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(11) EP 3 368 184 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
17.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/11

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
09.12.2020 Bulletin 2020/50

(21) Application number: 16860496.5

(22) Date of filing: 12.10.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01D 35/04(2006.01)
E03C 1/086(2006.01)
 C02F 1/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/056487
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/074702 (04.05.2017 Gazette 2017/18)

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(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

(30) Priority: 31.10.2015 US 201562249248 P
13.12.2015 US 201562266656 P
06.02.2016 US 201662292273 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
05.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/36

(60) Divisional application:
20198057.0

(73) Proprietors:
  • Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Solon, OH 44139 (US)
  • i3 Membrane GmbH
    22761 Hamburg (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • LIN, ZhenWu
    Pasadena, CA 91105 (US)
  • SHEN, Hong
    Omaha, NE 68164 (US)
  • BRINKE-SEIFERTH, Stephan
    22607 Hamburg (DE)

(74) Representative: Raffay & Fleck 
Patentanwälte Grosse Bleichen 8
20354 Hamburg
20354 Hamburg (DE)


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