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EP3292084 - NITRATE REMOVAL BY ION EXCHANGE AND BIOREGENERATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  10.12.2021
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip10.12.2021Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 12.01.2022  [2022/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd.
Senate House
Technion City
3200004 Haifa / IL
[2018/11]
Inventor(s)01 / GREEN, Michal
37 Shvedia street
Denia
3491290 Haifa / IL
02 / TARRE, Sheldon
Kibbutz Yagur
3006500 Kibbutz Yagur / IL
 [2018/11]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/11]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date16789413.803.05.2016
[2018/11]
WO2016IL50459
Priority number, dateGB2015000782307.05.2015         Original published format: GB 201507823
[2018/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016178218
Date:10.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3292084
Date:14.03.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.11.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:IL10.11.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:C02F1/78, C02F1/58, C02F1/42, C02F9/00, B01J49/00
[2018/11]
CPC:
C02F9/00 (EP,US); A61L2/186 (US); A61L2/26 (US);
B01D15/1864 (EP,US); B01D15/203 (EP,US); B01D15/361 (EP,US);
B01J41/05 (EP,US); B01J41/20 (US); B01J47/011 (EP,US);
B01J47/02 (US); B01J47/022 (EP,US); B01J49/07 (EP,US);
B01J49/57 (EP,US); B01J49/60 (EP,US); B01J49/75 (US);
C02F1/42 (EP,US); C02F1/78 (EP,US); C02F3/282 (EP,US);
C02F1/722 (EP,US); C02F2001/422 (EP,US); C02F2101/163 (EP,US);
C02F2209/005 (EP,US); C02F2209/04 (US); C02F2209/05 (EP,US);
C02F2209/06 (EP,US); C02F2303/16 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2018/11]
TitleGerman:NITRATENTFERNUNG DURCH IONENAUSTAUSCH UND BIOREGENERATION[2018/11]
English:NITRATE REMOVAL BY ION EXCHANGE AND BIOREGENERATION[2018/11]
French:ÉLIMINATION DE NITRATES PAR ÉCHANGE D'IONS ET BIORÉGÉNÉRATION[2018/11]
Entry into regional phase06.12.2017National basic fee paid 
06.12.2017Search fee paid 
06.12.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
06.12.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.12.2017Examination requested  [2018/11]
06.12.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.08.2021Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2022/02]
08.09.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2022/02]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
04.09.2020Request for further processing filed
04.09.2020Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
15.09.2020Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
22.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.201803   M06   Fee paid on   30.11.2018
12.09.201904   M04   Fee paid on   26.11.2019
31.05.202106   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[I]FR2867182  (LYONNAISE EAUX FRANCE [FR]) [I] 1-15 * figure 1 * * page 5, line 15 - page 8, line 16 *;
 [I]US7407581  (BATISTA JACIMARIA R [US]) [I] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [A]WO2010041041  (CRANFIELD UNIVERSTIY [GB], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [I]  - Jan Peter Van Der Hoek ET AL, "Combined ion exchange/biological denitrification for nitrate removal from ground water under different process conditions", Water Research, doi:10.1016/0043-1354(88)90178-9, (19880101), pages 679 - 684, URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0043135488901789, (20190912), XP055621466 [I] 1-15 * figure 1 * * page 680, column l *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(88)90178-9
International search[X]US6066257  (VENKATESH K RAMAN [US], et al) [X] 1-37 * whole document *;
 [X]CN104445808  (INST APPLIED ECOLOGY CAS) [X] 1-37 * whole document (Espacenet machine translation) *;
 [X]  - S. GENO LEHMAN et al., "Perchlorate and nitrate treatment by ion exchange integrated with biological brine treatment", Water Research, vol. 42, no. 4-5, (20080000), pages 969 - 976, (20070921), XP022482381 [X] 1-37

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2007.09.011
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