EP2746054B1 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren für das Bedrucken von Behältern - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und Verfahren für das Bedrucken von Behältern Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP2746054B1
EP2746054B1 EP13189236.6A EP13189236A EP2746054B1 EP 2746054 B1 EP2746054 B1 EP 2746054B1 EP 13189236 A EP13189236 A EP 13189236A EP 2746054 B1 EP2746054 B1 EP 2746054B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
print
dimensions
area
print template
scaled
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
EP13189236.6A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2746054A3 (de
EP2746054A2 (de
Inventor
Frank Winzinger
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.)
Krones AG
Original Assignee
Krones AG
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 Krones AG filed Critical Krones AG
Publication of EP2746054A2 publication Critical patent/EP2746054A2/de
Publication of EP2746054A3 publication Critical patent/EP2746054A3/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP2746054B1 publication Critical patent/EP2746054B1/de
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects
    • B41J3/40733—Printing on cylindrical or rotationally symmetrical objects, e. g. on bottles

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a device and a corresponding method for printing on containers, in particular for the seamless all-round printing of bottles with a predetermined print template.
  • containers such as e.g. Plastic containers, especially bottles of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), provided in the food or pharmaceutical industry for labeling predominantly with labels that are attached by means of labeling or labeling on the container.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • the conventional labeling methods have a number of disadvantages associated with the separate manufacture and handling of the labels.
  • both traditional container labeling and direct printing can experience problems if the containers have different dimensions. Even small deviations, for example, in the diameter of the containers can lead to clearly visible impairments if the containers are to be printed seamlessly along their circumference. Depending on whether the container has an upward or downward diverging diameter The conventional direct printing method either leads to a gap or to an overlap area in the printed decoration.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to specify an improved printing device or an improved printing method with which a printing original can be printed accurately on a plurality of different containers, in particular on slightly different containers, the differences being dependent only on production fluctuations.
  • an apparatus for printing a plurality of containers with a digital artwork comprises a surveying device adapted to determine at least two independent dimensions of a printing area of each container of the plurality of containers to be printed, and a control unit adapted to display, for each container to be printed, the at least two independent dimensions of the printing area receive from the surveying device to determine a scaling factor based on the received dimensions and dimensions of the print template, uniformly scale the print template with the determined scaling factor, wherein the scaling factor is selected so that the scaled print template in at least one measure with a corresponding measure the print area is equal to and in all other dimensions greater than the corresponding dimensions of the print area, and to crop the scaled artwork so that the cropped and scaled artwork is fully matched to the appropriate dimensions of the print area eichs coincides.
  • the apparatus also includes a printing device configured to print the container with the cropped and scaled artwork.
  • a method of printing a plurality of containers with a digital artwork comprises the steps of determining at least two independent measures of a printing area of each container of the plurality of containers to be printed; determining a scaling factor based on the determined dimensions and dimensions of the artwork; uniformly scaling the artwork with the determined scaling factor, wherein the scaling factor is selected such that the scaled artwork conforms, in at least one measure, to a corresponding measure of the printing area and is greater than the corresponding measures of the printing area in all other dimensions; crop the scaled artwork so that the cropped and scaled artwork matches in all dimensions with the appropriate measures of the printable area; and print the container with the cropped and scaled artwork.
  • a cut-off area is provided in an edge region of the print original, and the control unit is set up so that the print copy is cut only within the cut-off area.
  • Essential image information may include, for example, details of the best before date, the ingredients, etc.
  • the artwork includes a prioritized image area
  • the controller is further configured to move the prioritized image area within the artwork such that the artwork is cropped only outside or at the edge of the shifted, prioritized image area.
  • the control unit is further configured to shift the prioritized image area within the artwork such that an edge of the displaced prioritized image area coincides with an edge of the scaled and cropped artwork.
  • the artwork includes a reserved image area
  • the controller is further configured to insert image information of a predetermined size into the reserved image area of the scaled artwork or the scaled and cropped artwork. In this way it can be ensured that the predetermined size of this image information is maintained during printing.
  • the measuring device has a scanning unit, which is set up to mechanically or optically scan the container to be printed.
  • the scanning can also be performed from several sides, for example, from the side of a container and additionally from above, depending on the perspective from which the area of the container to be printed can be better recognized.
  • the scanning can also be done only from the side or only from above.
  • the printing device may in particular comprise an inkjet printhead.
  • the pressure area may be substantially rectangular.
  • the at least two independent dimensions of the printing area then preferably indicate the height and width of the printing area.
  • One of the at least two independent dimensions of the printing area may preferably correspond to a circumference of the container to be printed.
  • the digital artwork is in a computer-readable graphics format, especially in a pixel-oriented or a vector-oriented graphics format.
  • the area to be printed can be determined by three-dimensional shapes of a container, for example via grooves, grooves, protrusions and the like on the outer surface of the container.
  • each (electronically controllable) printhead is connected to the control unit.
  • the print heads can also be arranged in a machine.
  • the information about the length and width passed on to the different print heads are the same in particular for all print heads, but may also differ in exceptional cases, namely if a print copy in an edge area contains no elements which require a specific color.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a container, such as a PET bottle, with a region to be printed 12.
  • the area to be printed 12 is substantially cylindrical and has a height H and a diameter D.
  • the area 12 is to be seamlessly and completely printed with a substantially rectangular print template.
  • the print template would have to have a height and a width corresponding to the height H and the circumference U.
  • U ⁇ D; with a different shape of the cross-section, there are corresponding relationships.
  • both the height and the diameter (circumference) of the containers vary independently.
  • Figs. 2A and 2B shown schematically.
