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EP About this file: EP3653692

EP3653692 - METHOD FOR CLEANING RIGID ARTICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.05.2024
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.04.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kao Corporation
14-10, Nihonbashi-Kayabacho, 1-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8210 / JP
[2020/21]
Inventor(s)01 / NOMURA Takayuki
c/o Kao Corporation
Research Laboratories
2-1-3 Bunka
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 131-8501 / JP
 [2020/21]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2020/21]
Application number, filing date18832619.313.07.2018
[2020/21]
WO2018JP26480
Priority number, dateJP2017013814914.07.2017         Original published format: JP 2017138149
[2020/21]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019013322
Date:17.01.2019
Language:JA
[2019/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3653692
Date:20.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP17.01.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.06.2021
ClassificationIPC:C11D1/14, C11D11/00
[2021/28]
CPC:
C11D1/143 (EP); C11D1/14 (US); B08B3/08 (US);
C11D1/94 (US); C11D17/0008 (US); C11D3/046 (US);
C11D3/30 (US); C11D1/46 (US); C11D1/90 (US);
C11D2111/14 (EP); C11D2111/18 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/21]C11D1/14, A47L15/00, B08B3/08, C11D17/08
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 [2020/21]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR REINIGUNG VON STARREN ARTIKELN[2020/21]
English:METHOD FOR CLEANING RIGID ARTICLE[2020/21]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE NETTOYAGE D'ARTICLE DUR[2020/21]
Entry into regional phase11.12.2019Translation filed 
11.12.2019National basic fee paid 
11.12.2019Search fee paid 
11.12.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
11.12.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/21]
06.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
26.06.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
08.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
14.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]US3808157  (DE WITT W, et al) [X] 13-16 * claim - * * example - * * column 2, line 70 - column 6, line 14 * * column 2, line 25 - line 45 * [A] 6,11 [I] 1-5,7-10,12;
 [XAI]US3860528  (DEWITT WILLIAM J, et al) [X] 13-16 * claim - * * example - * * column 2, line 5 - line 24 * * column 2, line 50 - column 6, line 18 * [A] 6,11 [I] 1-5,7-10,12;
 [A]WO2004050811  (ECOLAB INC [US]) [A] 1-16 * claim - * * example - ** page 5, line 1 - page 6, line 26 *
International search[A]JPS61247799  (LION CORP) [A] 1-14 * & US 4715991 A & CN 86102800 A *;
 [A]US5078916  (KOK RIEKERT [NL], et al) [A] 1-14 * & EP 377261 A2 *;
 [A]JP2005206835  (LION CORP) [A] 1-14 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2014506945  (NOVOZYMES A/S) [A] 1-14 * & US 2014/0038876 A1 & WO 2012/110564 A1 & EP 2675882 A1 & CN 103476916 A *;
 [A]JP2015028123  (KAO CORP) [A] 1-14 * & US 2014/0080751 A1 & WO 2014/046301 A2 & EP 2897575 A2 & TW 201417857 A & CN 104661637 A & KR 10-2015-0058170 A & BR 112015004920 A2 *;
 [A]JP2015042707  (KAO CORP) [A] 1-14 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2016147928  (KAO CORP) [A] 1-14 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2016147927  (KAO CORP) [A] 1-14 * (Family: none) *;
 [PA]WO2017209114  (KAO CORP [JP]) [PA] 1-14* & JP 2017-214578 A & TW 201742915 A *
by applicantUS5078916
 JP2016035009
 JP2016147928
 JP2016147927
    - J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., (19920000), vol. 69, page 39
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