EP1795842B1 - Apparatus for conditioning of organic materials - Google Patents
Apparatus for conditioning of organic materials Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP1795842B1 EP1795842B1 EP06125432A EP06125432A EP1795842B1 EP 1795842 B1 EP1795842 B1 EP 1795842B1 EP 06125432 A EP06125432 A EP 06125432A EP 06125432 A EP06125432 A EP 06125432A EP 1795842 B1 EP1795842 B1 EP 1795842B1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- conditioning
- thermodynamic medium
- organic material
- conditioning chamber
- thermodynamic
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Not-in-force
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
- A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
- A24B3/04—Humidifying or drying tobacco bunches or cut tobacco
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F26—DRYING
- F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
- F26B17/00—Machines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement
- F26B17/10—Machines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement with movement performed by fluid currents, e.g. issuing from a nozzle, e.g. pneumatic, flash, vortex or entrainment dryers
- F26B17/107—Machines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement with movement performed by fluid currents, e.g. issuing from a nozzle, e.g. pneumatic, flash, vortex or entrainment dryers pneumatically inducing within the drying enclosure a curved flow path, e.g. circular, spiral, helical; Cyclone or Vortex dryers
Definitions
- Present invention relates to the apparatus for conditioning of organic materials.
- US patent no. 5 908 032 discloses a method and apparatus for expansion of tobacco, which is using a channel in a form of letter C, wherein tobacco is transported by hot gaseous medium.
- US patent no. 5 711 086 discloses an apparatus for continuous drying in a superheated steam.
- Apparatus disclosed comprises a drying, chamber and an assembly of the conveyor belts transporting material being dried.
- Superheated steam is generated inside the drying chamber from the moisture coming from the material being dried, as a result of exposing the material to hot gas or the moisture is introduced into to the chamber from the external source of the superheated steam.
- US patent no. 4 044 780 discloses an apparatus for expanding in volume of the cut tobacco, the apparatus comprises first unit increasing tobacco temperature and humidity to the state where tobacco particles open. Such apparatus comprises additionally separate unit for creating a thin layer of opened organic material particles in the gas atmosphere and a unit for rapid cooling.
- US patent no. 6 185 843 discloses a dryer where the transport of the organic material is carried out using pneumatic means.
- the shape of the inlet channel is decreasing the contact of the tobacco particles with a internal surfaces of the transport channel.
- EP patent no. 1 033 081 discloses a method of expanding the food products or tobacco using superheated steam as transport medium.
- the apparatus for conditioning of organic materials comprises a conditioning chamber provided with an inlet gate and an outlet gate, placed at the bottom of the apparatus, for the conditioned material, the inlet gate being connected to a supplying channel, the conditioning chamber being further provided with channels supplying thermodynamic medium and an outlet of the thermodynamic medium, and comprising a set of nozzles giving to the thermodynamic medium angular motion.
- the supplying channel leads the conditioned material to a rotary type spreader of the conditioned material, placed in the conditioning chamber.
- the nozzles have the form of slots.
- the apparatus comprises inlet gate 1a transporting an organic material to the spreader 2 .
- Spreader 2 preferably is a spreader of the rotary type, which uses centrifugal force to throw an organic material into the conditioning chamber 8 with a high speed.
- Apparatus is additionally provided with the outlet gate 1b placed at the bottom of the apparatus for conditioning to discharge the organic material into the channel 7 and further outside the apparatus for conditioning.
- Apparatus for conditioning is further provided with unit 4 , 5 , 10 supplying the thermodynamic medium into the conditioning chamber and with outlet 3 discharging an excess of thermodynamic medium outside apparatus for conditioning.
- Thermodynamic medium is supplied through channels 4 , 5 from an external source (not shown) under pressure, preferably in a range of 100Pa to 1.0MPa, in particular in a range of 100Pa to 0.5MPa.
