EP3678982B1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zum befüllen eines behälters mit einem füllprodukt - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und verfahren zum befüllen eines behälters mit einem füllprodukt Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP3678982B1
EP3678982B1 EP18765111.2A EP18765111A EP3678982B1 EP 3678982 B1 EP3678982 B1 EP 3678982B1 EP 18765111 A EP18765111 A EP 18765111A EP 3678982 B1 EP3678982 B1 EP 3678982B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
product
main component
filling
dosing
valve
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
EP18765111.2A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP3678982A1 (de
Inventor
Valentin BECHER
Torsten Runge
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
Priority to SI201830876T priority Critical patent/SI3678982T1/sl
Publication of EP3678982A1 publication Critical patent/EP3678982A1/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP3678982B1 publication Critical patent/EP3678982B1/de
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/04—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus without applying pressure
    • B67C3/045—Apparatus specially adapted for filling bottles with hot liquids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/023—Filling multiple liquids in a container

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a device and a method for filling a container with a filling product, for example for filling a container with a hot filling product during hot filling in a beverage bottling plant.
  • a main component for example water
  • a dosage product for example a syrup
  • the filling product is usually sterilized by heating the filling product above a predetermined sterilization temperature and keeping it at or above this sterilization temperature for a predetermined period of time.
  • the filling product is sterilized accordingly by this heat treatment.
  • the heated filling product is then introduced into the respective container by means of a corresponding filling valve in the required volume, the required mass or the required filling height.
  • the filling product which has already been heated for its sterilization, is used to also sterilize the container and the container closure.
  • the hot filling product which is above the sterilization temperature required for the container and closure sterilization, is filled into the container by means of the filling valve and the container is then closed.
  • the container by moving or turning the container, it is ensured that all surfaces of the container that come into contact with the product and of the container closure come into contact with the hot filling product for a specified period of time in order to ensure that, in addition to sterilizing the filling product itself, the surfaces of the container that come into contact with the product and the To achieve closure through the temperature control.
  • the temperature of the then fully filled, closed and sterilized container is reduced in a cooling section.
  • the hot filling product stored in a filling product reservoir is pumped in a circuit through a heating device to maintain the sterilization temperature, which is then used to sterilize the container and the container closure, in order to maintain the temperature accordingly. Furthermore, the hot filling product is also pumped through the filling valve in order to prevent the filling product located in the feed lines to the filling valve from cooling down and the filling valve itself from cooling down. Both pumping and keeping the filling product at the high temperature for a long time can result in the filling product deteriorating in its properties. In particular, the flavors present in the fill product can be damaged by long periods of high temperature holding and pumping shearing.
  • Corresponding filling devices are, for example, from US 2010/0132834 A1 or U.S. 2010/0071803 A1 known.
  • the WO 2010/017888 A1 describes a method for hot-sterile filling of a filling material consisting of at least one first and one second component.
  • a device for filling a container with a hot filling product comprising a filling valve for influencing the supply of the filling product into a container to be filled, a main component reservoir for providing a main component at the filling valve and a metering valve for metering a dosage product from a dosage product reservoir into the filling valve .
  • a heating device is provided for heating the main component in order to make the heated main component available at the filling valve, with the dosing product being fed to the dosing valve without heating, and a flow meter is also provided which is set up to detect a backflow of the main component when the filling valve is closed, to determine the volume that is introduced into the filling valve by means of the metering valve.
  • a heating device is provided for heating the main component, but the dosing product is fed to the filling valve dosing valve without being heated, it can be ensured that the dosing product is only heated when the filling product and the containers to be filled and their closures are actually sterilized .
  • the main component can be kept at the predetermined sterilization temperature by means of the heating device during breaks in production or production interruptions, but the dosage product is not yet exposed to the temperature stress.
  • the dosage product is essentially only subjected to the sterilization temperature during the specified sterilization time, even if production is interrupted or paused in production, but not beyond that. Furthermore, the dosage product or the dosage product present in the filling product is not subjected to extensive pumping processes during production pauses, so that the mechanical loading of the dosage product during production pauses and production interruptions is also eliminated here.
  • the sterilization of the mixed filling product which consists of at least the heated main component and the Dosage product is mixed directly in the container when it flows in from the filling valve, as well as the product-touched surfaces of the container and the container closure at the same time, namely during and after mixing in the filled container. Therefore, the time in which the filling product and in particular also the then mixed dosage product in the filling product is exposed to the sterilization temperature is reduced overall compared to the known hot filling process.
  • the filling process carried out by means of the device accordingly provides that the main component, for example water, is present in heated form at the filling valve.
  • the dosing product on the other hand, is dosed into the filling valve via the dosing valve shortly before the filling valve opens. If the filling valve then opens, the hot main component flushes the dosage product present in the filling valve together with the main component stream into the container to be filled. Accordingly, the filling product is mixed directly in the container.
