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EP About this file: EP3082992

EP3082992 - SETTLER FOR DECANTING MINERAL SLURRIES AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING CLARIFIED LIQUID FROM THICKENED SLURRY OF SAID MINERAL SLURRIES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.10.2022
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.11.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.07.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.07.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.07.2024 [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
400-1190 Avenue des Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal, QC H3B 0E3 / CA
[2021/50]
Former [2016/46]For all designated states
Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
400-1190 Avenue des Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal, QC H3B 0E3 / CA
Former [2016/43]For all designated states
Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
1188 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, QC H3A 3G2 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / REID, Michaël
1629 Castner
Jonquière
Québec G7S 3A5 / CA
02 / PELOQUIN, Guy
2214 Ste Sophie
Jonquière
Québec G7S 5Z3 / CA
03 / ST-LAURENT, Matthieu
2136 rue St-Regis
Jonquière
Québec G7S 2W3 / CA
04 / RACINE, Philippe
1938 Chemin des Villas
Chicoutimi
Québec G7H 5A7 / CA
 [2016/43]
Representative(s)Germain Maureau
12, rue Boileau
69006 Lyon / FR
[2021/50]
Former [2016/43]Mérigeault, Thierry Louis Henri
Rio Tinto France SAS
Industrial Property Department
725, rue Aristide Bergès
BP25 Voreppe
38341 Moirans Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date14872607.828.11.2014
[2016/43]
WO2014IB02618
Priority number, dateEP2013000603420.12.2013         Original published format: EP 13006034
[2016/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015092504
Date:25.06.2015
Language:EN
[2015/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3082992
Date:26.10.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.06.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3082992
Date:15.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA25.06.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:B01D21/01, B01D21/24, C01F7/00, B01D21/08, B01D21/06, B01D21/32, C01F7/06
[2017/44]
CPC:
B01D21/08 (EP,US); B01D21/01 (US); B01D21/06 (EP,US);
B01D21/2405 (EP,US); B01D21/2411 (EP,US); B01D21/2427 (EP,US);
B01D21/2444 (EP,US); B01D21/32 (EP,US); C01F7/0646 (EP,US);
C01P2006/80 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/43]B01D21/24
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 [2016/43]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ABSETZBECKEN ZUR DEKANTIERUNG VON MINERALSCHLÄMMEN UND VERFAHREN ZUM TRENNEN EINER KLAREN FLÜSSIGKEIT VON VERDICKTEM SCHLAMM AUS DEN MINERALSCHLÄMMEN[2016/43]
English:SETTLER FOR DECANTING MINERAL SLURRIES AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING CLARIFIED LIQUID FROM THICKENED SLURRY OF SAID MINERAL SLURRIES[2016/43]
French:DÉCANTEUR POUR DÉCANTER DES BOUES MINÉRALES ET PROCÉDÉ DE SÉPARATION DE LIQUIDE CLARIFIÉ D'UNE BOUE ÉPAISSIE DE CES BOUES MINÉRALES[2016/43]
Entry into regional phase05.07.2016National basic fee paid 
05.07.2016Search fee paid 
05.07.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
05.07.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.07.2016Examination requested  [2016/43]
04.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.01.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
23.07.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.11.2021Fee for grant paid
09.11.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.11.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.09.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/47]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
09.02.2021Request for further processing filed
09.02.2021Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
16.02.2021Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
27.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
13.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
10.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.11.2014
AL15.12.2021
AT15.12.2021
CY15.12.2021
CZ15.12.2021
EE15.12.2021
HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
MC15.12.2021
MK15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
PL15.12.2021
RO15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SI15.12.2021
SK15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
IS15.04.2022
PT18.04.2022
[2024/27]
Former [2024/21]HU28.11.2014
AL15.12.2021
AT15.12.2021
CY15.12.2021
CZ15.12.2021
EE15.12.2021
HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
MC15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
PL15.12.2021
RO15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SI15.12.2021
SK15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
IS15.04.2022
PT18.04.2022
Former [2024/18]HU28.11.2014
AL15.12.2021
AT15.12.2021
CZ15.12.2021
EE15.12.2021
HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
MC15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
PL15.12.2021
RO15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SI15.12.2021
SK15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
IS15.04.2022
PT18.04.2022
Former [2023/30]AL15.12.2021
AT15.12.2021
CZ15.12.2021
EE15.12.2021
HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
MC15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
PL15.12.2021
RO15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SI15.12.2021
SK15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
IS15.04.2022
PT18.04.2022
Former [2023/01]AL15.12.2021
AT15.12.2021
CZ15.12.2021
EE15.12.2021
HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
PL15.12.2021
RO15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SI15.12.2021
SK15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
IS15.04.2022
PT18.04.2022
Former [2022/49]AL15.12.2021
AT15.12.2021
CZ15.12.2021
EE15.12.2021
HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
PL15.12.2021
RO15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SK15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
IS15.04.2022
PT18.04.2022
Former [2022/42]AT15.12.2021
CZ15.12.2021
EE15.12.2021
HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
PL15.12.2021
RO15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SK15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
IS15.04.2022
PT18.04.2022
Former [2022/36]AT15.12.2021
CZ15.12.2021
EE15.12.2021
HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
PL15.12.2021
RO15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SK15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
PT18.04.2022
Former [2022/35]CZ15.12.2021
EE15.12.2021
HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
RO15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SK15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
PT18.04.2022
Former [2022/34]EE15.12.2021
HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
RO15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
PT18.04.2022
Former [2022/33]HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
SM15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
Former [2022/30]HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
NL15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
Former [2022/25]HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
NO15.03.2022
Former [2022/24]HR15.12.2021
LT15.12.2021
LV15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
SE15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
Former [2022/22]LT15.12.2021
RS15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
Former [2022/21]RS15.12.2021
BG15.03.2022
Former [2022/19]BG15.03.2022
Documents cited:Search[A]US3650950  (WHITE ROBERT W) [A] 10,11 * figure 1 *;
 [XI]US4054514  (OLTMANN HANS HEINRICH) [X] 1-5,7,13 * column 4, line 7 - column 5, line 13 * * page 1; figure 1; claims 1-21 * [I] 6-8,12,14-17;
 [A]DE3612313  (N A G INNOVATIONS UND UMWELTTE [DE]) [A] 8,10,11,17 * paragraph [0048] - paragraph [0052] *;
 [A]US5080803  (BAGATTO PETER F [CA], et al) [A] 17* figure 1; claims 1-4 *;
 [A]WO9426383  (ALCAN INT LTD [CA], et al) [A] 12,14-17 * page 5, line 17 - page 6, line 26; figure 1; claims 1-12 *;
 [A]WO03039707  (ALCAN INT LTD [CA], et al) [A] 1-17 * page 6, line 5 - line 11 * * page 10, line 9 - line 10 * * figures 1-2; claims 1-24 *;
 [A]WO2013131119  (BHP BILLITON WORSLEY ALUMINA PTY LTD [AU], et al) [A] 12,14,16 * page 17, line 15 - page 18, line 11; figure 3 *
International search[A]US2528094  (DONALD WALKER JAMES);
 [X]US4054514  (OLTMANN HANS HEINRICH);
 [A]US6936178  (PELOQUIN GUY [CA], et al)
by applicantUS4054514
 US6936178
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