- Thermodynamic medium is directed by the set of nozzles in a form of slots 10, which additionally intensify the movement of the thermodynamic medium stream inside the conditioning chamber 8 and give to the flow of the thermodynamic medium angular movement of high speed.
- Thermodynamic medium is discharged from the conditioning chamber 8 through the outlet 3 .
- An organic material for example tobacco is introduced into the conditioning apparatus through the channel 6 and inlet gate 1a .
- An organic material gets on spreader 2 , for example rotary spreader, which throws the organic material to be conditioned into the conditioning chamber 8 , and give to the organic material particles required speed and direction.
- the organic material particles hit the stream of thermodynamic medium of parameters being essential for exchange of the heat and mass (for example water), and change direction under the inertial force, gravity and hydrodynamic forces.
- An organic material falls into a swirl motion and gets to the outlet gate 1b .
- the outlet gate 1b allows controllable discharging of the conditioned material outside the apparatus for conditioning.
- Apparatus for conditioning of organic material is supplied, via inlet channels 4 , 5 and set of nozzles in a form of slots 10 , with the thermodynamic medium of parameters defined by the person skilled in the art of organic material conditioning.
- Thermodynamic medium inside the conditioning chamber swirls, and the main component of the process stream (conditioning stream) is preferably parallel (tangential) to the walls of the chamber.
- the thermodynamic medium is a gas, preferably steam in any form, including superheated steam in the temperature of 120°C to 320°C, preferably in a range of 170°C to 270°C.
- Thermodynamic medium can be air, preferably hot air in the temperature of 80°C do 280°C.
- Thermodynamic medium may be also any combination of aerosols and/or chemical vapors, as well as gases, for example argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide etc, which may favorably influence the conditioning process and/or give specific organoleptic properties to the conditioned material.
- An apparatus for conditioning may be supplied with different thermodynamic medium at the same time, for example if the thermodynamic medium is air alone, preferably low humidity air, than the apparatus for conditioning being a drier.
- Speed of drying increases with the increase of the relative speed between organic material and thermodynamic medium.
- the Nusselt number increases which intensifies exchange heat and mass (for example water) between thermodynamic medium and organic material. Described above process parameters can be controlled by adjusting speed of circulation for thermodynamic medium or by adjusting time period of exposing the organic material to thermodynamic medium.
- Thermodynamic medium could be chosen from the group comprising nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide or other non reactive gas, then apart from intensive drying the thermodynamic medium can be heated to the temperature above ignition point of the organic material being dried, this allows not only drying but also allows expansion (swelling) of the organic material.
- thermodynamic medium is a steam with a small addition of air
- organic material after introducing into an apparatus is moistened to the point where no condensation appears. This leads to increase of the humidity of an organic material.
- the organic material can be expanded, and than dried to achieve final humidity.
- the additional steam can be supplied by additional set of nozzles (not shown) placed just behind the inlet gate 1a .
- An apparatus for conditioning of organic materials may be supplied with many different thermodynamic mediums in many different conditioning processes or can be supplied with many different thermodynamic mediums in a single conditioning process.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Drying Of Solid Materials (AREA)
- Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
- Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
- Agricultural Chemicals And Associated Chemicals (AREA)
- Working-Up Tar And Pitch (AREA)
- Apparatuses For Bulk Treatment Of Fruits And Vegetables And Apparatuses For Preparing Feeds (AREA)
- Soil Working Implements (AREA)
- Formation And Processing Of Food Products (AREA)
Abstract
Description
- Present invention relates to the apparatus for conditioning of organic materials.
- In the process of conditioning of organic materials, for example tobacco, it is extremely important to precisely control parameters of the conditioning process. This is particularly difficult in a case of the fine particles of the organic material exposed to the thermodynamic medium of high relative speed in relation to the particles being conditioned. The main problem in such process is controlling the parameters of swirling mass consisting of particles of the conditioned organic material, in respect to the particular particles of the organic material.
