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EP0862937 - Temperature swing adsorption [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.04.2004
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.04.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.05.2004  [2004/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
7201 Hamilton Boulevard
Allentown, PA 18195-1501 / US
[1998/37]
Inventor(s)01 / Kalbassi, Mohammed Ali
6 Cromwell Close
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 2AQ / GB
02 / Golden, Timothy Christopher
4104 Hampshire Court
Allentown, PA 18104 / US
03 / Allam, Rodney John
Westacre, 33 Guildown Road
Guildford, Surrey GU2 5EU / GB
[1998/37]
Representative(s)Smart, Peter John
Beck Greener
Fulwood House
12 Fulwood Place
London
WC1V 6HR / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/37]Smart, Peter John
W.H. BECK, GREENER & CO 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3SZ / GB
Application number, filing date98301574.403.03.1998
[1998/37]
Priority number, dateUS1997081256407.03.1997         Original published format: US 812564
[1998/50]
Former [1998/37]US1997081256406.03.1997
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0862937
Date:09.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/37]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0862937
Date:11.11.1998
[1998/46]
Type: A3 RE Reissue of A-publication
No.:EP0862937
Date:24.02.1999
[1999/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0862937
Date:04.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.09.1998
ClassificationIPC:B01D53/04, B01J20/10
[1998/46]
CPC:
F25J3/04169 (EP,US); B01D53/04 (KR); B01D53/0407 (EP,US);
B01D53/0462 (EP,US); F25J3/04157 (EP,US); F25J3/04181 (EP,US);
F25J3/04775 (EP,US); B01D2253/104 (EP,US); B01D2253/108 (EP,US);
B01D2257/504 (EP,US); B01D2257/702 (EP,US); B01D2257/80 (EP,US);
B01D2259/40052 (EP,US); B01D2259/402 (EP,US); F25J2205/70 (EP,US);
F25J2230/04 (EP,US); Y02C20/40 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/37]B01D53/04
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1999/29]
Former [1998/37]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Temperaturwechseladsorption[1998/37]
English:Temperature swing adsorption[1998/37]
French:Adsorption à température alternée[1998/37]
Examination procedure17.04.1999Examination requested  [1999/24]
11.06.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.12.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.11.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.04.2003Fee for grant paid
05.04.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.03.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
05.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
04.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
05.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH0549918  ;
 [DA]US3557025  (EMERSON ROBERT B, et al) [DA] 1-27 * example 1 *;
 [DA]US4433981  (SLAUGH LYNN H [US], et al) [DA] 1-27 * claims 1-4 *;
 [A]EP0379394  (RHONE POULENC CHIMIE [FR]) [A] 1-27 * page 3, line 50 - line 55; claims 1-13 *;
 [DXA]US5137548  (GRENIER MAURICE [FR], et al) [DX] 1-3,24 * column 3, line 11 - line 14; claim 1 * [A] 4-23,25-27;
 [A]WO9217428  (EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC [US]) [A] 1-27 * claims 1,12,14-17 *;
 [PA]EP0766991  (AIR PROD & CHEM [US]) [PA] 1-27* claims 1-12 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930706), vol. 017, no. 355, Database accession no. (C - 1079), & JP05049918 A 19930302 (KURARAY CHEM CORP;OTHERS: 01) [A] 1-27 * abstract *
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