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EP3198091 - MULTI PARAMETER SWIMMING POOL FLUID ANALYSIS AND REGULATING METHOD AND DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.03.2023
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Maytronics Ltd.
Kibbutz Yizrael
1935000 Kibbutz Yizrael / IL
[2017/31]
Inventor(s)01 / YIZHACK, Tamir
9/76 Yigal-alon St.
26431 Kiryat Motskin / IL
02 / PERETZ, Shay
32 Zoran St.
Pob 218
17906 Shimshit / IL
03 / HILEL, Gil
Kibbuts Yizrael
19350 Kibbuts Yizrael / IL
 [2017/31]
Representative(s)Hunter, Christopher Jack Owen
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/31]Balder IP Law, S.L.
Paseo de la Castellana 93
5a planta
28046 Madrid / ES
Application number, filing date15845202.921.09.2015
[2017/31]
WO2015IB57246
Priority number, dateUS201462053820P23.09.2014         Original published format: US 201462053820 P
[2017/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016046719
Date:31.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3198091
Date:02.08.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.03.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:IL31.03.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:E04H4/12, E04H4/16, G01N21/15, G01N21/33, G01N21/3577, G01N21/359, G01N21/64, G01N33/18
[2018/21]
CPC:
G01N33/1826 (EP,IL,US); G01N21/6486 (EP,IL,US); G01N33/18 (IL,US);
E04H4/1272 (EP,IL,US); E04H4/1654 (EP,IL,US); G01J3/00 (IL,US);
G01J3/42 (IL,US); G01N21/00 (IL,US); G01N21/15 (EP,IL,US);
G01N21/33 (EP,IL,US); G01N21/3577 (EP,IL,US); G01N21/359 (EP,IL,US);
C02F2103/42 (EP,IL,US); C02F2209/003 (EP,IL,US); G01N2021/152 (EP,IL,US);
G01N2021/154 (EP,IL,US); G01N2201/129 (EP,IL,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/31]E04H4/16
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 [2017/31]
TitleGerman:SCHWIMMBECKENFLÜSSIGKEITSANALYSE MIT MEHREREN PARAMETERN UND REGELVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG[2017/31]
English:MULTI PARAMETER SWIMMING POOL FLUID ANALYSIS AND REGULATING METHOD AND DEVICE[2017/31]
French:ANALYSE DE FLUIDE DE PISCINE MULTIPARAMÉTRIQUE, PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE RÉGULATION[2017/31]
Entry into regional phase24.04.2017National basic fee paid 
24.04.2017Search fee paid 
24.04.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
24.04.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/31]
24.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.01.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
05.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.09.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
05.04.2019Request for further processing filed
05.04.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
13.05.2019Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
05.04.2019Request for further processing filed
05.04.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.04.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
24.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
22.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
26.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
25.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO9618096  (NORTH WEST WATER GROUP PLC [GB], et al) [X] 1 * abstract * * figure 10 * * page 1, line 3 - line 12 * * page 10, line 1 - page 16, line 10 *;
 [X]EP0885986  (SHIMADZU CORP [JP], et al) [X] 9 * abstract * * figures 1,9 * * page 4, line 28 - line 45 *;
 [A]US2006219630  (ABE NORIMITUS [JP], et al) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [X]WO2009068477  (SIEMENS WATER TECH CORP [US], et al) [X] 1,2,7-10,13-15 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO2012144955  (MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY [US], et al) [X] 3-6,11,12 * the whole document *;
 [X]US2012273351  (KRAUS PAUL R [US], et al) [X] 1 * abstract * * paragraphs [0002] , [0047] - [0051] - [0075] - [0079] *
International search[Y]DE19515428  (L V H T LEHR UND VERSUCHSGESEL [DE], et al) [Y] 30,48* ABSTRACT *;
 [XY]  - BOZENA SEREDYNSKA-SOBECKA et al., "Monitoring organic loading to swimming pools by fluorescence excitation - emission matrix with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC).", ARTICLE in WATER RESEARCH - MARCH 2011, (20110331), XP028366306 [X] 1-29,31-47,49-60 * The whole document The whole document * [Y] 30,48

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.01.010
by applicantUS5242602
 WO9618096
 EP0885986
 US2006219630
 US2008285012
 WO2009068477
 WO2012144955
 US2012273351
    - "Henry's Law Constant of N, N-Dichloromethylamine: Application to the Contamination of the Atmosphere of Indoor Swimming Pools", CIMETIERE N et al., Chemosphere, Pergamon Press, (20091001), vol. 77
    - "Variability of Chlorination By-Product Occurring in Water of Indoor and Outdoor Swimming Pools", SIMARD SABRINA et al., Water Research, Elsevier, (20130103), vol. 47, pages 1763 - 1772
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