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EP About this file: EP3704300

EP3704300 - REACTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRE-HYDROLYSIS OF BIOMASS MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.06.2022
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip16.10.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VALMET AB
851 94 Sundsvall / SE
[2020/37]
Inventor(s)01 / LAMBERT, Francois
Ljungbacken 8
854 60 Sundsvall / SE
02 / CARLSSON, Johan
Smedsgårdsvägen 18
865 33 Alnö / SE
03 / BOMAN, Rolf
Idrottsgatan 17
856 43 Sundsvall / SE
04 / PETTERSSON, Patrik
Fullriggarvägen 43
865 32 Alnö / SE
 [2020/37]
Representative(s)Groth & Co. KB
P.O. Box 6107
102 32 Stockholm / SE
[2020/37]
Application number, filing date18873855.330.10.2018
[2020/37]
WO2018SE51110
Priority number, dateSE2017005135131.10.2017         Original published format: SE 1751351
[2020/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019088906
Date:09.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3704300
Date:09.09.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE09.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.07.2021
ClassificationIPC:D21C1/02, D21C1/04, B01J19/20, C12P7/10, C12P19/02, C13K1/02, D21C7/00
[2020/37]
CPC:
B01J19/20 (EP,SE,US); B01J19/26 (US); B01J4/002 (EP,US);
C13K1/02 (EP,SE,US); D21C1/02 (EP,SE); D21C1/04 (EP,SE);
D21C7/00 (EP,SE); B01J2219/182 (EP); B01J2219/1943 (EP);
C12P19/02 (SE); C12P7/10 (SE) (-)
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 [2020/37]
TitleGerman:REAKTORANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VORHYDROLYSE VON BIOMASSE[2020/37]
English:REACTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRE-HYDROLYSIS OF BIOMASS MATERIAL[2020/37]
French:ARRANGEMENT DE RÉACTEUR ET PROCÉDÉ POUR LA PRÉ-HYDROLYSE DE MATÉRIAU DE BIOMASSE[2020/37]
Entry into regional phase20.04.2020National basic fee paid 
20.04.2020Search fee paid 
20.04.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
20.04.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.02.2019Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: SE
20.04.2020Examination requested  [2020/37]
31.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.06.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
21.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
14.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
16.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XAY]US4592804  (NOREUS STURE [SE], et al) [X] 1,2,11-13,15 * figure 1 * * column 3, paragraphs 16-42 * * column 4, lines 12-14 * [A] 3-10 [Y] 14;
 [YA]WO2014047097  (ANDRITZ INC [US]) [Y] 14 * paragraphs [0023] - [0025]; figure 1 * [A] 1-13,15;
 [A]WO2016094594  (SWEETWATER ENERGY INC [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0001] - [0004] - [0029] , [0079]; figures 1,2 * * paragraphs [0095] , [0096] , [0110] , [0203] *;
 [A]WO2017136915  (IOGEN CORP [CA]) [A] 1-15 * figures 1, 3, 4 ** paragraphs [0000] , [0 14] , [0 51] , [0 57] , [0 86] , [0 92] *
International search[A]US1106736  (SCHULER GEORGE [US]) [A] 1-15 * ; page 1, line 62 - line 65; figure 1 *;
 [A]SU421725  (CELL-N) CELL-PAPER IND EQUIP DES) [A] 1-15 * ; abstract; figure 1 *;
 [A]AT336992B  (VISCH KHIM T I NIS [BG]) [A] 1-15* ; figure 3 *;
 [A]US4592804  (NOREUS STURE [SE], et al) [A] 1-15 * ; whole document *;
 [XAY]WO2010009548  (SUNOPTA BIOPROCESS INC [CA], et al) [X] 1-5, 8-14 * ; abstract; page 6, line 15 -page 7, line 3; page 14, line 14 - line 19; page 16, line 22 -page 17, line 7; page 23, line 19 - line 20; page 24, line 3 - line 30; figures 2, 4 * [A] 6-7 [Y] 1-5, 8-15;
 [YA]EP2500466  (ANDRITZ INC [US]) [Y] 1-5, 8-15 * ; paragraphs [0020], [0042]; figure 8 * [A] 6-7;
 [A]WO2013041298  (VOITH PATENT GMBH [DE], et al) [A] 1-15 * ; paragraphs [0050], [0102]; figure 1 *;
 [A]CN106868909  (YANG TAISONG) [A] 1-15 * ; abstract; figure 2 *
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