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EP3394242 - CELL SEPARATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.06.2020
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.09.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.07.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  15.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip11.12.2025New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Corning Incorporated
1 Riverfront Plaza
Corning, New York 14831 / US
[2018/44]
Inventor(s)01 / MARTIN, Gregory Roger
227 Peck Road
Acton, ME 04001 / US
02 / TANNER, Allison Jean
380 Greenleaf Avenue
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 / US
 [2018/44]
Representative(s)Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/44]Scott, Mark Andrew
Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Application number, filing date16871765.013.12.2016
[2018/44]
WO2016US66327
Priority number, dateUS201562270950P22.12.2015         Original published format: US 201562270950 P
[2018/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2017112455
Date:29.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/26]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3394242
Date:31.10.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.06.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:C12M3/06, C12M3/02, C12M1/12, C12M1/24, C12N5/02, B01D63/08
[2018/44]
CPC:
C12M25/16 (EP); C12M47/02 (EP,US); C12M33/14 (EP,US);
C12N5/0075 (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 [2018/44]
TitleGerman:ZELLTRENNUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG DAVON[2018/44]
English:CELL SEPARATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME[2018/44]
French:DISPOSITIF DE SÉPARATION DE CELLULES ET PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION ASSOCIÉ[2018/44]
Entry into regional phase05.07.2018National basic fee paid 
05.07.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
05.07.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.06.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.07.2018Examination requested  [2018/44]
26.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
10.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
09.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
09.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
12.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
11.12.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
10.12.2025Renewal fee patent year 10
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Cited inInternational search[XI] US2013081995  (LARSEN JEREMY K et al.) [X] 1-3,8,9 * abstract * * paragraphs [0054] - [0066] *[I] 6,7,11,12,15-20
 [X] EP2848293  (SIEMENS AG et al.) [X] 1,2,4 * abstract *
 [A] WO2011025890  (XCELLEREX INC et al.) [A] 1,11 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] , [0 60] - [0063]; figures 1-3 *
 [X]   BRUCE I. DVORAK ET AL: "Drinking Water Treatment: Sediment Filtration", NEBGUIDE, NEBRASKA EXTENSION, G1492, 1 December 2013 (2013-12-01), XP055398473, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20170814] [X] 1,5 * figure 1 *
ExaminationWO2016200850
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