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EP About this file: EP0537500

EP0537500 - A method of treatment of heavy hydrocarbon oil [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.10.1997
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 09.01.2008  [2008/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED
1-1, Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1993/16]For all designated states
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED
1-1, Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yoshita, Mitsuru
c/o Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., 1280, Kamiizumi
Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken / JP
02 / Ii, Kenichi
c/o Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., 1280, Kamiizumi
Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken / JP
03 / Kashima, Kazuhiro
c/o Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., 1280, Kamiizumi
Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken / JP
04 / Kanda, Eiichiro
c/o Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., 1280, Kamiizumi
Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken / JP
05 / Ohno, Takanori
c/o Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., 1280, Kamiizumi
Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken / JP
06 / Takeuchi, Naotake
c/o Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., 1280, Kamiizumi
Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken / JP
[1993/16]
Representative(s)Gille Hrabal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte
Brucknerstraße 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [1993/16]Türk, Gille, Hrabal, Leifert
Brucknerstrasse 20
D-40593 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date92116048.719.09.1992
[1993/16]
Priority number, dateJP1991026187109.10.1991         Original published format: JP 26187191
[1993/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0537500
Date:21.04.1993
Language:EN
[1993/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0537500
Date:12.05.1993
Language:EN
[1993/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0537500
Date:27.11.1996
Language:EN
[1996/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.03.1993
ClassificationIPC:C10G65/12, C10G69/00
[1993/19]
CPC:
C10G69/00 (EP,KR,US); C10G65/12 (EP,KR,US); B01J29/16 (KR)
Former IPC [1993/16]C10G1/00
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   PT [1993/16]
TitleGerman:Methode zur Behandlung eines schweren Kohlenwasserstofföls[1993/16]
English:A method of treatment of heavy hydrocarbon oil[1993/16]
French:Procédé de traitement d'huile hydrocarbonée lourde[1993/16]
Examination procedure04.11.1993Examination requested  [1994/01]
21.03.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.07.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.08.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.12.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.01.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
25.04.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
30.04.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.06.1996Fee for grant paid
27.06.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.08.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.09.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
20.09.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE27.11.1996
IT27.11.1996
PT27.02.1997
[2008/02]
Former [1999/42]BE27.11.1996
IT27.11.1996
PT27.02.1997
Former [1997/50]BE27.11.1996
PT27.02.1997
Former [1997/39]BE27.11.1996
Documents cited:Search[X]EP0113283  (INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE [FR]);
 [Y]US5009768  (GALIASSO ROBERTO [VE], et al);
 [A]US4447314  (BANTA FREDERICK [US]);
 [A]US4415436  (ANGEVINE PHILIP J [US]);
 [A]US3338819  (WOOD FREDERICK C);
 [A]FR2277140  (LEUNA WERKE VEB [DD]);
 [YD]FR2517692  (RESIDUAL OIL PROC RES ASS [JP])
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