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EP3814285 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH SUSPENDED GROWTH AND MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.04.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.01.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  01.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.08.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BL Technologies, Inc.
5951 Clearwater Drive
Minnetonka MN 55343 / US
[2021/18]
Inventor(s)01 / HOUWELING, Dwight Cornelius
3239 Dundas Street West
Oakville, Ontario L6M 4B2 / CA
02 / IRELAND, John David
3239 Dundas Street West
Oakville, Ontario L6M 4B2 / CA
03 / THOMPSON, Douglas Joseph
201-1868 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 1J1 / CA
04 / PEETERS, Jeffrey Gerard
3239 Dundas Street West
Oakville, Ontario L6M 4B2 / CA
 [2021/18]
Representative(s)Hamer, Christopher K., et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/18]Marks & Clerk France
Immeuble "Visium"
22, avenue Aristide Briand
94117 Arcueil Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date18743235.627.06.2018
[2021/18]
WO2018US39769
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020005232
Date:02.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3814285
Date:05.05.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.01.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:C02F3/00, C02F3/10, C02F3/12, C02F3/20, C02F3/30, C02F101/16
[2021/18]
CPC:
C02F3/102 (EP,KR,US); C02F3/006 (EP,KR,US); C02F3/12 (EP);
C02F3/1273 (KR); C02F3/208 (EP,KR,US); C02F3/302 (EP,KR,US);
C02F2101/16 (EP,KR,US); C02F2209/001 (EP,KR,US); C02F2209/14 (EP,KR,US);
C02F2209/16 (EP,KR,US); C02F2209/225 (EP,KR,US); C02F2209/44 (EP,KR);
C02F2305/02 (US); Y02W10/10 (EP,KR) (-)
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 [2021/18]
TitleGerman:ABWASSERBEHANDLUNG MIT SUSPENDIERTEM WACHSTUM UND MEMBRANBELÜFTETEM BIOFILM[2021/18]
English:WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH SUSPENDED GROWTH AND MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM[2021/18]
French:TRAITEMENT D'EAUX USÉES AVEC BIOMASSE EN SUSPENSION ET BIOFILM AÉRÉ SUR MEMBRANE[2021/18]
Entry into regional phase06.01.2021National basic fee paid 
06.01.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
06.01.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/18]
06.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.07.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.08.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[I]US7699985  (COTE PIERRE LUCIEN [CA], et al);
 [A]US2011284461  (DIMASSIMO RICHARD W [US], et al);
 [I]CN104909520  (UNIV TIANJIN CHENGJIAN)
ExaminationEP3790847
by applicantUS2016009578
 WO2016209235
 US2017088449
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