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EP3927453 - COUNTERCURRENT CONTACTING DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.06.2023
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.11.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.08.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  14.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip03.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koch-Glitsch, LP
4111 East 37th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220 / US
[2021/52]
Inventor(s)01 / NIEUWOUDT, Izak
4111 E. 37 Street North
Wichita, Kansas 67220 / US
02 / ESCOBAR, Sergio
4111 E. 37 Street North
Wichita, Kansas 67220 / US
[N/P]
Former [2021/52]01 / NIEUWOUDT, Izak
Wichita, Kansas 67220 / US
02 / ESCOBAR, Sergio
Wichita, Kansas 67220 / US
Representative(s)Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 4
80335 München / DE
[2021/52]
Application number, filing date20708190.212.02.2020
[2021/52]
WO2020IB51146
Priority number, dateUS20191628135121.02.2019         Original published format: US201916281351
US20191671299513.12.2019         Original published format: US201916712995
US20201674417415.01.2020         Original published format: US202016744174
[2021/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020170078
Date:27.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3927453
Date:29.12.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.08.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:B01F5/06, B01J19/32
[2021/52]
CPC:
B01J19/32 (EP,KR); B01F25/43161 (EP,KR); B01F23/232 (KR);
B01F23/50 (KR); B01F25/4315 (KR); B01F25/4316 (KR);
B01F25/43162 (KR); B01F25/43163 (KR); B01F25/43171 (KR);
B01F25/43172 (KR); B01F2025/918 (EP,KR); B01J2219/3221 (EP,KR);
B01J2219/32213 (EP,KR); B01J2219/32237 (EP,KR); B01J2219/32244 (EP);
B01J2219/32248 (EP,KR); B01J2219/32251 (EP,KR); B01J2219/32286 (EP,KR);
B01J2219/3325 (EP,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 [2021/52]
TitleGerman:GEGENSTROMKONTAKTIERUNGSVORRICHTUNGEN[2021/52]
English:COUNTERCURRENT CONTACTING DEVICES[2021/52]
French:DISPOSITIFS DE CONTACT À CONTRE-COURANT[2021/52]
Entry into regional phase20.09.2021National basic fee paid 
20.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
20.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.09.2021Examination requested  [2021/52]
20.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
03.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]DE2810648  (BASF AG);
 [A]US5378063  (TSUKADA KEN [JP]);
 [A]EP1206962  (SULZER CHEMTECH AG [CH]);
 [A]US2011305104  (MCGUIRE DENNIS [US], et al);
 [XAI]US2013172170  (KOWALCZYK MITCHELL JOHN [US], et al)
by applicantUS5435061
 US6224833
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