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EP About this file: EP3733601

EP3733601 - ACTIVATED CARBON AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.07.2023
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.10.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.07.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip22.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kuraray Co., Ltd.
1621, Sakazu
Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 710-0801 / JP
[2020/45]
Inventor(s)01 / KITATOMI, Hiroaki
c/o KURARAY CO., LTD., 4342, Tsurumi
Bizen-shi, Okayama 705-0025 / JP
02 / NISHITA, Mitsunori
c/o KURARAY CO., LTD., 4342, Tsurumi
Bizen-shi, Okayama 705-0025 / JP
03 / HITOMI, Mitsunori
c/o KURARAY CO., LTD., 4342, Tsurumi
Bizen-shi, Okayama 705-0025 / JP
04 / YAMADA, Takayuki
c/o KURARAY CO., LTD., 4342, Tsurumi
Bizen-shi, Okayama 705-0025 / JP
 [2020/45]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2020/45]
Application number, filing date18897825.814.12.2018
[2020/45]
WO2018JP46066
Priority number, dateJP2017025239427.12.2017         Original published format: JP 2017252394
[2020/45]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019131208
Date:04.07.2019
Language:JA
[2019/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3733601
Date:04.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.07.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.06.2021
ClassificationIPC:C01B32/30, B01J20/20, C01B32/336, C01B32/342, C01B32/354
[2021/26]
CPC:
C01B32/354 (EP); B01J20/20 (EP,US); B01D15/00 (US);
B01J20/28076 (US); B01J20/28085 (US); B01J20/3078 (US);
C01B32/30 (EP); C01B32/318 (US); C01B32/336 (EP);
C01B32/342 (EP); C01B32/348 (US); C02F1/283 (US);
C01P2006/14 (US); C01P2006/16 (US); C01P2006/22 (US);
C01P2006/90 (US); C02F2101/308 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/45]C01B32/30, B01J20/20, C01B32/336, C01B32/342
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 [2020/45]
TitleGerman:AKTIVKOHLE UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2020/45]
English:ACTIVATED CARBON AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF[2020/45]
French:CHARBON ACTIF ET MÉTHODE DE FABRICATION DE CELUI-CI[2020/45]
Entry into regional phase20.06.2020Translation filed 
25.06.2020National basic fee paid 
25.06.2020Search fee paid 
25.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
25.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/45]
21.12.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
15.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
13.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
21.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP2960206  (OSAKA GAS CHEMICALS CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-7 * claims 2, 4, 5 * * paragraphs [0011] , [ 0031] - [0046] * * examples 1, 2 * * table 2 *;
 [X]WO2017146044  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1-3 * paragraphs [0009] , [ 0022] - [0027] - [ 0049] * * figures 1-3 *;
 EP3421425  [ ] (SONY CORP [JP]) [ ] * figures 1-3 ** paragraphs [0009] , [ 0022] - [0027] *
International search[Y]JP2001226110  (HIRAI YOJI) [Y] 4-7 * , paragraph [0018] (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2010520806  (BLÜCHER GMBH) [Y] 4-7 * , paragraph [0046] & US 2012/0172216 A1, paragraph [0056] & WO 2008/110233 A1 & DE 102007050971 A1 & KR 10-2009-0118063 A & CN 101668587 A *;
 [Y]JP2016030697  (KANSAI COKE & CHEMICALS) [Y] 6, 7* , claims, paragraphs [0031], [0038], [0047] & US 2017/0209848 A1, claims, paragraphs [0043], [0050], [0059], table 1 & WO 2016/013619 A1 & CN 106573781 A & KR 10-2017-0035907 A *;
 [XY]WO2017146044  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1-3 * , paragraphs [0009], [0022]-[0027], [0049], [0073], fig. 1, 2 & CN 108698833 A * [Y] 4-7;
 [Y]JP2017171538  (KANSAI COKE & CHEMICALS, et al) [Y] 6, 7 * , claims, paragraphs [0038], [0040], table 1 (Family: none) *
by applicantJP2006015334
 JP2006104002
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