EP2617658B1 - Discoidal gasket for threaded closing elements - Google Patents

Discoidal gasket for threaded closing elements Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP2617658B1
EP2617658B1 EP13000265.2A EP13000265A EP2617658B1 EP 2617658 B1 EP2617658 B1 EP 2617658B1 EP 13000265 A EP13000265 A EP 13000265A EP 2617658 B1 EP2617658 B1 EP 2617658B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
gasket
tabs
edge
thickness
disk shape
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.)
Active
Application number
EP13000265.2A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2617658A1 (en
Inventor
Davide Luppi
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.)
Polykap Srl
Original Assignee
Polykap Srl
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 Polykap Srl filed Critical Polykap Srl
Priority to PL13000265T priority Critical patent/PL2617658T3/en
Publication of EP2617658A1 publication Critical patent/EP2617658A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP2617658B1 publication Critical patent/EP2617658B1/en
Active 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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B65D41/0435—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with separate sealing elements
    • B65D41/045—Discs
    • 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
    • B65D53/00—Sealing or packing elements; Sealings formed by liquid or plastics material
    • B65D53/04—Discs

Definitions

  • This invention relates to the technology of the production of closing elements, in particular threaded caps for forced screwing in a recipient unit, and in particular relates to a gasket equipped with means for allowing it to stably hold itself in the closing element.
  • caps intended for industrial use, having a dome-shaped geometry and equipped with a head and an internally threaded tubular body, which are intended to cover and block with forced tightening the externally threaded ends of a pipe, found on recipient units for the cap, having the most diverse shapes.
  • Such caps are used for the most diverse purposes, including, for example, blocking pieces of pipe, protecting them from any damage, covering them for functional or aesthetic reasons, for marking them, etc.
  • the cap When such caps are intended to hermetically seal an end of a pipe, or in any case to securely make it impervious, the cap is usually equipped with an inner gasket which, being functionally interposed between the closing element and the end of the pipe, prevents the contents from leaking, or vice versa prevents unwanted substances from entering the pipe.
  • gaskets are made of elastically yielding material and substantially have the shape of a disk, being circular.
  • Document EP 697 345 relates to a gasket for bottles, wherein the gasket must be attached to the bottle neck, the gasket having a circular shape and being provided with tabs which have the same thickness as the circular portion.
  • Document FR 850957 relates to cork circular pieces to be inserted into a cap to close bottles, wherein the cork pieces may be provided with peripheral tabs or may be reinforced by means of metallic pieces provided with tabs, the tabs having the same thickness of the circular piece.
  • Document US 6425492 relates to a sealing liner for a container wherein the liner must be attached to the bottle neck and has a disk shaped body provided with tabs having the same thickness as the disk shaped body.
  • a coupling with play is provided between the tubular body and the disk shape. Said play is obtained by giving the disk shape a diameter which is less than the diameter of the tubular body of the cap.
  • the caps bump against each other and, when they are transported using mechanical vibrations, for example to position the caps in an orderly fashion and place them in sequence and/or convey them one after another along the feed lines, the gaskets, due to the play existing relative to the tubular body of the cap, tend to very easily become detached from the caps and come out of them, compromising the operation of the line and the quality of the final assembly.
  • the variability of the pitch of the thread in the cap means that gaskets whose tabs cover the entire thickness of the gasket are difficult to adapt to threads with different pitches.
  • thermal stresses to which gaskets may be subjected can cause size changes which are uniform on the entire edge, consequently also involving the tabs which coincide with the edge.
  • the aim of this invention is to overcome that problem by proposing a solutions which, according to the invention, comprises a gasket structured in such a way that it holds itself stably on the cap, irrespective of the mechanical and thermal actions to which the cap may be subjected. Accordingly, this invention achieves said aim with a gasket according to claim 1, in which the tabs are located in the central zone of the thickness.
  • the main advantage of the invention is the fact that gaskets obtained in this way are reversible relative to insertion in the threaded caps and are flexible relative to thread ridges with different pitches.
  • the tab circumscribes the central zone of the thickness makes it less sensitive to the size variations caused by thermal stresses to which the gasket may be subjected.
  • the numeral 11 denotes in its entirety a generic unit with a stretch 12 of externally threaded pipe which is the intended recipient of a substantially dome-shaped closing element 2, which can be associated with the stretch 12 of threaded pipe by interposing a gasket 1 between them.
  • the closing element 2 comprises a head 13 and a tubular body 14 provided with an inner thread 9 projecting inwards and jutting transversally relative to it.
  • the gasket 1 is disk-shaped and is made of flexible material. As Figures 2, 3 and 4 clearly show, the gasket 1 is provided with a plurality of tabs 4, which are contained in the thickness 5 of the disk shape and project from the lateral edge 6 of the gasket 1 at a central portion 61 of the edge 6.
  • the tabs 4 which, in plan view, substantially have the shape of a circular segment, are distributed in a reasonable number and evenly along the outline 6 of the disk shape. Such a method of distribution is preferable to guarantee correct centring of the gasket 1 relative to the closing element 2.
  • the gasket 1 is associated with the closing element 2, thanks to the elasticity of the material used to make the gasket 1 and the cantilever-style projection of the tabs 4 from the disk shape, when the gasket 1 is pushed into the closing element 2, the tabs 4 tend to bend in contact with the projections of the inner thread 9 of the closing element 2, and move over and past the projections 3 with an elastic snap-fit action, connecting the gasket 1 to the closing element 2.
  • each tab 4 has a thickness 51 which decreases from the outline 6 of the disk shape to a free end 8 of the tab 4.

