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EP0423287 - BATCH PROCESS CONTROL USING EXPERT SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.12.1998
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2008Change - applicantpublished on 23.07.2008  [2008/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/30]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898 / US
Former [1997/30]For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 18898 / US
Former [1991/17]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SKEIRIK, Richard, D.
11 Beech Hill Drive
Newark, DE 19711 / US
[1991/17]
Representative(s)Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
Beresford Crump LLP
16 High Holborn
London WC1V 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [1991/17]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn
London WC1R 5DJ / GB
Application number, filing date90906564.105.04.1990
[1991/17]
WO1990US01854
Priority number, dateUS1989033353605.04.1989         Original published format: US 333536
[1991/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9012368
Date:18.10.1990
Language:EN
[1990/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0423287
Date:24.04.1991
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.10.1990 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1991/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0423287
Date:11.02.1998
Language:EN
[1998/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US18.10.1990
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.03.1994
ClassificationIPC:G06F15/18, G06F9/44, G05B13/02
[1998/07]
CPC:
G05B13/028 (EP,US); B01J19/004 (EP,US); G06F9/44 (EP,US);
Y10S706/906 (US)
Former IPC [1991/17]G06F15/18, G06F15/46
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1991/17]
TitleGerman:STAPELPROZESSSTEUERUNG MIT BENUTZUNG VON EXPERTENSYSTEMEN[1991/17]
English:BATCH PROCESS CONTROL USING EXPERT SYSTEMS[1991/17]
French:SYSTEMES EXPERTS UTILISANT UNE COMMANDE DE TRAITEMENT PAR LOTS[1991/17]
Entry into regional phase10.12.1990National basic fee paid 
10.12.1990Search fee paid 
10.12.1990Designation fee(s) paid 
04.12.1990Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.12.1990Examination requested  [1991/17]
16.06.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
27.03.1996Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
31.05.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.10.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.08.1997Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.11.1997Fee for grant paid
05.11.1997Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.11.1998No opposition filed within time limit [1999/05]
Request for further processing for:18.07.1997Request for further processing filed
18.07.1997Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
11.08.1997Decision despatched
31.05.1996Request for further processing filed
03.05.1996Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request deemed not to be filed
04.07.1996Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.1992Renewal fee patent year 03
29.04.1993Renewal fee patent year 04
22.04.1994Renewal fee patent year 05
21.04.1995Renewal fee patent year 06
19.04.1996Renewal fee patent year 07
23.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT11.02.1998
BE11.02.1998
ES11.02.1998
DK11.05.1998
SE11.05.1998
[2003/45]
Former [2002/25]AT11.02.1998
BE11.02.1998
ES11.02.1998
SE11.05.1998
Former [1998/49]AT11.02.1998
BE11.02.1998
SE11.05.1998
Former [1998/43]AT11.02.1998
SE11.05.1998
Former [1998/40]AT11.02.1998
Documents cited:Search   [ ] - No further relevant documents disclosed
International search[A]US4563746  (YOSHIDA KENICHI [JP], et al);
 [X]US4628435  (TASHIRO TSUTOMU [JP], et al);
 [AP]US4825353  (JENKINS DAVID P [GB]);
 [AP]US4853175  (BOOK SR THEODORE L [US])
 [X]  - ALLARD, "The Goal/Subgoal Knowledge Representation for Real-Time Process Monitoring, "Proceedings of AAAI-87, 6th National Conf. on AI, 1987, (see entire control," 7/6/87, p 839-867, MIT.
 [A]  - MOORE, "Expert Systems in On-Line Process Control," p 69-74, AI Applications in Chemistry, 1986
 [A]  - KANE, "AI and Map in the Processing Industries", p 55-58, Hydrocarbon Processing, June 1986
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