- There are several apparatus for conditioning of organic materials known in the state of the art.
US patent no. 5 908 032 discloses a method and apparatus for expansion of tobacco, which is using a channel in a form of letter C, wherein tobacco is transported by hot gaseous medium. -
US patent no. 5 711 086 discloses an apparatus for continuous drying in a superheated steam. Apparatus disclosed comprises a drying, chamber and an assembly of the conveyor belts transporting material being dried. Superheated steam is generated inside the drying chamber from the moisture coming from the material being dried, as a result of exposing the material to hot gas or the moisture is introduced into to the chamber from the external source of the superheated steam. - An apparatus for drying small particles is disclosed in
GB-A-2355058 -
US patent no. 4 044 780 discloses an apparatus for expanding in volume of the cut tobacco, the apparatus comprises first unit increasing tobacco temperature and humidity to the state where tobacco particles open. Such apparatus comprises additionally separate unit for creating a thin layer of opened organic material particles in the gas atmosphere and a unit for rapid cooling. -
US patent no. 6 185 843 discloses a dryer where the transport of the organic material is carried out using pneumatic means. The shape of the inlet channel is decreasing the contact of the tobacco particles with a internal surfaces of the transport channel. -
EP patent no. 1 033 081 discloses a method of expanding the food products or tobacco using superheated steam as transport medium. - According to the invention the apparatus for conditioning of organic materials comprises a conditioning chamber provided with an inlet gate and an outlet gate, placed at the bottom of the apparatus, for the conditioned material, the inlet gate being connected to a supplying channel, the conditioning chamber being further provided with channels supplying thermodynamic medium and an outlet of the thermodynamic medium, and comprising a set of nozzles giving to the thermodynamic medium angular motion.
- In the apparatus according to the invention the supplying channel leads the conditioned material to a rotary type spreader of the conditioned material, placed in the conditioning chamber.
- Preferably, the nozzles have the form of slots. The Present invention has been described in detail below in relation to the preferred embodiment disclosed on figure attached to the description, where:
- fig. la shows in a plan view in a cross section apparatus according to the invention;
-
fig. 1b shows in a side view in a cross section apparatus according to the invention; - fig. lc shows in a perspective view apparatus according to the invention.
- In a preferred embodiment according to the invention shown in the figures la, 1b, lc, the apparatus comprises inlet gate 1a transporting an organic material to the spreader 2. Spreader 2 preferably is a spreader of the rotary type, which uses centrifugal force to throw an organic material into the conditioning chamber 8 with a high speed.
- Apparatus is additionally provided with the outlet gate 1b placed at the bottom of the apparatus for conditioning to discharge the organic material into the channel 7 and further outside the apparatus for conditioning.
- Apparatus for conditioning is further provided with
unit - Thermodynamic medium is supplied through
channels 4, 5 from an external source (not shown) under pressure, preferably in a range of 100Pa to 1.0MPa, in particular in a range of 100Pa to 0.5MPa. Thermodynamic medium is directed by the set of nozzles in a form ofslots 10, which additionally intensify the movement of the thermodynamic medium stream inside the conditioning chamber 8 and give to the flow of the thermodynamic medium angular movement of high speed. Thermodynamic medium is discharged from the conditioning chamber 8 through the outlet 3. - The apparatus according to the invention disclosed on
figures 1a, 1b, 1c operates as described below. - An organic material for example tobacco, is introduced into the conditioning apparatus through the channel 6 and inlet gate 1a. An organic material gets on spreader 2, for example rotary spreader, which throws the organic material to be conditioned into the conditioning chamber 8, and give to the organic material particles required speed and direction. The organic material particles hit the stream of thermodynamic medium of parameters being essential for exchange of the heat and mass (for example water), and change direction under the inertial force, gravity and hydrodynamic forces. An organic material falls into a swirl motion and gets to the outlet gate 1b. The outlet gate 1b allows controllable discharging of the conditioned material outside the apparatus for conditioning.
