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EP0634112 - Cigarette filling optical control method and device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 14.11.2003 Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.11.2003	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 02.01.2004 [2004/01]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states G.D SOCIETÀ PER AZIONI Via Battindarno, 91 40133 Bologna (BO) / IT
	[N/P]
Former [2003/31]	For all designated states G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI Via Battindarno, 91 40133 Bologna (BO) / IT
Former [1995/52]	For all designated states G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI Via Pomponia 10 I-40133 Bologna / IT
Former [1995/03]	For all designated states G.D Società per Azioni Via Pomponia 10 I-40100 Bologna / IT
Inventor(s)	01 / Ghini, Marco Via Galletta, 46/B I-40068 S. Lazzaro di Savena / IT
	02 / Di Stefano, Giuseppe Via Marconi, 188 I-44100 Ferrara / IT
	03 / Neri, Armando Via Napoli, 7 I-40100 Bologna / IT
	[1995/03]
Representative(s)	Jorio, Paolo, et al Studio Torta S.p.A. Via Viotti, 9 10121 Torino / IT
	[N/P]
Former [1995/03]	Jorio, Paolo, et al Studio Torta, Via Viotti, 9 I-10121 Torino / IT
Application number, filing date	94110821.9	12.07.1994
	[1995/03]
Priority number, date	IT1993BO00320	13.07.1993 Original published format: IT BO930320
	[1995/03]
Filing language	IT
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0634112
	Date:	18.01.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/03]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0634112
	Date:	19.06.1996
	[1996/25]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0634112
	Date:	17.11.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/46]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0634112
	Date:	02.01.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/01]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	06.05.1996
Classification	IPC:	A24C5/34, G01N21/88	[1995/03]
	CPC:	A24C5/3412 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [1995/03]
Title	German:	Optische Prüfvorrichtung für die Füllung von Zigaretten	[1995/03]
	English:	Cigarette filling optical control method and device	[1995/03]
	French:	Dispositif d'inspection optique pour le remplissage des cigarettes	[1995/03]
Examination procedure	13.12.1996	Examination requested [1997/10]
	01.12.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.01.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.03.1999	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	18.05.1999	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.08.1999	Fee for grant paid
	19.08.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 11.08.2000 ADMISSIBLE Hauni Maschinenbau AG Kurt-A.-Körber-Chaussee 8 - 32 21033 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Seemann, Ralph Patentanwälte Niedmers & Seemann Van-der-Smissen-Strasse 3 22767 Hamburg / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2000/41]
	Opponent(s)	01 11.08.2000 ADMISSIBLE Hauni Maschinenbau AG Kurt-A.-Körber-Chaussee 8 - 32 21033 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Seemann, Ralph, Dr. Dipl.-Phys. Patentanwälte, Niedmers & Seemann, Van-der-Smissen-Strasse 3 22767 Hamburg / DE
	04.10.2000	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	30.03.2001	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	24.04.2002	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	24.04.2002	Date of oral proceedings
	27.06.2002	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	27.06.2002	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	06.11.2002	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	10.02.2003	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.07.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.07.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.07.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.07.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]US3812349 (GUGLIOTTA G, et al) [A] 1,8 * column W *;
		[A]US3818223 (GIBSON G, et al) [A] 1,8* column 4, line 28 - column 6, line 24; figures 1-4 *;
		[A]GB2176598 (KOERBER AG) [A] 1,8 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP0370231 (SASIB SPA [IT]) [A] 1,8 * column W *;
		[A] - DISCLOSED ANONYMOUSLY, "ABTASTEINRICHTUNG FÜR SCHNITTFLÄCHEN", RESEARCH DISCLOSURE, EMSWORTH (GB), (198509), no. 257, page 424, XP002001003 [A] 1,8 * page 424 *
	Examination	- Warnecke H.-J; Keferstein C.P.; Schreiber L.: "wt Zeitschrift fuer industrielle Fertigung", Springer Verlag, 1986, pages 461-466, 'Moeglichkeiten der Bildverarbeitung in der Koordinatenmesstechnik'
		- Schulze Karlheinz: 'Experimentelle Messtechnik im Maschinen- und Stahlbau', first edition, Berlin: Verlag Technik, 1988, pages 26-27
	Opposition	- Experimental Techniques, Oct.1986, pages 22-25, "Position/Dimension by Structured Light", C. Silvaggi, F. Luk and W. North
		- H.-J. Warnecke, C.P. Keferstein, L. Schreiber in "wt Zeitschrift fuer industrielle Fertigung", Springer Verlag, 1986, pages 461-466, "Moeglichkeiten der Bildverarbeitunt in der Koordinatenmesstechnik"
		- J. Slavik, H. Hoefler, in "Feinwerktechnik & Messtechnik 96", Carl Hanser Verlag, Muenchen, 1988 (10), pages 415-419, "Optische Formmesstechnik mit Koordinatenmessgeraeten".
		- "Handbuch der industriellen Messtechnik", 5th edition, R. Oldenburg Verlag Muenchen Wien, 1992 edited by Prof.Dr. Paul Profos ETH Zuerich and Prof. Dr.-Ing.Dr.h.c. Tilo Pfeifer RWTH Aachen, pages 451, 452
		- Karlheinz Schulze, "Experimentelle Messtechnik in Maschinen- und Stahlbau", first edition, Berlin: Verlag Technik, 1988 pages 26, 27
		- Volkmar Linse, Ernst Schmidberger, Stuttgart, "Methoden der beruehrungslosen Pruefung in der Produktion von Leiterplattenbaugruppen" in Qualitaetstechnik, Carl Hanser Verlag Muenchen, 1991, pages 270.276

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