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EP4451112 - CUSTOMIZABLE FOOD FRESHNESS PRINTER STARTUP WIZARD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.01.2026
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.09.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.04.2025
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2026(Expected) grantpublished on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
8080 Norton Parkway
Mentor, OH 44060 / US
[2026/09]
Former [2024/43]For all designated states
Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
8080 Norton Parkway
Mentor, OH 44060 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DUCKETT, Jeanne F.
Franklin, OH 45050 / US
02 / MORROW, Mark S.
Kettering, OH 45429 / US
03 / MCMULLEN, Gary E.
Springsboro, OH 45066-8638 / US
 [2024/43]
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Europe LLP
Neumarkter Straße 18
81673 München / DE
[2026/09]
Former [2024/43]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
Application number, filing date24153409.802.10.2015
[2024/43]
Priority number, dateUS201462059474P03.10.2014         Original published format: US 201462059474 P
[2024/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4451112
Date:23.10.2024
Language:EN
[2024/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4451112
Date:25.02.2026
Language:EN
[2026/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.09.2024
ClassificationIPC:G06F8/61, G06F9/451, G06Q30/0601, G06Q10/10, H04N1/00
[2024/43]
CPC:
G06F9/453 (EP,US); G06Q10/103 (EP,CN,US); G06F3/1204 (US);
G06F8/61 (EP,US); G06K15/021 (US); G06K15/028 (US);
G06Q30/0621 (EP,CN,US); H04N1/00352 (EP,US); H04N1/00408 (EP,US);
H04N1/00498 (EP,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 [2026/09]
Former [2024/43]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:STARTWIZARD FÜR EINEN ANPASSBAREN LEBENSMITTELFRISCHEDRUCKER[2024/43]
English:CUSTOMIZABLE FOOD FRESHNESS PRINTER STARTUP WIZARD[2024/43]
French:ASSISTANT PERSONNALISABLE DE DÉMARRAGE D'IMPRIMANTE DE FRAÎCHEUR D'ALIMENTS[2024/43]
Examination procedure17.04.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.04.2025Examination requested  [2025/21]
17.04.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.09.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.01.2026Fee for grant paid
15.01.2026Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.01.2026Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP15782161.2  / EP3201865
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
11.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
13.10.2025Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[XI] US2004193745  (OLBRICHT ERIC et al.) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0008] , [0 31] , [0 35] - [0049] - [0 80] *[I] 2-6
 [I] WO0116890  (STAMPS COM et al.) [I] 1-6 * page 2, lines 21-35 * * page 21, line 24 - page 22, line 34; figures 25,26 *
 [A] EP2551775  (SHANDONG NEW BEIYANG INF TECH et al.) [A] 1-6 * paragraphs [0033] , [0034]; figure 4 *
 [A]   SANFORD ET AL: "LabelWriter 450 Series Printers Technical Reference Manual", 27 August 2014 (2014-08-27), XP055544728, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190118] [A] 1-6 * page 8 - page 13 *
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