AU2011233577B2 - Hydrocarbon gas processing - Google Patents
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| PCT/US2010/029331 WO2010144172A1 (en) | 2009-06-11 | 2010-03-31 | Hydrocarbon gas processing |
| US12/750,862 US8881549B2 (en) | 2009-02-17 | 2010-03-31 | Hydrocarbon gas processing |
| PCT/US2010/033374 WO2010144186A1 (en) | 2009-06-11 | 2010-05-03 | Hydrocarbon gas processing |
| US12/772,472 US9933207B2 (en) | 2009-02-17 | 2010-05-03 | Hydrocarbon gas processing |
| AUPCT/US2010/033374 | 2010-05-03 | ||
| US12/772,472 | 2010-05-03 | ||
| PCT/US2010/035121 WO2010144217A1 (en) | 2009-06-11 | 2010-05-17 | Hydrocarbon gas processing |
| AUPCT/US2010/035121 | 2010-05-17 | ||
| US12/781,259 US9939195B2 (en) | 2009-02-17 | 2010-05-17 | Hydrocarbon gas processing including a single equipment item processing assembly |
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| US13/048,315 US9052136B2 (en) | 2010-03-31 | 2011-03-15 | Hydrocarbon gas processing |
| US13/048,315 | 2011-03-15 | ||
| AUPCT/US2011/028872 | 2011-03-17 | ||
| PCT/US2011/028872 WO2011123253A1 (en) | 2010-03-31 | 2011-03-17 | Hydrocarbon gas processing |
| PCT/US2011/029034 WO2011126710A1 (en) | 2010-03-31 | 2011-03-18 | Hydrocarbon gas processing |
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| AUPCT/US2011/029034 | 2011-03-18 | ||
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| PCT/US2011/029234 WO2011123276A1 (en) | 2009-02-17 | 2011-03-21 | Hydrocarbon gas processing |
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