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EP3643395 - AIRCRAFT AIR PURIFICATION AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS REDUCTION UNIT COMPRISING A PHOTOCATALYST ACTIVATED BY ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.01.2023
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.01.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.10.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.10.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  27.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 03.07.2024  [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
[2020/18]
Inventor(s)01 / Trent, Stephen M.
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-2106 / US
02 / Space, David R.
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-2106 / US
03 / Talwar, Rajesh
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-2106 / US
04 / Cebeci, Hülya
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-2106 / US
 [2020/18]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2020/18]
Application number, filing date19203568.116.10.2019
[2020/18]
Priority number, dateUS20181616305117.10.2018         Original published format: US201816163051
[2020/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3643395
Date:29.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3643395
Date:02.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:B01D53/86, B64D13/06
[2020/18]
CPC:
B01D53/8668 (EP); B01D53/007 (US); A61L9/205 (US);
B01D53/8687 (US); B01D53/869 (US); B01D53/885 (US);
B01J21/063 (US); B01J21/18 (US); B01J23/745 (US);
B01J35/39 (US); B01J35/56 (US); B64D13/06 (EP,US);
B01D2255/20707 (EP,US); B01D2255/20738 (EP,US); B01D2255/702 (US);
B01D2255/802 (EP,US); B01D2257/708 (EP,US); B01D2257/91 (EP);
B01D2258/06 (EP,US); B01D2259/4575 (EP); B01D2259/804 (EP,US);
B64D2013/0603 (EP); B64D2013/0651 (US); Y02A50/20 (EP) (-)
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 [2020/46]
Former [2020/18]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 
TitleGerman:LUFTREINIGUNGS- UND REDUZIERUNGSEINHEIT FLÜCHTIGER ORGANISCHER VERBINDUNGEN FÜR FLUGZEUGE UMFASSEND EINEN PHOTOKATALYSATOR AKTIVIERT DURCH ULTRAVIOLETTES LICHT EMITTIERENDE DIODEN[2020/18]
English:AIRCRAFT AIR PURIFICATION AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS REDUCTION UNIT COMPRISING A PHOTOCATALYST ACTIVATED BY ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES[2020/18]
French:PURIFICATION D'AIR D'AÉRONEF ET UNITÉ DE RÉDUCTION DE COMPOSÉS ORGANIQUES VOLATILS COMPRENANT UN PHOTOCATALYSEUR ACTIVÉ PAR DES DIODES LUMINESCENTES ULTRAVIOLETTE[2020/18]
Examination procedure01.10.2020Examination requested  [2020/46]
01.10.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.10.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.01.2022Fee for grant paid
25.01.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.01.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)05.12.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.10.2019
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LT02.03.2022
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PL02.03.2022
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BG02.06.2022
NO02.06.2022
GR03.06.2022
IS02.07.2022
PT04.07.2022
IE16.10.2022
LU16.10.2022
BE31.10.2022
CH31.10.2022
LI31.10.2022
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE102005010012  (TOHOKU RIKO KK [JP]) [A] 5,13 * paragraphs [§0001] - [0003] - [ 0008] , [ 0032] ** claim 17 *;
 [A]EP1697045  (CARRIER CORP [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0014] - [0017] * * figure 2 *;
 [XAYI]CN101371929  (UNIV GUANGDONG TECHNOLOGY [CN]) [X] 1 * §0004, 0007, 0008, 0031 and 0033 of the machine translation * * figure 1 * [A] 7,8,15 [Y] 2,5,9-12,14 [I] 3,4,6;
 [XAYI]US2015064061  (TAGHIPOUR FARIBORZ [CA]) [X] 1,9 * figure 13 * * paragraphs [0029] , [ 0031] , [ 0047] * * claims 3, 9, 10 * [A] 7,8,15 [Y] 2,5,9-12,14 [I] 3-6,11,12,14;
 [IAY]EP2959921  (HONEYWELL INT INC [US]) [I] 1-4,6,9-12,14 * figure 2 * * paragraphs [0006] - [0008] - [ 0021] - [0031] * [A] 7,8,15 [Y] 2,5,10
by applicant   - STEVENS et al., "Investigation of the Photocatalytic Oxidation of Low-Level Carbonyl Compounds", J. Air Waste Manaq. Assoc., (19981000), vol. 48, no. 10, pages 979 - 984
    - HODGSON et al., "Performance of ultraviolet photocatalytic oxidation for indoor air cleaning applications", Indoor Air, (20070000), vol. 17, pages 305 - 316
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