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EP3582897 - A FLOTATION ARRANGEMENT, ITS USE, A PLANT AND A METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.08.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  18.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Metso Finland Oy
Rauhalanpuisto 9
02230 Espoo / FI
[2023/43]
Former [2023/04]For all designated states
Metso Outotec Finland Oy
Lokomonkatu 3
33900 Tampere / FI
Former [2022/46]For all designated states
Metso Minerals Oy
Lokomonkatu 3
33900 Tampere / FI
Former [2019/52]For all designated states
Outotec (Finland) Oy
Rauhalanpuisto 9
02230 Espoo / FI
Inventor(s)01 / BOURKE, Peter
22 Maud Rd.
Maida Vale
Perth 6057 / AU
02 / RINNE, Antti
Itätuulenkuja 1 A 14
02100 Espoo / FI
 [2019/52]
Representative(s)Papula Oy
P.O. Box 981
00101 Helsinki / FI
[2019/52]
Application number, filing date17868514.515.02.2017
[2019/52]
WO2017FI50094
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018150076
Date:23.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3582897
Date:25.12.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:FI23.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:B03D1/14, C22B1/00, B03D1/24, B03D1/08
[2020/48]
CPC:
B03D1/24 (EP,EA,US); B03D1/1406 (EP,AU,CN,EA,US); B03D1/14 (CN,EA);
B03D1/06 (AU,EA); B03D1/087 (EP,EA,US); C22B1/00 (EA,US);
B03D1/1456 (AU,EA); B03D1/1462 (AU,EA); B03D1/1468 (AU,EA);
B03D2203/02 (CN,EA,US); B03D2203/025 (EA,US); B03D2203/04 (EA,US);
C02F1/24 (AU,EA); C02F2103/16 (AU,EA); Y02P10/20 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/52]B03D1/14, C22B1/00, B03D1/24
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 [2019/52]
TitleGerman:FLOTATIONSANORDNUNG, DEREN VERWENDUNG, ANLAGE UND VERFAHREN[2019/52]
English:A FLOTATION ARRANGEMENT, ITS USE, A PLANT AND A METHOD[2019/52]
French:AGENCEMENT DE FLOTTAISON, SON UTILISATION, INSTALLATION ET PROCÉDÉ[2019/52]
Entry into regional phase12.09.2019National basic fee paid 
12.09.2019Search fee paid 
12.09.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
12.09.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.05.2018Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
12.09.2019Examination requested  [2019/52]
11.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
14.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
12.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
11.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US4460459  (SHAW DOUGLAS R [US], et al) [X] 1-3,12-18 * figure 1 * [I] 4-11,19,20;
 [A]US5285972  (NOTEBAART CORNELIUS W [NL], et al) [A] 1-20 * figures 1a, 1b *;
 [A]  - Anonymous, "Flotación de Sulfuros de Cobre", (20161023), URL: https://www.911metallurgist.com/metalurgia/flotacion-de-sulfuros-de-cobre/, (20181206), XP055531095 [A] 1-20 * page 9 *
International search[A]EP0476354  (ERZ & KOHLEFLOTATION GMBH [DE], et al) [A] 1-79 * abstract; column 4, line 29-58; figure 1 *;
 [X]US5285972  (NOTEBAART CORNELIUS W [NL], et al) [X] 1-79 * abstract; column 1, lines 5-10; column 1, line 49 - column 2, line 31; column 3, lines 8-37; column 4, lines 10-65; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]WO9924169  (CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC [US], et al) [A] 1-79 * abstract; page 1, lines 1-24; page 13, line 30 - page 18, line 33; figures 3,4 *;
 [A]US5951875  (KANEL JEFFREY SCOTT [US], et al) [A] 1-79* abstract, figure 6 *
by applicantUS4460459
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