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EP0973847 - SYNTHESIS GAS GENERATOR WITH COMBUSTION AND QUENCH CHAMBERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.06.2002
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.05.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES
published on 07.07.2004  [2004/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MG Technologies AG
Bockenheimer Landstrasse 73-77
60325 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/18]For all designated states
mg technologies ag
Bockenheimer Landstrasse 73-77
60325 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Former [2000/04]For all designated states
Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
Bockenheimer Landstrasse 73-77
60325 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Inventor(s)01 / KÖHNEN, Klaus
Luxemburger Allee 49
D-45481 Mülheim / DE
02 / DEEKE, Wolfgang
Haydnstrasse 152
D-40822 Mettmann / DE
03 / HEERING, Jürgen
Rheindamm 13
D-40668 Meerbusch / DE
04 / GRUHLKE, Wolfram
Rosenstrasse 44
D-47918 Toenis-Vorst / DE
[2000/04]
Representative(s)Körfer, Thomas, et al
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 33 06 09
80066 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/04]Körfer, Thomas, Dipl.-Phys., et al
Mitscherlich & Partner, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date98919418.808.04.1998
[2000/04]
WO1998IB00803
Priority number, dateDE199711437608.04.1997         Original published format: DE 19714376
[2000/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9845388
Date:15.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/41]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0973847
Date:26.01.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0973847
Date:08.08.2001
Language:EN
[2001/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.01.1999
ClassificationIPC:C10J3/48
[2000/04]
CPC:
C10J3/485 (EP,US); C10J3/48 (KR); C10J3/506 (EP,US);
C10J3/84 (EP,US); C10J3/845 (EP,US); C10K1/101 (EP,US);
C10J2200/09 (EP,US); C10J2200/152 (KR); C10J2300/093 (EP,US);
C10J2300/1634 (EP,US); Y02E20/16 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2000/04]
TitleGerman:SYNTHEGASERZEUGER MIT BRENN- UND QUENCHKAMMERN[2000/04]
English:SYNTHESIS GAS GENERATOR WITH COMBUSTION AND QUENCH CHAMBERS[2000/04]
French:GENERATEUR DE GAZ DE SYNTHESE COMPRENANT DES CHAMBRES DE COMBUSTION ET DE REFROIDISSEMENT RAPIDE[2000/04]
Entry into regional phase13.07.1999National basic fee paid 
13.07.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
13.07.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.10.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
13.07.1999Examination requested  [2000/04]
16.01.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
13.02.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.04.2001Fee for grant paid
20.04.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.05.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT08.04.2002
GB08.04.2002
ES09.04.2002
[2004/28]
Former [2003/47]AT08.04.2002
GB08.04.2002
Former [2003/17]GB08.04.2002
Cited inInternational search[A]DE2650512  (SIEGENER AG GEISWEID) [A] 1,9 * page 5, paragraph 3 - page 8, paragraph 1 *;
 [A]US4605423  (KOOG WOLFGANG [US]) [A] 1,9* columns 9-12; claims 1-3 *;
 [A]EP0284762  (BABCOCK WERKE AG [DE], et al) [A] 1,2,4,10 * column 2, line 10 - column 4, line 21 *;
 [A]DE4001739  (FREIBERG BRENNSTOFFINST [DD]) [A] 1,2 * column 4, line 21 - column 5, line 52 *;
 [A]DE4230124  (BABCOCK ENERGIE UMWELT [DE]) [A] 1 * column 3, line 4 - column 4, line 47 *
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