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INSTALLATION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BEVERAGE CONTAINERS, WITH STERILIZATION OF THE BLOW-MOULDING MACHINE

Publication No. EP3649053

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App No. EP18743687

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Filed by KRONES AG

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Filed on 2018-06-22

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Issued/Published on 2026-01-07

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP3649053 A1

Application No. EP18743687 Filed: 2018-06-22

Grant Date 2026-01-07 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.

IPC Classifications

B65B55/10, B29C49/42, B29C49/64, B67C7/00, // A61L2/20, B29C49/46, B67C3/22 B65B55/10, A61L2/20, B29C49/46

Priority Claims

DE 201710114766 Date: 2017-07-03

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

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

Parties & Representation

Applicants

KRONES AG

Böhmerwaldstraße 5, 93073 Neutraubling

Inventors (3)

MÜLLER, Holger

Böhmerwaldstraße 5, 93073 Neutraubling

GELTINGER, Florian

Böhmerwaldstraße 5, 93073 Neutraubling

SÖLLNER, Jürgen

Böhmerwaldstraße 5, 93073 Neutraubling

Representatives / Agents

Hannke Bittner & Partner mbB Regensburg

Prüfeninger Straße 1, 93049 Regensburg

Bittner, Bernhard

Hannke Bittner & Partner, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte mbB

Eisenführ Speiser

Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB, Johannes-Brahms-Platz 1

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2020-01-31

Mention Of Grant Published 2026-01-07

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2022-01-21

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INSTALLATION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BEVERAGE CONTAINERS, WITH STERILIZATION OF THE BLOW-MOULDING MACHINE

Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

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Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

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Inventors (3)

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KHS GmbH

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