EP1908693B1 - Récipient à corps au moins partiellement prismatique triangulaire - Google Patents

Récipient à corps au moins partiellement prismatique triangulaire Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1908693B1
EP1908693B1 EP07116466A EP07116466A EP1908693B1 EP 1908693 B1 EP1908693 B1 EP 1908693B1 EP 07116466 A EP07116466 A EP 07116466A EP 07116466 A EP07116466 A EP 07116466A EP 1908693 B1 EP1908693 B1 EP 1908693B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
groove
container
shape
rear wall
edges
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
Application number
EP07116466A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1908693A1 (fr
Inventor
Wilfried Hermel
Damien Bourne
Laurent Lepoitevin
Michel Boukobza
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Sidel Participations SAS
Original Assignee
Sidel Participations SAS
Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Sidel Participations SAS filed Critical Sidel Participations SAS
Publication of EP1908693A1 publication Critical patent/EP1908693A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1908693B1 publication Critical patent/EP1908693B1/fr
Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/0009—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
    • B65D2501/0018—Ribs
    • B65D2501/0027—Hollow longitudinal ribs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/0009—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
    • B65D2501/0018—Ribs
    • B65D2501/0036—Hollow circonferential ribs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/0009—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
    • B65D2501/0081—Bottles of non-circular cross-section

