EP2740713 - Method for starting up and controlling a biological process for ammonium removal by the action of autotrophic bacteria in wastewater [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.10.2015 Database last updated on 24.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 12.10.2018 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL | published on 14.11.2018 [2018/46] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states FCC Aqualia, S.A. Federico Salmón, 13 28016 Madrid / ES | For all designated states Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Área de Valorización Transferencia y Emprendimentio Edificio Emprendía Campus Vida, s/n 15782 Santiago de Compostela (a Coruña) / ES | [2014/49] |
Former [2014/24] | For all designated states Hidrotec Tecnologia del Agua, S.L. San Francisco Javier, 15 41005 Sevilla / ES | ||
For all designated states Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Área de Valorización Transferencia y Emprendimentio Edificio Emprendía Campus Vida, s/n 15782 Santiago de Compostela (a Coruña) / ES | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Vazquez Padín, José Ramón HIDROTEC TECNOLOGIA DEL AGUA, S.L. San Francisco Javier, 15 41005 Sevilla / ES | 02 /
Fernández González, Roberto HIDROTEC TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA, S.L. San Francisco Javier, 15 41005 Sevilla / ES | 03 /
Campos Gómez, Jose Luis HIDROTEC TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA, S.L. San Francisco Javier, 15 41005 Sevilla / ES | 04 /
Mosquera Corral, Anuska HIDROTEC TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA, S.L. San Francisco Javier, 15 41005 Sevilla / ES | 05 /
Méndez Pampín, Ramón HIDROTEC TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA, S.L. San Francisco Javier, 15 41005 Sevilla / ES | [2014/24] | Representative(s) | Ungria López, Javier Avda. Ramón y Cajal, 78 28043 Madrid / ES | [2014/24] | Application number, filing date | 13151389.7 | 16.01.2013 | [2014/24] | Priority number, date | ES20120031912 | 07.12.2012 Original published format: ES 201231912 | [2014/24] | Filing language | ES | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2740713 | Date: | 11.06.2014 | Language: | EN | [2014/24] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2740713 | Date: | 17.12.2014 | Language: | EN | [2014/51] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 04.06.2013 | Classification | IPC: | C02F3/00, C02F3/30, C02F101/16, C02F3/34 | [2014/24] | CPC: |
C02F3/307 (EP,ES);
C02F3/301 (ES);
C02F3/006 (EP);
C02F2209/02 (EP);
C02F2209/05 (EP);
C02F2209/07 (EP);
C02F2209/22 (EP);
C02F2209/40 (EP);
C02F2209/42 (EP);
Y02W10/10 (EP)
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