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EP0655167 - HYDROGEN POWER CELL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 23.05.1997 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.05.1997	Refusal of application	published on 09.07.1997 [1997/28]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states H POWER CORPORATION 60 Montgomery Street Belleville, NJ 07109 / US
	For all designated states KAUFMAN, Arthur Burnett Terrace West Orange, NJ 07052 / US
	[1995/22]
Inventor(s)	01 / KAUFMAN, Arthur Burnett Terrace West Orange, NJ 07052 / US
	[1995/22]
Representative(s)	de Bruijn, Leendert C., et al Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720 2502 LS Den Haag / NL
	[N/P]
Former [1995/22]	de Bruijn, Leendert C., et al Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720 NL-2502 LS Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date	93920030.9	13.08.1993
	[1995/22]
	WO1993US07623
Priority number, date	US19920929629	13.08.1992 Original published format: US 929629
	[1995/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9405049
	Date:	03.03.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/06]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0655167
	Date:	31.05.1995
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.03.1994 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1995/22]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	03.03.1994
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.09.1995
Classification	IPC:	H01M2/14, C25F5/00, C25D9/04, C25D9/06, C25D11/04, C25D11/08, H01M8/02, H01M8/10	[1995/44]
	CPC:	H01M8/04291 (EP,US); H01M8/0213 (EP,US); H01M8/1007 (EP,US); H01M8/241 (EP); H01M8/2457 (EP,US); H01M2300/0082 (EP,US); (+) Y02E60/50 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [1995/22]	H01M2/14, C25F5/00, C25D9/04, C25D9/06, C25D11/04, C25D11/08
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [1995/22]
Title	German:	WASSERSTOFFKRAFTZELLE	[1995/22]
	English:	HYDROGEN POWER CELL	[1995/22]
	French:	PILE ELECTRIQUE A L'HYDROGENE	[1995/22]
Entry into regional phase	09.03.1995	National basic fee paid
	09.03.1995	Search fee paid
	09.03.1995	Designation fee(s) paid
	09.03.1995	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	08.03.1994	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	09.03.1995	Examination requested [1995/22]
	05.02.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.05.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.08.1996	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
	12.02.1997	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: formalities examination [1997/28]
	22.02.1997	Application refused, date of legal effect [1997/28]
	01.04.1997	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.08.1995	Renewal fee patent year 03
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.08.1996	04 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4826741 (ADLHART OTTO J [US], et al) [A] 1 * figure 2; example 1 * * column 5, line 60 - line 66 *;
		[A]US4769297 (REISER CARL A [US], et al) [A] 1 * column 1, line 37 - line 59; figure 2 *;
		[A]JPS63110555 ;
		[A]US4855193 (MCELROY JAMES F [US]);
		[A]FR2398392 (ENGELHARD MIN & CHEM [US]);
		[A]EP0120139 (TOYO BOSEKI [JP]) [A] 8,9 * page 9, line 3 - line 21 *;
		[A]FR2103864 (KUREHA CHEMICAL IND CO LTD) [A] 8-10 * page 3, paragraph 1; claim 9; table 2 *;
		[A]FR1460001 (EXXON RESEARCH ENGINEERING CO) [A] 8,9 * page 1, column L, paragraph L *;
		[A]US4219611 (BREAULT RICHARD D [US]) [A] 12 * column 1, line 23 - line 44 *
		[A] - PETER J. SCHÜTZ, "PREVENTION OF MEMBRANE DEHYDRATION IN PEM FUEL CELLS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON FUEL CELLS NOVEMBER 6-7 1989, vol. 89, no. 4, pages 87 - 93, XP000856052 [A] 1 * page 88, paragraph L - page 89, paragraph 1 *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880922), vol. 012, no. 355, Database accession no. (E - 661), & JP63110555 A 19880516 (HITACHI LTD) [A] * abstract *
	International search	[AYX]US4737421 (UEMURA TAKEO [JP], et al);
		[Y]US4401533 (SAITO KAZUHISA [JP], et al);
		[Y]US3671411 (RAY JAMES D, et al)

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