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EP4314687 - HEAT EXCHANGER CONFIGURATION WITH POROUS LAYER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.01.2024
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.09.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  21.04.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Change: Validation statespublished on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
24.05.2024Change - extension statespublished on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TerraPower LLC
15800 Northup Way
Bellevue, Washington 98008 / US
[2024/06]
Inventor(s)01 / CHOI, Joon Hyung
Bellevue, Washington 98008 / US
02 / EICHEL, Daniel
Bellevue, Washington 98008 / US
03 / HE, Mei
Bellevue, Washington 98008 / US
04 / HEJZLAR, Pavel
Bellevue, Washington 98008 / US
05 / MARTIN, Mathieu G.
Bellevue, Washington 98008 / US
06 / MILLER, Samuel J.
Bellevue, Washington 98008 / US
07 / VOLLMER, James M.
Bellevue, Washington 98008 / US
 [2024/06]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2024/06]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date21718446.423.03.2021
[2024/06]
WO2021US23771
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022203659
Date:29.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4314687
Date:07.02.2024
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.09.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2024/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.09.2022
ClassificationIPC:F28D15/00
[2024/06]
CPC:
F28D9/0037 (EP,KR); B33Y10/00 (EP,KR); F28D9/0093 (EP,KR);
F28F13/003 (EP,KR); F28F3/022 (EP,KR); F28D15/00 (EP);
F28D2021/0054 (EP,KR); F28D7/0008 (EP); F28D7/0066 (EP);
F28F1/122 (EP); F28F2265/16 (EP,KR); F28F2270/00 (EP,KR);
Y02E30/30 (EP,KR) (-)
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 [2024/06]
TitleGerman:WÄRMETAUSCHERKONFIGURATION MIT PORÖSER SCHICHT[2024/06]
English:HEAT EXCHANGER CONFIGURATION WITH POROUS LAYER[2024/06]
French:CONFIGURATION D'ÉCHANGEUR DE CHALEUR À COUCHE POREUSE[2024/06]
Entry into regional phase02.10.2023National basic fee paid 
02.10.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
02.10.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.10.2023Examination requested  [2024/06]
02.10.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.04.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
20.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]US4972902  (NINOMIYA SUSUMA [JP]) [X] 1,14 * figures 1,2 *;
 [X]JPH09119791  (TOSHIBA CORP) [X] 1,14 * figure 10 *;
 [A]WO2014039641  (TRANSATOMIC POWER CORP [US]) [A] 1-20* figure 2 *;
 [X]US2018073811  (TARAS MICHAEL F [US], et al) [X] 14,15 * paragraph [0011]; figure 1 *;
 [XI]  - MASANORI ARITOMI ET AL, "FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON DUPLEX STEAM GENERATOR TUBES FOR LIQUID-METAL-COOLED FAST RESCTORS", NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY, CHICAGO, IL, US, (19950201), vol. 109, no. 2, ISSN 0029-5450, pages 246 - 254, XP000502744 [X] 1-5,7,8,10,14-20 * page 246 - page 250; figure 1 * [I] 6,9,11-13
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