EP2446065 - USE OF A BINARY SALT FLUX OF NaCl AND MgCI2 FOR THE PURIFICATION OF ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 19.01.2024 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | |
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Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 22.12.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 14.06.2024 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR | published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Pyrotek, Inc. 9503 E. Montgomery Avenue Spokane, WA 99206 / US | [2012/18] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
TREMBLAY, Sylvain 193 Terrasse du Fjord Chicoutimi Québec G7G 5C8 / CA | 02 /
DESROSIERS, Luc 852 rue Francheville Sherbrooke Québec J1N 2K2 / CA | 03 /
LEVESQUE, Daniel 1427 rue Marcel-Marcotte Sherbrooke Québec J1N 4K2 / CA | [2012/18] | Representative(s) | Cabinet Nony 11 rue Saint-Georges 75009 Paris / FR | [2024/08] |
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Former [2012/18] | Le Coupanec, Pascale A.M.P. Cabinet Nony 3, rue de Penthièvre 75008 Paris / FR | Application number, filing date | 10785623.9 | 08.06.2010 | [2020/51] | WO2010CA00866 | Priority number, date | CA20092668473 | 08.06.2009 Original published format: CA 2668473 | [2012/18] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2010142025 | Date: | 16.12.2010 | Language: | EN | [2010/50] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2446065 | Date: | 02.05.2012 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.12.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2012/18] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2446065 | Date: | 16.12.2020 | Language: | EN | [2020/51] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP2446065 | Date: | 21.02.2024 | Language: | EN | [2024/08] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | CA | 16.12.2010 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 10.02.2017 | Classification | IPC: | C22B21/06, C22B9/10 | [2012/18] | CPC: |
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| Designated contracting states | 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, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2012/18] | Title | German: | VERWENDUNG EINES BINÄREN NACI- UND MGCI2-SALZFLUSSES ZUR REINIGUNG VON ALUMINIUM ODER ALUMINIUMLEGIERUNGEN SOWIE VERFAHREN DAFÜR | [2012/18] | English: | USE OF A BINARY SALT FLUX OF NaCl AND MgCI2 FOR THE PURIFICATION OF ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND METHOD THEREOF | [2012/18] | French: | UTILISATION D'UN FLUX SALIN BINAIRE DE NACL ET DE MGCL2 POUR LA PURIFICATION D'ALUMINIUM OU D'ALLIAGES D'ALUMINIUM ET PROCÉDÉ CORRESPONDANT | [2012/18] | Entry into regional phase | 02.01.2012 | National basic fee paid | 02.01.2012 | Search fee paid | 02.01.2012 | Designation fee(s) paid | 02.01.2012 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 02.01.2012 | Examination requested [2012/18] | 18.08.2017 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 03.01.2018 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 05.07.2018 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 02.08.2018 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 29.01.2019 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.02.2019 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 28.06.2019 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 26.03.2020 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 22.07.2020 | Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO | 18.08.2020 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 29.10.2020 | Fee for grant paid | 29.10.2020 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 29.10.2020 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Divisional application(s) | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 03.01.2018 | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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