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EP0687853 - Staged combustion for reducing nitrogen oxides [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  22.04.2005
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.07.2008Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representativepublished on 06.08.2008  [2008/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, CT 06810-5113 / US
[1995/51]
Inventor(s)01 / Kobayashi, William Thoru
Rua Alcatrazes 60
04144 Sao Paulo-SP / BR
02 / Francis, Arthur Wellington Jr.
RD-1 Box 428
Monroe, New York 10950 / US
03 / Kobayashi, Hisashi
170 Barger Street
Putnam Valley, New York 10579 / US
[1995/51]
Representative(s)Schwan, Gerhard
Schwan Schwan Schorer
Patentanwälte
Bauerstrasse 22
80796 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1995/51]Schwan, Gerhard, Dipl.-Ing.
Elfenstrasse 32
D-81739 München / DE
Application number, filing date95109042.212.06.1995
[1995/51]
Priority number, dateUS1994025911013.06.1994         Original published format: US 259110
[1995/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0687853
Date:20.12.1995
Language:EN
[1995/51]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0687853
Date:05.03.1997
[1997/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0687853
Date:27.09.2000
Language:EN
[2000/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.01.1997
ClassificationIPC:F23C6/04, F23C1/00
[1995/51]
CPC:
F23C1/00 (EP,US); F23D11/10 (KR); F23C6/045 (EP,US);
F23L7/007 (EP,US); F23D2900/00006 (EP,US); Y02E20/34 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   ES,   FR,   IT,   NL,   PT [1995/51]
TitleGerman:Stufenweise Verbrennung zur Reduktion von Stickstoffoxiden[1995/51]
English:Staged combustion for reducing nitrogen oxides[1995/51]
French:Combustion étagée pour la réduction d'oxydes d'azote[1995/51]
Examination procedure13.03.1997Examination requested  [1997/19]
14.04.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.08.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.02.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
24.03.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
03.04.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.05.2000Fee for grant paid
23.05.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  26.06.2001  17.08.2001  ADMISSIBLE
L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A.
75, Quai d'Orsay
75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
Opponent's representative
Vesin, Jacques
L'Air Liquide S.A. Service Propriété Industrielle, 75 Quai d'Orsay
75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
 [2008/32]
Former [2001/34]
Opponent(s)01  26.06.2001   
L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A.
75, Quai d'Orsay
75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
Opponent's representative
Vesin, Jacques
L'AIR LIQUIDE 75 Quai d'Orsay
75321 Paris Cédex 07 / FR
10.07.2001No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
13.08.2001No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
22.08.2001Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
26.02.2002Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
21.01.2003Date of oral proceedings
19.02.2003Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
17.02.2005Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
27.02.2005Legal effect of revocation of patent [2005/23]
Appeal following opposition16.04.2003Appeal received No.  T0451/03
19.06.2003Statement of grounds filed
17.02.2005Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
17.02.2005Date of oral proceedings
01.03.2005Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
26.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
21.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]GB2079439  (KOBE STEEL LTD);
 [AD]US5076779  (KOBAYASHI HISASHI [US]) [AD] 1,4 * the whole document *;
 [YA]DE4142401  (LINDE AG [DE]) [Y] 1-3 * column 2, line 53 - column 3, line 60; figure . * [A] 4;
 [YD]US5242296  (TUSON GEOFFREY B [US], et al) [YD] 1-3 * the whole document *
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 US5242296
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