  • a sterilization device is preferably provided, by means of which the heat output of the heating device is adjusted in such a way that the temperature in the container the filling product mixed from the main component and the dosage product reaches a specified target temperature.
  • the target temperature is preferably the specified sterilization temperature which is required to sterilize the mixed filling product and the surfaces of the container and the container closure that come into contact with the product.
  • the heat output of the heating device is preferably provided by the sterilization device on the basis of the specification of the target temperature for the filling product in the container in combination with information about the temperature at which the dosage product is supplied and on the basis of information about the mixing ratio between the dosage product and the main component in the filling product is, definitely.
  • the sterilization device can also set the heat output of the heating device by knowing the volume of the dosage product in the filling valve, the volume of the filling product in the container to be filled and the supply temperature of the dosage product into the filling valve.
  • the heat output of the heating device which controls the temperature of the main component
  • the sterilization device in such a way that the temperature of the main component is so pronounced that after the filling product in the container has been mixed from the hot main component and the colder dosage product, the desired temperature can be reached temperature in the container is reached.
  • the sterilization device preferably communicates with a temperature sensor in a dosage product feed for feeding the dosage product to the dosage valve and is set up to regulate the heating power of the heating device on the basis of the temperature of the dosage product.
  • the temperature of the dosage product can vary. This variation can vary, for example, due to the ambient temperature, which can be significantly lower in winter than in summer. Accordingly, the heat output of the heating device for tempering the main component is heated to different extents at different ambient temperatures, which are reflected accordingly in different dosage product temperatures in the dosage product reservoir.
  • the sterilization temperature and the exposure time can also vary depending on the respective filling product and in particular also depending on the properties of the dosage product. These variations can also be taken into account in the sterilization device in order to determine the desired target temperature of the filling product in the container.
  • the sterilization device is preferably set up to regulate the heat output of the heating device on the basis of the volume ratios of dosage product and main component. If the mixing ratio of hot main component and cold dosage product changes, the heating output and thus the temperature of the main component must be adjusted accordingly in order to achieve the desired target temperature of the mixed filling product in the container. The target temperature must be reached in order to achieve the required sterilization effect, but the target temperature should not be significantly exceeded in order not to unnecessarily stress the dosage product.
  • the properties of the filling product and in particular the properties of the dosage product can also be used to determine the heat output are taken into account. It can be of particular importance here how long it takes for the dosage product to mix with the main component. Only then can it be safely assumed that the dosage product that is now dissolved in or mixed with the main component is at the specified sterilization temperature.
  • the sterilization device can also adjust the start of the period of time over which the filling product in the container must be kept above the specified sterilization temperature, according to the properties of the dosage product.
  • the above statements also relate to devices in which more than one dosage product is added to the main component, and in particular to devices in which two or more dosage valves are provided, which each meter a dosage product into the filling valve before the filling valve is opened and the dosage products then present in the filling valve are flushed into the container together with the main component.
  • the sterilization device can also determine the heat output of the heating device for tempering the main component based on the knowledge of the dosage product volumes and the respective temperatures of the supplied dosage products in combination with the planned filling product volume or in combination with the dosage ratio.
  • a circulation device is preferably provided, by means of which the heated main component is circulated through the main component reservoir and/or through the filling valve, preferably during production interruptions. In this way it can be ensured that the main component is always made available at the filling valve at the desired temperature. Furthermore, cooling of the filling valve during production breaks is counteracted to ensure that when production is resumed after a production break, the target temperature of the filling product in the container is already reached from the first container.
  • a particularly gentle treatment of the dosage product is achieved if a cooling device for cooling the dosage product is preferably provided in order to provide cooled dosage product at the metering valve. This can be carried out according to a cooling of the dosage product, so that a temperature load of the dosage product only when Dosing takes place in the hot filling valve and / or when flowing into the container. In this way, the temperature load on the dosage product can be reduced to the minimum required for sterilization.
  • a method for filling a container with a hot filling product comprising the steps of providing a main component at a filling valve, metering a dosage product into the closed filling valve by means of a metering valve and opening the filling valve to fill the container with the dosage product and the Main component for the production of the filling product in the container.
  • the main component is heated and made available at the filling valve and the dosing product is metered into the filling valve without being heated, and the volume that is introduced into the filling valve by means of the metering valve is determined using a flow meter, which correspondingly detects a backflow of the main component when the filling valve is closed.
  • the main component is preferably heated to a temperature such that the filling product mixed from the unheated dosage product and the heated main component reaches a predetermined target temperature, preferably a sterilization temperature.
  • the heated main component is circulated through a main component reservoir and/or through the filling valve, preferably during production interruptions.