Description

  • This invention relates to the technology of the production of closing elements, in particular threaded caps for forced screwing in a recipient unit, and in particular relates to a gasket equipped with means for allowing it to stably hold itself in the closing element.
  • The prior art already refers to caps intended for industrial use, having a dome-shaped geometry and equipped with a head and an internally threaded tubular body, which are intended to cover and block with forced tightening the externally threaded ends of a pipe, found on recipient units for the cap, having the most diverse shapes.
  • Such caps are used for the most diverse purposes, including, for example, blocking pieces of pipe, protecting them from any damage, covering them for functional or aesthetic reasons, for marking them, etc.
  • When such caps are intended to hermetically seal an end of a pipe, or in any case to securely make it impervious, the cap is usually equipped with an inner gasket which, being functionally interposed between the closing element and the end of the pipe, prevents the contents from leaking, or vice versa prevents unwanted substances from entering the pipe.
  • Usually, such gaskets are made of elastically yielding material and substantially have the shape of a disk, being circular.
  • As indicated in patents DE B697 01876 , EP 697 345 , FR 850957 and US 6425492 , there are prior art gaskets with tabs, in which the tabs project from the entire thickness of the gasket, or at least from one end of the edge of the gasket. However, it is clear that gaskets which are not symmetrical relative to the thickness will not be reversible relative to insertion in the cap.
    Document DE B697 01876 discloses a cap for beverage containers provided with a sealing means comprising a flexible concave disk portion and a circular flange with a conical portion and a fixation portion for joining the sealing means to a closure frame, wherein the fixation portion ends in a number of tongues.
  • Document EP 697 345 relates to a gasket for bottles, wherein the gasket must be attached to the bottle neck, the gasket having a circular shape and being provided with tabs which have the same thickness as the circular portion.
  • Document FR 850957 relates to cork circular pieces to be inserted into a cap to close bottles, wherein the cork pieces may be provided with peripheral tabs or may be reinforced by means of metallic pieces provided with tabs, the tabs having the same thickness of the circular piece.
  • Document US 6425492 relates to a sealing liner for a container wherein the liner must be attached to the bottle neck and has a disk shaped body provided with tabs having the same thickness as the disk shaped body.
  • To allow easy insertion of the gasket in the cap, a coupling with play is provided between the tubular body and the disk shape. Said play is obtained by giving the disk shape a diameter which is less than the diameter of the tubular body of the cap.
  • The presence of the above-mentioned assembly play causes problems during the mechanised assembly of caps to the related pieces of pipe.
  • In fact, in industrial automated plants, as is well known widespread use is made of continuous transport feeders, for conveying the caps into the station where they will be assembled with the recipient pipes.
  • During transportation, the caps bump against each other and, when they are transported using mechanical vibrations, for example to position the caps in an orderly fashion and place them in sequence and/or convey them one after another along the feed lines, the gaskets, due to the play existing relative to the tubular body of the cap, tend to very easily become detached from the caps and come out of them, compromising the operation of the line and the quality of the final assembly.
  • Moreover, the variability of the pitch of the thread in the cap means that gaskets whose tabs cover the entire thickness of the gasket are difficult to adapt to threads with different pitches.
  • Finally, the thermal stresses to which gaskets may be subjected can cause size changes which are uniform on the entire edge, consequently also involving the tabs which coincide with the edge.
  • The aim of this invention is to overcome that problem by proposing a solutions which, according to the invention, comprises a gasket structured in such a way that it holds itself stably on the cap, irrespective of the mechanical and thermal actions to which the cap may be subjected.
    Accordingly, this invention achieves said aim with a gasket according to claim 1, in which the tabs are located in the central zone of the thickness.
    The main advantage of the invention is the fact that gaskets obtained in this way are reversible relative to insertion in the threaded caps and are flexible relative to thread ridges with different pitches.
    Moreover, the fact that the tab circumscribes the central zone of the thickness makes it less sensitive to the size variations caused by thermal stresses to which the gasket may be subjected.
    The advantages of this invention are more apparent in the detailed description which follows, with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate an example, non-limiting embodiment of the invention, in which:
    • Figure 1 is an exploded schematic assembly view of a condition of use of the invention;
    • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the invention;
    • Figure 3 is an elevation view of the invention;
    • Figure 4 is a side view of the invention;
    • Figure 5 is a greatly enlarged view of a cross-section of the invention.
  • With reference to the accompanying drawings, in Figure 1 the numeral 11 denotes in its entirety a generic unit with a stretch 12 of externally threaded pipe which is the intended recipient of a substantially dome-shaped closing element 2, which can be associated with the stretch 12 of threaded pipe by interposing a gasket 1 between them.
  • More particularly, the closing element 2 comprises a head 13 and a tubular body 14 provided with an inner thread 9 projecting inwards and jutting transversally relative to it.
  • The gasket 1 is disk-shaped and is made of flexible material. As Figures 2, 3 and 4 clearly show, the gasket 1 is provided with a plurality of tabs 4, which are contained in the thickness 5 of the disk shape and project from the lateral edge 6 of the gasket 1 at a central portion 61 of the edge 6.
  • The tabs 4 which, in plan view, substantially have the shape of a circular segment, are distributed in a reasonable number and evenly along the outline 6 of the disk shape. Such a method of distribution is preferable to guarantee correct centring of the gasket 1 relative to the closing element 2.
    When the gasket 1 is associated with the closing element 2, thanks to the elasticity of the material used to make the gasket 1 and the cantilever-style projection of the tabs 4 from the disk shape, when the gasket 1 is pushed into the closing element 2, the tabs 4 tend to bend in contact with the projections of the inner thread 9 of the closing element 2, and move over and past the projections 3 with an elastic snap-fit action, connecting the gasket 1 to the closing element 2.
    It should be noticed that due to the way in which the gasket 1 is associated with the closing element 2, a high level of gasket 1 stability in its position in the closing element 2 is achieved. Although the gasket can still be removed if necessary, said stability guarantees the gasket 1 the ability to react elastically and to dampen the vibrating actions which may shake the closing element 2.
    Figure 5 shows that each tab 4 has a thickness 51 which decreases from the outline 6 of the disk shape to a free end 8 of the tab 4.

