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EP3229939 - PROCESS AND PLANT FOR THE PURIFICATION OF RAW SYNTHESIS GAS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.04.2021
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.02.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.09.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.07.2017
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
L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
75, Quai d'Orsay
75007 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2017/42]For all designated states
L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
75, Quai d'Orsay
75007 Paris / FR
Inventor(s)01 / MEYER, Manfred
Falkenweg 5
61381 Friedrichsdorf / DE
 [2017/42]
Representative(s)Dropsch, Holger
Air Liquide Forschung und Entwicklung GmbH
Gwinnerstraße 27-33
60388 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[2017/42]
Application number, filing date15804073.326.11.2015
[2017/42]
WO2015EP25092
Priority number, dateDE20141011834510.12.2014         Original published format: DE102014118345
[2017/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016091393
Date:16.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3229939
Date:18.10.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.06.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3229939
Date:10.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:B01D53/14, C01B3/52
[2020/14]
CPC:
B01D53/1406 (EP,CN,US); B01D53/1425 (CN,US); B01D53/1462 (EP,CN,US);
B01D53/1487 (EP,CN,US); B01D53/1493 (CN,US); B01D53/185 (US);
C01B3/02 (US); C01B3/52 (EP,US); C10J3/02 (US);
C10K1/002 (US); C10K1/004 (US); C10K1/005 (US);
C10K1/102 (CN); B01D2252/2021 (EP,CN,US); B01D2257/304 (EP,US);
B01D2257/306 (EP,CN,US); B01D2257/308 (EP,CN,US); B01D2257/408 (EP,US);
B01D2257/504 (EP,US); B01D2257/7027 (CN); C01B2203/0415 (EP,US);
C01B2203/0475 (EP,US); C01B2203/048 (US); C01B2203/0485 (EP,US);
C01B2203/147 (US); C10J2300/093 (US); Y02C20/40 (US);
Y02P20/151 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/42]B01D53/14, C07C7/11
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 [2017/42]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND ANLAGE ZUR REINIGUNG VON ROHSYNTHESEGAS[2017/42]
English:PROCESS AND PLANT FOR THE PURIFICATION OF RAW SYNTHESIS GAS[2017/42]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET INSTALLATION POUR LA PURIFICATION DE GAZ DE SYNTHÈSE BRUT[2017/42]
Entry into regional phase04.07.2017National basic fee paid 
04.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
04.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/42]
04.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.02.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.02.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.04.2020Fee for grant paid
24.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.11.2015
AL10.06.2020
AT10.06.2020
CY10.06.2020
CZ10.06.2020
DK10.06.2020
EE10.06.2020
ES10.06.2020
FI10.06.2020
HR10.06.2020
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LT10.06.2020
LV10.06.2020
MC10.06.2020
MK10.06.2020
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SK10.06.2020
SM10.06.2020
TR10.06.2020
BG10.09.2020
NO10.09.2020
GR11.09.2020
IS10.10.2020
PT12.10.2020
IE26.11.2020
LU26.11.2020
CH30.11.2020
LI30.11.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU26.11.2015
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