- Apparatus for conditioning of organic material is supplied, via
inlet channels 4, 5 and set of nozzles in a form ofslots 10, with the thermodynamic medium of parameters defined by the person skilled in the art of organic material conditioning. Thermodynamic medium inside the conditioning chamber swirls, and the main component of the process stream (conditioning stream) is preferably parallel (tangential) to the walls of the chamber. - The thermodynamic medium is a gas, preferably steam in any form, including superheated steam in the temperature of 120°C to 320°C, preferably in a range of 170°C to 270°C. Thermodynamic medium can be air, preferably hot air in the temperature of 80°C do 280°C. Thermodynamic medium may be also any combination of aerosols and/or chemical vapors, as well as gases, for example argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide etc, which may favorably influence the conditioning process and/or give specific organoleptic properties to the conditioned material.
- An apparatus for conditioning may be supplied with different thermodynamic medium at the same time, for example if the thermodynamic medium is air alone, preferably low humidity air, than the apparatus for conditioning being a drier. Speed of drying increases with the increase of the relative speed between organic material and thermodynamic medium. Along with increase of the relative speed the Nusselt number increases which intensifies exchange heat and mass (for example water) between thermodynamic medium and organic material. Described above process parameters can be controlled by adjusting speed of circulation for thermodynamic medium or by adjusting time period of exposing the organic material to thermodynamic medium.
- Thermodynamic medium could be chosen from the group comprising nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide or other non reactive gas, then apart from intensive drying the thermodynamic medium can be heated to the temperature above ignition point of the organic material being dried, this allows not only drying but also allows expansion (swelling) of the organic material.
- In a case when thermodynamic medium is a steam with a small addition of air, organic material after introducing into an apparatus is moistened to the point where no condensation appears. This leads to increase of the humidity of an organic material. Keeping an organic material longer in the area of exposing to thermodynamic medium or increasing temperature (considerably higher than the saturation temperature), the organic material can be expanded, and than dried to achieve final humidity. To increase expansion of the material additional steam can be used, the additional steam can be supplied by additional set of nozzles (not shown) placed just behind the inlet gate 1a.
- An apparatus for conditioning of organic materials may be supplied with many different thermodynamic mediums in many different conditioning processes or can be supplied with many different thermodynamic mediums in a single conditioning process.
Claims (2)
- Apparatus for conditioning of organic materials comprising a conditioning chamber (8) provided with an inlet gate (1a) and an outlet gate (1b) for the conditioned material, the inlet gate (1a) being connected to a supplying channel (6), the conditioning chamber being further provided with channels (4, 5) supplying thermodynamic medium and an outlet (3) of the thermodynamic medium, and comprising a set of nozzles (10) giving to the thermodynamic medium angular motion, wherein the supplying channel (6) leads the conditioned material to a rotary type spreader (2) of the conditioned material, placed in the conditioning chamber (8), characterized in that the outlet gate (1b) is placed at the bottom of the apparatus.
- Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the nozzles (10) have the form of slots.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
PL06125432T PL1795842T3 (en) | 2005-12-06 | 2006-12-05 | Apparatus for conditioning of organic materials |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
PL378286A PL378286A1 (en) | 2005-12-06 | 2005-12-06 | Vegetable origin material conditioning device |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP1795842A1 EP1795842A1 (en) | 2007-06-13 |
EP1795842B1 true EP1795842B1 (en) | 2010-04-07 |
Family
ID=37734933
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP06125432A Not-in-force EP1795842B1 (en) | 2005-12-06 | 2006-12-05 | Apparatus for conditioning of organic materials |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US20070125394A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1795842B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE463708T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE602006013393D1 (en) |
PL (2) | PL378286A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE102013226250B4 (en) | 2013-12-17 | 2019-07-18 | Aptar Radolfzell Gmbh | Protective cap for a dispenser and dispenser comprising a dispenser for dispensing pharmaceutical and / or cosmetic liquids |
WO2018029536A1 (en) * | 2016-08-10 | 2018-02-15 | Gary Stephen Shuster | Vaporization improvements |
Family Cites Families (16)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE1667288A1 (en) * | 1967-01-25 | 1972-03-16 | Buettner Schilde Haas Ag | Device for energy and / or mass transfer with solid particles |
US3600817A (en) * | 1969-11-28 | 1971-08-24 | Siemens Ag | Processing apparatus for effecting interaction between, and subsequent separation or gaseous and solid or liquid particulate substances |
US4253474A (en) * | 1978-03-31 | 1981-03-03 | American Brands, Inc. | Method for expanding tobacco |
DE3108875A1 (en) * | 1981-03-09 | 1982-09-16 | Kraftwerk Union AG, 4330 Mülheim | TURNING FLOWS FOR THERMAL TREATMENT OF FINE GRAIN OR GRANULAR GOODS |
US4532155A (en) * | 1983-08-08 | 1985-07-30 | G. D. Searle & Co. | Apparatus and process for coating, granulating and/or drying particles |
US4599809A (en) * | 1984-09-13 | 1986-07-15 | Shivvers, Incorporated | Grain dryer system |
US4791942A (en) * | 1986-08-01 | 1988-12-20 | The American Tobacco Company | Process and apparatus for the expansion of tobacco |
EP0276796B1 (en) * | 1987-01-27 | 1992-04-08 | Asahi Glass Company Ltd. | Gas feeding nozzle for a chemical vapor deposition apparatus |
WO1989000014A1 (en) * | 1987-07-02 | 1989-01-12 | Gbe International Plc | Apparatus for expanding and/or drying particulate material |
ES2138821T3 (en) * | 1995-06-10 | 2000-01-16 | Rudolf Bichsel | PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR INFLATING FOOD PRODUCTS. |
US6148540A (en) * | 1995-12-30 | 2000-11-21 | Nara Machinery Co., Ltd. | Pulverized body drying method and apparatus |
IT1295858B1 (en) * | 1997-11-10 | 1999-05-28 | Anna Mastrolilli | PLANT FOR TANNING THE TRICIATE TOBACCO (LEAF AND RIB) AND THE FRASAMI, LEAF PARTICLES HAVING EQUAL OR LESS DIMENSIONS |
US6158145A (en) * | 1998-02-27 | 2000-12-12 | Landon; Frank D. | Method for a high turbulence cyclonic dryer |
GB2355058A (en) * | 1999-09-25 | 2001-04-11 | J E Elsworth Ltd | Dryer having rotary base and stationary cylindrical walls for drying coated small particles |
DE10038114A1 (en) * | 2000-08-04 | 2002-02-21 | Bat Cigarettenfab Gmbh | Method and device for conditioning shredded tobacco materials |
WO2003047360A1 (en) * | 2001-12-03 | 2003-06-12 | Mars Incorporated | Coating and drying apparatus |
-
2005
- 2005-12-06 PL PL378286A patent/PL378286A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
-
2006
- 2006-12-05 DE DE602006013393T patent/DE602006013393D1/en active Active
- 2006-12-05 PL PL06125432T patent/PL1795842T3/en unknown
- 2006-12-05 AT AT06125432T patent/ATE463708T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2006-12-05 EP EP06125432A patent/EP1795842B1/en not_active Not-in-force
- 2006-12-06 US US11/634,205 patent/US20070125394A1/en not_active Abandoned
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
US20070125394A1 (en) | 2007-06-07 |
DE602006013393D1 (en) | 2010-05-20 |
ATE463708T1 (en) | 2010-04-15 |
PL378286A1 (en) | 2007-06-11 |
PL1795842T3 (en) | 2010-09-30 |
EP1795842A1 (en) | 2007-06-13 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
AU2007247801B2 (en) | Indirect-heat thermal processing of particulate material | |
US6779527B2 (en) | Device for conditioning comminuted tobacco material | |
JP3910176B2 (en) | Granular material air dryer | |
CA1252012A (en) | Treatment of tobacco | |
GB2426566A (en) | Tobacco dryer comprising a closed processing chamber formed by starwheel airlocks | |
DK171412B1 (en) | Device for expansion of finely divided tobacco material | |
EP0762067A1 (en) | Method and apparatus for preventing agglomeration | |
KR19990013800A (en) | Apparatus for producing fine snow particles from a flow of liquid carbon dioxide | |
WO2006034430A3 (en) | Systems and methods for drying a plurality of diverse articles | |
EP1795842B1 (en) | Apparatus for conditioning of organic materials | |
EP1795841B1 (en) | Apparatus for conditioning of organic materials | |
WO2002081059A3 (en) | Method for the regeneration of humidity-laden process air and arrangement for carrying out said method | |
JP2016508596A (en) | Drying equipment | |
PL192942B1 (en) | Method of and apparatus for increasing volume of articles of food and/or condiments, in particular a tobacco material | |
