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.11.2011
ClassificationIPC:C07C2/00, C07C1/26
[2011/52]
CPC:
C07C17/10 (EP); B01J29/44 (EP); B01J29/46 (EP);
B01J29/48 (EP); B01J29/85 (EP); C01B7/01 (EP);
C01B7/093 (EP); C01B7/096 (EP); C01B7/13 (EP);
C01B7/19 (EP); C07C1/26 (EP); C07C17/37 (EP);
B01J2229/16 (EP); B01J2229/183 (EP); B01J2229/186 (EP);
B01J29/90 (EP); C07C2529/40 (EP); C07C2529/46 (EP);
C07C2529/70 (EP); C07C2529/83 (EP); C07C2529/85 (EP);
Y02P20/10 (EP); Y02P20/50 (EP); Y02P20/584 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
C07C1/26, C07C11/02 (EP);
C07C1/26, C07C15/02 (EP);
C07C17/10, C07C19/075 (EP);
C07C17/37, C07C19/075 (EP)
Former IPC [2011/22]C07C2/00
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,   SM,   TR [2011/22]
TitleGerman:KONTINUIERLICHES VERFAHREN ZUR UMWANDLUNG VON ERDGAS IN FLÜSSIGE KOHLENWASSERSTOFFE[2011/22]
English:CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR CONVERTING NATURAL GAS TO LIQUID HYDROCARBONS[2011/22]
French:PROCESSUS CONTINU POUR UNE CONVERSION DE GAZ NATUREL EN HYDROCARBURES LIQUIDES[2011/22]
Entry into regional phase17.02.2011National basic fee paid 
17.02.2011Search fee paid 
17.02.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
17.02.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.02.2011Examination requested  [2011/22]
22.05.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.09.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.12.2012Fee for grant paid
19.12.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP11172975.2  / EP2399886
EP11172979.4  / EP2399887
EP11172984.4  / EP2399888
EP11172990.1  / EP2399889
EP11172992.7  / EP2399890
EP11172998.4  / EP2399891
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  07.09.2012
Opposition(s)21.11.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2014/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.07.2009
AT20.02.2013
CY20.02.2013
CZ20.02.2013
DK20.02.2013
EE20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
HR20.02.2013
IT20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
LV20.02.2013
MC20.02.2013
MK20.02.2013
MT20.02.2013
RO20.02.2013
SE20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
SK20.02.2013
SM20.02.2013
TR20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
NO20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
ES31.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
PT20.06.2013
IE17.07.2013
LU17.07.2013
CH31.07.2013
LI31.07.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT20.02.2013
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CZ20.02.2013
DK20.02.2013
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FI20.02.2013
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BG20.05.2013
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