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EP2624941 - APPLICATION OF REJECTION ENHANCING AGENTS (REAS) THAT DO NOT HAVE CLOUD POINT LIMITATIONS ON DESALINATION MEMBRANES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  01.07.2018
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 21.11.2018  [2018/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Saudi Arabian Oil Company
1 Eastern Avenue
Dhahran 31311 / SA
For all designated states
Aramco Services Company
9009 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77210-4535 / US
[2013/33]
Inventor(s)01 / KARABELAS, Anastasios
House Eratyras 21
GR 55133 Kalamaria / GR
02 / MITROULI, Sultana, T.
Markou Mpotsari 3
GR 56429 Efkarpia Thessaloniki / GR
03 / ISAIAS, Nicos, P.
7 Morphou Avenue
Astromeritis Nicosia T.T. 2722 / CY
 [2013/33]
Representative(s)Stafford, Jonathan Alan Lewis, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester M1 4HD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/33]Dauncey, Mark Peter
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester, M1 4HD / GB
Application number, filing date11805180.404.10.2011
WO2011IB02782
Priority number, dateUS2010089719204.10.2010         Original published format: US 897192
[2013/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012046141
Date:12.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/15]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2624941
Date:14.08.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.04.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.06.2012
ClassificationIPC:B01D65/08, B01D67/00, B01D61/02, C02F1/44
[2013/33]
CPC:
B01D61/025 (EP,US); B01D65/08 (EP,US); B01D67/0088 (EP,US);
C02F1/441 (EP,US); B01D2321/168 (EP,US); B01D2323/283 (EP,US);
B01D2325/20 (EP,US); C02F2303/16 (EP,US); C02F2303/20 (EP,US);
Y02A20/131 (EP,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 [2013/33]
TitleGerman:ANWENDUNG VON ABSTOSSUNGSVERSTÄRKUNGSMITTELN OHNE TRÜBUNGSPUNKTBESCHRÄNKUNGEN AUF ENTSALZUNGSMEMBRANEN[2013/33]
English:APPLICATION OF REJECTION ENHANCING AGENTS (REAS) THAT DO NOT HAVE CLOUD POINT LIMITATIONS ON DESALINATION MEMBRANES[2013/33]
French:APPLICATION D'AGENTS AUGMENTANT LE REJET (REAS) QUI N'ONT PAS DE LIMITES DE POINT DE TROUBLE SUR LES MEMBRANES DE DESSALEMENT[2013/33]
Entry into regional phase19.04.2013National basic fee paid 
19.04.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
19.04.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.04.2013Examination requested  [2013/33]
21.11.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.12.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.04.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.02.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.08.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.06.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/47]
12.06.2018Date of oral proceedings
02.07.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/47]
02.07.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  22.12.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
14.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
12.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
11.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
11.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US3886066  (CHEN CARL, et al) [Y] 4-7,11,12,27-29,33,34 * column 13, line 55 - column 14, line 55; example 2 *;
 [YA]US4765897  (CADOTTE JOHN E [US], et al) [Y] 3,4,26,27 * column 5, line 31 - column 6, line 68 *[A] 5,15-17,28;
 [A]EP2119675  (KURITA WATER IND LTD [JP]) [A] 1,13,24 * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0024] *;
 [XYI]US2010133172  (SONG QUN [US], et al) [X] 1,24 * paragraphs [0010] , [0016] , [0019]; example - * [Y] 3-7,11,12,26-29,33,34 [I] 2,8-10,13-23,25,30-32
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