Definitions

  • the present invention relates generally to the field of containers made of thermoplastic material, in particular PET, and more specifically relates to improvements made to those containers having a body which has, at least over part of its height, a substantially prismatic shape with a substantially triangular cross-section and having three faces with modifiable conformation in the presence of a radial force and connected by three respective edges.
  • Containers such as bottles equipped with a body having such a shape with a substantially triangular section and with curved faces towards the outside are already known (see, for example, the documents GM 8003050 , WO 2005/030590 ).
  • the edges are curved with a relatively small radius of curvature.
  • a container with the features of the preamble of claim 1 is described in the document WO-2005123517 .
  • the object of the invention is to propose an improved arrangement of this type of container so that, despite its particular shape, it retains an elastic deformation capacity and no longer undergoes irreversible deformation, particularly in the zones of its edges.
  • the invention provides a container of the type mentioned in the preamble which is characterized in that each of the edges is shaped in the form of a groove open towards the outside and having a bottom which has an inverted curvature with convexity turned towards outside.
  • the crown of the convexity of the bottom of the groove is located substantially at the edges of the groove.
  • the edges have a complex conformation which gives them a great capacity of deformation: in the presence of a force exerted on the faces of the body, the edges can pivot, open and unfold in a perfectly elastic way to the way of a joint, which avoids any risk of irreversible deformation.
  • the edges can pivot, open and unfold in a perfectly elastic way to the way of a joint, which avoids any risk of irreversible deformation.
  • the provisions of the invention may find application in a container whose body has a substantially prismatic shape only in its central part, which is framed by an upper part and a lower part both having substantially cylindrical forms of revolution. and transverse dimensions substantially greater than the transverse dimension of said central portion, such that the central portion having the substantially prismatic shape of substantially triangular section, which is narrower than the two respectively overlying and underlying portions, constitutes a gripping zone whose particular shape ensures a particularly stable grip.
  • each groove extends to the connection of the central and upper parts of the body and that in the vicinity of this connection the depth of the groove gradually decreases. so that the bottom of the throat will blend roughly into the continuity of shape of the upper part.
  • each groove extends to the connection of the central and lower parts of the body and that in the vicinity of this connection the depth of the groove gradually decreases so that the bottom of the groove melt approximately in continuity of shape of the lower part; this arrangement can be completed by making each groove extend into the lower part of the body, the bottom of the groove merging into the continuity of shape of the lower part.
  • the groove extends to the bottom of the container to form a reinforcing rib of said bottom of the container, the bottom of the groove then having a concavity curvature turned towards the outside.
  • FIG. 1 To the figure 1 is shown in side view a container 1 such as a bottle, made of thermoplastic material, in particular PET.
  • the container 1 comprises a body 2 which is connected superiorly, by a shoulder 3, to a neck 4 and below a bottom 5 which may have any conformation appropriate to the use of the container.
  • the body 2 has, over substantially its entire height, a substantially prismatic shape with a substantially triangular cross-section, as visible in FIG. figure 3 ; in other words, the body 2 has three faces 6 interconnected by three edges 7; in the illustrated example, the three faces 6 are curved convexity facing outwards.
  • each edge 7 has a complex structure and is shaped in the form of a groove 8 which is open towards the outside and whose bottom 9 has an inverted curvature with convexity facing outwards.
  • the vertex 10 of the convexity of the bottom 9 of the groove 8 is located substantially at the edges 11 of the groove 8 of in order to minimize discontinuities in the outer surface of the body 2.
  • each edge 7 has, in cross-section, a very roughly rounded W-shaped conformation, which constitutes a kind of bellows with excellent elastic deformation capacity, in particular when the walls 6 are subjected to radial forces which modify them. the conformation.
  • ridges arranged in accordance with the invention are not limited to the sole case of a body equipped over its entire height as shown by way of example in FIG. figure 1 and any substantially prismatically shaped body portion of substantially triangular cross-section, regardless of the conformation of the remainder of the container body, may be arranged according to the invention.
  • a container 1 'of the bottle type whose body 2' has a complex shape: the body 2 'has a substantially prismatic shape only in its central part 12, which is framed by an upper part 13 and a lower part 14 having all two substantially cylindrical forms of revolution (possibly provided with reinforcing splines of any suitable shapes) and transverse dimensions substantially greater than the transverse dimension of said central portion 12.
  • the cross section shown at the figure 3 is made through said central portion; the Figure 5B shows this same section partially.
  • the central portion 12 is a gripping portion which not only facilitates the gripping of the container due to its reduced transverse dimensions, but particularly in the hand because of its approximately triangular shape.
  • each groove 8 extends to the connection of the central portion 12 and the upper portion 13 of the body 2 '; it can then be done so that near this connection the depth of the groove 8 decreases gradually; in this zone, the bottom 9 of the groove 8 can receive any appropriate conformation, for example be substantially flat or, in a preferred embodiment, melt approximately in the continuity of shape of the upper part 13 ( Figure 5A the edges 11 of the groove remain marked to provide visual continuity for aesthetic purposes).
  • each groove 8 extends to the connection of the central portion 12 and the lower portion 13 of the body 2 '; it can then be done so that near this connection the depth of the groove 8 decreases gradually; in this zone the bottom 9 of the groove 8 can receive any appropriate conformation, for example be substantially flat or, in a preferred embodiment, melt approximately in the continuity of shape of the lower part 14 ( Figure 5C ); In addition, it can also be ensured that, as represented in figure 3 each groove 8 extends partially into the lower portion 14 of the body 2 'and the bottom 9 of the groove 8 merges into the continuity of shape of the lower portion 14.
  • An interesting variant embodiment can relate to a container 1 ', such as a bottle, as shown in FIG. Figure 4A in which the bottom 5 'of the container, situated at the base of the lower part 14, has reinforcement ribs which rise partially on the side of said bottom 5 'of the container.
  • the body 2 'of the container is also arranged as explained above with respect to the figure 2 , it may be interesting that the groove 8 extends to the bottom 5 'of the container 1' to form one of the ribs 15 of said bottom 5 'of the container.
  • the bottom 9 of the groove 8 then has a curvature inversion, with a concavity turned towards the outside ( figure 5D ).
  • the groove 8 may have a variable width; in particular, as visible in the Figure 4A , the groove 8 keeps an approximately constant width in the central part 12 of the body 2 'of the container, but its width decreases in the lower part 14 of the body 2' to reach the width of a rib 15.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
EP07116466A 2006-09-22 2007-09-14 Récipient à corps au moins partiellement prismatique triangulaire Not-in-force EP1908693B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0608359A FR2906224B1 (fr) 2006-09-22 2006-09-22 Recipient a corps au moins partiellement prismatique triangulaire

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1908693A1 EP1908693A1 (fr) 2008-04-09
EP1908693B1 true EP1908693B1 (fr) 2010-05-19

Family

ID=37685692

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP07116466A Not-in-force EP1908693B1 (fr) 2006-09-22 2007-09-14 Récipient à corps au moins partiellement prismatique triangulaire

Country Status (9)

Country Link
US (1) US7798350B2 (ja)
EP (1) EP1908693B1 (ja)
JP (1) JP2008074493A (ja)
CN (1) CN101148204A (ja)
AT (1) ATE468273T1 (ja)
DE (1) DE602007006603D1 (ja)
ES (1) ES2345405T3 (ja)
FR (1) FR2906224B1 (ja)
MX (1) MX2007011678A (ja)

