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EP About this file: EP3897143

EP3897143 - USE OF CATIONIC SUGAR-BASED COMPOUNDS FOR MICROBIAL FOULING CONTROL IN A WATER SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.12.2023
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.09.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.08.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  16.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.03.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ecolab USA Inc.
1 Ecolab Place
St. Paul, MN 55102 / US
[2021/43]
Inventor(s)01 / DHAWAN, Ashish
c/o Ecolab USA Inc. 1 Ecolab Place
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 / US
02 / XIONG, Kun
c/o Ecolab USA Inc. 1 Ecolab Place
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 / US
03 / SILVERNAIL, Carter M.
c/o Ecolab USA Inc. 1 Ecolab Place
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 / US
 [2021/43]
Representative(s)Godemeyer Blum Lenze Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB - werkpatent
An den Gärten 7
51491 Overath / DE
[2021/43]
Application number, filing date20708845.129.01.2020
[2021/43]
WO2020US15567
Priority number, dateUS201962798193P29.01.2019         Original published format: US 201962798193 P
[2021/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020160081
Date:06.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3897143
Date:27.10.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.08.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:A01N33/12, A01N43/16, A01N25/02, A01N25/10, A01P1/00, A61L2/16
[2021/43]
CPC:
C02F1/50 (EP); C02F1/68 (US); A01N33/12 (EP);
A01N43/16 (EP); C07H15/04 (US); C02F2303/20 (EP,US);
C02F2305/04 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
A01N33/12, A01N25/02, A01N25/10 (EP);
A01N43/16, A01N25/02, A01N33/12 (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 [2021/43]
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG VON KATIONISCHEN ZUCKERBASIERTEN VERBINDUNGEN ZUR MIKROBIELLEN FOULING-KONTROLLE IN EINEM WASSERSYSTEM[2021/43]
English:USE OF CATIONIC SUGAR-BASED COMPOUNDS FOR MICROBIAL FOULING CONTROL IN A WATER SYSTEM[2021/43]
French:UTILISATION DE COMPOSÉS CATIONIQUES À BASE DE SUCRE POUR LUTTER CONTRE L'ENCRASSEMENT MICROBIEN DANS UN RÉSEAU D'ALIMENTATION EN EAU[2021/43]
Entry into regional phase22.07.2021National basic fee paid 
22.07.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
22.07.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.07.2021Examination requested  [2021/43]
22.07.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
14.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
14.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US7084129  (SMITH DEAN A [US], et al) [Y] 1-24 * Application examples; columns 12-14 *;
 [Y]US2012070341  (EDER ANGELA R [US], et al) [Y] 1-24* claims 1-43 *;
 [XY]WO2012083497  (GEN ELECTRIC [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4-6,8,11,21-24 * paragraphs [0015] - [0019]; claims 1-15 * [Y] 1-24;
 [XY]JP2012136504  (LION CORP) [X] 25 * paragraphs [0050] - [0057]; examples 22-29; claims 1-6 * [Y] 1-24;
 [XY]US2017360040  (KOST JOSEPH [IL], et al) [X] 25 * paragraphs [0034] , [ 101] - [0104]; example 4; claims 1-9 * [Y] 1-24;
 [Y]CN108938662  (UNIV NANJING) [Y] 1-24 * claims 1-10 *;
 [XP]US2019223434  (BALASUBRAMANIAN RAMAKRISHNAN [US], et al) [XP] 1-25 * paragraphs [0079] , [0 88] , [0 91] , [0 99] , [ 106]; claims 1-17 *
by applicantUS7084129
 US7507399
    - CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, Database accession no. 7173-51-5
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