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EP About this file: EP3727638

EP3727638 - SCALE COLLECTION DEVICE FOR DOWNFLOW REACTORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.04.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip03.06.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
UOP LLC
25 East Algonquin Road
P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 / US
[2020/44]
Inventor(s)01 / XU, Zhanping
25 East Algonquin Road P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 / US
02 / CHEN, Pengfei
25 East Algonquin Road P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 / US
03 / BUNTING, Robert, L., Jr.
25 East Algonquin Road P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 / US
 [2020/44]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[2020/44]
Application number, filing date18890814.920.12.2018
[2020/44]
WO2018US66674
Priority number, dateUS201762609317P21.12.2017         Original published format: US 201762609317 P
[2020/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019126429
Date:27.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3727638
Date:28.10.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.06.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU27.06.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.09.2021
ClassificationIPC:B01D29/39, B01D29/44, B01D46/10
[2020/44]
CPC:
B01J8/006 (EP,US); B01D24/12 (US); B01D24/183 (EP);
B01J8/0085 (EP,US); B01J8/0242 (EP,US); B01J8/0278 (EP,US);
B01D2101/00 (US); B01J2204/002 (US); B01J2208/00938 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2020/44]
TitleGerman:KESSELSTEINSAMMELVORRICHTUNG FÜR ABSTROMREAKTOR[2020/44]
English:SCALE COLLECTION DEVICE FOR DOWNFLOW REACTORS[2020/44]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COLLECTE DE DÉPÔTS POUR RÉACTEURS À COURANT DESCENDANT[2020/44]
Entry into regional phase25.06.2020National basic fee paid 
25.06.2020Search fee paid 
25.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
25.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/44]
28.04.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.02.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.06.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
26.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
26.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2014097125  (BAZER-BACHI FREDERIC [FR], et al) [A] 1-6 * paragraphs [0031] , [0032] , [0037] , [0041] , [0046]; figure 1 *;
 [A]EP2918332  (MORTEN MÜLLER LTD APS [DK]) [A] 1-6* figures 2,3 *;
 [A]WO2017080756  (IFP ENERGIES NOW [FR]) [A] 1-6 * figure - *
International search[A]US4380529  (GUPTA RAMESH)[A] 1-20;
 [A]CN103131472  (PETROCHINA CO LTD, et al) [A] 1-20;
 [XA]WO2015136066  (MORTEN MÜLLER LTD APS [DK]) [X] 17-20 * , p. 2 lines 15-25, p. 14 line 4 - p. 15 line 32, fig. 2, abstract * [A] 1-16
by applicantUS2014097125
 EP2918332
 WO2017080756
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