EP2279681B1 - Distributeur d'articles en boîtes pour magasins de détail - Google Patents

Distributeur d'articles en boîtes pour magasins de détail Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP2279681B1
EP2279681B1 EP10007315A EP10007315A EP2279681B1 EP 2279681 B1 EP2279681 B1 EP 2279681B1 EP 10007315 A EP10007315 A EP 10007315A EP 10007315 A EP10007315 A EP 10007315A EP 2279681 B1 EP2279681 B1 EP 2279681B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
dispenser
plates
articles
boxed articles
boxed
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
EP10007315A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP2279681A1 (fr
Inventor
Giuseppe Casati
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.)
Mezzi Alternativi
Original Assignee
Mezzi Alternativi
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 Mezzi Alternativi filed Critical Mezzi Alternativi
Publication of EP2279681A1 publication Critical patent/EP2279681A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP2279681B1 publication Critical patent/EP2279681B1/fr
Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
    • A47F1/08—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from bottom

Definitions

  • This invention is concerned with a dispenser of boxed articles such as packets of cigarettes, boxes of candies, or other small, large-selling, boxed products, intended for installation in retail shops, preferably associated to the shop's sales counter.
  • the retailer since the shelves are located behind the counter, the retailer, at each fresh request, has to turn to the shelves, pick the desired article, and turn back to the counter for delivering the article.
  • This operation when repeatedly carried out during the day, not only is tiring for the retailer, but also slows down the sales, forcing the customers to long waiting times during rush periods.
  • the shopkeeper is obliged to often move his eyes away from the sales counter, thereby making it easier for shoplifters to pilfer any products that may be on display on the counter.
  • dispensers or shelves for boxed articles in which a plurality of stacks of boxes of various denominations are arranged in several ranks along the depth of the shelf front, so that the number of articles accommodated in given width of the shelf is multiplied by three or four.
  • the ranks are staggered in height, whereby the stacked boxes can be withdrawn horizontally one at a time from the bottom of each stack, the remaining stacked boxes sliding down by gravity.
  • Such dispensers may be installed so as to be overhanging above the sales counter, in order to allow the retailer to pick the articles without having to turn, but they can only be used with boxes of a predetermined size.
  • document EP 1'114'600 provides a dispenser in which a plurality of vertical magazines of different, desired widths are hooked side by side on a frame.
  • Another object is to provide the above dispenser so that it is less heavy than known dispensers, for a better ease of use.
  • Still another object is to provide the above dispenser so that it is less bulky in its disassembled condition, whereby it may be less expensive to be shipped.
  • the dispenser according to the first preferred embodiment is assembled essentially from a plurality of identical profiled plates such as 10, which are one of the most salient features of the invention.
  • Each plate 10 is of metal sheet or other rigid sheet material, which is cut or punched in the shape shown in Fig. 2 , i.e. having a roughly four-sided profile, with three straight sides 12, 14, 16 at right angles, and a fourth inclined side, shaped as a sequence of four steps 18.
  • the four corners of each plate 10 are shaped into respective tabs 20 in which respective holes 22 are made.
