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EP About this file: EP3877142

EP3877142 - SWITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING A FLAT FILM MACHINE FROM AN INPUT PRODUCT TO A SUBSEQUENT PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.08.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.05.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  15.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.07.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Windmöller & Hölscher KG
Münsterstrasse 50
49525 Lengerich / DE
[2021/37]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHMITZ, Torsten
c/o Windmöller & Hölscher KG
Münsterstr. 50
49525 Lengerich / DE
02 / COLELL, Waldemar
c/o Windmöller & Hölscher KG
Münsterstr. 50
49525 Lengerich / DE
03 / GROEPPER, Bernd-Alexander
c/o Windmöller & Hölscher KG
Münsterstr. 50
49525 Lengerich / DE
 [2021/37]
Representative(s)Bals & Vogel Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Konrad-Zuse-Str. 4
44801 Bochum / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/37]Patentanwälte Bals & Vogel
Universitätsstrasse 142
44799 Bochum / DE
Application number, filing date19798303.405.11.2019
[2021/37]
WO2019EP80261
Priority number, dateDE20181012767906.11.2018         Original published format: DE102018127679
[2021/37]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020094652
Date:14.05.2020
Language:DE
[2020/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3877142
Date:15.09.2021
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.05.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:B29C48/08, B29C48/25, B29C48/92, B29C48/31, B29C48/10
[2021/37]
CPC:
B29C48/305 (EP,US); B29C48/92 (EP,US); B29C48/08 (EP,US);
B29C48/914 (EP); B29D7/01 (EP); B29C2948/92066 (US);
B29C2948/92133 (US); B29C2948/92152 (US); B29C2948/92209 (US);
B29C2948/92904 (US) (-)
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 [2021/37]
TitleGerman:UMSTELLVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN FÜR DIE UMSTELLUNG EINER FLACHFOLIENMASCHINE VON EINEM EINSATZPRODUKT AUF EIN FOLGEPRODUKT[2021/37]
English:SWITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING A FLAT FILM MACHINE FROM AN INPUT PRODUCT TO A SUBSEQUENT PRODUCT[2021/37]
French:DISPOSITIF D'INVERSION ET PROCÉDÉ POUR FAIRE PASSER UNE MACHINE DE PRODUCTION DE FEUILLES PLATES D'UN PRODUIT DE BASE À UN PRODUIT SECONDAIRE[2021/37]
Entry into regional phase07.06.2021National basic fee paid 
07.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
07.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/37]
07.06.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.02.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
30.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US5424018  (PAUL WILLIAM C [US], et al) [Y] 3-5,15 * abstract * * claims 1-9 * * figures 1-6 *;
 [X]JPH1177805  (TOYO BOSEKI) [X] 1-4,7-14 * paragraph [0020] * * claims 1-5 * * figures 1-7 *;
 [X]US2003050717  (HIRATA HAJIME [JP], et al) [X] 1-4,6-14,16,17 * paragraph [0243] * * claims 1-33 * * figures 1-32 *;
 [Y]EP2657000  (MAKU AG [CH]) [Y] 3-5,15 * abstract * * claims 1-14 ** figures 1-2d *;
 [XY]DE102016112121  (BRÜCKNER MASCHB GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [X] 1,2,6-13,16,17 * abstract * * paragraph [0219] - paragraph [0225] * * claims 1-20 * * figures 1-11 * [Y] 3-5,15
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