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EP3596820 - SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM FOR USE WITH TUFTED GEOSYNTHETICS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 12.09.2025 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 08.05.2025
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 21.03.2025
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 21.11.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.09.2022
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 20.12.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 22.09.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	07.11.2025	Correction of patent specification	published on 10.12.2025 [2025/50]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Watershed Geosynthetics LLC 1125 Sanctuary Parkway Suite 180 Alpharetta, GA 30009 / US
	[2025/46]
Former [2024/29]	For all designated states Watershed Geosynthetics LLC 11400 Atlantis Place, Suite 200 Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
Former [2020/04]	For all designated states Watershed Holdings, LLC 11400 Atlantis Place Suite 200 Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / AYERS, Michael R. 260 Willow Glade Point Johns Creek, GA 30022 / US
	02 / URRUTIA, Jose L. 3665 Ansley Park Dr. Suwanee, GA 30024 / US
	03 / LUCINI, Gregory 1 Old Farm Road Berkley, MA 02779 / US
	04 / LUCINI, Michael 12 Dimick St. 1 Somerville, MA 02143 / US
	[2024/52]
Former [2020/04]	01 / AYERS, Michael R. 260 Willow Glade Point Johns Creek Georgia 30022 / US
	02 / URRUTIA, Jose L. 3665 Ansley Park Dr. Suwanee Georgia 30024 / US
	03 / LUCINI, Gregory 1 Old Farm Road Berkley Massachusetts 02779 / US
	04 / LUCINI, Michael 12 Dimick St. 1 Somerville Massachusetts 02143 / US
Representative(s)	Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
	[2025/42]
Former [2020/04]	Hanna Moore + Curley Garryard House 25/26 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
Application number, filing date	18767548.3	14.03.2018
	[2020/04]
	WO2018US22435
Priority number, date	US201762470914P	14.03.2017 Original published format: US 201762470914 P
	[2020/04]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018170128
	Date:	20.09.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3596820
	Date:	22.01.2020
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.09.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2020/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3596820
	Date:	15.10.2025
	Language:	EN
	[2025/42]
	Type:	B8 Corrected title page of specification
	No.:	EP3596820
	Date:	10.12.2025
	[2025/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	20.09.2018
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.12.2020
Classification	IPC:	H02S20/10, H02S40/22, H02J3/38	[2021/02]
	CPC:	H02S40/22 (EP,US); E01C13/08 (US); H02J3/38 (US); H02J3/381 (EP,US); H02S20/10 (EP,US); H02S30/10 (US); (+) H02J2101/24 (EP,US); H02S40/34 (US); H10F10/148 (US); Y02E10/50 (EP); Y02E10/52 (EP,US); Y02E10/547 (EP); Y02E10/56 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2020/04]	H02S20/10, H01L31/042, H02S20/20
Designated contracting states	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 [2020/04]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	KH	Not yet paid
	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SOLARENERGIESYSTEM ZUR VERWENDUNG MIT GETUFTETEN GEOSYNTHETIKA	[2020/04]
	English:	SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM FOR USE WITH TUFTED GEOSYNTHETICS	[2020/04]
	French:	SYSTÈME D'ÉNERGIE SOLAIRE À UTILISER AVEC DES GÉOSYNTHÉTIQUES TOUFFETÉS	[2020/04]
Entry into regional phase	26.09.2019	National basic fee paid
	26.09.2019	Search fee paid
	26.09.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	26.09.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.01.2019	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	26.09.2019	Examination requested [2020/04]
	07.07.2021	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.09.2022	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.12.2022	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.11.2024	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.03.2025	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	08.05.2025	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.09.2025	Fee for grant paid
	08.09.2025	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	08.09.2025	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	04.03.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.03.2022	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.03.2023	Renewal fee patent year 06
	20.03.2024	Renewal fee patent year 07
	28.03.2025	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[YA] US2015337516 (FRENCH SR WILLIAM L et al.) [Y] 1-4,6-12,14 * paragraphs [0071] - [0075]; figure 5 * * paragraphs [0091] - [0098]; figure 9 *[A] 5,13
		[A] US2015331972 (MCCLURE TUCKER et al.) [A] 2,12 * paragraphs [0200] - [0202] *
		[Y] GRACE ET AL: "Landfill Turned into Solar- Powered Generation Facility", LANDFILL TECHNOLOGIES, 1 March 2015 (2015-03-01), XP055541418, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190114] [Y] 1-4,6-12,14 * left column, second-to-last paragraph; page 9 *
	International search	[Y] US2015331972 (MCCLURE TUCKER et al.) [Y] 1-20 * entire document *
		[Y] US2011194900 (FRENCH SR WILLIAM L et al.) [Y] 9 * entire document *
		[Y] US2011277296 (RAMOS ANDREW R et al.) [Y] 13, 19, 20 * entire document *
		[A] US2013056595 (TOMLINSON JOSEPH et al.) [A] 1-20 * entire document *
		[A] US5990413 (ORTABASI UGUR et al.) [A] 1-20 * entire document *
		[Y] GRACE, MELISSA: "Landfill Turned into Solar-Powered Generation Facility.", LANDFILL TECHNOLOGIES, March 2015 (2015-03-01), XP055541418, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20180506] [Y] 1-20 * . See page 8 of the ISA/237. *

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