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EP About this file: EP3855164

EP3855164 - FLOCCULATION STATE MONITORING SENSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.10.2023
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.06.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
10-1 Nakano 4-chome
Nakano-ku
Tokyo 164-0001 / JP
[2021/30]
Inventor(s)01 / NAGAO, Nobuaki
c/o KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.,
0-1, Nakano 4-chome, Nakano-ku
Tokyo 164-0001 / JP
 [2021/30]
Representative(s)Becker, Eberhard
Becker Kurig & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Bavariastraße 7
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/30]Becker, Eberhard
Becker & Kurig Partnerschaft
Patentanwälte PartmbB
Bavariastrasse 7
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date19861749.009.08.2019
[2021/30]
WO2019JP31659
Priority number, dateJP2018017627620.09.2018         Original published format: JP 2018176276
[2021/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020059366
Date:26.03.2020
Language:JA
[2020/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3855164
Date:28.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.03.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/15, G01N21/53, B01D21/32, B03D3/06, // G01N21/82
[2022/24]
CPC:
G01N21/15 (EP); G01N21/53 (EP,KR); G01N21/532 (US);
B01D21/32 (KR); B03D3/06 (EP); B08B5/02 (KR);
G01N15/06 (US); G01N21/51 (US); G01N15/075 (US);
G01N2021/151 (EP); G01N2021/513 (US); G01N21/82 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/30]G01N21/53, B01D21/32
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 [2021/30]
TitleGerman:SENSOR ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG DES FLOCKUNGSZUSTANDES[2021/30]
English:FLOCCULATION STATE MONITORING SENSOR[2021/30]
French:CAPTEUR DE SURVEILLANCE D'ÉTAT DE FLOCULATION[2021/30]
Entry into regional phase10.11.2020Translation filed 
10.11.2020National basic fee paid 
10.11.2020Search fee paid 
10.11.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
10.11.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.11.2020Examination requested  [2021/30]
12.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
14.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
06.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]WO2018110043  (KURITA WATER IND LTD [JP]) [I] 1,2* paragraphs [0002] , [0039] - [0052] - [0061] - [0066]; figures 3,4,6 *
International search[A]JPH03251744  (TONEN CORP) [A] 1-5 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPH06281565  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP) [A] 1-5 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2005274216  (KURITA WATER IND LTD) [A] 1-5 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2005351819  (TORAI ENG KK, et al) [A] 1-5 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2007263856  (KURITA WATER IND LTD) [A] 1-5 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]CN102213676  (NANLIANG PRESSURE CONTAINER TECHNOLOGY SHANGHAI CO LTD)[A] 1-5;
 [A]JP2017037033  (JFE STEEL CORP) [A] 1-5 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2018096768  (KURITA WATER IND LTD) [A] 1-5
by applicantJP2002195947
 JP2018176276
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