EP1559685A3

Devices that change size/shape via osmotic pressure

Abstract

The invention concerns water-desalination and/or purification devices. The devices include specified types of water-absorbing solute encapsulated by nonporous, water-permeable polymer membranes having specified properties. The invention also concerns methods of using the devices in water treatment.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0121099A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1-5
EP0360612A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1-5
DE2851105A1	Cites	Germany	X	Search report	1-5
US4879030A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-5
US4920105A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-5
US5428123A	Cites	United States of America	DA	Search report	4
WO9841314A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	X	Search report	1-5

16 members in 7 offices

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Priority claims9

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
246733P	United States of America	–	2000-11-09
24673300	United States of America	P	2000-11-09
24673300	United States of America	P	2000-11-09
01993485	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	2001-11-09
01993485	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	2001-11-09
01993485	–	–	–
246733P	–	–	–
EP20010993485	–	–	–
US20000246733P	–	–	–

Members16

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Document	Office	Kind
WO0238197A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2002-05-16
AU2688702A	Australia	A	2002-05-21
US2002082699A1	United States of America	A1	2002-06-27
WO0238197A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2002-10-10
EP1335758A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2003-08-20
US6692528B2	United States of America	B2	2004-02-17
US2004140264A1	United States of America	A1	2004-07-22
EP1559685A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-08-03
EP1335758B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2006-02-08
AT317271T	Austria	T	2006-02-15
ATE317271T1	Austria	T1	2006-02-15
DE60117175D1	Germany	D1	2006-04-20
ES2258565T3	Spain	T3	2006-09-01
DE60117175T2	Germany	T2	2006-09-28
EP1559685A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2007-04-25
US7368056B2	United States of America	B2	2008-05-06

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	Event	Code
2011-04-06	Application deemed to be withdrawnWithdrawn18D	18D
2011-03-04	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTAA	STAA
2008-09-24	First examination report17Q	17Q
2008-01-02	Payment of designation feesAKX	AKX
2007-12-12	Request for examination filed17P	17P
2007-04-25	Designated contracting states:AK	AK
2007-04-25	Classification (correction)RIC1	RIC1
2007-04-25	Classification (correction)RIC1	RIC1
2007-04-25	Classification (correction)RIC1	RIC1
2007-04-25	Classification (correction)RIC1	RIC1
2007-04-25	Classification (correction)RIC1	RIC1
2007-04-25	Classification (correction)RIC1	RIC1
2007-03-23	Search report despatchedPUAL	PUAL
2006-02-08	Inventor changed before grantRIN1	RIN1
2006-02-08	Inventor changed before grantRIN1	RIN1
2005-08-03	Divisional application (art. 76) of:AC	AC
2005-08-03	Designated contracting states:AK	AK
2005-06-17	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phasePUAI	PUAI