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EP2658637 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  04.02.2022
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.02.2022New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BL Technologies, Inc.
5951 Clearwater Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55341 / US
[2019/04]
Former [2013/45]For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Chen
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
Building K1-3A59
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
02 / ANDERSON, Todd, Alan
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
Building K1-3A59
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
03 / LU, Su
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
Building K1-3A59
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
04 / LI, Hua
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
Building K1-3A59
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
05 / LIU, Zhen
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
Building K1-3A59
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
06 / HUANG, Jie
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
Building K1-3a59
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
07 / KUMAR, Anubhav
General Electric Company Global Research
One Research Circle
Building K1-3A59
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
 [2013/45]
Representative(s)Atout PI Laplace
Immeuble Up On
25 Boulevard Romain Rolland
CS 40072
75685 Paris Cedex 14 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2013/45]Williams, Andrew Richard
GPO Europe
GE International Inc. The Ark
201 Talgarth Road
Hammersmith
London W6 8BJ / GB
Application number, filing date11799919.307.12.2011
WO2011US63704
Priority number, dateCN20101061524430.12.2010         Original published format: CN201010615244
[2013/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012091871
Date:05.07.2012
Language:EN
[2012/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2658637
Date:06.11.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.07.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.07.2012
ClassificationIPC:B01D63/10, B01D65/00
[2013/45]
CPC:
B01D65/003 (EP,KR,US); B01D63/101 (KR); B01D63/00 (CN);
B32B38/00 (US); B01D63/1031 (EP,CN,KR,US); B01D63/107 (KR);
B01D69/02 (KR); B01D69/1213 (KR); B01D69/1216 (KR);
B01D2313/04 (CN); B01D2313/041 (KR); B01D2313/042 (KR);
B01D2313/06 (CN,KR); B01D2313/10 (EP,KR,US); B01D2313/12 (EP,KR,US);
B01D2313/90 (CN); B01D2323/42 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/45]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER ABSCHEIDERANLAGE[2013/45]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY[2013/45]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR FABRIQUER UN ENSEMBLE SÉPARATEUR[2013/45]
Entry into regional phase30.07.2013National basic fee paid 
30.07.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
30.07.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.07.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.07.2013Examination requested  [2013/45]
10.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.12.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.02.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.09.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 19.10.2021
19.10.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
20.10.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/10]
30.10.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/10]
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  10.07.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
05.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
04.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
02.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
02.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
28.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
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31.12.202111   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[IY]US6068771  (MCDERMOTT THOMAS [US], et al);
 [A]US2005103423  (IDE MASARU [JP], et al);
 [A]US2009026130  (CHIKURA SHINICHI [JP], et al);
 [YA]US2010096319  (BEAUCHAMP PHILIP PAUL [US], et al)
by applicantUS2010096319
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