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EP2782981 - IMPROVED DEVICE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF SULPHUR COMPOUNDS, COMPRISING A FIRST PRE-TREATMENT REACTOR OPERATING IN A NON-CONTINUOUS MANNER, FOLLOWED BY A SECOND PISTON-TYPE PRE-TREATMENT REACTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  11.08.2023
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip11.08.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.09.2023  [2023/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IFP Energies nouvelles
1 & 4 avenue de Bois-Préau
92500 Rueil-Malmaison / FR
[2017/44]
Former [2014/40]For all designated states
IFP Energies nouvelles
1 & 4, avenue de Bois-Préau
92852 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex / FR
Inventor(s)01 / AUGIER, Frédéric
0029 Av. 8 Mai 1945
69360 Saint Symphorien d'Ozon / FR
02 / BAUDOT, Arnaud
0094 Che de la Rossignole
Soleil Levant 39
69390 Vernaison / FR
03 / GAZARIAN, Jérémy
0075 L-D RD 386
69420 Condrieu / FR
04 / LEINEKUGEL LE COCQ, Damien
0216 Gde rue de la Guillotière
69007 Lyon / FR
 [2014/40]
Representative(s)IFP Energies nouvelles
Département Propriété Industrielle
Rond Point de l'échangeur de Solaize
BP3
69360 Solaize / FR
[N/P]
Application number, filing date12788615.816.10.2012
WO2012FR00417
Priority number, dateFR2011000359324.11.2011         Original published format: FR 1103593
[2014/40]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013076383
Date:30.05.2013
Language:FR
[2013/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2782981
Date:01.10.2014
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.05.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.05.2013
ClassificationIPC:C10G19/02, C10G21/30, C10G21/08
[2014/40]
CPC:
C10G53/12 (EP,US); C10G19/02 (EP,RU,US); C10G19/08 (EP,US);
C10G21/08 (EP,RU,US); C10G21/12 (EP,US); C10G21/28 (EP,US);
C10G21/30 (EP,US); C10G53/06 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2014/40]
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTE VORRICHTUNG ZUR EXTRAKTION VON SCHWEFELVERBINDUNGEN MIT EINEM ERSTEN NICHT KONTINUIERLICH BETRIEBENEN VORBEHANDLUNGSREAKTOR, GEFOLGT VON EINEM VORBEHANDLUNGSREAKTOR MIT KOLBENBETRIEB[2014/40]
English:IMPROVED DEVICE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF SULPHUR COMPOUNDS, COMPRISING A FIRST PRE-TREATMENT REACTOR OPERATING IN A NON-CONTINUOUS MANNER, FOLLOWED BY A SECOND PISTON-TYPE PRE-TREATMENT REACTOR[2014/40]
French:DISPOSITIF AMÉLIORÉ D'EXTRACTION DE COMPOSÉS SOUFRÉS COMPORTANT UN PREMIER REACTEUR DE PRETRAITEMENT FONCTIONNANT EN DISCONTINU SUIVI D'UN SECOND REACTEUR DE PRETRAITEMENT DE TYPE PISTON[2014/40]
Entry into regional phase24.06.2014National basic fee paid 
24.06.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
24.06.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.06.2014Examination requested  [2014/40]
24.10.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.03.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 26.04.2023
26.04.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
28.04.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/37]
08.05.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/37]
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  27.02.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
02.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
02.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
31.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
31.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
02.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
02.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
31.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
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Cited inInternational search[A]GB728589  (BRITISH PETROLEUM CO) [A] 1-5 * claims 1,2 *;
 [A]FR1114509  (ELECTRIC PROCESS COMPANY) [A] 1-5* figure 1 *;
 [A]US2945889  (PETTY CHARLES O) [A] 1-5 * figure .; claim 1 *;
 [A]US3474027  (VAUTRAIN LUCIEN H, et al) [A] 1-5 * figure .; claim 1 *;
 [A]US4207174  (CHRISTMAN WILLIAM J [US]) [A] 1-5 * figure 1; claims 1-3 *;
 [ID]US6749741  (LARICCHIA LUIGI [US], et al) [ID] 1-5 * figures 1,2; claim 1 *
by applicantUS4081354
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