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EP0640295
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| EP0640295 - Apparatus and process for chilling food products [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.03.2001 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 09.03.2001 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 25.04.2001 [2001/17] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states THE BOC GROUP, INC. 575 Mountain Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [1995/44] | For all designated states THE BOC GROUP, INC. 575 Mountain Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 / US | ||
| Former [1995/09] | For all designated states THE BOC GROUP, INC. 575 Mountain Avenue Murray Hill, New Providence, New Jersey 07974 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Appolonia, John 2 Spring Lane Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067 / US | 02 /
McCormick, Steve 24 Pebble Ridge Road Warrington, Pennsylvania 18976 / US | 03 /
Boddaert, Robert 7 Presidential Drive Washington, New Jersey 07882 / US | 04 /
Cory, Charles 106 Dunbarton Drive Wilmington, Delaware 19808 / US | [1995/09] | Representative(s) | Wickham, Michael, et al C/o Patent and Trademark Department The BOC Group plc Chertsey Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HJ / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1995/09] | Wickham, Michael, et al c/o Patent and Trademark Department The BOC Group plc Chertsey Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HJ / GB | Application number, filing date | 94305598.8 | 28.07.1994 | [1995/09] | Priority number, date | US19930113934 | 30.08.1993 Original published format: US 113934 | [1995/09] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0640295 | Date: | 01.03.1995 | Language: | EN | [1995/09] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0640295 | Date: | 05.07.1995 | Language: | EN | [1995/27] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0640295 | Date: | 03.05.2000 | Language: | EN | [2000/18] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 18.05.1995 | Classification | IPC: | A23L3/375, A23B4/09 | [1995/09] | CPC: |
F25D29/001 (EP,US);
A23B4/09 (EP,US);
A23L3/375 (EP,US);
F25D3/11 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE [1995/09] | Title | German: | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Abkühlen von Nahrungsmitteln | [1995/09] | English: | Apparatus and process for chilling food products | [1995/09] | French: | Procédé et appareil pour réfrigérer des produits alimentaires | [1995/09] | Examination procedure | 19.12.1995 | Examination requested [1996/08] | 01.04.1997 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 15.07.1997 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 22.01.1998 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 20.03.1998 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.10.1998 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 26.11.1998 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 03.08.1999 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 15.09.1999 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 11.10.1999 | Fee for grant paid | 11.10.1999 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 06.02.2001 | No opposition filed within time limit [2001/17] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 20.06.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 23.06.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 29.06.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 02.07.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [X]EP0242619 (LINDE AG [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,9,10 * column 4, line 22 - column 6, line 17; figure 1; claim - *; | [A]EP0544420 (BOC GROUP INC [US]) [A] 1 * column 6, line 26 - line 52 * | Examination | EP0632966 |