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Device And Method For Orienting Packages - EP3678964

The patent EP3678964 was granted to KHS on Dec 11, 2024. The application was originally filed on Sep 3, 2018 under application number EP18765094A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3678964

KHS
Application Number
EP18765094A
Filing Date
Sep 3, 2018
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Nov 8, 2024
Grant Date
Dec 11, 2024
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Patent Citations (23) New

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OPPOSITIONEP0458580
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OPPOSITIONUS2004104100
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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (7) New

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OPPOSITION- A. Arnström and M. Onori; D. Dornfeld, "7 Assembly Process Supervision within Flexible Automatic Assembly Systems; 10 Signal Processing for Automatic Supervision", A. Arnström and M. Onori; D. Dornfeld, Maciej Szafarczyk, Automatic Supervision in Manufacturing, Springer-Verlag, (1994), page 139-161; 209-250, doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-3458-9, ISBN 978-1-4471-3460-2-
OPPOSITION- D18 - RK1 Veröffentlichung der Vorbenutzung im Krones Magazin aus dem Jahr 2005-
OPPOSITION- D19 - RK2 Veröffentlichung der Vorbenutzung in einem Video aus dem Jahr 2004 (CD per Post, da nicht online einreichbar)-
OPPOSITION- D20 - RK3 Auszuge aus dem Krones SAP zum Auftrag der Vorbenutzung-
OPPOSITION- D21 - RK4 Auszuge aus der Auftragsbestätigung-
OPPOSITION- D22 - RK5 Fotos von der Anzeige der Kontrolleinrichtung-
OPPOSITION- Hsin Hao (Tom) Huang and Ben Wang; Julie Spoerre and Ben Wang; Yasushi Umeda, Tetsuo Tomiyama, Tomohiko Sakao and Yoshiki Shimomura; Lawrence E. Holloway, "CHAPTER 3 Related work on machine monitoring and diagnostics; CHAPTER 4 Parametric modeling methods: theory and a case study; CHAPTER 6 Design methodology for self-maintenance machines; CHAPTER 16 Case Example 5: Fault monitoring in manufacturing systems using template models;", Hsin Hao (Tom) Huang and Ben Wang; Julie Spoerre and Ben Wang; Yasushi Umeda, Tetsuo Tomiyama, Tomohiko Sakao and Yoshiki Shimomura; Lawrence E. Holloway, Jay Lee, Ben Wang, Computer-aided Maintenance - Methologies and Practices, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, (1999), page 41-58; 59-85; 117-135; 339-355, doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-5305-2, ISBN 978-1-4613-7421-3-

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