Claims (4)

  1. A discoidal gasket made of flexible material for threaded closing elements (2), comprising tabs (4) projecting from a lateral edge (6) of the gasket (1), wherein the tabs (4) are contained in the thickness (5) of the disk shape and are located in the central zone of the thickness, the tabs projecting from the lateral edge (6) of the disk shape at a central portion (61) of the thickness (5) of the edge (6), in such a way that they are adapted to engage with a snap-fit action in the closing element, characterised in that each tab (4) has a thickness (51) decreasing from the edge (6) of the disk shape to a free end (8) of the tab (4).
  2. The gasket according to claim 1, characterised in that, in plan view, each tab (4) substantially has the shape of a circular segment.
  3. The gasket according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the tabs are distributed along the edge (6) of the disk shape.
  4. The gasket according to claim 3, characterised in that the tabs (4) are evenly distributed along said edge (6).
EP13000265.2A 2012-01-20 2013-01-18 Discoidal gasket for threaded closing elements Active EP2617658B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PL13000265T PL2617658T3 (en) 2012-01-20 2013-01-18 Discoidal gasket for threaded closing elements

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT000005A ITRN20120005A1 (en) 2012-01-20 2012-01-20 DISCOID GASKET FOR CLOSING ELEMENTS INTERNALLY PROVIDED WITH RISALS.

