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EP About this file: EP1030135

EP1030135 - Process for controled cooling by evaporating liquid nitrogen [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/34]Process and apparatus for controled cooling by evaporating liquid nitrogen
[2002/02]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.07.2003
Database last updated on 05.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 23.04.2008  [2008/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lauda Dr. R. Wobser GmbH & Co. KG
Pfarrstrasse 41/43
97922 Lauda-Königshofen / DE
[2000/34]
Inventor(s)01 / Semrau, Alfred
Häldenweg 7/1
97980 Bad Mergentheim / DE
[2000/34]
Representative(s)Schubert, Siegmar
Patentanwälte
Dannenberg Schubert Gudel
Grosse Eschenheimer Strasse 39
60313 Frankfurt / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/34]Schubert, Siegmar, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte Dannenberg Schubert Gudel Grosse Eschenheimer Strasse 39
60313 Frankfurt / DE
Application number, filing date99125892.224.12.1999
[2000/34]
Priority number, dateEP1999010335520.02.1999         Original published format: EP 99103355
[2000/34]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1030135
Date:23.08.2000
Language:DE
[2000/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1030135
Date:11.09.2002
Language:DE
[2002/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.04.2000
ClassificationIPC:F25D3/10, F25B25/00, F25D17/02
[2000/34]
CPC:
F25D17/02 (EP); F25B25/00 (EP); F25D3/10 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/34]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur geregelten Kühlung durch Verdampfen flüssigen Stickstoffs[2002/02]
English:Process for controled cooling by evaporating liquid nitrogen[2002/02]
French:Procédé pour le refroidissement controlé utilisant l'evaporation d'azote liquide[2002/02]
Former [2000/34]Verfahren und Einrichtung zur geregelten Kühlung durch Verdampfen flüssigen Stickstoffs
Former [2000/34]Process and apparatus for controled cooling by evaporating liquid nitrogen
Former [2000/34]Procédé et dispositif pour le refroidissement controlée utilisant l'evaporation d'azote liquide
Examination procedure16.01.2001Examination requested  [2001/12]
22.03.2001Request for accelerated examination filed
04.04.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.04.2001Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
04.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.12.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
27.03.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.06.2002Fee for grant paid
27.06.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.06.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI11.09.2002
GR11.09.2002
IT11.09.2002
NL11.09.2002
DK11.12.2002
SE11.12.2002
PT17.12.2002
LU24.12.2002
CY31.12.2002
ES28.03.2003
[2008/17]
Former [2007/21]FI11.09.2002
GR11.09.2002
NL11.09.2002
DK11.12.2002
SE11.12.2002
PT17.12.2002
LU24.12.2002
CY31.12.2002
ES28.03.2003
Former [2004/39]FI11.09.2002
GR11.09.2002
NL11.09.2002
SE11.12.2002
PT17.12.2002
LU24.12.2002
CY31.12.2002
ES28.03.2003
Former [2004/10]FI11.09.2002
GR11.09.2002
NL11.09.2002
SE11.12.2002
PT17.12.2002
CY31.12.2002
ES28.03.2003
Former [2004/05]FI11.09.2002
GR11.09.2002
NL11.09.2002
SE11.12.2002
PT17.12.2002
ES28.03.2003
Former [2003/22]FI11.09.2002
GR11.09.2002
NL11.09.2002
SE11.12.2002
PT17.12.2002
Former [2003/20]FI11.09.2002
GR11.09.2002
SE11.12.2002
Former [2003/14]FI11.09.2002
SE11.12.2002
Documents cited:Search[DXY]EP0922916  (MESSER GRIESHEIM GMBH) [DX] 1,4,5,8 * the whole document * * column 2, line 13 - line 30 * [Y] 2,3,9-12;
 [Y]EP0787957  (BOC GROUP INC) [Y] 2,3 * the whole document *;
 [YA]GB1252664  (CATALANA DE GAS Y ELECTRICIDAD, S.A.) [Y] 9 * the whole document * * page 2, line 107 - line 117 * [A] 13;
 [Y]DE29617526U  (STALKE DIETMAR PROF DR ;KOTTKE THOMAS DR (DE)) [Y] 10 * the whole document *;
 [Y]EP0713718  (BAYER AG) [Y] 11 * the whole document *;
 [YA]DE3317510  (THERMAL WAERME KAELTE KLIMA) [Y] 12 * the whole document * [A] 13;
 [DA]EP0427112  (WESTFALEN AG) [DA] 1-18 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0851179  (BAUER ALBERT) [A] 6,7 * figure 10 *
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