Families Citing this family (27)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8439214B2 (en) * 2007-03-16 2013-05-14 Plastipak Packaging, Inc. Plastic container with elongated vertical formation
JP5057306B2 (ja) * 2008-01-31 2012-10-24 株式会社吉野工業所 合成樹脂製壜体
FR2932460B1 (fr) 2008-06-17 2010-08-20 Sidel Participations Recipient, notamment bouteille, en matiere thermoplastique a corps partiellement prismatique triangulaire
US8596479B2 (en) * 2008-12-23 2013-12-03 Amcor Limited Hot-fill container
JP5618523B2 (ja) * 2009-11-13 2014-11-05 サントリー食品インターナショナル株式会社 ボトル型容器
FR2954287B1 (fr) * 2009-12-17 2012-08-03 Sidel Participations Recipient a flancs deformables
JP3159519U (ja) * 2009-12-28 2010-05-27 日本コカ・コーラ株式会社 容器
JP3159776U (ja) * 2010-03-12 2010-06-03 日本コカ・コーラ株式会社 容器
JP5644029B2 (ja) * 2010-06-10 2014-12-24 アサヒ飲料株式会社 樹脂製ボトル及び飲料入り樹脂製ボトル
US9617029B2 (en) 2011-08-31 2017-04-11 Amcor Limited Lightweight container base
EP3536623B1 (en) 2011-12-05 2024-04-17 Niagara Bottling, LLC Plastic container with varying depth ribs
US11845581B2 (en) * 2011-12-05 2023-12-19 Niagara Bottling, Llc Swirl bell bottle with wavy ribs
US10023346B2 (en) * 2012-12-27 2018-07-17 Niagara Bottling, Llc Swirl bell bottle with wavy ribs
US9120589B2 (en) 2012-12-27 2015-09-01 Niagara Bottling, Llc Plastic container with strapped base
DE102012003219A1 (de) 2012-02-20 2013-08-22 Krones Ag Kunststoffbehältnis
ES2621282T3 (es) 2012-12-27 2017-07-03 Niagara Bottling, Llc Recipiente de plástico con nervios de refuerzo
US9187211B2 (en) * 2013-03-14 2015-11-17 Kappes, Cassiday & Associates Milling jar with integrated lifters
USD737145S1 (en) 2013-03-15 2015-08-25 Pepsico, Inc. Bottle
CA155722S (en) * 2013-09-25 2015-02-10 Sidel Participations Bottle
BR112015025191A2 (pt) * 2013-12-26 2017-07-18 Niagara Bottling Llc recipiente de plástico com base de tiras
USD741187S1 (en) 2014-04-24 2015-10-20 Societe Des Produits Nestle, Sa Plastic container
USD741186S1 (en) 2014-04-24 2015-10-20 Societe Des Produits Nestle Sa Plastic container
USD749954S1 (en) 2014-05-21 2016-02-23 Plastipak Packaging, Inc. Plastic container
WO2018125967A1 (en) * 2016-12-29 2018-07-05 Graham Packaging Company, L.P. Hot-fillable plastic container
USD868587S1 (en) 2018-12-14 2019-12-03 Pepsico, Inc. Bottle
USD868586S1 (en) 2019-03-29 2019-12-03 Pepsico, Inc. Bottle
USD1011908S1 (en) 2022-01-26 2024-01-23 Pepsico, Inc. Bottle

Family Cites Families (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3085730A (en) * 1961-05-01 1963-04-16 Illinois Tool Works Plastic containers
US3702806A (en) * 1970-09-03 1972-11-14 William Emil Oliva Disposable culture media container
US4372455A (en) * 1980-01-18 1983-02-08 National Can Corporation Thin walled plastic container construction
US5908128A (en) * 1995-07-17 1999-06-01 Continental Pet Technologies, Inc. Pasteurizable plastic container
US5866419A (en) * 1996-09-16 1999-02-02 Meder; Martin G. Roller bottle
US6464106B1 (en) * 1996-12-31 2002-10-15 Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco, Inc. Stress crack resistant bottle
JP4201100B2 (ja) * 2000-01-25 2008-12-24 株式会社吉野工業所 プラスチックボトル
WO2002004299A1 (en) * 2000-07-11 2002-01-17 Akzo Nobel N.V. Plastic container with rounded shoulders
JP2002326619A (ja) * 2001-04-27 2002-11-12 Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd ブローボトル
US6588612B1 (en) * 2002-01-17 2003-07-08 Plastipak Packaging, Inc. Plastic container with stacking recesses
USD489271S1 (en) * 2003-03-25 2004-05-04 Shamsuddin Soomar Container
WO2005030590A2 (en) 2003-10-02 2005-04-07 Heineken Technical Services B.V. Container with a rounded triangular shape
USD525528S1 (en) * 2004-01-16 2006-07-25 Amcor Limited Container shoulder
ITRM20040293A1 (it) * 2004-06-16 2004-09-16 Sipa Societa Industrializzazio Nuova tipologia di bottiglia per riempimento a caldo.
US7178684B1 (en) * 2004-07-16 2007-02-20 Graham Packaging Pet Technologies Inc. Hourglass-shaped hot-fill container and method of manufacture
USD547666S1 (en) * 2005-10-07 2007-07-31 Sidel Bottle

