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EP1053392 - COMBINED CRYOGENIC AIR SEPARATION WITH INTEGRATED GASIFIER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 14.12.2018 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 29.08.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	25.04.2019	Deletion: Despatch of communication that patent is revoked
Applicant(s)	For all designated states GE Energy (USA), LLC 4200 Wildwood Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339 / US
	[2010/36]
Former [2000/47]	For all designated states TEXACO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2000 Westchester Avenue White Plains, New York 10650 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / JAHNKE, Frederick, C. 2 Winthrop Street Rye, NY 10650 / US
	[2000/47]
Representative(s)	Bedford, Grant Richard GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2012/09]	Bedford, Grant Richard Global Patent Operation - Europe GE International Inc. 15 John Adam Street London WC2N 6LU / GB
Former [2008/50]	Thomas, Simon, et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 30 Welbeck Street London W1G 8ER / GB
Former [2006/37]	Green, Mark Charles, et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 30 Welbeck Street London W1G 8ER / GB
Former [2002/41]	Rees, Alexander Ellison, et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord, 30 Welbeck Street London W1G 8ER / GB
Former [2000/47]	Ben-Nathan, Laurence Albert, et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord, 30 Welbeck Street London W1G 8ER / GB
Application number, filing date	99905691.4	03.02.1999
	[2000/47]
	WO1999US02335
Priority number, date	US19980073686P	04.02.1998 Original published format: US 73686 P
	US19990241923	02.02.1999 Original published format: US 241923
	[2000/47]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9940304
	Date:	12.08.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1053392
	Date:	22.11.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.08.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/47]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1053392
	Date:	08.12.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/49]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	12.08.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	11.04.2003
Classification	IPC:	F02B43/00, F01K23/06, F25J3/04	[2003/22]
	CPC:	F25J3/04836 (EP,US); F01K23/068 (EP,US); F02B43/00 (EP,US); F25J3/0409 (EP,US); F25J3/04303 (EP,US); F25J3/04412 (EP,US); (+) F25J3/04496 (EP,US); F25J3/04545 (EP,US); F25J3/04575 (EP,US); F25J3/0489 (EP,US); F25J2235/50 (EP,US); F25J2250/50 (EP,US); F25J2290/62 (EP,US); Y02E20/16 (EP,US); Y02E20/18 (EP,US); Y02T10/30 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2000/47]	F02B43/00
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE [2000/47]
Title	German:	KOMBINIERTER SEPARATOR FÜR TIEFGEKÜHLTE LUFT UND INTEGRIERTEM VERDAMPFER	[2000/47]
	English:	COMBINED CRYOGENIC AIR SEPARATION WITH INTEGRATED GASIFIER	[2000/47]
	French:	SEPARATION D'AIR CRYOGENIQUE COMBINEE AVEC UNE GAZEIFICATION INTEGREE	[2000/47]
Entry into regional phase	24.07.2000	National basic fee paid
	24.07.2000	Search fee paid
	24.07.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.07.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	11.08.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	24.07.2000	Examination requested [2000/47]
	23.03.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.07.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.11.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.01.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.04.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.07.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.10.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.02.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.06.2008	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 17.06.2008
	13.06.2008	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	17.06.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	17.06.2008	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	28.07.2008	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
	06.05.2010	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.08.2010	Fee for grant paid
	06.08.2010	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination	29.09.2008	Appeal received No. T2289/08
	28.11.2008	Statement of grounds filed
	10.07.2009	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 07.09.2011 21.09.2011 ADMISSIBLE L'AIR LIQUIDE, Société Anonyme pour L'étude et L'exploitation des procédés Georges Claude 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponents representative Mercey, Fiona Susan L'Air Liquide SA Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
		[N/P]
	Former [2011/43]
	Opponent(s)	01 07.09.2011 21.09.2011 ADMISSIBLE L'AIR LIQUIDE, Société Anonyme pour L'étude et L'exploitation des procédés Georges Claude 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponents representative Mercey, Fiona Susan L'Air Liquide SA, Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle, 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
	17.10.2011	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	27.04.2012	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	08.05.2012	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02)
	05.07.2012	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	06.02.2013	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
	13.08.2013	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	24.06.2014	Date of oral proceedings
	09.07.2014	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	25.05.2018	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	09.08.2018	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	30.08.2018	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	09.09.2018	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2019/03]
Appeal following opposition	17.09.2014	Appeal received No. T1931/14
	19.11.2014	Statement of grounds filed
	21.02.2018	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	21.02.2018	Date of oral proceedings
	26.02.2018	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.12.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.01.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	06.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	04.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	25.04.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	08.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 08
	12.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 09
	06.02.2008	Renewal fee patent year 10
	12.01.2009	Renewal fee patent year 11
	11.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 12
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	28.02.2005	07 M06 Fee paid on 25.04.2005
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	ES	04.02.2017
	SE	04.02.2017
	FR	28.02.2017
	[2018/39]
Former [2018/07]	SE	04.02.2017
	FR	28.02.2017
Former [2018/01]	SE	04.02.2017
Documents cited:	Search	[X] EP0793070 (AIR PROD & CHEM et al.) [X] 1-8 * page 7, line 5 - line 48 * * page 6, line 38 - line 42; figure 3 *
	International search	[A] US4224045 (OLSZEWSKI WALTER J et al.)
		[A] US4421536 (MORI TATSUO et al.)
		[A] US4785621 (ALDERSON EDGAR D et al.)
	by applicant	US4328008
		US4052176
		US5526647
		US5265429
		US5437160

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