  • Clamping nuts 28 are screwed onto the opposite ends of each rod 24 in order to maintain the structure of the dispenser rigidly assembled.
  • Each plate 10 is cut with five pairs of aligned vertical slits 30, 32, ending at staggered heights at the bottom, substantially aligned with steps 18.
  • Rigid sheets or boards 34, 36 of a material such as PVC, are threaded through vertical slits 30, 32, which boards, together with adjacent plates 10, define vertical bays or wells having a rectangular transverse cross section, and arranged in four ranks over the plate width.
  • Each plate 10 also has four horizontal slits 38, which are located near respective steps 18 (and therefore at staggered heights).
  • Rigid slats 40 are inserted through the horizontal slits, thereby acting as rest ledges for each well, as explained below.
  • pairs of vertical slits 30, 32 are actually equivalent to respective single slits of equal overall length, in which respective vertical boards of corresponding height are received, and that their splitting into pairs of aligned slits is essentially due to the need of ensuring the structural strength of the plate.
  • triplets or quadruplets of aligned slits might be used.
  • the expression "vertical slit” denotes an arbitrary number of aligned slits, which together make it possible, by insertion of boards, to implement partitions that are substantially equivalent to a continuous wall.
  • the above described dispenser can be mounted on supports formed a uprights rising from below, or as supports hanging from the ceiling.
  • two tubular members 50 are affixed to the ceiling by fastening flanges 52, so that they extend downwardly, and they respectively receive staves 54 which can be adjusted at a desired height by screws 56 engaging in holes 58 made in the staves 54.
  • Respective beams 60 are integral with staves 54, which are provided with respective saddles 62 at their opposite ends. The ends of the upper assembly rods of the dispenser are removably hooked on said saddles.
  • stacks of superposed boxes or packets can be received.
  • stacks of boxes such as 46 rest on horizontal slats 40, which, due to their staggered heights, allow the boxes to be withdrawn horizontally one at a time.
  • the shopkeeper at the counter can quickly pick the required packet, without having to move or turn.
  • one of the wells When one of the wells is empty, it can be easily reloaded from above with a fresh complete stack of boxes, by stepping on a footstool or ladder, or, alternatively, the boxes can be re-inserted one at a time from the bottom, during idle moments.
  • Fig. 6 shows an alternative version of a plate that can be used to obtain a dispenser according to the invention.
  • Plate 10' has, again, a four-sided profile similar to plate 10 of Fig. 3 , including steps 18', bored tabs 20' and vertical slits 30', 32', but has no horizontal slits; in lieu of those, plate 10' has fins 70 which are cut integral with the plate sheet at each step, and bent at right angles. Plates 10' are assembled identically as the plates 10 of Fig. 3 , but do not require the horizontal slats 40 of Figs. 1 to 5 , the latter being replaced by right-angled fins 70, which act as equivalent rest ledges.
  • the manufacture of the dispenser only involves materials that are cheaply available on the market, such as metal plate, metal rods, etc., and which are processed by simple and unexpensive mechanical operations: with the exception of plate 10, which requires a simple die or punch, the other operations are simply cutting and boring; the overall cost of the dispenser is therefore considerably lower than similar dispenser of the prior art. It is also evident that the bulk of the unassembled dispenser is also quite limited, with consequent reduction of the costs of transport.

