EP0243003A3

Sterilization method and apparatus therefor

Abstract

A hydrogen peroxide gas maintained at a temperature which is higher than its lowest condensing temperature is introduced to a surface of an article to be sterilized, the hydrogen peroxide gas is condensed on the surface of the object maintained at a temperature below the condensing temperature to sterilize the object, and thereafter the hydrogen peroxide is removed by applying hot air.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during
EP0069228A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report
EP0158805A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report
FR2516473A1	Cites	France	X	Search report
US4175140A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report
US4296068A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report
US4366125A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report
WO8001457A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A	Search report

13 members in 6 offices

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
6534686	Japan	–	1986-03-24
6534686	Japan	A	1986-03-24
17423586	Japan	–	1986-07-24
17423586	Japan	A	1986-07-24
17423586	–	–	–
6534686	–	–	–
JP19860065346	–	–	–
JP19860174235	–	–	–

Members13

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Document	Office	Kind
NO871196D0	Norway	D0	1987-03-23
NO871196L	Norway	L	1987-09-25
EP0243003A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1987-10-28
JPS6311163A	Japan	A	1988-01-18
US4797255A	United States of America	A	1989-01-10
EP0243003A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1989-05-17
CA1276426C	Canada	C	1990-11-20
NO171243B	Norway	B	1992-11-09
NO171243C	Norway	C	1993-02-17
JPH0566142B2	Japan	B2	1993-09-21
EP0243003B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1994-03-02
DE3789158D1	Germany	D1	1994-04-07
DE3789158T2	Germany	T2	1994-10-06

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2005-03-24	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2005-01-07	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2004-12-01	Nl: lapsed or anulled due to non-payment of the annual feeLapsedNLV4	NLV4	EP
2004-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2004-11-17	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2004-11-15	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2004-11-02	Se: european patent has lapsedLapsedEUG	EUG	EP
2004-10-01	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2004-10-01	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2004-03-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2004-03-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2004-03-25	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2004-03-24	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2003-04-03	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2003-03-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2003-03-06	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2002-01-01	European patent in force as of 2002-01-01IF02	IF02	GB
1995-02-22	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
1995-01-31	Se: european patent in force in swedenEAL	EAL	EP
1995-01-05	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
1995-01-05	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
1994-05-27	It: translation for a ep patent filedITF	ITF	EP
1994-05-27	It: translation for a ep patent filedITF	ITF	EP
1994-05-11	Party data changed (patent owner data changed or rights of a patent transferred)RAP2	RAP2	EP
1994-04-15	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
1994-04-07	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1994-03-02	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1994-01-14	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
1992-04-22	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
1989-11-23	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
1989-05-17	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1989-03-29	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
1987-10-28	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1987-09-12	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Sterilization method and apparatus therefor

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