  • a print original 15 is first uniformly, ie, while maintaining its aspect ratio, reduced, until the height of the print template coincides with the predetermined height H of the printing area. Then, the width of the scaled artwork is cropped so that the width of the scaled and cropped artwork also matches the specified width of the printable area. The cut off area of the artwork is shown in the figure by the narrow hatching.
  • Fig. 2B largely corresponds to the method of Fig. 2A
  • the artwork is designed so that it must be trimmed generally in height and not in width. Accordingly, the print original 15 is first uniformly reduced until the width of the print original coincides with the predetermined width B of the print area. The height of the scaled and cropped artwork is then adjusted to the height of the printable area. The cut off area of the artwork is again indicated in the figure by the narrow hatching.
  • the artwork has an edge region 16 (in FIG Figs. 2A and 2B represented by the wide hatching), which is particularly suitable for pruning.
  • this edge region should not contain any significant image information.
  • the artwork in this border area can also be designed so that it can connect seamlessly to the opposite edge of the artwork regardless of the cropping.
  • the printing original in this edge region can have a uniform coloring or a coloring which does not vary, at least in the direction perpendicular to the cutting edge.
  • the print template has a prioritized image area 17 that contains image information that is not to be changed by the clipping process.
  • the prioritized image area 17 is shifted to within the print template so that the artwork is cropped only outside or at the edge of the shifted priority image area.
  • the prioritized image area 17 within the artwork may be shifted such that an edge of the shifted prioritized image area coincides with an edge of the scaled and cropped artwork.
  • the prioritized image area can be scaled like the rest of the artwork (as in Figs. 3A and 3B shown), or from the Scaling, that is, maintaining its original size. It is also possible to set conditions in the control system where the prioritized area must not be deferred. This is advantageous if certain (preferably middle) regions of the printing original 15 are not to be covered by the prioritized region 17.
  • the printing area may contain a reserved image area 18 into which image information having a predetermined size is inserted.
  • the paste can be made in the reserved image area of the scaled artwork or the scaled and cropped artwork, so that the specified size is preserved during printing.
  • the present invention is not related to Figs. 1 to 3 limited rectangular printing areas and templates, but can be applied to arbitrarily shaped printing areas or templates.
  • the invention is not limited to pressure ranges characterized by two independent dimensions (such as length and width) but may also be used for containers whose pressure ranges are defined by a greater number of independent measures.
  • the inventive scaling and cropping of the artwork can also be limited to subregions of the artwork. For example, if four rectangular images (in the artwork, they are lined up) are to be applied to a square cross-section bottle, each side of the bottle can be separately captured and each of the four sub-images of the artwork be adjusted separately with the method according to the invention such that each partial image extends exactly to the corners of the square.
  • artwork may have different resolutions in certain areas, especially in the structures mentioned.
  • Here is also thought to change the resolution according to the measured data in the sub-areas relative to the other areas. If a rib in the blowing process is less pronounced, for example because of a too low blowing pressure, the elevation of the rib from a bottle base coat is not as high as at high blowing pressure. An originally higher resolution for the surfaces which emerge from the base coat can then be chosen correspondingly lower. For an overall smaller bottle, where this rib is also smaller, the resolution can be provided as a kind of "third dimension" with the same scaling factor as the height and width.
  • Fig. 4 schematically shows an example of a non-rectangular print template (dotted line), as may be required for example for printing a conical portion of a container.
  • the corresponding pressure range (solid line) can be characterized by three independent dimensions, eg by the in Fig. 4 given radius R, the width B and the angle ⁇ . These dimensions are determined by a corresponding measurement of the container to be printed.
  • the print original 15 can be uniformly scaled in a first step (in this case scaled down), wherein the scaling factor is selected such that the radius of the scaled print original agrees with the corresponding dimension R of the print area, but the scaled print original matches in all other dimensions (B and ⁇ ) is greater than the pressure range.
  • the uniform scaling preserves the aspect ratio of the original, ie the original is scaled in the x-direction and in the y-direction with the same factor.
  • the artwork can be trimmed to match the pressure range for the other two dimensions B and ⁇ .
  • two areas are affected by the crop, which are characterized by the narrow hatching.
  • Fig. 5 shows schematically the construction of an apparatus according to the invention for the seamless printing of containers with slightly varying dimensions.
  • the device comprises a holder for the containers 10 to be printed with a bottle plate 22 and a so-called tulip 21, with which the containers are centered and held clamped against the bottle plate.
  • the bottle plate and the tulip are rotatably mounted and can be rotated by a motor drive 23 angle true.
  • the device further comprises a printer device with a print head 35, which can be displaced vertically and optionally radially and / or tilted via a corresponding holder 30.
  • the printer device may operate on the ink-jet principle or any other suitable method.
  • the device also includes a measuring device 40 for geometric measurement of the container, with which the dimensions of the printing area 12 can be determined.
  • the measurement is preferably carried out optically, wherein the measuring device may comprise, for example, a laser 41 and a corresponding spatially resolving detector 42.
  • the measurement can also be done mechanically with suitable scanning elements or in another suitable manner.
  • the apparatus further comprises a control unit 50, which is adapted to receive the results of the measuring device 40, to process the original document according to the method described above, to control the printer device 30, 35 and to coordinate with the drive 23.
  • a control unit 50 which is adapted to receive the results of the measuring device 40, to process the original document according to the method described above, to control the printer device 30, 35 and to coordinate with the drive 23.
  • a similar process can also be used in the traditional labeling with label material by the labels are cut to the appropriate size shortly before their application to the container by means of a laser or with a quick-adjustable knife.
  • the containers are preferably disposable PET bottles. But it can also be equipped other containers such as cans, glass bottles and the like.
  • Adjustment of the artwork is not only required when manufacturing tolerances of the containers occur, but also when two containers of different types are to be equipped. For example, on the one hand, 0.5-liter coke bottles and 1.5-liter coke bottles could be printed with the same artwork, even one after the other in a single production run.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Record Information Processing For Printing (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Printing Methods (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)
EP13189236.6A 2012-12-21 2013-10-18 Vorrichtung und Verfahren für das Bedrucken von Behältern Active EP2746054B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE102012224237.6A DE102012224237B4 (de) 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Vorrichtung und Verfahren für das Bedrucken von Behältern