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US20080073315A1 (en) 2008-03-27
MX2007011678A (es) 2009-02-03
JP2008074493A (ja) 2008-04-03
US7798350B2 (en) 2010-09-21
ES2345405T3 (es) 2010-09-22
FR2906224A1 (fr) 2008-03-28
FR2906224B1 (fr) 2008-12-26
ATE468273T1 (de) 2010-06-15
CN101148204A (zh) 2008-03-26
DE602007006603D1 (de) 2010-07-01
EP1908693A1 (fr) 2008-04-09

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1908693B1 (fr) Récipient à corps au moins partiellement prismatique triangulaire
EP0722888B1 (fr) Bouteille en matière plastique écrasable à vide par compression axiale
EP1912874B1 (fr) Recipient, notamment bouteille, en matiere thermoplastique
EP3741703A1 (fr) Bouchon à vis destiné à rester attaché a un récipient après ouverture du récipient
FR2783240A1 (fr) Bouchon avec joint d'etancheite, procede de realisation d'un tel bouchon et ensemble comprenant un recipient et le dit bouchon avec joint d'etancheite
EP2582584A1 (fr) Recipient leger a fond renforce
EP2838808B1 (fr) Couvercle de canette de boisson avec goulot articule
WO2018115685A1 (fr) Dispositif rechargeable de conditionnement d'un produit cosmétique
EP2580133A1 (fr) Récipient comprenant un fond voûté à assise carrée
EP2094576A1 (fr) Bouchon pour un recipient contenant un fluide
FR2776991A1 (fr) Dispositif de distribution de produits fluides
EP2996657B1 (fr) Poche souple a manchon d'ouverture a bec
EP1600394A1 (fr) Bouchon comportant une lèvre intérieure et une lèvre extérieure d'étanchéité
FR2713540A1 (fr) Joint de soudure pour pièces creuses.
EP3795500B1 (fr) Couvercle étanche pour bac de collecte de déchets
EP4095061B1 (fr) Dispositif de bouchage pour le col d'un récipient
WO2003011699A1 (fr) Bouchon comprenant une jupe interieure d'etancheite
EP3720778B1 (fr) Recipient a fond petaloïde
EP2330257A1 (fr) Dispositif de traversée de toit adaptable à une grande plage de pentes
FR2884577A1 (fr) Joint annulaire pour raccord de transfert de fluide et raccord equipe d'un tel joint
FR2896027A1 (fr) Dispositif de raccordement pour le branchement d'une canalisation a travers une paroi
FR3124499A1 (fr) Contenant réutilisable amélioré
EP4159033A1 (fr) Poche ostréicole et ensemble correspondant
FR2869297A1 (fr) Emballage a surface d'appui a double charniere
EP2018135A2 (fr) Lentille intraoculaire pour implantation dans le sac capsulaire

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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL BA HR MK RS

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20080609

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20080806

AKX Designation fees paid

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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

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

Free format text: LANGUAGE OF EP DOCUMENT: FRENCH

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 602007006603

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20100701

Kind code of ref document: P

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: VDEP

Effective date: 20100519

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2345405

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

LTIE Lt: invalidation of european patent or patent extension

Effective date: 20100519

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

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: 20100519

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: 20100519

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: 20100519

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: 20100519

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: 20100519

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: 20100919

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: 20100519

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: 20100526

Ref country code: PL

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: 20100519

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FD4D

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

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: 20100920

Ref country code: IE

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: 20100519

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: 20100519

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: 20100519

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: 20100519

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

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: 20100519

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: 20100519

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: 20100519

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

BERE Be: lapsed

Owner name: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS

Effective date: 20100930

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20110222

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

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: 20100820

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20100930

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 602007006603

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20110221

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20100930

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MT

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: 20100519

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20110930

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20110930

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: 20100914

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: 20101120

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: 20100519

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: 20100519

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: 20100819

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 9

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 10

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20160826

Year of fee payment: 10

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20160823

Year of fee payment: 10

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20160825

Year of fee payment: 10

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20160822

Year of fee payment: 10

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20160824

Year of fee payment: 10

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 602007006603

Country of ref document: DE

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20170914

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20180531

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: 20180404

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20170914

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: 20170914

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20171002

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20181019

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 NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20170915