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EP3368631 - METHOD USING HYDROGEN-NEON MIXTURE REFRIGERATION CYCLE FOR LARGE-SCALE HYDROGEN COOLING AND LIQUEFACTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/36]	HYDROGEN-NEON MIXTURE REFRIGERATION CYCLE FOR LARGE-SCALE HYDROGEN COOLING AND LlQUEFACTION
	[2019/29]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.11.2019 Database last updated on 07.06.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.07.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 03.08.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 05.05.2017
Former	unknown Status updated on 30.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	15.04.2024	Change: Date of oral proceedings
	15.04.2024	Deletion: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Linde GmbH Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6-14 82049 Pullach / DE
	[2020/25]
Former [2019/51]	For all designated states Linde Aktiengesellschaft Klosterhofstrasse 1 80331 München / DE
Former [2018/36]	For all designated states Linde Aktiengesellschaft Klosterhofstrasse 1 80331 München / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / CARDELLA, Umberto Fuchsweg 9 85598 Baldham / DE
	02 / DECKER, Lutz Florastrasse 21 CH-8400 Winterthur / CH
	03 / KLEIN, Herald Poignring 20e 82515 Wolfratshausen / DE
	[2018/36]
Representative(s)	Meilinger, Claudia Sabine, et al Linde GmbH Intellectual Property EMEA Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6-14 82049 Pullach / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2019/51]	Meilinger, Claudia Sabine Linde Aktiengesellschaft Corporate Intellectual Property Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6-14 82049 Pullach / DE
Former [2018/36]	Richmond, Sarah The Linde Group Priestley Centre 10 Priestley Road Surrey Research Park Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XY / GB
Application number, filing date	16798415.2	20.10.2016
	[2018/36]
	WO2016EP75231
Priority number, date	EP20150003071	27.10.2015 Original published format: EP 15003071
	[2018/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017072024
	Date:	04.05.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/18]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3368631
	Date:	05.09.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.05.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/36]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3368631
	Date:	18.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	04.05.2017
Classification	IPC:	C09K5/04, F25J1/02	[2018/36]
	CPC:	F25J1/0067 (EP,US); C09K5/041 (EP,US); F25J1/001 (EP,US); F25J1/0042 (EP,US); F25J1/005 (EP,US); F25J1/0052 (EP,US); (+) F25J1/0062 (EP,US); F25J1/0065 (EP,US); F25J1/0072 (EP,US); F25J1/0092 (EP,US); F25J1/0095 (US); F25J1/0205 (EP,US); F25J1/0207 (EP,US); F25J1/0214 (EP,US); F25J1/0215 (EP,US); F25J1/0217 (EP,US); F25J1/0218 (EP,US); F25J1/0221 (EP,US); F25J1/025 (EP,US); F25J1/0259 (EP,US); F25J1/0268 (EP,US); F25J1/0279 (EP,US); F25J1/0288 (EP,US); F25J1/0291 (EP,US); F25J1/0292 (EP,US); F25J1/0294 (EP,US); C09K2205/13 (EP,US); F25J2205/60 (US); F25J2205/82 (EP); F25J2210/42 (EP,US); F25J2210/62 (EP,US); F25J2220/02 (EP); F25J2230/08 (EP,US); F25J2230/30 (EP,US); F25J2240/02 (US); F25J2240/40 (EP,US); F25J2270/14 (US); F25J2270/16 (EP,US); F25J2270/90 (US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2018/36]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN WELCHES EINEN KÄLTEKREISLAUF MIT WASSERSTOFF-NEON-MISCHUNG ZUR WASSERSTOFFMASSENKÜHLUNG ODER -VERFLÜSSIGUNG VERWENDET	[2019/29]
	English:	METHOD USING HYDROGEN-NEON MIXTURE REFRIGERATION CYCLE FOR LARGE-SCALE HYDROGEN COOLING AND LIQUEFACTION	[2019/29]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ UTILISANT UN CYCLE DE RÉFRIGÉRATION POUR MÉLANGE HYDROGÈNE-NÉON POUR REFROIDISSEMENT ET LIQUÉFACTION D'HYDROGÈNE À GRANDE ÉCHELLE	[2019/29]
	Former [2018/36]	KÄLTEKREISLAUF MIT WASSERSTOFF-NEON-MISCHUNG ZUR WASSERSTOFFMASSENKÜHLUNG UND -VERFLÜSSIGUNG
	Former [2018/36]	HYDROGEN-NEON MIXTURE REFRIGERATION CYCLE FOR LARGE-SCALE HYDROGEN COOLING AND LlQUEFACTION
	Former [2018/36]	CYCLE DE RÉFRIGÉRATION D'UN MÉLANGE HYDROGÈNE-NÉON POUR LE REFROIDISSEMENT ET LA LIQUÉFACTION D'HYDROGÈNE À GRANDE ÉCHELLE
Entry into regional phase	03.05.2018	National basic fee paid
	03.05.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	03.05.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	08.05.2018	Examination requested [2018/36]
	08.05.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	30.11.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	02.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.11.2019	Fee for grant paid
	08.11.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	08.11.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 09.09.2020 11.09.2020 ADMISSIBLE L'AIR LIQUIDE, Société Anonyme pour L'étude et L'exploitation des procédés Georges Claude 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponent's representative De Cuenca, Emmanuel Jaime L'Air Liquide S.A. Direction Propriété Intellectuelle 75, quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cédex 07 / FR
		[2022/31]
	Former [2020/51]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.09.2020 11.09.2020 ADMISSIBLE L'AIR LIQUIDE, Société Anonyme pour L'étude et L'exploitation des procédés Georges Claude 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponent's representative Air Liquide L'Air Liquide S.A. Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
	Former [2020/42]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.09.2020 L'AIR LIQUIDE, Société Anonyme pour L'étude et L'exploitation des procédés Georges Claude 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponent's representative De Cuenca, Emmanuel Jaime L'Air Liquide S.A. Direction Propriété Intellectuelle 75 Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
	02.10.2020	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	12.02.2021	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	31.01.2023	Date of oral proceedings
	28.02.2023	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	28.02.2023	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition	18.04.2023	Appeal received No. T0725/23
	18.04.2023	Payment of appeal fee
	26.06.2023	Statement of grounds filed
	17.06.2025	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	20.10.2016
	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CY	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	MK	18.12.2019
	MT	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	TR	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	GB	20.10.2020
	IE	20.10.2020
	LU	20.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	20.10.2016
	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CY	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	MT	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	TR	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	GB	20.10.2020
	IE	20.10.2020
	LU	20.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/46]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	GB	20.10.2020
	IE	20.10.2020
	LU	20.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/38]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	GB	20.10.2020
	LU	20.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	LU	20.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	LU	20.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
Former [2021/31]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	LU	20.10.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/51]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/47]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/40]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/25]	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	FI	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
Cited in	International search	[AD]EP0342250 (AIR PROD & CHEM [US]) [AD] 1-14 * figure 1; claim 3 *;
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		[A]DE102013005923 (LINDE AG [DE]) [A] 1-14* paragraph [0007] *;
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	Opposition	US3992167
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		JP3660748B
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