  • the dosage product is chilled to provide chilled dosage product at the metering valve.
  • FIG 1 is shown schematically a device 1 for filling a container with a hot filling product.
  • a main component which is accommodated in a main component reservoir 2 , is tempered by means of a heating device 3 .
  • the main component supplied to the main component reservoir 2 is supplied via a main component feed 20 which is preceded by, for example, upstream treatment steps such as degassing and cleaning of the main component.
  • the main component is preferably water.
  • the main component reservoir 2 can be provided in the form of a tank, for example an auxiliary tank which does not rotate with a filler carousel. Such a provided tank is in figure 1 shown schematically as main component reservoir 2.
  • the main component reservoir 2 can also be in the form of a corresponding feed line for the main component, which merely feeds a main component provided inline enabled to be trained. In other words, it is not necessary for the main component reservoir 2 to provide a buffering effect for the hot-fill.
  • the main component is fed in, for example, by means of the main component feed 20 via the heating device 3 and brought to a predetermined temperature in the heating device 3 .
  • the specified temperature can be checked using a temperature sensor 22 in the main component reservoir 2 .
  • the temperature sensor 22 can thus be used to control the heating device 3 in order to ensure that the main component contained in the main component reservoir 2 is at a predetermined temperature.
  • the residence time of the main component in the main component reservoir 2 can be too long, so that the main component cools down.
  • a heating circuit line 24 and a circulating pump 26 the main component accommodated in the main component reservoir 2 are again passed through the heater 3 to accordingly keep the temperature of the main component in the main component reservoir 2 at the predetermined temperature.
  • the main component from the main component reservoir is made available to a filling valve 4 so that the hot main component from the main component reservoir 2 is present at the filling valve 4 accordingly. If the filling valve 4 opens, for example by lifting a valve cone 40 out of a valve seat 42, the hot main component flows out of the main component reservoir 2 into the schematically indicated container 100.
  • the circulation device can also be set up to circulate the heated main component through the filling valve 4 in order to counteract cooling of the main component in the supply lines to the filling valve 4 and the filling valve 4 itself. It can thus be ensured that even after production interruptions, the filling product flowing into the container 100 to be filled maintains the specified temperature that is required to achieve sterilization of the surfaces of the container 100 and its closure that come into contact with the product.
  • Dosage product is stored in a dosage product reservoir 5 and metered into the filling valve 4 via a metering valve 50 .
  • the dosing of the dosing product from the dosing product reservoir 5 into the filling valve 4 takes place as long as the filling valve 4 is still closed.
  • the dosing of the dosing product into the filling valve 4 thus takes place, for example, when the valve cone 40 of the filling valve 4 is still lowered into the valve receptacle 42 .
  • the dosage product reservoir 5 is preferably at the same or a higher level than the main component reservoir 2 in order to ensure that the dosage product flows out accordingly.
  • the volume that is introduced into the filling valve 4 by means of the metering valve 50 can be determined, for example, using a flow meter 28, which when the filling valve 4 is closed accordingly detects a backflow of the main component, which corresponds exactly to the dosage product volume introduced via the metering valve 50 into the filling valve 4 .
  • the dosage product from the dosage product reservoir 5 is fed to the filling valve 4 without heating.
  • no heating device whatsoever is provided in the entire dosage product feed and in particular in the dosage product reservoir 5 as well as in the dosage product feed line 52 .
  • the temperature of the dosage product in the dosage product reservoir 5 therefore essentially corresponds to the ambient temperature around the dosage product reservoir 5 .
  • This temperature of the dosage product can be determined, for example, by means of a temperature sensor 54 which is arranged in the dosage product line 52 .
  • a cooling device is provided for cooling the dosage product, so that the dosage product is in contact with the dosage valve 50 after it has been cooled. In this way, the dosage product can be treated as gently as possible.
  • first cold dosage product or non-temperature dosage product can be introduced from the dosage product reservoir 5 into the filling valve 4 by means of the dosing valve 50 and then the hot main component from the main component reservoir 2 when the filling valve 4 is opened becomes both the one in the filling valve 4 rinse present dosage product as well as a larger volume of main component in the container 100.
  • the dosage product and the main component are mixed in a predetermined ratio in the container 100 in order in this way to produce the actually desired filling product. During this mixing, the temperatures of the main component and the dosage product in the container are also adjusted.
  • the filling product which is a mixture of the main component and the dosage product, also has a mixing temperature after mixing, which is made up of the temperature and volume of the dosage product and the temperature and volume of the main component.
  • the sterilization device 6 correspondingly regulates the temperature of the main component in the main component reservoir 2 to the temperature determined in this way for the main component, which is necessary in order to finally reach the desired mixing temperature in the container.
  • FIG 2 a diagram is shown schematically, from which at a specified target mixing temperature of 85°C of the filling product in the container at different temperatures of the dosage product, namely at temperatures of the dosage product of 15°C, 20°C, 30°C and 40°C, the minimum Temperature of the main component in the main component reservoir 2 results when the proportion by volume of the dosage product dosage to the main component is known.
  • the minimum temperature of the main component is approximately 92°C. Accordingly, if these requirements were met, namely 10% dosage of a 30°C cold dosage product would be at a Target mixing temperature of 85°C requires a temperature of the main component in the main component reservoir 2 or at the filling valve 4 of 92°C.
  • the sterilization device 6 regulates the heating device 3 accordingly in such a way that this temperature of 92° C. is reached for the main component at the filling valve 4 .

