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EP4375235 - INTEGRATION OF HYDROGEN FUELED GAS TURBINE WITH A HYDROCARBON REFORMING PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
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Status updated on  04.07.2025
Database last updated on 01.04.2026
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  27.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.08.2025New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tallgrass MLP Operations, LLC
4200 W 115th Street, Suite 350
Leawood, KS 66211 / US
[N/P]
Former [2024/22]For all designated states
Tallgrass MLP Operations, LLC
4200 W 115th Street, Suite 350
Leawood KS 66211 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Follaca, Vincent
Texas, 77007 / US
02 / Nelson, Alison Renee
Texas, 77018 / US
03 / Phillips, Dwayne Holly
Texas, 77386 / US
04 / Daniels, Damon
Texas, 77005 / US
 [2024/22]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[2024/22]
Application number, filing date23190823.710.08.2023
[2024/22]
Priority number, dateUS202263371009P10.08.2022         Original published format: US 202263371009 P
[2024/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4375235
Date:29.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/22]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4375235
Date:01.01.2025
Language:EN
[2025/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.12.2024
ClassificationIPC:C01B3/38, C01B3/48, C01B3/50, C01B3/56, C01B3/58
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CPC:
C01B3/38 (EP); C01B3/48 (US); C01B3/50 (EP);
C01B3/56 (EP,US); C01B3/586 (EP); C01B2203/0233 (EP,US);
C01B2203/0244 (EP,US); C01B2203/0283 (US); C01B2203/0288 (EP);
C01B2203/0405 (EP); C01B2203/0415 (EP); C01B2203/042 (US);
C01B2203/043 (EP); C01B2203/0445 (EP); C01B2203/046 (EP);
C01B2203/047 (US); C01B2203/0475 (EP,US); C01B2203/048 (US);
C01B2203/0495 (US); C01B2203/061 (EP); C01B2203/062 (US);
C01B2203/068 (EP); C01B2203/0811 (EP); C01B2203/0822 (US);
C01B2203/0894 (EP,US); C01B2203/1047 (EP); C01B2203/1058 (EP);
C01B2203/1076 (US); C01B2203/1241 (US); C01B2203/146 (EP);
C01B2203/84 (EP,US); Y02C20/40 (EP) (-)
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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/22]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INTEGRATION EINER WASSERSTOFFBETRIEBENEN GASTURBINE IN EIN KOHLENWASSERSTOFFREFORMIERUNGSVERFAHREN[2024/22]
English:INTEGRATION OF HYDROGEN FUELED GAS TURBINE WITH A HYDROCARBON REFORMING PROCESS[2024/22]
French:INTÉGRATION D'UNE TURBINE À GAZ ALIMENTÉE EN HYDROGÈNE DANS UN PROCÉDÉ DE REFORMAGE D'HYDROCARBURES[2024/22]
Examination procedure30.06.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.06.2025Examination requested  [2025/32]
30.06.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XI] US2010199682  (FISCHER BEATRICE et al.) [X] 1,10 * paragraphs [0018] , [0035] , [0040] , [0041]; figure 4 *[I] 2-9,11-15
 [A] JP2002195051  (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND et al.) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0022]; figure 1 *
 [A] EP1944268  (BP ALTERNATIVE ENERGY HOLDINGS et al.) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A] US2010098601  (BLUMENFELD MICHAEL et al.) [A] 1-15 * figure - *
 [XI]   FIASCHI D ET AL: "The Recuperative Auto Thermal Reforming and Recuperative Reforming Gas Turbine Power Cycles With CO2 Removal - Part II: The Recuperative Reforming Cycle", JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER, ASME, NEW YORK, NY, US, vol. 126, no. 1, January 2004 (2004-01-01), pages 62 - 68, XP009118718, ISSN: 0742-4795, DOI: 10.1115/1.1639008 [X] 1,6,10-14 * abstract * * section "Description of the R-REF Power Cycle"; figure 1 * * table 2 *[I] 2-5,7-9,15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.1639008
 [XI]   FIASCHI D ET AL: "Exergy analysis of the recuperative auto thermal reforming (R-ATR) and recuperative reforming (R-REF) power cycles with CO"2 removal", ENERGY, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 29, no. 12-15, October 2004 (2004-10-01), pages 2003 - 2024, XP004658229, ISSN: 0360-5442, DOI: 10.1016/J.ENERGY.2004.03.010 [X] 1,6,10,12,13 * abstract * * section "The R-ATR and R-REF power cycles"; figure 1 *[I] 2-5,7-9,14,15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2004.03.010
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