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EP About this file: EP3137121

EP3137121 - DECONTAMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.06.2024
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.03.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip29.06.2024Deletion - Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Diversey, Inc.
1300 Altura Road
Suite 125
Fort Mill, SC 29708 / US
[2020/18]
Former [2017/10]For all designated states
Daylight Medical Inc.
17991 Englewood Drive
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DAYTON, Roderick, M.
17212 Misty Lake Drive
Strongsville, OH 44136 / US
 [2017/10]
Representative(s)LKGLOBAL Lorenz & Kopf Patentanwalt Attorney at Law PartG mbB
Brienner Straße 11
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/10]Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date15785448.028.04.2015
[2017/10]
WO2015US27976
Priority number, dateUS201461985246P28.04.2014         Original published format: US 201461985246 P
US201461985234P28.04.2014         Original published format: US 201461985234 P
[2017/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015168111
Date:05.11.2015
Language:EN
[2015/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3137121
Date:08.03.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.11.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU05.11.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.12.2017
ClassificationIPC:B43K15/00, A61L2/10
[2024/12]
CPC:
A61L2/10 (EP); B43K15/00 (EP); A61L2202/122 (EP)
Former IPC [2017/10]A61L2/10
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 [2017/10]
TitleGerman:DEKONTAMINATIONSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG[2017/10]
English:DECONTAMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS[2017/10]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE DÉCONTAMINATION[2017/10]
Entry into regional phase24.11.2016National basic fee paid 
24.11.2016Search fee paid 
24.11.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
24.11.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedCommunication of intention to grant the patent
24.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/10]
24.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.03.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.06.2024Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
29.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
27.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
27.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
25.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5446289  (SHODEEN KEITH [US], et al) [A] 2,3 * sentences 42-52, paragraph 7 *;
 [XI]US7507369  (LU MICHAEL YUAN [US]) [X] 1 * column 6, lines 26-37 - lines 50-55; figure 1; claim 1 * [I] 2-5;
 [A]US2010018240  (HECHT JOSEF [DE], et al) [A] 2* claim 1 *;
 [I]KR20110132692  (MEDILUX CO LTD [KR]) [I] 1-5 * claim 1 *;
 [A]KR20120052521  (KIM JONG SEOK [KR]) [A] 5 * figure 6 *;
 [A]US8193515  (KREITENBERG ARTHUR [US]) [A] 4 * column 6, line 40 - line 44 *
International search[Y]CN103550801  (LIANG MEIQIN) [Y] 1-5 * , abstract, [0008], [0016]-[0018], fig.1 *;
 [Y]US2014060094  (SHUR MICHAEL [US], et al) [Y] 1-5 * , [0045]-[0048], fig.6b,7 *;
 [Y]US2010018240  (HECHT JOSEF [DE], et al) [Y] 2 * , abstract, [0005], [0017], [0018] *;
 [Y]RU16257U  (OBCHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOI OTVETSVENNOSTIU ''MP ELECTRA'' et al.) [Y] 3 * , claims, fig.2 *;
 [Y]US2012261593  (NOORI GILDA [US]) [Y] 4 * , [0018]-[0019] *
by applicantCN103550801
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