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EP0489083 - SMELTING OF METALLURGICAL WASTE MATERIALS CONTAINING IRON COMPOUNDS AND TOXIC ELEMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.04.1997 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.04.1997	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 04.06.1997 [1997/23]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states AUSMELT LIMITED 12 Kitchen Road Dandenong, VIC 3175 / AU
	[1995/50]
Former [1992/34]	For all designated states AUSMELT PTY. LTD. 2/13 Kitchen Road, P.O. Box 1003 Dandenong, Victoria 3175 / AU
Former [1992/24]	For all designated states AUSMELT PTY. LTD. 304 High Street Kew, VIC 3101 / AU
Inventor(s)	01 / BALDOCK, Brian Ross 49 McCormicks Road Skye, VIC 3977 / AU
	02 / FLOYD, John Millice 70-72 Emerald Road Upper Beaconsfield, VIC 3808 / AU
	03 / LIGHTFOOT, Brian William Lot 19, Messmate Crescent Emerald, VIC 3782 / AU
	04 / ROBILLIARD, Kenneth Roland 9 Leonard Street Upwey, VIC 3158 / AU
	[1994/46]
Former [1992/24]	01 / BALDOCK, Brian, Ross 49 McCormicks Road Skye, VIC 3977 / AU
	02 / FLOYD, John, Millice 70-72 Emerald Road Upper Beaconsfield, VIC 3808 / AU
	03 / LIGHTFOOT, Brian, William Lot 19, Messmate Crescent Emerald, VIC 3782 / AU
	04 / ROBILLIARD, Kenneth, Roland 9 Leonard Street Upwey, VIC 3158 / AU
Representative(s)	Rambelli, Paolo, et al Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A. Corso Emilia 8 10152 Torino / IT
	[N/P]
Former [1992/24]	Rambelli, Paolo, et al c/o JACOBACCI & PERANI S.p.A. Corso Regio Parco, 27 I-10152 Torino / IT
Application number, filing date	90913040.3	23.08.1990
	[1992/24]
	WO1990AU00365
Priority number, date	AU1989PJ05948	24.08.1989 Original published format: AU PJ594889
	[1996/29]
Former [1992/24]	AU19890005948	24.08.1989
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9102824
	Date:	07.03.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/06]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0489083
	Date:	10.06.1992
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.03.1991 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1992/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0489083
	Date:	12.06.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/24]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	07.03.1991
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	02.12.1993
Classification	IPC:	C22B7/00, C22B7/04, C22B5/10, C22B5/12, C22B5/16, C22B7/02, // C22B11/02, C22B13/02, C22B19/20, C22B30/04	[1994/07]
	CPC:	F23G5/085 (EP,US); C22B5/10 (EP,US); C22B5/12 (EP,US); C22B7/02 (EP,US); C22B7/04 (EP,US); F23G2202/20 (EP,US); (+) F23L2900/07005 (EP,US); Y02E20/34 (EP,US); Y02P10/20 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1992/24]	C22B7/00, C22B7/04, C22B5/10, C22B5/12, // C22B11/02, C22B13/02, C22B19/20, C22B30/04
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, IT, NL [1996/20]
Former [1995/02]	DE, FR, IT, NL, SE
Former [1992/48]	DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE
Former [1992/24]	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE
Title	German:	VERHÜTTUNG METALLURGISCHER ABFALLSTOFFE ENTHALTEND EISENBESTANDTEILE UND TOXISCHE ELEMENTE	[1992/24]
	English:	SMELTING OF METALLURGICAL WASTE MATERIALS CONTAINING IRON COMPOUNDS AND TOXIC ELEMENTS	[1992/24]
	French:	TRAITEMENT PAR FUSION DE DECHETS METALLURGIQUES CONTENANT DES COMPOSES DE FER ET DES ELEMENTS TOXIQUES	[1992/24]
Entry into regional phase	24.02.1992	National basic fee paid
	24.02.1992	Search fee paid
	14.02.1992	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.02.1992	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.03.1991	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
	24.02.1992	Examination requested [1992/24]
	25.03.1992	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	17.06.1992	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, DK, GB, LU, SE
	03.03.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.05.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.06.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	06.11.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	13.11.1995	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.02.1996	Fee for grant paid
	08.02.1996	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	13.03.1997	No opposition filed within time limit [1997/23]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.01.1993	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.08.1993	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.09.1994	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.09.1995	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	22.04.1992	AT M01 Not yet paid
	22.04.1992	BE M01 Not yet paid
	22.04.1992	CH M01 Not yet paid
	22.04.1992	DK M01 Not yet paid
	22.04.1992	GB M01 Not yet paid
	22.04.1992	LU M01 Not yet paid
	22.04.1992	SE M01 Not yet paid
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.08.1992	03 M06 Fee paid on 22.01.1993
	01.09.1994	05 M06 Fee paid on 14.09.1994
	01.09.1995	06 M06 Fee paid on 13.09.1995
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]AU6970787B (AUSMELT PROPRIETARY LIMITED) [Y] 1-5,7-9,13-17,20 * page 4, lines 19-22; page 5, lines 4-9; example 1; claims *;
		[A]AU6152786D ;
		[A]JPS5831046 ;
		[Y]WO8703010 (AUSMELT PTY LTD [AU]) [Y] 1-5,7-9,13-17,20 * page 3, lines 19-28; example; claims *;
		[A]US4741770 (ANDREWS BARRY S [AU], et al);
		[A]EP0328677 (NIPPON KOKAN KK [JP]) [A] 1,3,4,6 * figures 1,2; claim - *;
		[E]WO9202648 (MOUNT ISA MINES [AU]) [E] 1 * claim - *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 87, no. 12, Database accession no. 87-079881, & AU6152786D D 19870219 (PYROTECH RESOURCES & AUSMELT PTY LTD) [A] * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19830511), vol. 7, no. 108, Database accession no. (C - 165), & JP58031046 A 19830223 (NIHON KOGYO SHINKOUKAI) [A] * abstract *
	International search	[A]AU2849477 (METALLURGIE HOBOKEN);
		[A]WO8102568 (BOLIDEN AB [SE], et al);
		[A]AU6465380 (ANCHOR DARLING VALVE CO);
		[A]AU9006082 (SKF STEEL ENG AB);
		[A]AU4192985 (COMMW SCIENT IND RES ORG, et al)
		[A] - SOVIET INVENTIONS ILLUSTRATED, Week 8429, issued 29 August 1984, (DERWENT PUBLICATIONS LTD.), Section Ch: Chemical, METALLURGY, page 11, 'SU A1 1054436', UST-KAMENGORSKIJ REVOLYUTSII SVINTSOVOTSINKOVYJ KOMBINATIM.V.I.LENINA 15 November 1983 (15.11.83), (see the whole Abstract).

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