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EP3929330 - WATER ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS, AND STERILIZATION/CLEANING METHOD AND METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING/REMOVING HARMFUL SUBSTANCE, EACH USING WATER ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.08.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.11.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip03.06.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kogakuin University
1-24-2, Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-8677 / JP
[2021/52]
Inventor(s)01 / OKADA, Fumio
c/o KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY, 1-24-2, Nishi-shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-8677 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2021/52]01 / OKADA, Fumio
Tokyo 163-8677 / JP
Representative(s)Nordmeyer, Philipp Werner
df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Theatinerstraße 16
80333 München / DE
[2021/52]
Application number, filing date20759823.625.02.2020
[2021/52]
WO2020JP07520
Priority number, dateJP2019003102922.02.2019         Original published format: JP 2019031029
[2021/52]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020171238
Date:27.08.2020
Language:JA
[2020/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3929330
Date:29.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP27.08.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:C25B1/13, C25B9/00, C25B11/03, C25B13/02, C02F1/461
[2022/51]
CPC:
C25B1/30 (EP); C25B15/08 (US); C02F1/46104 (EP,US);
C25B1/13 (EP); C25B11/03 (EP); C25B11/031 (US);
C25B11/036 (US); C25B11/044 (US); C25B13/02 (EP);
C25B13/08 (US); C25B9/15 (EP); C25B9/19 (EP,US);
C25B9/60 (US); C02F1/722 (EP); C02F1/78 (EP);
C02F2001/46133 (EP); C02F2101/16 (EP); C02F2101/18 (EP);
C02F2201/46115 (EP,US); C02F2201/46135 (EP); C02F2201/46145 (EP,US);
C02F2303/04 (EP); C02F2303/22 (EP); C02F2305/023 (EP);
C25B1/04 (US); Y02E60/36 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/52]C25B1/13, C25B1/10, C25B9/00, C25B9/10, C25B11/03, C25B11/06, C25B11/10, C25B13/02
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:WASSERELEKTROLYSEVORRICHTUNG UND STERILISATIONS-/REINIGUNGSVERFAHREN UND VERFAHREN ZUM ZERSETZEN/ENTFERNEN VON SCHÄDLICHEN SUBSTANZEN UNTER VERWENDUNG DER WASSERELEKTROLYSEVORRICHTUNG[2021/52]
English:WATER ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS, AND STERILIZATION/CLEANING METHOD AND METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING/REMOVING HARMFUL SUBSTANCE, EACH USING WATER ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS[2021/52]
French:APPAREIL D'ÉLECTROLYSE DE L'EAU, ET PROCÉDÉ DE STÉRILISATION/NETTOYAGE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR DÉCOMPOSER/ÉLIMINER UNE SUBSTANCE NOCIVE UTILISANT CHACUN UN APPAREIL D'ÉLECTROLYSE DE L'EAU[2021/52]
Entry into regional phase17.09.2021Translation filed 
17.09.2021National basic fee paid 
17.09.2021Search fee paid 
17.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
17.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.07.2020Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
17.09.2021Examination requested  [2021/52]
16.06.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.08.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.05.2024Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
03.06.2024Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
23.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]JP2001300561  (SHIODA HIROICHI) [X] 2,3,17,18 * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0009] , [0 12] , [0 24] * [A] 1[I] 4-16;
 [XAI]  - OKADA FUMIO ET AL, "Production of 160?mg/L ozone water using circulating water electrolysis system", ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 294, doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2018.10.055, ISSN 0013-4686, (20181015), pages 391 - 397, Internet, URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468618322941/pdfft?md5=0706f3b435f0756ce38005a218f7ee86&pid=1-s2.0-S0013468618322941-main.pdf, (20221111), XP055980360 [X] 1,4,9 * figures 1, 2 * * 2.1 Apparatus; page 392 * [A] 2,3,5-8,10-14 [I] 15-18

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.10.055
International search[Y]JPS6187503U  (SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.) [Y] 8-33 * pp. 1-5, fig. 1-2 *;
 [Y]JP2006124750  (TOKAI RYOKAKU TETSUDO KK) [Y] 5-33 * paragraph [0042] *;
 [Y]JP2012246553  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND ENVIRONMENTAL & CHEMICAL ENG CO LTD) [Y] 6-33 * paragraphs [0001]-[0075], fig. 2 *;
 [Y]WO2014115383  (KURITA WATER IND LTD [JP]) [Y] 26-33* paragraphs [0001]-[0016] *;
 [Y]WO2017006837  (AQUAECOS LTD [JP], et al) [Y] 26-33 * paragraphs [0001]-[0002] *;
 [XY]JP2018076575  (UNIV KOGAKUIN) [X] 1-4, 12-21, 24-25 * paragraphs [0001]-[0162], fig. 1-3 * [Y] 5-33
by applicantJP2017165651
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 JP2019031029
 JP2019042628
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