Landscapes

  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Stackable Containers (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Food Preservation Except Freezing, Refrigeration, And Drying (AREA)
  • Freezers Or Refrigerated Showcases (AREA)

Claims (10)

  1. Distributeur d'articles en boîte pour magasins de détail, dans lequel il comprend :
    une pluralité de plaques (10) agencées côte à côte et espacées par des moyens d'assemblage (24, 26, 28), chacune ayant un certain nombre de fentes verticales parallèles (30, 32) qui sont alignées dans des plaques adjacentes ;
    des planches rigides (34, 36) respectives enfilées dans les fentes verticales alignées de toutes les plaques, moyennant quoi les planches et les plaques définissent une pluralité de puits rectangulaires pour maintenir les articles en boîte dans une disposition empilée ; et
    des rebords de repos (40, 70) assemblés avec les plaques à des hauteurs échelonnées au-dessous de chaque puits, moyennant quoi les rebords empêchent les articles contenus dans les puits de tomber, tout en leur permettant d'être retirés horizontalement au niveau du fond, un par un.
  2. Distributeur d'articles en boîte selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdites plaques (10) ont également une pluralité de fentes horizontales (38) à des hauteurs échelonnées au-dessous de chaque puits, et en ce que lesdits rebords de repos sont formés par des lamelles (40) enfilées à travers les fentes horizontales respectives.
  3. Distributeur d'articles en boîte selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits rebords de repos sont formés par des languettes (70) faisant saillie latéralement en angle droit à partir des parties nivelées du bord inférieur de chaque plaque (10).
  4. Distributeur d'articles en boîte selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que lesdites planches (34, 36) sont maintenues latéralement par des panneaux rigides (42) fixés aux moyens d'assemblage (24, 26, 28).
  5. Distributeur d'articles en boîte selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'assemblage sont des tiges de tension (24) reliant les plaques d'extrémité (10) avec des entretoises (26) respectives entre les plaques adjacentes.
  6. Distributeur d'articles en boîte selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que lesdites tiges de tension (24) sont des pièces rigides passant par les trous alignés (22) dans les plaques (10) et ayant des écrous (28) vissés sur leurs extrémités et lesdites entretoises sont des manchons (26) insérés dans les pièces entre les plaques adjacentes.
  7. Distributeur d'articles en boîte selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que lesdits trous (22) sont réalisés dans les coins desdites plaques (10).
  8. Distributeur d'articles en boîte selon la revendication 6 ou 7, caractérisé en ce que lesdits manchons (26) ont différentes longueurs, moyennant quoi des puits de différentes largeurs sont formés.
  9. Distributeur d'articles en boîte selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 8, caractérisé en ce qu'il est muni de moyens de support (50-62) comprenant au moins deux poutres (60) ayant des moyens de crochet (62) pour supporter les extrémités opposées desdites tiges de tension supérieures (24), lesquelles poutres sont respectivement fixées à des supports (50-58)respectifs.
  10. Distributeur d'articles en boîte selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que lesdits supports comprennent des douves (54) solidaires avec les poutres (60) et reçues de manière ajustable dans des éléments tubulaires (50) respectifs.
EP10007315A 2009-07-29 2010-07-15 Distributeur d'articles en boîtes pour magasins de détail Not-in-force EP2279681B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITTO2009A000587A IT1398198B1 (it) 2009-07-29 2009-07-29 Distributore di articoli inscatolati per vendita al minuto

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2279681A1 EP2279681A1 (fr) 2011-02-02
EP2279681B1 true EP2279681B1 (fr) 2012-05-30

Family

ID=41727492

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP10007315A Not-in-force EP2279681B1 (fr) 2009-07-29 2010-07-15 Distributeur d'articles en boîtes pour magasins de détail

Country Status (7)

Country Link
US (1) US20110024443A1 (fr)
EP (1) EP2279681B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN101986962B (fr)
BR (1) BRPI1002432A2 (fr)
ES (1) ES2385865T3 (fr)
IT (1) IT1398198B1 (fr)
RU (1) RU2499537C2 (fr)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2013138522A2 (fr) 2012-03-16 2013-09-19 Genelux Corporation Méthodes d'évaluation de l'efficacité et de la surveillance d'un traitement viral oncolytique
US10610342B2 (en) * 2018-02-05 2020-04-07 Mark Aaron Willes Holder/dispenser for multiple stacks of identically-colored zirconia ingots

Family Cites Families (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1731544A (en) * 1928-10-02 1929-10-15 Harold C Rockhoff Cigarette-vending machine
GB1053746A (fr) * 1963-03-22
US3858757A (en) * 1972-12-20 1975-01-07 Mechtronics Corp Cigarette display dispenser
US3957174A (en) * 1974-12-16 1976-05-18 Display Originals, Inc. Storage and dispenser unit for boxes
US4148413A (en) * 1977-04-13 1979-04-10 Display Originals, Inc. Multi-channelbox-dispenser unit
US4396237A (en) * 1981-03-04 1983-08-02 Henry Joseph D Package displaying dispenser
US4773543A (en) * 1987-04-08 1988-09-27 Royston Corporation Cigarette merchandizing device
US5127546A (en) * 1991-08-08 1992-07-07 Chen Ming Ho Storage bin structure for an automatic vending machine
US5433341A (en) * 1994-01-07 1995-07-18 Resources Inc. In Display Drop ceiling suspended universal display and dispenser
DE9413144U1 (de) * 1994-08-01 1994-10-13 H.F. & Ph.F. Reemtsma Gmbh & Co, 22605 Hamburg Packungsträger, insbesondere für Cigarettenpackungen
US5529207A (en) * 1995-01-25 1996-06-25 Royal Vendors, Inc. Adjustable retainer system for vending machine storage compartments
DE29513991U1 (de) * 1995-08-30 1995-10-12 Procter & Gamble (Health & Beauty Care) Ltd., Egham Verkaufs- und Verpackungsbehälter, insbesondere für plattenförmige Gegenstände
IT247969Y1 (it) * 1999-12-31 2002-09-20 Mezzi Alternativi Mais E Assoc Distributore di pacchetti di sigarette per tabaccherie.
DE10153495A1 (de) * 2001-10-30 2003-05-15 Wanzl Metallwarenfabrik Kg Zigarettenträger

