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EP About this file: EP1640344

EP1640344 - PURE WATER PRODUCTION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.04.2009
Database last updated on 20.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip12.11.2010Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GR		published on 15.12.2010  [2010/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
4-7, Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160 / JP
[2006/13]
Inventor(s)01 / OSAWA, Masanobu;c/o KURITA WATER IND LTD.
4-7,Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8383 / JP
02 / YAMADA, Satoshi; c/o KURITA WATER IND LTD.
4-7,Nishi-shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8383 / JP
 [2006/21]
Former [2006/13]01 / OSAWA, Masanobu;c/o KURITA WATER IND LTD.
4-7, Nishishinju ku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / YAMADA, Satoshi; c/o KURITA WATER IND LTD.
4-7, Nishishinju ku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)Albrecht, Thomas
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/13]Albrecht, Thomas
Kraus & Weisert Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
Application number, filing date04745499.602.06.2004
[2006/13]
WO2004JP07600
Priority number, dateJP2003016796712.06.2003         Original published format: JP 2003167967
[2006/13]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004110939
Date:23.12.2004
Language:EN
[2004/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1640344
Date:29.03.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.12.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1640344
Date:28.05.2008
Language:EN
[2008/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.12.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.10.2006
ClassificationIPC:C02F9/02, // C02F1/28, C02F1/44, C02F1/469, C02F103/04
[2006/47]
CPC:
C02F9/00 (EP,KR,US); C02F1/4695 (EP,KR,US); B01D61/025 (EP,KR,US);
B01D61/423 (EP,KR,US); B01D61/58 (EP,KR,US); C02F1/285 (EP,KR,US);
C02F1/441 (EP,KR,US); C02F1/683 (EP,KR,US); C02F2103/04 (EP,KR,US);
Y02A20/124 (EP,US); Y02A20/131 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/13]C02F1/469, C02F1/42, C02F1/44, C02F9/00, B01D61/02, B01D61/44, B01D61/58
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/13]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:REINWASSERPRODUKTIONSSYSTEM[2006/13]
English:PURE WATER PRODUCTION SYSTEM[2006/13]
French:SYSTEME DE PRODUCTION D'EAU PURE[2006/13]
Entry into regional phase07.12.2005Translation filed 
07.12.2005National basic fee paid 
07.12.2005Search fee paid 
07.12.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
07.12.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.12.2005Examination requested  [2006/13]
29.11.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.04.2008Fee for grant paid
09.04.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.03.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
11.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT28.05.2008
BE28.05.2008
CY28.05.2008
CZ28.05.2008
DK28.05.2008
EE28.05.2008
FI28.05.2008
IT28.05.2008
NL28.05.2008
PL28.05.2008
RO28.05.2008
SI28.05.2008
SK28.05.2008
TR28.05.2008
IE02.06.2008
LU02.06.2008
CH30.06.2008
LI30.06.2008
MC30.06.2008
BG28.08.2008
SE28.08.2008
GR29.08.2008
ES08.09.2008
PT28.10.2008
HU29.11.2008
[2010/50]
Former [2010/38]AT28.05.2008
BE28.05.2008
CY28.05.2008
CZ28.05.2008
DK28.05.2008
EE28.05.2008
FI28.05.2008
IT28.05.2008
NL28.05.2008
PL28.05.2008
RO28.05.2008
SI28.05.2008
SK28.05.2008
TR28.05.2008
IE02.06.2008
LU02.06.2008
CH30.06.2008
LI30.06.2008
MC30.06.2008
BG28.08.2008
SE28.08.2008
ES08.09.2008
PT28.10.2008
HU29.11.2008
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BE28.05.2008
CY28.05.2008
CZ28.05.2008
DK28.05.2008
EE28.05.2008
FI28.05.2008
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LI30.06.2008
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ES08.09.2008
PT28.10.2008
HU29.11.2008
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CZ28.05.2008
DK28.05.2008
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EE28.05.2008
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ES08.09.2008
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EE28.05.2008
FI28.05.2008
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MC30.06.2008
SE28.08.2008
ES08.09.2008
PT28.10.2008
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DK28.05.2008
FI28.05.2008
NL28.05.2008
SI28.05.2008
MC30.06.2008
SE28.08.2008
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PT28.10.2008
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SE28.08.2008
ES08.09.2008
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Former [2008/48]SI28.05.2008
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Former [2008/44]SI28.05.2008
Documents cited:Search[A]   DARBOURET DANIEL ; KANO ICHIRO: "Ultrapure water blank for boron trace analysis", JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY, vol. 15, no. 10, October 2000 (2000-10-01), Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pages 1395 - 1399, XP002403560, ISSN: 0267-9477 [A] 1-6 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b001495h
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