Landscapes

  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
EP18765111.2A 2017-09-04 2018-09-04 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum befüllen eines behälters mit einem füllprodukt Active EP3678982B1 (de)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SI201830876T SI3678982T1 (sl) 2017-09-04 2018-09-04 Naprava in postopek za polnjenje vsebnika s polnilnim izdelkom

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE102017120322.2A DE102017120322A1 (de) 2017-09-04 2017-09-04 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Befüllen eines Behälters mit einem Füllprodukt
PCT/EP2018/073696 WO2019043243A1 (de) 2017-09-04 2018-09-04 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum befüllen eines behälters mit einem füllprodukt

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP3678982A1 EP3678982A1 (de) 2020-07-15
EP3678982B1 true EP3678982B1 (de) 2023-02-22

Family

ID=63490477

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP18765111.2A Active EP3678982B1 (de) 2017-09-04 2018-09-04 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum befüllen eines behälters mit einem füllprodukt

Country Status (5)

Country Link
EP (1) EP3678982B1 (zh)
CN (1) CN111108060A (zh)
DE (1) DE102017120322A1 (zh)
SI (1) SI3678982T1 (zh)
WO (1) WO2019043243A1 (zh)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102020131579A1 (de) * 2020-11-27 2022-06-02 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Befüllen eines Behälters mit einem Füllprodukt

Family Cites Families (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE19543945A1 (de) * 1995-11-25 1997-05-28 Khs Masch & Anlagenbau Ag Füllmaschine und Füllelement für eine solche Maschine
WO2004052770A1 (ja) * 2002-12-12 2004-06-24 Suntory Limited 液体充填方法及び装置
DE102006045987A1 (de) * 2006-09-27 2008-04-03 Khs Ag Verfahren zum Füllen von Behältern mit einem flüssigen Füllgut sowie Füllsystem
DE102007014701A1 (de) 2007-03-23 2008-09-25 Khs Ag Füllsystem zur drucklosen Heißabfüllung
DE102007024106B4 (de) * 2007-05-22 2009-12-03 Khs Ag Füllsystem
CN101331968B (zh) * 2008-05-19 2012-09-26 王承辉 饮料的制备方法及实现该方法的灭菌灌装设备
DE102008038638A1 (de) * 2008-08-12 2010-02-25 Khs Ag Verfahren zum Abfüllen eines aus wenigstens einer ersten und einer zweiten Komponente bestehenden Füllgutes
DE102009018730A1 (de) * 2009-04-27 2010-11-18 Khs Gmbh Füllsystem
DE102009049583A1 (de) * 2009-10-15 2011-05-12 Khs Gmbh Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Befüllen von Behältern mit einem Füllgut bestehend aus wenigstens einer ersten und zweiten flüssigen Komponente in einem vorgegebenen Mengenverhältnis
DE102010002407A1 (de) * 2010-02-26 2011-09-01 Krones Ag Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum sterilen Abfüllen von zwei unterschiedlichen Produktströmen in einen Behälter
DE102010047883A1 (de) * 2010-10-11 2012-04-12 Khs Gmbh Verfahren sowie Füllsystem zum volumen- und/oder mengengesteuerten Füllen von Behältern

