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EP3573761 - IMPROVEMENTS IN STIRRED BEAD GRINDING MILLS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.05.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip05.06.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Metso Outotec Finland Oy
Lokomonkatu 3
33900 Tampere / FI
For all designated states
Swiss Tower Mills Minerals AG
Haselstrasse 1
5401 Baden / CH
[2023/04]
Former [2022/46]For all designated states
Metso Minerals Oy
Lokomonkatu 3
33900 Tampere / FI
For all designated states
Swiss Tower Mills Minerals AG
Haselstrasse 1
5401 Baden / CH
Former [2019/49]For all designated states
Outotec (Finland) Oy
Rauhalanpuisto 9
02230 Espoo / FI
For all designated states
Swiss Tower Mills Minerals AG
Haselstrasse 1
5401 Baden / CH
Inventor(s)01 / BELKE, Jeff
40 Kings Park Road
West Perth, Western Australia 6005 / AU
02 / HEATH, Alex
8 Thrum Close
Leeming
Perth, Western Australia 6149 / AU
03 / JAMIESON, Edward Allan
104 Leake Street
Bayswater, Western Australia 6053 / AU
 [2019/49]
Representative(s)AWA Sweden AB
Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
[N/P]
Former [2019/49]Kolster Oy Ab
(Salmisaarenaukio 1)
P.O. Box 204
00181 Helsinki / FI
Application number, filing date17893658.926.01.2017
[2019/49]
WO2017FI50042
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018138405
Date:02.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3573761
Date:04.12.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:FI02.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:B02C17/16, B02C17/22, B02C17/18
[2020/06]
CPC:
B02C17/16 (EP,EA,US); B02C17/18 (EP,EA); B02C17/22 (EP,EA,US)
Former IPC [2019/49]B02C17/16, B02C17/22
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 [2019/49]
TitleGerman:VERBESSERUNGEN AN RÜHRWERKSKUGELMÜHLEN[2019/49]
English:IMPROVEMENTS IN STIRRED BEAD GRINDING MILLS[2019/49]
French:PERFECTIONNEMENTS APPORTÉS À DES BROYEURS À BILLES AGITÉES[2019/49]
Entry into regional phase23.08.2019National basic fee paid 
23.08.2019Search fee paid 
23.08.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
23.08.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.11.2018Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
23.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/49]
05.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.06.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
17.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
14.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
14.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US2014008473  (YANASE SHIGEO [JP]) [X] 1-7,11-15 * figures 1,2,5,7,17 *[A] 8-10,16-20
International search[Y]US4174074  (GEIGER ARMIN [CH]);
 [Y]US5379952  (GEIGER ARMIN [CH]);
 [A]JP3945717B  (DAITO DOBOKU:KK)
 [Y]US4174074  (GEIGER ARMIN [CH]) [Y] 1-7, 17-44 * column 8, lines 17-56 and figures 1, 3 and 7 *;
 [Y]US5379952  (GEIGER ARMIN [CH]) [Y] 1-7, 17-44 * column 3, line 66 - column 4, line 6 and figure 1 *;
 [A]JP3945717B  (DAITO DOBOKU:KK) [A] 1-44* figures 5, 6 and 7 & machine translation into English by Clarivate Analytics [online] EPOQUENET TXPJPEB *
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