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EP About this file: EP1807174

EP1807174 - APPARATUS AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  04.05.2012
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.05.2012Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 06.06.2012  [2012/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Brightwater Engineering Limited
Brightwater House, Business Centre East Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire SG6 7HB / GB
[2007/29]
Inventor(s)01 / CANTWELL, Alan David Cole
5 St. Mary's Close, Aston
Hertfordshire SG2 7EQ / GB
 [2007/29]
Representative(s)Burrows, Anthony Gregory
Business Centre West
Avenue One, Business Park
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 2HB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2007/29]Burrows, Anthony Gregory
Business Centre West Avenue One, Business Park Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire SG6 2HB / GB
Application number, filing date05782693.502.09.2005
[2007/29]
WO2005GB03418
Priority number, dateGB2004002007110.09.2004         Original published format: GB 0420071
[2007/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2006027560
Date:16.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/11]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1807174
Date:18.07.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.03.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.06.2006
ClassificationIPC:B01D61/18, B01D63/08, B01D65/08, C02F1/44, C02F3/12
[2007/29]
CPC:
B01D61/18 (EP,US); B01D63/0821 (EP,US); B01D65/08 (EP,US);
C02F1/444 (EP,US); C02F3/1273 (EP,US); B01D2321/185 (EP,US);
Y02W10/10 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/29]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN[2007/29]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD[2007/29]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE[2007/29]
Entry into regional phase05.04.2007National basic fee paid 
05.04.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
05.04.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.04.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.04.2007Examination requested  [2007/29]
29.06.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.12.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.08.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.12.2011Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2012/23]
19.01.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2012/23]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  29.06.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
02.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
03.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.201107   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[XAY]JPH08257378  ;
 JPH08257378  [ ];
 [AX]JPH1033955  ;
 JPH1033955  [ ];
 [YXA]JPH09299951  ;
 [X]JPH09299951  ;
 [XAY]JP2000317484  ;
 JP3624281B  [ ];
 [A]JPH07132214  ;
 JP3119773B  [ ];
 [XA]JPH11244674  ;
 JPH11244674  [ ];
 [XAY]EP0602560  (KUBOTA KK [JP]);
 [A]EP1156015  (VA TECH WABAG ESMIL GMBH [DE]);
 [A]US2003150808  (MORIKAWA HIROFUMI [JP], et al);
by applicantJPH08257378
 US2003150808
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