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StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  17.02.2023
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.08.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip17.02.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 22.03.2023  [2023/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Miraki Innovation Think Tank LLC
44 Brattle Street, 4th Floor
Harvard Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 / US
[2020/07]
Inventor(s)01 / VELIS, Christopher
97 Winthrop Street
Harvard Square
Cambridge MA 02138 / US
 [2020/43]
Former [2020/07]01 / VELIS, Christopher, J.P.
97 Winthrop Street
Harvard Square
Cambridge MA 02138 / US
Representative(s)Graham Watt & Co
St. Botolph's House
7-9 St. Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/07]Graham Watt & Co LLP
St. Botolph's House
7-9 St. Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ / GB
Application number, filing date18781069.205.04.2018
[2020/07]
WO2018US26273
Priority number, dateUS201762482008P05.04.2017         Original published format: US 201762482008 P
[2020/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018187581
Date:11.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3606456
Date:12.02.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.10.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US11.10.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61F7/12, A61F7/00, A61B18/02, A61K9/00, A61K47/02, A61K47/10, A61P41/00, A61B90/00, A61F7/02, A61M25/10
[2021/02]
CPC:
A61F7/123 (EP,KR,US); A61F7/12 (EP,KR,US); A61B90/00 (EP);
A61M25/007 (KR,US); A61M25/1002 (KR,US); A61B2090/0463 (EP,KR,US);
A61F2007/0056 (EP,KR,US); A61F2007/0063 (EP,KR,US); A61F2007/0069 (EP,KR,US);
A61F2007/0092 (EP,KR,US); A61F2007/0096 (EP,KR,US); A61F2007/0249 (EP,KR,US);
A61F2007/025 (EP,KR,US); A61F2007/0253 (EP,KR,US); A61F2007/0288 (KR);
A61F2007/029 (EP,KR); A61F2007/126 (EP,KR,US); A61M2025/1013 (KR,US);
A61M2025/1072 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/07]A61B18/02
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 [2020/07]
TitleGerman:EINHAUSUNG FÜR KALTSCHLAMM[2020/07]
English:COLD SLURRY CONTAINMENT[2020/07]
French:CONFINEMENT DE SUSPENSION ÉPAISSE FROIDE[2020/07]
Entry into regional phase04.11.2019National basic fee paid 
04.11.2019Search fee paid 
04.11.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
04.11.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/07]
06.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.09.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/12]
13.09.2022Date of oral proceedings
22.09.2022Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
02.11.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
16.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X] US2012203312  (BATZER RACHEL ELIZABETH et al.) [X] 1-4,6-8,11-14 * paragraphs [0036] - [0046] - [0052] , [0066]; figures 5,8 *
 [I] US2011190751  (INGLE FRANK et al.) [I] 1,3-6,9-15 * paragraphs [0030] , [0031] , [0040] , [0047]; figure 1 *
 [A] US2013190744  (AVRAM MATTHEW M et al.) [A] 1 * figures 1,2 *
 [A] US2009255276  (KASZA KENNETH E et al.) [A] 1 * figure 1 *
International search[YA] US2011190751  (INGLE FRANK et al.) [Y] 1, 3-8, 10-20 * ; entire document, especially Fig. 1, 5; Abstract, para. [0029]-[0031], [0042], [0043], [0047], [0049] *[A] 2, 9
 [YA] US2013190744  (AVRAM MATTHEW M et al.) [Y] 1, 3-8, 10-20 * ; entire document, especially para. [0083]. *[A] 2, 9
 [Y] US2014303608  (TAGHIZADEH FARHAN et al.) [Y] 13 * ; entire document, especially para. [0141]. *
 [Y] WO2009086399  (3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO et al.) [Y] 16 * ; entire document, especially Abstract. *
 [Y] US2004220559  (KRAMER HANS W et al.) [Y] 19 * ; entire document, especially Fig. 3. 19 *
ExaminationUS2004267338
 WO2016138045
 US2006161232
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