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2617658A1 EP2617658A1 (en) 2013-07-24
EP2617658B1 true EP2617658B1 (en) 2017-03-08

Family

ID=46001376

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP13000265.2A Active EP2617658B1 (en) 2012-01-20 2013-01-18 Discoidal gasket for threaded closing elements

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP2617658B1 (en)
ES (1) ES2626440T3 (en)
IT (1) ITRN20120005A1 (en)
PL (1) PL2617658T3 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
PT3470349T (en) * 2016-07-08 2022-11-15 Senju Metal Industry Co Container and package
FR3130259B1 (en) 2021-12-13 2023-11-10 Langlet Eric Screw cover whose two parts are joined by a bayonet mechanism

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR850957A (en) * 1938-09-09 1939-12-30 Catonnet Et H Larroquette A Improvements to capping by screw caps
DE4429360A1 (en) * 1994-08-19 1996-03-21 Alfelder Kunststoffw Meyer H Sealing washer with grip tab
ATE192401T1 (en) * 1996-05-20 2000-05-15 Procter & Gamble MULTI-WAY CLOSURE SYSTEM
US6425492B1 (en) * 2002-01-28 2002-07-30 Phoenix Closures, Inc. Tabbed liner

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
None *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ES2626440T3 (en) 2017-07-25
EP2617658A1 (en) 2013-07-24
PL2617658T3 (en) 2017-08-31
ITRN20120005A1 (en) 2013-07-21

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4741447A (en) Linerless cap closure
EP1981771B1 (en) Container means with opening indicating (anti-tamper) elements
RU2639099C2 (en) Cover with installation guide
US4658977A (en) Snap on twist off tamper-proof closure for containers
RU2388672C2 (en) Drinks container
US20130270272A1 (en) Closure
US9463906B2 (en) Tube head having an insert forming a barrier
US9475618B2 (en) Closing cap, container neck, tamper-evident closure, and method for producing a tamper-evident closure
EP3174809B1 (en) Orientatable screw closure and neck
TWI406792B (en) Closure system
EP2617658B1 (en) Discoidal gasket for threaded closing elements
CN111051208A (en) Sealing cover
US20190375556A1 (en) Thread catching and engaging tamper evidence closure
JP6114755B2 (en) Packaging system and its usage
CN113795428A (en) Plastic neck insert for metal beverage container
US20150191279A1 (en) Container With Heat-Sealed Composite Plastic And Metal Screw Closure
US20180057221A1 (en) Multi-fit cap
US2786594A (en) Closure for bottles and like containers
CN101786515B (en) Container with outlet slot
US10046490B2 (en) Snap-over spout fitment and manufacture methods
EP1350733B1 (en) Container screw-closure cap
US20170107019A1 (en) Adaptable Stopper
WO2017196988A4 (en) Container assemblies including metal closures and thermoplastic containers and methods of hot-filling food and beverage products
KR200239531Y1 (en) The bottle cap
RU192480U1 (en) BOTTLE NECK CREW

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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: BA ME

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20131210

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20150626

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20150722

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

INTG Intention to grant announced

Effective date: 20160921

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 RS 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

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 873291

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20170315

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 602013018172

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: T3

Effective date: 20170522

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: FP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2626440

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

Effective date: 20170725

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: 20170308

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: 20170608

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: 20170308

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: 20170308

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: 20170609

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MK05

Ref document number: 873291

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20170308

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: 20170608

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: 20170308

Ref country code: RS

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: 20170308

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: 20170308

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

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: 20170308

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: 20170308

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: 20170308

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: SK

Ref legal event code: T3

Ref document number: E 24377

Country of ref document: SK

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

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: 20170708

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: 20170710

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 602013018172

Country of ref document: DE

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

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 6

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20171211

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: 20170308

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: 20180118

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: MM4A

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: MM

Effective date: 20180131

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: 20180131

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

Ref country code: IE

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

Effective date: 20180118

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

Effective date: 20170308

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 NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20180118

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: 20170308

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; INVALID AB INITIO

Effective date: 20130118

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

Ref country code: MK

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

Effective date: 20170308

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: 20170308

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: 20170308

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

Ref country code: SM

Payment date: 20230123

Year of fee payment: 11

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20230124

Year of fee payment: 11

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20230330

Year of fee payment: 11

Ref country code: DK

Payment date: 20230123

Year of fee payment: 11

Ref country code: CZ

Payment date: 20230106

Year of fee payment: 11

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20230119

Year of fee payment: 11

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

Ref country code: SK

Payment date: 20230110

Year of fee payment: 11

Ref country code: PL

Payment date: 20230105

Year of fee payment: 11

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20230127

Year of fee payment: 11

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20230119

Year of fee payment: 11

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20230123

Year of fee payment: 11

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

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 20230119

Year of fee payment: 11

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

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 20240119

Year of fee payment: 12

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

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20240223

Year of fee payment: 12