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EP2694729 - METHOD OF MONITORING MACROSTICKIES IN A RECYCLING AND PAPER OR TISSUE MAKING PROCESS INVOLVING RECYCLED PULP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.09.2018
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.10.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.06.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL, IS		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nalco Company
1601 West Diehl Road
Naperville, IL 60563-1198 / US
[2014/07]
Inventor(s)01 / VON DRASEK, William A.
17083 Bonnie Trail East
Oak Forest, Illinois 60452 / US
02 / BROTHERSON, Brett
4421 Fender Road
Lisle, Illinois 60532 / US
03 / SHEVCHENKO, Sergey M.
931 Park Hill Circle
Aurora, Illinois 60502 / US
04 / MURCIA, Michael J.
446 Rutland Road
DeKalb, Illinois 60115 / US
 [2014/14]
Former [2014/07]01 / VON DRASEK, William A.
17083 Bonnie Trail East
Oak Forest, Illinois 60452 / US
02 / BROTHERSON, Brett
4421 Fender Road
Lisle, Illinois 60532 / US
03 / SHEVCHENKO, Sergey M.
931 Park Hill Circle
Aurora, Illinois 60502 / US
04 / MURCIA, Michael J.
3163 Riverbirch Drive 207
Aurora, Illinois 60502 / US
Representative(s)Godemeyer Blum Lenze Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB - werkpatent
An den Gärten 7
51491 Overath / DE
[2017/47]
Former [2014/07]Godemeyer Blum Lenze - werkpatent
An den Gärten 7
51491 Overath / DE
Application number, filing date12767518.904.04.2012
[2017/47]
WO2012US32087
Priority number, dateUS20111307989105.04.2011         Original published format: US201113079891
[2014/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012138704
Date:11.10.2012
Language:EN
[2012/41]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2694729
Date:12.02.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.10.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2694729
Date:22.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR17.01.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.08.2014
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/64, G01N33/34, G01N21/85, G01N21/88, G01N21/77
[2014/38]
CPC:
G01N21/6486 (EP,US); G01N21/6445 (RU); D21H17/01 (KR);
D21C9/00 (KR); G01N21/643 (EP,US); G01N21/6458 (EP,US);
G01N21/77 (KR); G01N21/85 (EP,US); G01N21/88 (KR,RU);
D21F7/00 (RU); G01N33/343 (EP,US); Y02W30/64 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2014/07]D21H17/01, D21C9/00, G01N21/88, G01N21/77
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 [2014/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG VON MAKROSTICKIES IN EINEM RECYCLING- UND PAPIER- ODER GEWEBEHERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN UNTER VERWENDUNG VON WIEDERVERWENDETEM ZELLSTOFF[2014/07]
English:METHOD OF MONITORING MACROSTICKIES IN A RECYCLING AND PAPER OR TISSUE MAKING PROCESS INVOLVING RECYCLED PULP[2014/07]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE SURVEILLANCE DE MATIÈRES COLLANTES MACROSCOPIQUES DANS UN PROCÉDÉ DE RECYCLAGE ET DE FABRICATION DE PAPIER OU DE PAPIER-MOUCHOIR METTANT EN JEU DE LA PÂTE RECYCLÉE[2014/07]
Entry into regional phase05.11.2013National basic fee paid 
05.11.2013Search fee paid 
05.11.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
05.11.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.11.2013Examination requested  [2014/07]
03.03.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.07.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.06.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.10.2017Fee for grant paid
12.10.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.10.2017Receipt 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  27.07.2016
Opposition(s)23.08.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
10.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
11.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
10.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU04.04.2012
AL22.11.2017
AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
MK22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
PT22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
TR22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
IS22.03.2018
GB04.04.2018
IE04.04.2018
LU04.04.2018
MT04.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
CH30.04.2018
LI30.04.2018
[2020/33]
Former [2020/31]HU04.04.2012
AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
MK22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
PT22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
TR22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
GB04.04.2018
IE04.04.2018
LU04.04.2018
MT04.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
CH30.04.2018
LI30.04.2018
Former [2020/27]HU04.04.2012
AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
PT22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
TR22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
GB04.04.2018
IE04.04.2018
LU04.04.2018
MT04.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
CH30.04.2018
LI30.04.2018
Former [2020/16]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
TR22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
GB04.04.2018
IE04.04.2018
LU04.04.2018
MT04.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
CH30.04.2018
LI30.04.2018
Former [2020/08]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
GB04.04.2018
IE04.04.2018
LU04.04.2018
MT04.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
CH30.04.2018
LI30.04.2018
Former [2019/19]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
GB04.04.2018
IE04.04.2018
LU04.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
CH30.04.2018
LI30.04.2018
Former [2019/12]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
GB04.04.2018
LU04.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
CH30.04.2018
LI30.04.2018
Former [2019/08]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
LU04.04.2018
Former [2018/52]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/40]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/37]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
SM22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/35]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/24]AT22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/23]AT22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
HR22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
RS22.11.2017
NO22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/22]ES22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
NO22.02.2018
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