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EP0773417 - Air separation method and apparatus for producing nitrogen [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 13.12.2002 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	04.01.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 06.02.2008 [2008/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states THE BOC GROUP, INC. 575 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill New Providence, New Jersey 07974 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1997/20]	For all designated states THE BOC GROUP, INC. 575 Mountain Avenue Murray Hill, New Providence, New Jersey 07974 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Naumovitz, Joseph P. 48 Lilac Drive Lebanon, New Jersey 08833 / US
	[1997/20]
Representative(s)	Wickham, Michael C/o Patent and Trademark Department The BOC Group plc Chertsey Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1997/20]	Wickham, Michael c/o Patent and Trademark Department The BOC Group plc Chertsey Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HJ / GB
Application number, filing date	96308058.5	06.11.1996
	[1997/20]
Priority number, date	US19950553173	07.11.1995 Original published format: US 553173
	[1997/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0773417
	Date:	14.05.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/20]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0773417
	Date:	04.02.1998
	[1998/06]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0773417
	Date:	06.02.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/06]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.12.1997
Classification	IPC:	F25J3/04	[1997/20]
	CPC:	F25J3/044 (EP,US); B01D53/00 (KR); F25J3/04048 (EP,US); F25J3/04066 (US); F25J3/04284 (EP,US); F25J3/04321 (US); (+) F25J2200/72 (EP,US); F25J2230/52 (EP,US); F25J2245/02 (EP,US); F25J2245/50 (US); F25J2250/02 (EP); F25J2250/20 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IE, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1997/20]
Title	German:	Lufttrennungsverfahren und Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von Stickstoff	[1997/20]
	English:	Air separation method and apparatus for producing nitrogen	[1997/20]
	French:	Procédé et dispositif pour la production d'azote par séparation d'air	[1997/20]
Examination procedure	07.07.1998	Examination requested [1998/36]
	07.07.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	11.01.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.04.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	11.07.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	03.08.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.10.2001	Fee for grant paid
	31.10.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	07.11.2002	No opposition filed within time limit [2003/05]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.10.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.10.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.11.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	06.02.2002
	BE	06.02.2002
	CH	06.02.2002
	IT	06.02.2002
	LI	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
	IE	06.11.2002
	LU	06.11.2002
	[2008/06]
Former [2004/39]	AT	06.02.2002
	BE	06.02.2002
	CH	06.02.2002
	LI	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
	IE	06.11.2002
	LU	06.11.2002
Former [2004/01]	AT	06.02.2002
	BE	06.02.2002
	CH	06.02.2002
	LI	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
	IE	06.11.2002
Former [2003/09]	AT	06.02.2002
	BE	06.02.2002
	CH	06.02.2002
	LI	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
Former [2003/06]	BE	06.02.2002
	CH	06.02.2002
	LI	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
Former [2003/01]	CH	06.02.2002
	LI	06.02.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
Former [2002/37]	SE	06.05.2002
Documents cited:	Search	[A]GB2120374 (PETROCARBON DEV LTD) [A] 1-3,5-7 * figure 2 *;
		[A]US4617037 (OKADA HIDETAKE [JP], et al);
		[A]US5349822 (NAGAMURA TAKASHI [JP], et al);
		[A]EP0624767 (BOC GROUP INC [US]) [A] 1-3,5,7 * figure . *;
		[A]US5396772 (MCKEIGUE KEVIN [US], et al)

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