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EP3455173 - SULFITE PRECONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REDUCE MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN WASTE WATER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  24.03.2023
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.11.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  15.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.03.2023Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 26.04.2023  [2023/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BL Technologies, Inc.
5951 Clearwater Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55343 / US
[2019/12]
Inventor(s)01 / GANSLEY, Raymond, Raulfs
12907 Pin Oak Circle
Knoxville, TN 37934 / US
02 / DALE, Trevor, James
9 Linden Avenue
Metuchen, NJ 08840 / US
 [2019/12]
Representative(s)Atout PI Laplace
Immeuble Up On
25 Boulevard Romain Rolland
CS 40072
75685 Paris Cedex 14 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2019/12]Fonquernie, Sophie Benedicte, et al
Marks & Clerk France
Immeuble Visium
22, avenue Aristide Briand
94117 Arcueil Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date17727760.510.05.2017
[2019/12]
WO2017US32044
Priority number, dateUS20161515153611.05.2016         Original published format: US201615151536
[2019/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017197049
Date:16.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3455173
Date:20.03.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.11.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:C02F1/74, C02F1/00, B01D53/50, B01D53/64, B01D53/80, B01D53/34, C02F1/52, C02F1/66, C02F5/06, C02F101/10, C02F101/20, C02F103/18
[2019/12]
CPC:
B01D53/73 (EP,US); B01D53/346 (EP,US); B01D53/501 (EP,US);
B01D53/504 (US); B01D53/64 (US); B01D53/80 (US);
C02F1/004 (EP,US); C02F1/008 (EP,US); C02F1/5236 (US);
C02F1/74 (EP,US); C02F3/2826 (EP,US); B01D2247/04 (EP,US);
B01D2251/11 (EP,US); B01D2251/404 (EP,US); B01D2257/302 (US);
B01D2257/602 (EP,US); B01D2258/0283 (EP,US); C02F1/52 (EP,US);
C02F1/5245 (EP,US); C02F1/56 (EP,US); C02F1/66 (EP,US);
C02F2001/007 (EP,US); C02F2101/101 (EP,US); C02F2101/106 (EP,US);
C02F2101/20 (EP,US); C02F2103/18 (EP,US); C02F2209/00 (US);
C02F2209/04 (EP,US); C02F2209/38 (EP,US); C02F3/305 (EP,US);
C02F3/34 (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 [2019/12]
TitleGerman:SULFITVORKONDITIONIERUNGSSYSTEME UND -VERFAHREN ZUR REDUZIERUNG DER QUECKSILBERKONZENTRATIONEN IN ABWASSER[2019/12]
English:SULFITE PRECONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REDUCE MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN WASTE WATER[2019/12]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE PRÉTRAITEMENT DE SULFITE POUR RÉDUIRE LES CONCENTRATIONS DE MERCURE DANS LES EAUX USÉES[2019/12]
Entry into regional phase10.12.2018National basic fee paid 
10.12.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
10.12.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/12]
10.12.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.12.2022Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2023/17]
21.12.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2023/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.202206   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[I]EP1040864  (BABCOCK & WILCOX CO [US], et al) [I] 1-10,16-20 * paragraphs [0002] , [00 6] , [00 8] - [0011] - [0 15] , [0 19] - [0021] - [0 25] - [0026] - [0 29] , [0 30]; figures 1-3 *;
 [I]US2004202596  (HONJO SHINTARO [JP], et al) [I] 1-10,16-20* paragraphs [0008] - [0010] - [0 32] , [0 13] , [0 16] , [0 32] , [0 43]; figure 1 *;
 [I]US2010247394  (BORIO DONALD C [US]) [I] 1-10,16-20 * paragraphs [0004] , [0 20] - [0027]; figures 2a, b, c *;
 [I]US8828341  (APPELO PER-ERIK ALBERT [US], et al) [I] 1-10,16-20 * column 1, line 47 - column 4, line 63 *
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