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2019043243A1 (de) 2019-03-07
DE102017120322A1 (de) 2019-03-07
SI3678982T1 (sl) 2023-04-28
CN111108060A (zh) 2020-05-05
EP3678982A1 (de) 2020-07-15

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE102008038638A1 (de) Verfahren zum Abfüllen eines aus wenigstens einer ersten und einer zweiten Komponente bestehenden Füllgutes
DE102006021067A1 (de) Heißfüllgetränkeherstellung mit Geschmacksstoffeinspeisung
DE3414747C2 (de) Abfüllverfahren und -vorrichtung
WO2018172519A1 (de) Vorrichtung zum befüllen eines behälters mit einem füllprodukt
EP3834954A1 (de) Vorrichtung zum befüllen eines behälters mit cip-reinigung
EP3678982B1 (de) Vorrichtung und verfahren zum befüllen eines behälters mit einem füllprodukt
EP2388064B1 (de) Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Ausmischen von Getränken
EP2786811B1 (de) Vorrichtung zur Versorgung von Verbrauchern mit Reinigungs- und/oder Desinfektionsfluid
DE2303890C2 (de) Verfahren zum Erhitzen von flüssigen Lebensmitteln
EP2299853B1 (de) Pasteurisierungsanlage
DE102010040703B4 (de) Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Behandeln von Getränken
EP3831456A1 (de) Vorrichtung zur herstellung und bereitstellung von sterilwasser und verfahren zum betreiben der vorrichtung
DE2401608A1 (de) Verfahren zum regenerieren von ionenaustauschharzen und vorrichtung zur ausfuehrung des verfahrens
EP3166420B1 (de) Wärmebehandlungsvorrichtung sowie verfahren zur wärmebehandlung
DE19534855C1 (de) Vorrichtung zum Erhitzen von Milch
DE102013102963A1 (de) Vorrichtung sowie Verfahren zur Desinfektion von Formteilen
DE102019202549A1 (de) Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Bereitstellen eines sterilisierten oder pasteurisierten flüssigen Lebensmittels
DE102020207908A1 (de) Vorrichtung zur PEF-Behandlung von flüssigen Medien und Verfahren
EP3928634A1 (de) Anlage und verfahren zum behandeln von lebensmittelbehältnissen
DE102021128705A1 (de) CIP-Behandlung einer Vorrichtung zum Befüllen von Behältern mit einem Füllprodukt
DE102015101896B4 (de) Verfahren zur Steuerung einer Behandlungsanlage, insbesondere einer Behandlungsanlage zum Erhitzen von Produkten, sowie Behandlungsanlage
DE202014105946U1 (de) Vorrichtung zum Befüllen von Behältern mit einem Füllprodukt
EP3080036B1 (de) Verfahren sowie vorrichtung zum aufschäumen eines in flaschen eingebrachten flüssigen füllgutes
WO2013023739A1 (de) Verfahren zum steuern einer pasteurisiervorrichtung sowie pasteurisiervorrichtung
EP3560580A1 (de) Anlage und verfahren zum herstellen von bitumengemisch

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: UNKNOWN

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

Free format text: STATUS: THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION HAS BEEN MADE

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

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

Free format text: STATUS: REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION WAS MADE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20200324

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

DAV Request for validation of the european patent (deleted)
DAX Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
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: 20220829

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: 502018011646

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 1549405

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20230315

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: LT

Ref legal event code: MG9D

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

Effective date: 20230523

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MP

Effective date: 20230222

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

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: 20230222

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: 20230622

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: 20230522

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: 20230222

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: 20230222

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: 20230222

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: 20230222

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: 20230222

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: 20230222

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: 20230222

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: 20230622

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: 20230523

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: 20230222

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

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: 20230222

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: 20230222

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: 20230222

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: 20230222

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: 20230222

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

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20230810

Year of fee payment: 6

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 502018011646

Country of ref document: DE

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

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20230222

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

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20230808

Year of fee payment: 6

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20230802

Year of fee payment: 6

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: 20231123

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

Ref country code: SI

Payment date: 20230815

Year of fee payment: 6

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: LU

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

Effective date: 20230904

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

Effective date: 20230904