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EP4008690 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED PURIFICATION OF WASTEWATER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.05.2024
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.12.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip04.05.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Paques I.P. B.V.
Tjalke de Boerstrjitte 24
8561 EL Balk / NL
[2022/23]
Inventor(s)01 / Prins, Rienk
8561 EL Balk / NL
02 / Faber, Jelle
8561 EL Balk / NL
03 / Vogelaar, Jacob Cornelis Theodorus
8561 EL Balk / NL
 [2022/23]
Representative(s)Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS The Hague / NL
[2022/23]
Application number, filing date20212285.907.12.2020
[2022/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4008690
Date:08.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:C02F3/28, B01F5/10, // B01F5/02
[2022/23]
CPC:
C02F3/2846 (EP); B01F25/50 (EP); C02F3/286 (EP);
C02F3/2873 (EP); B01F25/211 (EP)
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 [2023/02]
Former [2022/23]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERTEN ABWASSERREINIGUNG[2022/23]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED PURIFICATION OF WASTEWATER[2022/23]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT D'AMÉLIORER LA PURIFICATION DES EAUX USÉES[2022/23]
Examination procedure08.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.12.2022Examination requested  [2023/02]
08.12.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4019983  (MANDT MIKKEL G) [X] 1 * abstract; figure 3 *;
 [XY]WO2012005592  (PAQUES IP BV [NL], et al) [X] 1-6,10-15 * abstract; figures 1-3; claims 1-5,9 * * page 15, line 5 - line 8 * [Y] 7-9;
 [Y]KR20120090182  (NOW E & S CO LTD [KR], et al) [Y] 7-9 * abstract; figure 2 ** paragraph [0024] *;
 [Y]WO2016032017  (KIM GUN SU [KR]) [Y] 7-9 * abstract; figure 1 *;
 [X]WO2018094224  (MIH WATER TREAT INC [US]) [X] 1-6,10 * abstract; figure 9 * * paragraph [0071] - paragraph [0073] *
by applicantEP0170332
 EP0170332
 WO2007078195
 EP1979273
 US2011236274
 WO2012005592
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