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EP2516600 - AN APPARATUS, COMPONENTS AND OPERATING METHODS FOR CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED TRANSPORT GASIFIERS AND REACTORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.05.2018
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.05.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.05.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Southern Company Services Inc.
241 Ralph Mcgill Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30308 / US
[2012/44]
Inventor(s)01 / LIU, Guohai
1248 Eagle Park Road
Birmingham AL 35242 / US
02 / VIMALCHAND, Pannalal
689 Highland Lakes Cove
Birmingham AL 35242 / US
03 / PENG, Wan, Wang
944 Talon Way
Birmingham AL 35242 / US
 [2012/44]
Representative(s)Jehan, Robert
Williams Powell
44 Prospect Place
Bromley, Kent BR2 9HN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/44]Jehan, Robert
Williams Powell Staple Court 11 Staple Inn Buildings
London, WC1V 7QH / GB
Application number, filing date10842679.220.12.2010
[2017/26]
WO2010US61259
Priority number, dateUS2010096999716.12.2010         Original published format: US 969997
US20090288533P21.12.2009         Original published format: US 288533 P
[2012/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2011084734
Date:14.07.2011
Language:EN
[2011/28]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2516600
Date:31.10.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.07.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2516600
Date:28.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR15.12.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.06.2013
ClassificationIPC:C10J3/56, C10L3/00, C10J3/72, C10J3/54, C10J3/84, C10K1/02, F23C10/00, F23C10/10
[2013/27]
CPC:
C10J3/56 (EP,KR,US); C10J3/721 (EP,US); C10J3/84 (EP,US);
C10K1/024 (EP,US); C10L3/00 (KR); F23C10/002 (EP,US);
F23C10/005 (EP,US); F23C10/10 (EP,US); C10J2200/152 (EP,US);
C10J2300/093 (EP,US); C10J2300/094 (EP,US); C10J2300/1807 (EP,US);
Y02E20/18 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/44]C10J3/56, C10L3/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/44]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG, ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND BETRIEBSVERFAHREN ZUR ZIRKULIERENDE FLIESSBETTTRANSPORTVERGASER UND -REAKTOREN[2012/44]
English:AN APPARATUS, COMPONENTS AND OPERATING METHODS FOR CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED TRANSPORT GASIFIERS AND REACTORS[2012/44]
French:APPAREIL, COMPOSANTS ET PROCÉDÉS DE FONCTIONNEMENT PERMETTANT DE FAIRE CIRCULER DES RÉACTEURS ET DES GAZOGÈNES DE TRANSPORT À LIT FLUIDISÉ[2012/44]
Entry into regional phase06.07.2012National basic fee paid 
06.07.2012Search fee paid 
06.07.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
06.07.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.07.2012Examination requested  [2012/44]
20.12.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.12.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.07.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.10.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.03.2017Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
07.03.2017Fee for grant paid
07.03.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.05.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.05.2017Receipt 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  23.12.2014
Opposition(s)29.03.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
27.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL28.06.2017
AT28.06.2017
CY28.06.2017
DK28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
MC28.06.2017
MK28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
PT28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
TR28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
LU20.12.2017
MT20.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
FR02.01.2018
[2020/33]
Former [2020/27]AT28.06.2017
CY28.06.2017
DK28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
MC28.06.2017
MK28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
PT28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
TR28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
LU20.12.2017
MT20.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
FR02.01.2018
Former [2020/15]AT28.06.2017
CY28.06.2017
DK28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
MC28.06.2017
MK28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
TR28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
LU20.12.2017
MT20.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
FR02.01.2018
Former [2019/52]AT28.06.2017
CY28.06.2017
DK28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
MC28.06.2017
MK28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
LU20.12.2017
MT20.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
FR02.01.2018
Former [2019/46]AT28.06.2017
CY28.06.2017
DK28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
MC28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
LU20.12.2017
MT20.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
FR02.01.2018
Former [2019/30]AT28.06.2017
DK28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
MC28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
LU20.12.2017
MT20.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
FR02.01.2018
Former [2018/52]AT28.06.2017
DK28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
LU20.12.2017
MT20.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
FR02.01.2018
Former [2018/49]AT28.06.2017
DK28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
LU20.12.2017
MT20.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
FR02.01.2018
Former [2018/43]AT28.06.2017
DK28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
LU20.12.2017
MT20.12.2017
Former [2018/21]AT28.06.2017
DK28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
Former [2018/11]AT28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
ES28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
SM28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
IS28.10.2017
Former [2018/10]AT28.06.2017
EE28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
Former [2018/09]EE28.06.2017
FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
Former [2018/01]FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
NL28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
Former [2017/50]FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
LV28.06.2017
SE28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
Former [2017/49]FI28.06.2017
LT28.06.2017
NO28.09.2017
GR29.09.2017
Documents cited:Search[XI]EP0634471  (KELLOGG M W CO [US]) [X] 1,2,12 * column 11, line 53 - column 12, line 58; figure 3 * [I] 3-11,13-15;
 [A]EP0161970  (FRAMATOME & CIE [FR]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]FR2586941  (FRAMATOME SA [FR]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[A]KR100460217B  (KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY);
 [A]WO2008107928  (IHI CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]EP0634470  (KELLOGG M W CO [US]);
 [A]US2008216655  (VIMALCHAND PANNALAL [US], et al);
 [A]JP2009227704  (IHI CORP)
by applicantEP0634471
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 US5560900
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