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EP4246742 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IONISING A GAS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.03.2024
Database last updated on 05.08.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  18.08.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
22.03.2024Request for examination filedpublished on 24.04.2024  [2024/17]
22.03.2024Change - designated statespublished on 24.04.2024  [2024/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Meech Static Eliminators Limited
2 Network Point, Range Road
Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0YN / GB
[2023/38]
Inventor(s)01 / Martinez, Jose Ricardo
Witney, OX29 0YN / GB
02 / Holding, Daniel
Witney, OX29 0YN / GB
 [2023/38]
Representative(s)Abel & Imray LLP
Westpoint Building
James Street West
Bath BA1 2DA / GB
[2023/38]
Application number, filing date23161342.310.03.2023
[2023/38]
Priority number, dateGB2022000353014.03.2022         Original published format: GB 202203530
[2023/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4246742
Date:20.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.07.2023
ClassificationIPC:H01T23/00, H01T19/04, H05F3/06
[2023/38]
CPC:
H01T23/00 (EP); H01T19/04 (EP); H05F3/06 (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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/17]
Former [2023/38]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,  ME,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR IONISIERUNG EINES GASES[2023/38]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IONISING A GAS[2023/38]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR L'IONISATION D'UN GAZ[2023/38]
Examination procedure20.03.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.03.2024Examination requested  [2024/17]
20.03.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2007274019  (NAKAJIMA YOMATSU [JP]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0033] ** figure 3 *;
 [XAI]JP2008159273  (KEYENCE CO LTD) [X] 1-4,14,15 * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0024] * * figures 1, 6 * [A] 5-7,10-12 [I] 8,9,13;
 [A]EP3950140  (FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0052] * * figure 3 *
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