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EP3238811 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVAPORATING WASTE WATER AND REDUCING ACID GAS EMISSIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  30.07.2021
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.08.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.05.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  29.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip30.07.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 01.09.2021  [2021/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Technology GmbH
Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5400 Baden / CH
[2017/44]
Inventor(s)01 / GANSLEY, Raymond Raulfs
1409 Centerpoint Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37932 / US
02 / DOPATKA, Jurgen
1409 Centerpoint Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37932 / US
03 / DUBE, Sanjay Kumar
1409 Centerpoint Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37932 / US
04 / RADER, Philip C
1409 Centerpoint Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37932 / US
 [2017/44]
Representative(s)Wesela-Bauman, Grzegorz
ul. Kosciuszki 14
96-300 Zyrardow / PL
[N/P]
Former [2017/44]General Electric Technology GmbH
GE Corporate Intellectual Property
Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5400 Baden / CH
Application number, filing date17168605.828.04.2017
[2017/44]
Priority number, dateUS20161514220529.04.2016         Original published format: US201615142205
[2017/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3238811
Date:01.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:B01D53/50, B01D53/96, C02F1/04, C02F1/06, C02F1/12
[2017/44]
CPC:
B01D53/96 (EP); F23J15/04 (KR); B01D53/78 (CN);
B01D1/0058 (EP); B01D3/06 (EP); B01D53/1456 (KR);
B01D53/50 (CN); B01D53/501 (EP); B01D53/56 (CN);
B01D53/68 (CN); B01D53/8625 (CN); C02F1/00 (CN);
C02F1/02 (KR); C02F1/048 (EP); C02F1/06 (EP,KR);
C02F1/12 (EP,KR); C02F1/16 (CN); C02F1/283 (EP,CN,KR);
C02F1/66 (EP,KR); C02F5/08 (KR); B01D2258/0283 (EP);
C02F2103/18 (EP); C02F2209/005 (EP); F23J2215/20 (KR);
F23J2217/50 (KR) (-)
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 [2018/24]
Former [2017/44]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,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERDAMPFUNG VON ABWASSER UND ZUR REDUZIERUNG VON SÄUREGASEMISSIONEN[2017/44]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVAPORATING WASTE WATER AND REDUCING ACID GAS EMISSIONS[2017/44]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR ÉVAPORER DES EAUX USÉES ET POUR RÉDUIRE DES ÉMISSIONS DE GAZ ACIDES[2017/44]
Examination procedure28.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/24]
21.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.03.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.04.2020
16.04.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
28.01.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.02.2021
10.02.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
14.04.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/35]
24.04.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
21.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.202105   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[I]EP2949376  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]) [I] 1-15 * paragraphs [0001] , [0010] , [0011] , [0014] , [0018] - [0020] - [0025] , [0030] - [0034] - [0037] , [0038] , [0047] - [0052]; figures 1,2 *;
 [I]WO2013079116  (STATOIL PETROLEUM AS [NO], et al) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * page 1, lines 5-7 * * page 3, line 18 - page 4, line 14 * * page 5, line 28 - page 6, line 19 * * page 8, line 17 - page 12, line 29 *;
 [A]EP2949377  (MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYS [JP]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] , [0011] , [0026] - [0028] - [0033] , [0038] - [0042] *;
 [A]CN204529575U  (FOSHAN DEJIA ELECTRIC POWER ENVIRONMENTAL PROT TECHNOLOGY DEV CO LTD) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
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 US2013248121
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