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2746054A2 EP2746054A2 (de) 2014-06-25
EP2746054A3 EP2746054A3 (de) 2017-05-03
EP2746054B1 true EP2746054B1 (de) 2018-12-19

Family

ID=49378177

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP13189236.6A Active EP2746054B1 (de) 2012-12-21 2013-10-18 Vorrichtung und Verfahren für das Bedrucken von Behältern

Country Status (3)

Country Link
EP (1) EP2746054B1 (zh)
CN (1) CN103879154B (zh)
DE (1) DE102012224237B4 (zh)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102015225957A1 (de) * 2015-12-18 2017-06-22 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag Verfahren zum Bedrucken eines Objekts
DE102017215429A1 (de) * 2017-09-04 2019-03-07 Krones Ag Direktdruckverfahren und Direktdruckmaschine zur Bedruckung von Behältern mit einem Direktdruck
CN114987070B (zh) * 2022-06-27 2023-08-22 武汉中谷联创光电科技股份有限公司 一种打印尺寸校准方法、装置、打印设备及存储介质

Family Cites Families (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3526769A1 (de) 1985-07-26 1987-01-29 Schmalbach Lubeca Verfahren zum dekorieren von behaeltern aus metall oder kunststoff
DE19808262A1 (de) 1998-02-27 1999-09-09 Lensing Das Verfahren, gebogene Werkstücke oder Materialien zu beschriften
CN1695942A (zh) * 2004-05-14 2005-11-16 颜嘉宏 精密的圆筒印刷方法
DE102006038249A1 (de) * 2006-08-16 2008-02-21 Khs Ag Verfahren zum umfangsseitigen Etikettieren von Behältern
DE102006038247A1 (de) * 2006-08-16 2008-02-21 Khs Ag Verfahren zum umfangsseitigen Bedrucken von Behältern
JP2008114493A (ja) * 2006-11-06 2008-05-22 Mimaki Engineering Co Ltd 三次元プリンタ
DE102008051791A1 (de) * 2008-10-17 2010-04-22 Khs Ag Verfahren sowie Vorrichtung zum Ausstatten von Behältern
DE102009033810A1 (de) * 2009-07-18 2011-01-27 Till, Volker, Dipl.-Ing. Anlage zum Bedrucken von Behältern
JP5445674B2 (ja) 2010-04-21 2014-03-19 株式会社ミマキエンジニアリング 印刷座標生成装置、印刷座標生成方法、印刷座標生成プログラム、三次元インクジェットプリンタ及び三次元インクジェットプリンタの印刷方法

