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EP3621920 - PURIFICATION AND DRYING OF GRAPHENE OXIDE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.12.2021
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.02.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip28.05.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Regents of the University of California
1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607 / US
[2020/12]
Inventor(s)01 / KANER, Richard, B.
481 Almar Avenue
Pacific Palisades, California 90272 / US
02 / KOWAL, Matthew
3414 Vinton Ave.
Los Angeles, California 90034 / US
03 / JUN, Dukwoo
3130 Sawtelle Blvd
Apt. 204
Los Angeles, California 90066 / US
 [2020/12]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/12]Hanna Moore + Curley
Garryard House
25/26 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
Application number, filing date18794576.104.05.2018
[2020/12]
WO2018US31149
Priority number, dateUS201762501999P05.05.2017         Original published format: US 201762501999 P
US201762509970P23.05.2017         Original published format: US 201762509970 P
[2020/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018204823
Date:08.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3621920
Date:18.03.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.11.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US08.11.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.01.2021
ClassificationIPC:C01B32/198, B01D61/14
[2021/04]
CPC:
C01B32/198 (EP,KR,US); B01D21/262 (US); B01D61/14 (EP,US);
B01D61/147 (US); C01B32/196 (KR); B01D2315/08 (EP,US);
B01D2315/10 (EP,US); B82Y30/00 (EP,US); B82Y40/00 (EP,US);
C01B2204/22 (KR); C01B2204/32 (KR); C01P2006/12 (EP,US);
C01P2006/40 (EP,US); C01P2006/80 (EP,KR,US); Y10S977/734 (EP,US);
Y10S977/845 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/12]C01B32/182
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 [2020/12]
TitleGerman:REINIGUNG UND TROCKNUNG VON GRAPHENOXID[2020/12]
English:PURIFICATION AND DRYING OF GRAPHENE OXIDE[2020/12]
French:PURIFICATION ET SÉCHAGE D'OXYDE DE GRAPHÈNE[2020/12]
Entry into regional phase08.10.2019National basic fee paid 
08.10.2019Search fee paid 
08.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
08.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/12]
26.07.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.01.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
27.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
30.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
28.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XI]WO2014179708  (UNIV RICE WILLIAM M [US]) [X] 1,2,7,12,14 * example 1.1 * [I] 6,8-11,13,15;
 [XI]CN106006623  (SUNTAR MEMBRANE TECH (XIAMEN) CO LTD) [X] 1,2,7,11,12,14 * Embodiment 1-4; paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0014]; figures 1-7; claims 1-3 * [I] 6,8,9,13,15;
 [XI]EP3081530  (SHENZHEN CANTONNET ENERGY SERVICES CO LTD [CN]) [X] 1,2,6-8,12,14 * examples 1, 2, 5, 6 * [I] 9-11,13,15;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.10.033
 [XI]  - GABRIEL CERIOTTI ET AL, "Rapid method for the purification of graphene oxide", RSC ADVANCES, (20150101), vol. 5, no. 62, doi:10.1039/C5RA07604H, pages 50365 - 50371, XP055757430 [X] 1-5,12-14 * page 50366, column r, paragraph 2 - page 50367, column r, paragraph 2 * [I] 9-11,15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5RA07604H
International search[A]US2010323177  (RUOFF RODNEY S [US], et al) [A] 1-23* ; entire document *;
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 [XY]US2016347617  (ZHANG LINDE [CN], et al) [X] 1-3, 8-20 * ; para [0021]-[0023], [0031]-[0033] * [Y] 4-7, 21-23;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.04.022
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep21715
by applicantCN106006623
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