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EP About this file: EP4001182

EP4001182 - PACKAGING MACHINE AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRACING A TRANSPORT ROUTE OF A PACKAGING MACHINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.07.2024
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.11.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.04.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 14.08.2024  [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Illinois Tool Works INC.
155 Harlem Avenue
Glenview, IL 60025 / US
[2022/21]
Inventor(s)01 / KORTE, Hartmut
49565 Bramsche / DE
 [2022/21]
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 10 26 05
86016 Augsburg / DE
[2024/33]
Former [2022/21]Trinks, Ole, et al
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 10 26 05
86016 Augsburg / DE
Application number, filing date20208124.617.11.2020
[2022/21]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4001182
Date:25.05.2022
Language:DE
[2022/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4001182
Date:14.08.2024
Language:DE
[2024/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:B65G21/20
[2022/21]
CPC:
B65G21/2072 (EP,US); B65B35/44 (CN); B65B35/56 (CN);
B65B43/52 (CN); B65G21/10 (US); B65G2201/0235 (US);
B65G2811/0657 (US); B65G2812/02069 (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 [2022/52]
Former [2022/21]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:VERPACKUNGSMASCHINE SOWIE VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM TRASSIEREN EINER TRANSPORTSTRECKE EINER VERPACKUNGSMASCHINE[2022/21]
English:PACKAGING MACHINE AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRACING A TRANSPORT ROUTE OF A PACKAGING MACHINE[2022/21]
French:MACHINE D'EMBALLAGE AINSI QUE DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAÇAGE D'UN TRAJET DE TRANSPORT D'UNE MACHINE D'EMBALLAGE[2022/21]
Examination procedure24.11.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.11.2022Examination requested  [2022/52]
24.11.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.09.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.07.2024Fee for grant paid
04.07.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.07.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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 [XI]GB1372455  (RALFS KG ORG);
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 [XI]DE102015006979  (BUKO SOLUTIONS GMBH [DE]);
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