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP2746054A3 (de) 2017-05-03
CN103879154A (zh) 2014-06-25
DE102012224237A1 (de) 2014-06-26
EP2746054A2 (de) 2014-06-25
DE102012224237B4 (de) 2024-08-08
CN103879154B (zh) 2016-08-17

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP2639069B1 (de) Verfahren zum Feststellen von Fehlern in der Ausrichtung von Druckbildern und zur Durchführung des Verfahrens eingerichtete Druckstation
EP2298552B1 (de) Montagestell und Verfahren zum Einstellen einer Walze
EP2591917B1 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung für den Tintenstrahldruck auf gekrümmte Behälteroberflächen
EP2054307B1 (de) Verfahren zum umfangsseitigen etikettieren von behältern
EP2832546B1 (de) Druckmaschine mit Druckkopfsteuerung
EP3041661B1 (de) Vorrichtung zum ausrichten von komponenten einer rundläufermaschine
EP3445590B1 (de) Verfahren und vorrichtung zum digitalen bedrucken von 3-dimensionalen objekten
DE102006060464B4 (de) Rotationsdruckmaschine und Verfahren zum Einstellen einer Walze derselben
EP2830883A1 (de) Verfahren und eine anordnung zum bedrucken einer dreidimensionalen oberfläche
EP3681724B1 (de) Direktdruckmaschine zum aufbringen einer druckschicht auf behälter
EP2349850A1 (de) Verfahren sowie vorrichtung zum ausstatten von behältern
EP3679466B1 (de) Direktdruckverfahren und direktdruckmaschine zur bedruckung von behältern mit einem direktdruck
WO2008049501A2 (de) Rotationsdruckmaschine und verfahren zum einstellen einer walze derselben
DE102014116405A1 (de) Druckvorrichtung sowie Verfahren zur Bedruckung von Behältern
EP2746054B1 (de) Vorrichtung und Verfahren für das Bedrucken von Behältern
DE102014108092A1 (de) Direktdruckmaschine zum Bedrucken von Behältern
WO2014060066A1 (de) Zweidimensionales verfahren zum tintenstrahldrucken mit druckkopfausrichtung
DE202007004717U1 (de) Rotationsdruckmaschine
DE102018102055A1 (de) Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Überprüfung der Etikettier- und/oder Druckgenauigkeit
EP2054232B2 (de) Verfahren zum umfangsseitigen bedrucken von behältern
EP2857207A1 (de) Verfahren zum Erzeugen eines aus Abschnitten zusammengesetzten Druckbildes
EP3628489B1 (de) Registermessung ohne registermarken
DE4221482C2 (de) Verfahren zur Lagekontrolle eines Druckbildes auf einer Druckform
DE202007004713U1 (de) Rotationsdruckmaschine
EP3678868B1 (de) Direktdruckvorrichtung zum aufbringen eines umlaufenden druckbildes

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

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20131018

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

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

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

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

RIC1 Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant

Ipc: B41J 3/407 20060101AFI20170328BHEP

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION WAS MADE

R17P Request for examination filed (corrected)

Effective date: 20171103

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

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDED

INTG Intention to grant announced

Effective date: 20180706

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTED

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

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: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 502013011833

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: LANGUAGE OF EP DOCUMENT: GERMAN

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 1078265

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20190115

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MP

Effective date: 20181219

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

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

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: 20190319

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: 20181219

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: 20190319

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

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

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

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: 20190320

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: 20181219

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

Effective date: 20181219

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: 20190419

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

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: 20190419

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 502013011833

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

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: 20181219

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20190920

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

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: 20191031

Ref country code: CH

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

Effective date: 20191031

Ref country code: LU

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

Effective date: 20191018

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

Effective date: 20191018

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: 20191018

Ref country code: IE

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

Effective date: 20191018

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MM01

Ref document number: 1078265

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20191018

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

Ref country code: AT

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

Effective date: 20191018

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: 20181219

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: 20181219

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: 20131018

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

Effective date: 20181219

P01 Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registered

Effective date: 20230523

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

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20230913

Year of fee payment: 11

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

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20230911

Year of fee payment: 11

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 20230918

Year of fee payment: 11

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

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20230830

Year of fee payment: 11