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EP3221033 - CONCENTRATION CONTROL IN FILTRATION SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.10.2019
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.08.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  12.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip16.02.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
[2017/39]
Inventor(s)01 / MCGOVERN, Ronan K.
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
02 / LIENHARD V, John H.
15 Woodland Road
Lexington, MA 02420 / US
 [2017/39]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2017/39]
Application number, filing date15816552.217.11.2015
[2017/39]
WO2015US60972
Priority number, dateUS201462080675P17.11.2014         Original published format: US 201462080675 P
[2017/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016081399
Date:26.05.2016
Language:EN
[2016/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3221033
Date:27.09.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.05.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:B01D61/02, B01D61/12, B01D61/14, B01D61/22, C12G3/08
[2017/39]
CPC:
B01D61/12 (EP,CN,RU,US); B01D61/029 (EP,CN,RU,US); B01D61/146 (EP,CN,RU,US);
B01D61/22 (EP,CN,RU,US); C12C11/11 (EP,CN,RU,US); C12H3/04 (EP,CN,RU,US);
B01D2311/08 (EP,CN,US); B01D2311/2523 (EP,CN,RU,US); B01D2317/022 (EP,US);
B01D2317/025 (EP,US); B01D2317/027 (EP,US); B01D61/18 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
B01D2311/08, B01D2311/04, B01D2311/25 (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 [2017/39]
TitleGerman:KONZENTRATIONSSTEUERUNG IN FILTRATIONSSYSTEMEN UND ENTSPRECHENDE VERFAHREN[2017/39]
English:CONCENTRATION CONTROL IN FILTRATION SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS[2017/39]
French:RÉGLAGE DE LA CONCENTRATION DANS DES SYSTÈMES DE FILTRATION ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS[2017/39]
Entry into regional phase11.05.2017National basic fee paid 
11.05.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
11.05.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.05.2017Examination requested  [2017/39]
11.05.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
29.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
28.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
27.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[I]US4499117  (BONNEAU MARC [FR]);
 [I]US4532140  (BONNOME JEAN-PIERRE [FR]);
 [A]US4610887  (GALZY PIERRE [FR], et al);
 [X]WO9208783  (DOW DANMARK [DK], et al);
 [X]EP2008702  (UNILEVER PLC [GB])
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