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EP0748398 - SPRAY PROCESSES USING A GASEOUS FLOW FOR PREPARING BIODEGRADABLE FIBRILS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1996/51]SPRAY PROCESSES USING A GASEOUS FLOW FOR PREPARING BIODEGRADABLE FIBRILS, NONWOVEN FABRICS COMPRISING BIODEGRADABLE FIBRILS, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SUCH NONWOVEN FABRICS
[1998/45]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.05.2000
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.05.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 12.07.2000 [2000/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US
[N/P]
Former [1996/51]For all designated states
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Inventor(s)01 / NODA, Isao
1568 Hunter Road
Fairfield, OH 45014 / US
02 / LAMPE, Reinhold, August
2424 Chapel Road
Okeana, OH 45053 / US
03 / SATKOWSKI, Michael, Matthew
30-2B Westwood Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014 / US
[1996/51]
Representative(s)Boulinguiez, Didier, et al
Cabinet Plasseraud
ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR
Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [1998/37]Boulinguiez, Didier, et al
Cabinet Plasseraud 84, rue d'Amsterdam
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [1996/51]Hirsch, Uwe Thomas M.H., et al
Procter & Gamble GmbH Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50
65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
Application number, filing date95911667.410.02.1995
[1996/51]
WO1995US01690
Priority number, dateUS1994020326028.02.1994         Original published format: US 203260
[1996/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9523249
Date:31.08.1995
Language:EN
[1995/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0748398
Date:18.12.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.08.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0748398
Date:28.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.08.1995
ClassificationIPC:D01D5/098, D04H1/56, D04H1/42, A61L15/00, D01F6/62
[1996/51]
CPC:
A61L15/26 (EP,US); A61L15/62 (EP,US); B32B27/12 (EP,US);
C08G63/08 (EP,US); C08J5/18 (EP,US); C08L67/04 (EP,US);
C09J167/04 (EP,US); D01D5/0985 (EP,US); D01F6/62 (EP,US);
D04H1/425 (EP,US); D04H1/4309 (EP,US); D04H1/435 (EP,US);
C08J2367/04 (EP,US); Y10T442/608 (EP,US); Y10T442/609 (EP,US);
Y10T442/671 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
A61L15/26, C08L67/04 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [1996/51]
TitleGerman:SPRÜHVERFAHREN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES GASSTROMES ZUR HERSTELLUNG BIOLOGISCH ABBAUBARER FIBRILLEN[1998/45]
English:SPRAY PROCESSES USING A GASEOUS FLOW FOR PREPARING BIODEGRADABLE FIBRILS[1998/45]
French:PROCEDES DE PULVERISATION FAISANT APPEL A UN ECOULEMENT GAZEUX ET DESTINES A LA PRODUCTION DE FIBRILLES BIODEGRADABLES[1998/45]
Former [1996/51]SPRÜHVERFAHREN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES GASSTROMES ZUR HERSTELLUNG BIOLOGISCH ABBAUBARER FIBRILLEN, DIESE FIEBRILLEN ENTHALTENDE VLIESSTOFFE UND DIESE VLIESSTOFFE ENTHALTENDE PRODUKTE
Former [1996/51]SPRAY PROCESSES USING A GASEOUS FLOW FOR PREPARING BIODEGRADABLE FIBRILS, NONWOVEN FABRICS COMPRISING BIODEGRADABLE FIBRILS, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SUCH NONWOVEN FABRICS
Former [1996/51]PROCEDES DE PULVERISATION FAISANT APPEL A UN ECOULEMENT GAZEUX ET DESTINES A LA PRODUCTION DE FIBRILLES BIODEGRADABLES, NON TISSES COMPRENANT CES FIBRILLES BIODEGRADABLES, ET ARTICLES COMPRENANT DE TELS NON-TISSES
Entry into regional phase13.08.1996National basic fee paid 
13.08.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
13.08.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.08.1995Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
13.08.1996Examination requested  [1996/51]
09.12.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.06.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.10.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
20.01.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.04.1999Fee for grant paid
08.04.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.04.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
11.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
08.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]US3849040  (SWANDER R, et al) [A] 1-5 * column 1, line 36 - column 2, line 61 *;
 [XY]EP0176316  (TOA NENRYO KOGYO KK [JP]) [X] 1,3,4,6,7,9,10,12,17 * the whole document * [Y] 13,14;
 [A]EP0177207  (ICI PLC [GB]);
 [Y]GB2243327  (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [Y] 13,14 * page 7, line 16 - line 23; claim - *;
 [XY]EP0534562  (UNITAKA LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1-4,6,7,9,10,12,17 * page 6, line 35 - line 54; examples 5-7; claims 1,2,7,10 * [Y] 13,14;
 [PXY]WO9408078  (CARGILL INC [US]) [PX] 1-4,6,7,9,10,12,17 * examples 3,4; claims 1,4,17,18,25 * [Y] 13,14
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