GPI coverage and content

You can use Global Patent Index (GPI) to carry out detailed searches in the EPO's worldwide bibliographic (DOCDB), legal event (INPADOC) and full-text data sets, and download or visualise the search results for statistical analysis.

Current content: 158 678 210 patent documents

This week's update (20/09/2024 12:00 CET):

139 196 new documents added

884 989 documents amended

GPI key values

Run regular monitoring (e.g. monthly or quarterly) of technical areas or companies

Use built-in charts to visualise technical trends and patenting activity of companies

Choose the data you want to see and download to focus on what you are interested in

Run data quality assessments to measure the risk of incomplete search results

EP 1062296 A1 20001227 - SELECTIVE ADSORPTION PROCESS FOR RESID UPGRADING

Title (en)

SELECTIVE ADSORPTION PROCESS FOR RESID UPGRADING

Title (de)

SELEKTIVES ADSORPTIONSVERFAHREN ZUR RÜCKSTANDSAUFBEREITUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE D'ADSORPTION SELECTIVE DESTINE A UNE VALORISATION DE RESIDUS

Publication

EP 1062296 A1 20001227 (EN)

Application

EP 98963928 A 19981215

Priority

US 9826608 W 19981215
US 99127997 A 19971216

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9931199A1] The present invention is a process to remove a major portion of metals and coke precursors from a hydrocarbon stream. The steps of the process include contacting the feedstream with a hydrocarbon insoluble adsorbent, recovering the oil which does not adsorb and removing the metals and coke precursors from the adsorbent.

IPC 1-7

C10G 25/00; C10G 25/02; C10G 25/05

IPC 8 full level

C10G 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C10G 25/00 (2013.01); C10G 25/003 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9931199 A1 19990624; CA 2313217 A1 19990624; EP 1062296 A1 20001227; EP 1062296 A4 20030122

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9826608 W 19981215; CA 2313217 A 19981215; EP 98963928 A 19981215