Global Patent Index - EP 3504361 A4

EP 3504361 A4 20200506 - AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING FIBRES FROM PLANTS

Title (en)

AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING FIBRES FROM PLANTS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR TRENNUNG VON FASERN AUS PFLANZEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE SÉPARER LES FIBRES DES PLANTES

Publication

EP 3504361 A4 20200506 (EN)

Application

EP 17842487 A 20170823

Priority

  • US 201662378506 P 20160823
  • CA 2017050993 W 20170823

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2018035607A1] The present disclosure relates to separating fibres from plant straw where the separated fibres retain properties that are favourable for manufacturing textiles. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus that comprises multiple separation-units for separating the desired fibres from the other constituent components of the plant straw. The apparatus may further comprise a recycling system for fluids used within the one or more separation units. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for separating fibres from the other constituent components of the plant straw.

IPC 8 full level

D01B 1/10 (2006.01); D01B 1/30 (2006.01); D01B 1/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D01B 1/10 (2013.01 - EP US); D01B 1/30 (2013.01 - US); D01B 1/42 (2013.01 - US); D10B 2201/01 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2018035607 A1 20180301; AU 2017315330 A1 20190411; CA 3034538 A1 20180301; CN 109891008 A 20190614; EP 3504361 A1 20190703; EP 3504361 A4 20200506; US 2019186047 A1 20190620

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 2017050993 W 20170823; AU 2017315330 A 20170823; CA 3034538 A 20170823; CN 201780065157 A 20170823; EP 17842487 A 20170823; US 201916283507 A 20190222