The patent EP3110701 was granted to KHS on Aug 28, 2024. The application was originally filed on Feb 19, 2015 under application number EP15706436A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| EXAMINATION | EP2450695 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | DE102008034744 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | DE102008062385 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP1715328 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO03024859 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2008104273 |
| OPPOSITION | DE10065290 |
| OPPOSITION | DE10140009 |
| OPPOSITION | DE10146449 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102007054657 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102008029661 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102008034744 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102008053876 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102008062385 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102010004972 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102010043635 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102010050673 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102012009783 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102012100987 |
| OPPOSITION | DE9311405U |
| OPPOSITION | EP0071068 |
| OPPOSITION | EP0467211 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1715328 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2450695 |
| OPPOSITION | GB2061491 |
| OPPOSITION | JPH09169392 |
| OPPOSITION | US2003009984 |
| OPPOSITION | US2008291438 |
| OPPOSITION | US4713536 |
| OPPOSITION | US4736851 |
| OPPOSITION | US4816668 |
| OPPOSITION | US5903341 |
| OPPOSITION | WO03024859 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2008104273 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013013771 |
| OPPOSITION | WO9819150 |
| OTHER | DE102012100987 |
| OTHER | WO03024859 |
NPL citations refer to non-patent references such as research papers, articles, or other publications cited during examination or opposition phases.
| Citation Phase | Reference Text |
|---|---|
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "3D-Highspeed-Inspektion Flaschendrehen war gestern!", Weber, (4pp) |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Checkmat Füllhöhenkontrolle & Verschlusskontrolle", KRONES AG, pages 1 - 47 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Inspektions-, Steuerungs- und Kontrolltechnik für die Getränkeindustrie", KS Schneider/ Ruhland GmbH, (20090914), pages 1 - 15 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "KRONES Checkmat Füllhohen-und Verschlusskontrolle -Füllermanagement", KRONES AG, (20041001), KRONES AG, (20240320), XP093143323 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Krones Linatronic 712-FBI Vollflaschen-Inspektionsmaschine ", Krones AG, (20000101), pages 1 - 8, XP093001967 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Schnelle Oberflächenkontrolle durch 360-Ansicht ", MM Das Industrie Magazin, (20090525), vol. 22, pages 44 - 45, XP093001960 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Syscona.de - 3D Ausstattungskontrolle", Internet Archive Wayback Machine, (20090905), pages 1 - 2, Internet Archive Wayback Machine , URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20090905174539/http://www.syscona.de/200.html, (20221125), XP093001962 |
| OPPOSITION | - Cognex, "Etikettenkontrolle: Ein Klick - 360° im Blick", (20090602), pages 1 - 4, URL: https://quality-engineering.industrie.de/allgemein/etikettenkontrolle-ein-klick-360-im-blick/, (20221125), XP093001968 |
| OPPOSITION | - Krones Ag, "Krones PET-Anlage mit Abfüll- und Verpackungstechnik bei Vitaqua", Youtube, (20100315), URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG46dSy-Knk, (20221125), XP093001987 |
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