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EP3360178 - FUNCTIONALIZED LEAD ACID BATTERY SEPARATORS, IMPROVED LEAD ACID BATTERIES, AND RELATED METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.09.2020
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip05.01.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Daramic, LLC
11430 North Community House Road
Suite 350
Charlotte, NC 28277 / US
[2022/46]
Former [2018/33]For all designated states
Daramic LLC
11430 North Community House Road
Suite 350
Charlotte, NC 28277 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WHEAR, J. Kevin
9261 Poplar Spur Road
Utica, Kentucky 42376 / US
02 / KRISHNAMOORTHY, Ahila
27A Vega
Tata Aquila
HMT Township
Jalahalli
Bengaluru Karnataka 530018 / IN
03 / APPIKATLA, Susmitha
400 E Highland Court
Owensboro, Kentucky 42303 / US
 [2018/33]
Representative(s)Tomkins & Co
5 Dartmouth Road
Dublin 6 / IE
[2018/33]
Application number, filing date16854217.305.10.2016
[2018/33]
WO2016US55509
Priority number, dateUS201562237174P05.10.2015         Original published format: US 201562237174 P
[2018/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017062461
Date:13.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3360178
Date:15.08.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.04.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR13.04.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:H01M2/16, H01M10/12, H01M2/14
[2019/21]
CPC:
H01M10/12 (EP,CN,KR,US); H01M50/431 (EP,KR,US); H01M50/40 (CN);
H01M50/403 (EP,KR,US); H01M50/417 (KR); H01M50/434 (EP,US);
H01M50/437 (EP,US); H01M50/44 (EP,US); H01M50/446 (EP,KR,US);
H01M50/449 (KR); H01M50/451 (EP,US); H01M50/454 (EP,US);
H01M50/457 (EP,CN,US); H01M50/463 (KR); H01M50/489 (EP,US);
H01M50/491 (KR); Y02E60/10 (EP,KR); Y02P70/50 (KR) (-)
Former IPC [2018/33]H01M2/16, H01M10/12
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 [2018/33]
TitleGerman:FUNKTIONALISIERTE BLEISÄUREBATTERIESEPARATOREN, VERBESSERTE BLEISÄUREBATTERIEN UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN[2018/33]
English:FUNCTIONALIZED LEAD ACID BATTERY SEPARATORS, IMPROVED LEAD ACID BATTERIES, AND RELATED METHODS[2018/33]
French:SÉPARATEURS D'ACCUMULATEUR AU PLOMB-ACIDE FONCTIONNALISÉS, ACCUMULATEURS AU PLOMB-ACIDE AMÉLIORÉS, ET PROCÉDÉS CORRESPONDANTS[2018/33]
Entry into regional phase09.04.2018National basic fee paid 
09.04.2018Search fee paid 
09.04.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
09.04.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/33]
09.04.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
11.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
09.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
08.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
12.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
13.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0507090  (GRACE W R & CO [US]) [X] 1,3-12,14-18 * column 5, line 21 - line 36; example 1 * [Y] 2;
 [Y]US2008076028  (MILLER ERIC HENRI [US], et al) [Y] 2* paragraphs [0005] , [00 6] , [0 12] - [0014] - [0 17] *;
 [XY]US2008241686  (SUGIE KAZUHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,8,9,11-15,17,18 * paragraphs [0031] , [0073] , [0097] * [Y] 2;
 [X]US2012208070  (NAKASHIMA SATOSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-9,12,14-16 * paragraphs [0126] , [0127]; example 7; claims 1, 6, 7, 9-13 *;
 [XY]US2014255752  (MILLER ERIC H [US], et al) [X] 1,3-12,14-18 * paragraphs [0002] , [0 11] , [0 19] , [0 24] , [0 26] * [Y] 2
International search[X]US5633081  (CLOUGH THOMAS J [US], et al) [X] 1 * See abstract; and claims 1-19. *;
 [A]US2001005560  (YOSHIDA YASUHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1-6 * See abstract; and paragraphs [0007]-[0033]. *;
 [A]US2006121269  (MILLER ERIC H [US], et al) [A] 1-6 * See abstract; and paragraphs [0007]-[0058]. *;
 [A]US2013273409  (NANDI SOUVIK [US], et al) [A] 1-6* See abstract; and paragraphs [0004]-[0040]. *;
 [X]US2015171398  (ROUMI FARSHID [US]) [X] 1-6 * See abstract; paragraphs [0030]-[0182] and [0274]; and figures 3A-7. *
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