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EP About this file: EP2679097

EP2679097 - Process to control the airflow and air-leakages between two baking chambers [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/01]Process to control the airflow and air-leakages between two baking chambers
[2019/24]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.10.2019
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.05.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip01.03.2024New entry: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GEA Food Solutions Bakel B.V.
Beekakker 11
5761 EN Bakel / NL
[2019/45]
Former [2014/01]For all designated states
CFS Bakel B.V.
Beekakker 11
5761 EN Bakel / NL
Inventor(s)01 / KUENEN, Hendrikus Antonius Jacobus
Da Kleffen 6
5825 DA Overloon / NL
 [2014/01]
Representative(s)Wolff, Felix, et al
Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner
Waidmarkt 11
50676 Köln / DE
[2019/46]
Former [2014/01]Wolff, Felix, et al
Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner
Theodor-Heuss-Ring 23
50668 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date13186178.318.04.2008
[2014/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2679097
Date:01.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2679097
Date:13.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.11.2013
ClassificationIPC:A21B1/42, A21B1/48
[2014/01]
CPC:
A21B1/42 (EP,US); A21B1/48 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/46]
Former [2014/01]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Steuerung des Luftstroms zwischen zwei Backkammern[2014/01]
English:Process to control the airflow and air-leakages between two baking chambers[2020/39]
French:Processus de contrôle du débit d'air et des fuites d'air entre deux chambres de cuisson[2020/39]
Former [2014/01]Process to control the airflow and air-leakages between two baking chambers
Former [2014/01]Processus de contrôle du débit d'air et des fuites d'air entre deux chambres de cuisson
Examination procedure30.06.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.06.2014Examination requested  [2014/32]
30.09.2015Observations by third parties
07.12.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.05.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.12.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.09.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.09.2017
07.09.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
12.09.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.01.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
29.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.09.2019Fee for grant paid
24.09.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.09.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP08007605.2  / EP2110020
Divisional application(s)EP17189015.5  / EP3335564
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20080007605) is  09.07.2010
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  12.08.2020  18.08.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Marel Further Processing B.V.
Handelstraat 3
5831 AV Boxmeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Brookhuis, Hendrik Jan Arnold
Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V. (EP&C)
P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk / NL
 [2020/39]
27.08.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
06.01.2021Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
24.02.2022Date of oral proceedings
04.04.2022Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
04.04.2022Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
26.09.2024Date of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition16.05.2022Appeal received No.  T1195/22
16.05.2022Payment of appeal fee
04.08.2022Statement of grounds filed
27.10.2023Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
15.11.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
26.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
29.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
28.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
26.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
30.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.04.2008
AT13.11.2019
CY13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
MT13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
TR13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
IE18.04.2020
LU18.04.2020
BE30.04.2020
CH30.04.2020
LI30.04.2020
[2022/27]
Former [2022/26]AT13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
TR13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
IE18.04.2020
LU18.04.2020
BE30.04.2020
CH30.04.2020
LI30.04.2020
Former [2021/20]AT13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
IE18.04.2020
LU18.04.2020
BE30.04.2020
CH30.04.2020
LI30.04.2020
Former [2021/12]AT13.11.2019
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DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
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MC13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
LU18.04.2020
BE30.04.2020
CH30.04.2020
LI30.04.2020
Former [2021/08]AT13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
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MC13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
LU18.04.2020
CH30.04.2020
LI30.04.2020
Former [2020/52]AT13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/51]AT13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/36]CZ13.11.2019
DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/35]CZ13.11.2019
FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/25]FI13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/24]FI13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
IS13.03.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/23]FI13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/22]FI13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
NO13.02.2020
PT13.03.2020
Former [2020/21]NO13.02.2020
Documents cited:Search[A]CH302518  (SPOONER FOOD MACHINERY ENGINEE [GB]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE2416189  (RINDERLE KARL) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [X]US4834063  (HWANG YONG Y [US], et al) [X] 1-4 * column 10, lines 23-54; figures 42-44 *;
 [A]US5512312  (FORNEY ROBERT B [US], et al) [A] 1* the whole document *;
 [A]WO2007028989  (FYLDE THERMAL ENGINEERING LTD [GB], et al) [A] 1 * the whole document *
ExaminationWO8505546
 EP0312335
 EP0558151
 US5515775
 EP0943275
 US2005092312
 US2006040029
 WO2008008305
by applicantEP0558151
 EP1221575
otherGB621799
 WO8505546
 EP0312335
 US4920998
 EP0558151
 US5515775
 EP0943275
 US2005092312
 US2006040029
 WO2008008305
OppositionWO9111660
 EP0558151
 WO2008008305
 EP2110020
 EP2679097
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