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EP3170187 - PROCESS FOR DECONTAMINATION OF CONTAMINATED GRAPHITE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/21]METHOD FOR THE DECONTAMINATION OF CONTAMINATED GRAPHITE
[2019/52]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH
Otto-von-Guericke-Platz 1
63457 Hanau / DE
[2017/38]
Former [2017/21]For all designated states
Ald Vacuum Technologies GmbH
Otto-von-Guericke-Platz 1
63457 Hanau / DE
Inventor(s)01 / FACHINGER, Johannes
Venner Strasse 23
41068 Mönchengladbach / DE
02 / GROSSE, Karl-Heinz
Steinbach 2
63584 Gründau / DE
 [2017/21]
Representative(s)Fuchs Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Tower 185
Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 35-37
60327 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/22]Fuchs Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Westhafenplatz 1
60327 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Former [2017/21]Fuchs Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte
Westhafenplatz 1
60327 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Application number, filing date15732683.629.06.2015
[2017/21]
WO2015EP64747
Priority number, dateDE20141011016818.07.2014         Original published format: DE102014110168
[2017/21]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016008712
Date:21.01.2016
Language:DE
[2016/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3170187
Date:24.05.2017
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.01.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3170187
Date:27.05.2020
Language:DE
[2020/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.01.2016
ClassificationIPC:G21F9/00, G21F9/30
[2017/21]
CPC:
G21F9/305 (EP,US); G21F9/008 (EP,US); G21F9/30 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   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 [2020/22]
Former [2017/21]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 statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR DEKONTAMINATION VON KONTAMINIERTEM GRAPHIT[2017/21]
English:PROCESS FOR DECONTAMINATION OF CONTAMINATED GRAPHITE[2019/52]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR LA DÉCONTAMINATION DE GRAPHITE CONTAMINÉ[2019/52]
Former [2017/21]METHOD FOR THE DECONTAMINATION OF CONTAMINATED GRAPHITE
Former [2017/21]PROCÉDÉ DE DÉCONTAMINATION DE GRAPHITE CONTAMINÉ
Entry into regional phase04.01.2017National basic fee paid 
04.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
04.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/21]
04.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.04.2020Fee for grant paid
16.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
12.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5461185  (FORSBERG CHARLES W [US], et al) [A] 1-11* column 3, lines 15-30 *;
 [XD]WO2010052321  (ALD VACUUM TECHN GMBH [DE], et al) [XD] 1-11 * page 14, line 5 - page 15, line 12 *;
 [XA]DE102009044963  (ALD VACUUM TECHN GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-5,7-11 * paragraphs [0018] - [0044]; claims 1-14 * [A] 6;
 [X]DE102010003289  (ALD VACUUM TECHN GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-11 * paragraphs [0010] - [0082] *
by applicantWO2010052321
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