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EP0986749 - METHOD FOR SEPARATING A FLUID SUBSTANCE AND DEVICE THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.02.2005
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 20.08.2008  [2008/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
R&D-IR Department, Pleinlaan 2
1050 Brussel / BE
[2000/12]
Inventor(s)01 / BARON, Gino
Bleuckveldlaan 34
B-3080 Tervuren / BE
02 / DESMET, Gert
Tervuursesteenweg 720
B-1982 Elewijt / BE
[2000/12]
Representative(s)Land, Addick Adrianus Gosling
Arnold & Siedsma
Bezuidenhoutseweg 57
2594 AC Den Haag / NL
[N/P]
Former [2008/34]Land, Addick Adrianus Gosling
Arnold & Siedsma Sweelinckplein 1
2517 GK Den Haag / NL
Former [2002/28]Land, Addick Adrianus Gosling
Arnold & Siedsma, Advocaten en Octrooigemachtigden, P.O. Box 18558
2502 EN Den Haag / NL
Former [2000/12]Hoorweg, Petrus Nicolaas
Arnold & Siedsma, Advocaten en Octrooigemachtigden, Sweelinckplein 1
2517 GK Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date98930794.703.06.1998
[2000/12]
WO1998EP03485
Priority number, dateEP1997020169904.06.1997         Original published format: EP 97201699
[2000/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9855858
Date:10.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0986749
Date:22.03.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.12.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0986749
Date:31.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.12.1998
ClassificationIPC:G01N30/38, F04B43/04
[2000/12]
CPC:
G01N30/38 (EP,US); F04B43/043 (EP,US); F04B43/14 (EP,US);
G01N2030/326 (EP,US); G01N30/58 (EP,US); Y10T436/25375 (EP,US);
Y10T436/255 (EP,US); Y10T436/2575 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
G01N30/58, B01D2215/022 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/12]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR TRENNUNG EINER FLUIDEN SUBSTANZ UND VORRICHTUNG DAFÜR[2000/12]
English:METHOD FOR SEPARATING A FLUID SUBSTANCE AND DEVICE THEREFOR[2000/12]
French:PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE SEPARER UNE SUBSTANCE FLUIDE ET DISPOSITIF CONNEXE[2000/12]
Entry into regional phase08.12.1999National basic fee paid 
08.12.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
08.12.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.01.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
08.12.1999Examination requested  [2000/12]
31.05.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.12.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.07.2002Date of oral proceedings
13.08.2002Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
20.02.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.03.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.07.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.01.2004Fee for grant paid
07.01.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.01.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
26.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
26.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]US3417548  (THOMPSON DONALD W) [A] 1,13;
 [A]US3511028  (SAYLOR CHARLES PROFFER) [A] 1,13;
 [A]GB1242255  (PHILIPS ELECTRONIC ASSOCIATED [GB])[A] 1,13;
 [Y]US4839032  (WHITLOCK DAVID R [US]) [Y] 1,5-14 * paragraph [000L]; figure 13 *;
 [Y]US4874507  (WHITLOCK DAVID R [US]) [Y] 1,5-14 * column 2, line 65 - column 3, line 4 * * column 3, line 55 - column 4, line 26 * * column 8, lines 6-49; figure 4 * * column 10, lines 41-57; figure 5 * * column 11, lines 7-46; figure 6 * * column 12, lines 19-41 *;
 [A]DE4108820  (REUTER KARL DR [DE]) [A] 1,13 * column 5, lines 35-66 * * column 6, lines 11-18 *;
 [DA]EP0670489  (CIBA GEIGY AG [CH]) [DA] 2,13 * abstract *
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