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EP4351994 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ORIENTING PRODUCT CONTAINERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.03.2024
Database last updated on 02.08.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.01.2023
Formerunknown
Status updated on  08.03.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip05.06.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[2024/16]
Inventor(s)01 / BREU, Annemarie
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 / US
02 / TYLKA, Joseph
Pennington, New Jersey 08534 / US
03 / EROL, Baris
Rochester Hills, Michigan 48307 / US
04 / GREGOR, Philip
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312 / US
05 / TRINKO, Dominic
La Crosse, WI 54601 / US
 [2024/16]
Representative(s)Horn Kleimann Waitzhofer Schmid-Dreyer Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Theresienhöhe 12
80339 München / DE
[2024/16]
Application number, filing date22706463.108.02.2022
[2024/16]
WO2022US15574
Priority number, dateUS202163219965P09.07.2021         Original published format: US 202163219965 P
[2024/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023282938
Date:12.01.2023
Language:EN
[2023/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4351994
Date:17.04.2024
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.01.2023 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2024/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.01.2023
ClassificationIPC:B65G43/08, B65B35/58, B65G47/244
[2024/16]
CPC:
B65G47/244 (EP); B65B35/58 (EP); B65B57/00 (EP);
B65G43/08 (EP); B65G2203/041 (EP)
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 [2024/16]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUTOMATISCHEN AUSRICHTUNG VON PRODUKTBEHÄLTERN[2024/16]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ORIENTING PRODUCT CONTAINERS[2024/16]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'ORIENTATION AUTOMATIQUE DE CONTENANTS DE PRODUIT[2024/16]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2024National basic fee paid 
08.01.2024Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.2024Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.01.2024Examination requested  [2024/16]
08.01.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.06.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2014339049  (NITSCH THOMAS [DE], et al) [A] 1,12-14 * paragraph [0073] ** figures 1-10 *;
 [A]US2015094849  (STORK BRIAN R [US], et al) [A] 1,12-14 * paragraphs [0025] - [0028] * * figures 1-7 *;
 [A]US2015210414  (AVRIL FABRICE [FR], et al) [A] 1,12-14 * paragraphs [0130] - [0134] * * figures 1-8 *
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