IP

The GDEx technology has a solid IP portfolio, with the patent families listed below.

PRIORITY YEAR: 2021

  • EP21165681 (not yet published). Invention: A process for precipitating particles of platinum group metals. Inventors: Xochitl Dominguez Benetton, Omar Martinez Mora, Jan Fransaer. Assinees: VITO, KU Leuven R&D. Status: Application filed.

PRIORITY YEAR: 2019

  • EP3792376A1. Invention: A process for producing mixed metal oxides and hydroxides. Inventors: Rafael Prato Modestino, Xochitl Dominguez Benetton, Elisabet Andres GarcĂ­a, Jan Fransaer. Assignees: VITO, KU Leuven R&D. Status: Pending.

PRIORITY YEAR: 2018

  • EP3674445A1. Invention: An electrochemical process for producing nanoparticles of cuprate hydroxychlorides. Inventors: Guillermo Pozo Zamora, Xochitl Dominguez Benetton. Assignee: VITO. Status: Pending.
  • EP3674446A1. Invention: A method for precipitating arsenic from a solution. Inventors: Xochitl Dominguez Benetton, Guillermo Pozo Zamora, Karolien Vanbroekhoeven, Diane van Houtven. Assignee: VITO. Status: Pending.
  • EP3674444A1. Invention: An electrochemical process for producing magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. Inventors: Rafael Prato Modestino, Xochitl Dominguez Benetton, Jan Fransaer. Assignee: VITO. Status: Intention to grant.

PRIORITY YEAR: 2016

  • EP34242963B1. Invention: An electrochemical process for preparing a compound comprising a metal or metalloid and a peroxide, ionic or radical species. Inventors: Xochitl Dominguez Benetton, Yolanda Alvarez Gallego, Christof Porto-Carrero, Katrijn Gijbels, Sunita Rajamani. Assignee: VITO. Status: Application granted (EU, CN). Expiration: 2036.

Priority year: 2014

  • EP3177754B1. Invention: A device and method for the production of hydrogen peroxide. Inventors: Xochitl Dominguez Benetton and Yolanda Alvarez Gallego. Assignee: VITO. Status: Application granted (EU), not in force. Expiration: 2035.

PRIORITY YEAR: 2013

  • EP2962348B1. Invention: Current density distributor for use in an electrode. Inventors: Deepak Pant, Xochitl Dominguez Benetton, Yolanda Alvarez Gallego, Bert Bouwman. Assignee: VITO. Status: Application granted (EU, US, MX. KR, JP, CN), active. Expiration: 2034.