US3945130A (en) | Expanded chamber centrifugal drying mill | |
US8051858B2 (en) | Method and apparatus for conditioning of cellular materials, in particular organic materials | |
US5307822A (en) | Expanding and drying tobacco | |
EP0325630B1 (en) | Apparatus for expanding and/or drying particulate material | |
WO2004029530A8 (en) | Method and apparatus for drying | |
JP2001276598A (en) | Granulating and drying method and fluidized-bed granulating and drying machine | |
EP1136000B1 (en) | 2-Step method for drying mash-products | |
AU738959B2 (en) | Method and apparatus for treating a board-like material with a gaseous agent | |
SU1753216A1 (en) | Pasty material drier | |
RU1809275C (en) | Fluidized bed drier for bulk and pasty materials | |
JP2002303489A (en) | Drying method |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR |
|
AX | Request for extension of the european patent |
Extension state: AL BA HR MK YU |
|
AKX | Designation fees paid | ||
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: 8566 |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 20080304 |
|
RBV | Designated contracting states (corrected) |
Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR |
|
17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 20080425 |
|
GRAP | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1 |
|
RAP1 | Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred) |
Owner name: INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO MACHINERY POLAND SP. Z O.O. |
|
GRAS | Grant fee paid |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3 |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: EP |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: IE Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 602006013393 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 20100520 Kind code of ref document: P |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: NL Ref legal event code: VDEP Effective date: 20100407 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 |
|
LTIE | Lt: invalidation of european patent or patent extension |
Effective date: 20100407 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: PL Ref legal event code: T3 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: ES Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100718 Ref country code: LT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 Ref country code: NL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 Ref country code: SE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 Ref country code: IS Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100807 Ref country code: LV Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 Ref country code: AT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CY Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100512 Ref country code: GR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100708 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 Ref country code: EE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 Ref country code: PT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100809 |
|
PLBE | No opposition filed within time limit |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 Ref country code: RO Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 Ref country code: CZ Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 Ref country code: BE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 |
|
26N | No opposition filed |
Effective date: 20110110 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: MC Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20101231 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: PL |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: ST Effective date: 20110831 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20110103 Ref country code: IE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20101205 Ref country code: CH Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20101231 Ref country code: LI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20101231 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LU Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20101205 Ref country code: HU Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20101008 Ref country code: BG Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: TR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100407 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20121128 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Payment date: 20121205 Year of fee payment: 7 Ref country code: IT Payment date: 20121221 Year of fee payment: 7 Ref country code: PL Payment date: 20121016 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: BG Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20100707 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R119 Ref document number: 602006013393 Country of ref document: DE |
|
GBPC | Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20131205 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R119 Ref document number: 602006013393 Country of ref document: DE Effective date: 20140701 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20140701 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20131205 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: PL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20131205 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: PL Ref legal event code: LAPE |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20131231 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20131205 |