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EP About this file: EP3372538

EP3372538 - TRANSPORT SECTION, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AND/OR CONFIGURING AT LEAST ONE TRANSPORT LINE WITHIN A TRANSPORT SECTION AND PACKAGING PLANT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.12.2022
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.01.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.09.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.09.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.03.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  10.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip29.09.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 01.11.2023  [2023/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Krones Aktiengesellschaft
Böhmerwaldstrasse 5
93073 Neutraubling / DE
[2018/37]
Inventor(s)01 / SPINDLER, Herbert
Böhmerwaldstr. 5
93073 Neutraubling / DE
02 / WERNER, Jürgen
Böhmerwaldstr. 5
93073 Neutraubling / DE
03 / WITTMANN, Stephan
Böhmerwaldstr. 5
93073 Neutraubling / DE
04 / WIMMER, Thomas
Böhmerwaldstr. 5
93073 Neutraubling / DE
 [2018/37]
Representative(s)Benninger, Johannes
Benninger Patentanwaltskanzlei
Dr.-Leo-Ritter-Strasse 5
93049 Regensburg / DE
[2018/37]
Application number, filing date18155773.708.02.2018
[2018/37]
Priority number, dateDE20171020360006.03.2017         Original published format: DE102017203600
[2018/37]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3372538
Date:12.09.2018
Language:DE
[2018/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3372538
Date:23.02.2022
Language:DE
[2022/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.08.2018
ClassificationIPC:B65B21/24, B65G21/20, B65G47/84, B65G47/08, B65B21/04, B65B35/44, B65B53/02, B65B59/00
[2021/40]
CPC:
B65B21/04 (EP,US); B65G47/766 (US); B65B21/245 (EP,US);
B65B35/30 (US); B65B35/44 (EP,US); B65B53/02 (EP,US);
B65B59/005 (EP,US); B65G21/06 (US); B65G21/20 (US);
B65G21/2072 (EP,US); B65G47/088 (EP,US); B65G47/261 (US);
B65G47/71 (US); B65G47/841 (EP,US); B65G2201/0244 (US);
B65G47/8876 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/37]B65G47/08, B65B35/30, B65B21/04, B65G47/84, B65G21/20
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2019/15]
Former [2018/37]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 
TitleGerman:TRANSPORTABSCHNITT, VERFAHREN ZUM EINSTELLEN UND/ODER VERSTELLEN MINDESTENS EINER TRANSPORTBAHN INNERHALB EINES TRANSPORTABSCHNITTS UND VERPACKUNGSANLAGE[2018/37]
English:TRANSPORT SECTION, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AND/OR CONFIGURING AT LEAST ONE TRANSPORT LINE WITHIN A TRANSPORT SECTION AND PACKAGING PLANT[2018/37]
French:SECTION DE TRANSPORT, PROCÉDÉ DE RÉGLAGE ET/OU DE POSITIONNEMENT D'AU MOINS UNE BANDE TRANSPORTEUSE À L'INTÉRIEUR D'UNE SECTION DE TRANSPORT ET INSTALLATION D'EMBALLAGE[2018/37]
Examination procedure20.02.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/15]
05.03.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.09.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.01.2022Fee for grant paid
13.01.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.01.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.11.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
12.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
31.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL23.02.2022
CZ23.02.2022
DK23.02.2022
EE23.02.2022
ES23.02.2022
FI23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
LV23.02.2022
MC23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
PL23.02.2022
RO23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
SI23.02.2022
SK23.02.2022
SM23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
GR24.05.2022
IS23.06.2022
PT23.06.2022
[2023/44]
Former [2023/10]AL23.02.2022
CZ23.02.2022
DK23.02.2022
EE23.02.2022
ES23.02.2022
FI23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
LV23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
PL23.02.2022
RO23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
SI23.02.2022
SK23.02.2022
SM23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
GR24.05.2022
IS23.06.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2023/01]AL23.02.2022
CZ23.02.2022
DK23.02.2022
EE23.02.2022
ES23.02.2022
FI23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
LV23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
PL23.02.2022
RO23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
SK23.02.2022
SM23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
GR24.05.2022
IS23.06.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2022/49]CZ23.02.2022
DK23.02.2022
EE23.02.2022
ES23.02.2022
FI23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
LV23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
PL23.02.2022
RO23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
SK23.02.2022
SM23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
GR24.05.2022
IS23.06.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2022/48]CZ23.02.2022
DK23.02.2022
EE23.02.2022
ES23.02.2022
FI23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
LV23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
PL23.02.2022
RO23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
SM23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
GR24.05.2022
IS23.06.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2022/47]DK23.02.2022
ES23.02.2022
FI23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
LV23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
PL23.02.2022
RO23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
SM23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
GR24.05.2022
IS23.06.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2022/46]DK23.02.2022
ES23.02.2022
FI23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
LV23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
PL23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
GR24.05.2022
IS23.06.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2022/42]ES23.02.2022
FI23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
LV23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
PL23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
GR24.05.2022
IS23.06.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2022/39]ES23.02.2022
FI23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
LV23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
PL23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
GR24.05.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2022/36]ES23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
LV23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
PL23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
GR24.05.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2022/35]ES23.02.2022
HR23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
RS23.02.2022
SE23.02.2022
BG23.05.2022
NO23.05.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2022/34]ES23.02.2022
LT23.02.2022
NL23.02.2022
NO23.05.2022
PT23.06.2022
Former [2022/33]LT23.02.2022
NO23.05.2022
Documents cited:Search[Y]JPS58139909  (SHIBUYA KOGYO CO LTD);
 [XAY]US5056298  (DEADMOND RICHARD S [US]);
 [X]US5540036  (SCROGGIN DANIEL J [US], et al);
 [Y]EP1974895  (FETTE GMBH [DE]);
 [X]US2010326015  (MILLER JOHN GRIFFIN [US], et al)
ExaminationUS4129207
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