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
RU2010131820A (ru) 2012-02-10
ES2385865T3 (es) 2012-08-01
BRPI1002432A2 (pt) 2012-05-15
IT1398198B1 (it) 2013-02-14
EP2279681A1 (fr) 2011-02-02
RU2499537C2 (ru) 2013-11-27
ITTO20090587A1 (it) 2009-10-28
CN101986962B (zh) 2014-08-06
CN101986962A (zh) 2011-03-23
US20110024443A1 (en) 2011-02-03

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US7681744B2 (en) Merchandising system
EP0794722B1 (fr) Ensemble etagere modulaire en gradins
US7775379B2 (en) Retail display for greeting cards
US8814108B2 (en) Product display system
US20050230338A1 (en) Merchandise display fixture
US9307848B2 (en) Product display system
US5295592A (en) Article dispenser
US8651288B2 (en) Shelf and merchandise display system
US7516853B1 (en) Auxiliary shelf system
US5433341A (en) Drop ceiling suspended universal display and dispenser
EP2279681B1 (fr) Distributeur d'articles en boîtes pour magasins de détail
US9173489B2 (en) Storage rack divider kit and apparatus
US20070215566A1 (en) Ribbon rack and method of supplying ribbon
US20120074087A1 (en) Adjustable shelf
KR200426349Y1 (ko) 상품 진열대용 보조선반
US4773543A (en) Cigarette merchandizing device
US20140305893A1 (en) Materials and methods for a warehouse storage system
EP1114600B1 (fr) Un distributeur de produits enfermés dans une boíte tels que des paquets de cigarettes
US3993372A (en) Overhead cigarette rack
EP0724854A1 (fr) Présentoir
EP2599407A2 (fr) Armoire pour marchands de tabac et magasins similaires
US20090114779A1 (en) Merchandising storage and display device
EP1186266A1 (fr) Plateau porteur de produits comprenant un élément de support
JPS6243683B2 (fr)

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): 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 SE SI SK SM TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: BA ME RS

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20110311

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): 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 SE SI SK SM 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: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 559649

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20120615

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2385865

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

Effective date: 20120801

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 602010001726

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20120802

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: VDEP

Effective date: 20120530

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

Effective date: 20120530

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

Ref country code: NO

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: 20120830

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: 20120930

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MK05

Ref document number: 559649

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20120530

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

Ref country code: HR

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

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: 20120831

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: 20120530

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 FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120530

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

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

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: 20121001

Ref country code: MK

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

Ref country code: MC

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

Effective date: 20120731

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

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20130301

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: MM4A

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 602010001726

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20130301

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: 20120530

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: 20120830

Ref country code: IE

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

Effective date: 20120715

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

Ref country code: AL

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: 20120530

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: 20120530

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: 20120715

Ref country code: SM

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: 20120530

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

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: 20100715

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: 20140731

Ref country code: CH

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

Effective date: 20140731

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 7

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 8

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

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20170717

Year of fee payment: 8

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20170629

Year of fee payment: 8

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20170714

Year of fee payment: 8

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20170714

Year of fee payment: 8

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20170814

Year of fee payment: 8

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 602010001726

Country of ref document: DE

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

Effective date: 20180715

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: 20180731

Ref country code: DE

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

Effective date: 20190201

Ref country code: GB

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

Effective date: 20180715

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: 20180715

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20190917

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: 20180716