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EP2364275 - METHOD OF CONDITIONING MIXED LIQUOR USING A TANNIN CONTANING POLYMER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.11.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip12.11.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.12.2021  [2021/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BL Technologies, Inc.
5951 Clearwater Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55341 / US
[2019/04]
Former [2011/37]For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Sijing
No. 12-303 Meilong Villiage 5
Shanghai 200237 / CN
02 / VASCONCELLOS, Stephen, Robert
4111 Enders Way
Doylestown PA 18902 / US
03 / WANG, Jianqiu
Kerry Center 24F North Tower
No. 1 Guangua Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing / CN
 [2011/37]
Representative(s)Atout PI Laplace
Immeuble Up On
25 Boulevard Romain Rolland
CS 40072
75685 Paris Cedex 14 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2011/37]Szary, Anne Catherine
London Patent Operation GE International Inc. 15 John Adam Street London
WC2N 6LU / GB
Application number, filing date09748913.229.10.2009
WO2009US62508
Priority number, dateUS2008026685307.11.2008         Original published format: US 266853
[2011/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2010053826
Date:14.05.2010
Language:EN
[2010/19]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2364275
Date:14.09.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.05.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.07.2010
ClassificationIPC:C02F1/56, C02F3/12
[2011/37]
CPC:
C02F1/56 (EP,US); C02F3/1268 (EP,US); Y02W10/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR KONDITIONIERUNG VON MISCHLAUGE UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES TANNINHALTIGEN POLYMERS[2011/37]
English:METHOD OF CONDITIONING MIXED LIQUOR USING A TANNIN CONTANING POLYMER[2011/37]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE CONDITIONNEMENT DE LIQUEUR MIXTE AU MOYEN D'UN POLYMÈRE TANNIQUE[2011/37]
Entry into regional phase07.06.2011National basic fee paid 
07.06.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
07.06.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.05.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.06.2011Examination requested  [2011/37]
23.12.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.04.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.12.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.04.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2018Date of oral proceedings
03.04.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/50]
03.04.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
02.11.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/50]
Appeal following examination25.05.2018Appeal received No.  T1988/18
24.07.2018Statement of grounds filed
02.11.2021Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
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  23.12.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
31.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
02.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
31.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
02.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
29.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
28.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 11
27.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 12
27.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 13
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Cited inInternational search[YD]EP0151790  (DEARBORN CHEMICALS CO [US]) [YD] 1-26 * example 4; claim 20 *;
 [A]JPH05253589  (ASAHI GLASS ENG KK) [A] 1-26* abstract *;
 [YD]US5643462  (CHEN JEN-CHI [US], et al) [YD] 1-26 * abstract * * column 3, line 13 - line 23 *;
 [YD]US2004168980  (MUSALE DEEPAK A [US], et al) [YD] 1-26 * abstract *;
 [YD]EP1734011  (NALCO CO [US]) [YD] 1-26 * abstract *
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