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EP About this file: EP4139040

EP4139040 - HOLLOW CORE GRANULES, PRODUCTS INCORPORATING THE GRANULES, AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE GRANULES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.01.2023
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.10.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
469 North Harrison Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08543-5297 / US
[2023/09]
Inventor(s)01 / GOMES, Andre Vieira
471 Harmony Road
Jackson, New Jersey 08527 / US
02 / BUTERA, Adam E.
230 Yorkshire Road
Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania 19030 / US
03 / EGOYANTS, Petr A.
62 Dobrovoltsev, Apt. 72
St. Petersburg, 198334 / RU
04 / CHEPURNAYA, Irina A.
192148 Nevzorovoy st. 3, Apt. 94
Saint Petersburg, 192148 / RU
05 / KARUSHEV, Mikhail P.
Ispolkomskaya st. b. 9/11, Apt. 21
Saint Petersburg, 191167 / RU
06 / BYKOV, Vadim A.
Kosmonavtov prospekt 52/2
Saint Petersburg, 196233 / RU
07 / ILYIN, Ilya
13 Ridgefield Road
Wayland, Massachusetts 01778 / US
 [2023/09]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[2023/09]
Application number, filing date21792978.523.04.2021
[2023/09]
WO2021US28821
Priority number, dateUS202063014911P24.04.2020         Original published format: US 202063014911 P
[2023/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021216986
Date:28.10.2021
Language:EN
[2021/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4139040
Date:01.03.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.10.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.10.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.02.2024
ClassificationIPC:B01J13/12, B01J13/18, B05D3/02, A01N25/28, C05G5/00, D06M23/12
[2024/11]
CPC:
B01J13/04 (EP,KR); A01K1/0152 (EP); A01K1/0154 (EP);
A01K1/0155 (EP); A01N25/12 (EP); B01J20/043 (EP,KR);
B01J20/045 (EP,KR); B01J20/046 (EP,KR); B01J20/12 (EP,KR);
B01J20/165 (EP,KR); B01J20/20 (EP,KR); B01J20/28021 (EP,KR);
B01J20/2803 (EP,KR); B01J20/3028 (EP,KR); B01J20/3042 (EP,KR);
B01J20/3078 (EP,KR); B01J20/3085 (EP,KR); C05G5/00 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/09]B01J13/12, B01J13/18, B05D3/02
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 [2023/09]
TitleGerman:HOHLKERNGRANULAT, PRODUKTE MIT DEM GRANULAT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DES GRANULATS[2023/09]
English:HOLLOW CORE GRANULES, PRODUCTS INCORPORATING THE GRANULES, AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE GRANULES[2023/09]
French:GRANULES À NOYAU CREUX, PRODUITS INCORPORANT LES GRANULES ET PROCÉDÉS DE PRÉPARATION DES GRANULES[2023/09]
Entry into regional phase14.10.2022National basic fee paid 
14.10.2022Search fee paid 
14.10.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
14.10.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.10.2022Examination requested  [2023/09]
19.05.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2018.03.009
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23051120
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