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(11) EP 3 055 254 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
17.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/33

(21) Application number: 14852686.6

(22) Date of filing: 06.10.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C02F 1/461(2006.01)
B03B 9/02(2006.01)
B01D 17/06(2006.01)
C10G 1/04(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/CA2014/000728
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/051444 (16.04.2015 Gazette 2015/15)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 07.10.2013 CA 2829566
07.10.2013 US 201314047730

(71) Applicant: ELECTRO-KINETIC SOLUTIONS INC.
Toronto, ON MSC 3E4 (CA)

(72) Inventors:
  • BEATTIE, Bruce S.
    Vista, CA 92084 (US)
  • GARCIA, Paul
    Temecula, CA 95292 (US)
  • KIMZEY, Doug
    Knoxville, TN 37912 (US)
  • HARRIS, Ben
    Fallbrook, CA 92028 (US)
  • PARROTT, Robert C.
    Knoxville, TN 37922 (US)
  • MICAK, James
    Aurora, Ontario L4G 5Y4 (CA)

(74) Representative: Beattie, Alex Thomas Stewart 
Forresters Skygarden Erika-Mann-Strasse 11
80636 München
80636 München (DE)

   


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