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EP3565661 - ULTRA-HIGH PURITY, ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE DIATOMITE FILTRATION MEDIA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.03.2024
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.11.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.03.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.10.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip25.10.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AT, CZ
published on 27.11.2024 [2024/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
EP Minerals, LLC
9785 Gateway Drive
Reno, Nevada 89521 / US
[2024/14]
Former [2019/46]For all designated states
EP Minerals, LLC
9785 Gateway Drive
Reno, Nevada 89521 / US
Inventor(s)01 / NYAMEKYE, George A.
490 Spanish Sand Drive
Sparks, NV 89441 / US
02 / PALM, Scott Kevin
13460 Fieldcreek Lane
Reno, NV 89511 / US
03 / LENZ, Peter E.
4931 Fall Creek Court
Reno, NV 89519 / US
04 / WANG, Qun
12585 Water Lily Way
Reno, NV 89511 / US
 [2019/46]
Representative(s)Maikowski & Ninnemann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
[2024/14]
Former [2019/46]LKGlobal UK Ltd.
Cambridge House, Henry Street
Bath BA1 1BT / GB
Application number, filing date17890221.906.01.2017
[2019/46]
WO2017US12568
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018128623
Date:12.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/28]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3565661
Date:13.11.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.07.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3565661
Date:03.04.2024
Language:EN
[2024/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US12.07.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:B01J20/14, B01D39/06, C12H1/048
[2019/46]
CPC:
B01D39/06 (EP); B01D39/2068 (US); B01J20/14 (EP,US);
B01J20/28011 (EP,US); B01J20/3071 (US); B01J20/3078 (US);
B01D2239/0457 (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 [2019/46]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ULTRAHOCHREINE ULTRAHOCHLEISTUNGSFÄHIGE DIATOMITFILTRIERUNGSMEDIEN[2019/46]
English:ULTRA-HIGH PURITY, ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE DIATOMITE FILTRATION MEDIA[2019/46]
French:MILIEU DE FILTRATION À DIATOMITE À ULTRA-HAUTE PURETÉ ET ULTRA-HAUTE PERFORMANCE[2019/46]
Entry into regional phase24.07.2019National basic fee paid 
24.07.2019Search fee paid 
24.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
24.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/46]
05.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
15.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.02.2024Fee for grant paid
22.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
27.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
31.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
27.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT03.04.2024
BG03.04.2024
CZ03.04.2024
FI03.04.2024
HR03.04.2024
NO03.07.2024
GR04.07.2024
IS03.08.2024
[2024/48]
Former [2024/47]BG03.04.2024
FI03.04.2024
HR03.04.2024
NO03.07.2024
GR04.07.2024
IS03.08.2024
Former [2024/46]BG03.04.2024
FI03.04.2024
HR03.04.2024
NO03.07.2024
IS03.08.2024
Cited inInternational search[Y]JP2001097711  (JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH CORP);
 [XY]US2001023233  (SHIUH JEROME C [US], et al);
 [Y]US2010323073  (LU JIE [US]);
 [Y]US2011172341  (VON BENTEN REBEKKA [DE]);
 [Y]CN102923724  (UNIV NORTHEASTERN);
 [Y]US2014000487  (WANG BO [US]);
 [Y]WO2016115212  (IMERYS FILTRATION MINERALS INC [US]);
 [A]US2016332135  (TANIGUCHI JEFFREY D [US]);
 [A]WO2016196137  (IMERYS FILTRATION MINERALS INC [US])
by applicantUS2701240
 US3572500
 US4134857
 US4142968
 US4965084
 US5656568
 US5878374
 US6464770
 US6653255
 WO2008024952
 US2011223301
 US8883860
 WO2007US76723
 WO2014US67873
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