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A Sorting System For Sorting Articles And A Method Of Operating The Sorting System - EP4001190

The patent EP4001190 was granted to Eurosort on Sep 27, 2023. The application was originally filed on Nov 18, 2020 under application number EP20208424A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4001190

EUROSORT
Application Number
EP20208424A
Filing Date
Nov 18, 2020
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Aug 25, 2023
Grant Date
Sep 27, 2023
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OPPOSITION- Alan Rushton Phil Croucher, "Chapter 17: Order Picking and Replenishment", Alan Rushton Phil Croucher, Alan Rushton, Phil Croucher, Peter Baker, The handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management, 3rd Edition, London, Kogan Page, (20060701), pages 302 - 317, ISBN 9780749446697, XP009559017-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Intelligente Logistiklösungen optimieren die Produktionsprozesse", NIEROS SSE GmbH, (20191203), NIEROS SSE GmbH, URL: www.alle-zusammen.eu/logistiklosungen-produktionsprozesse/, XP093193270-
OPPOSITION- ten Hompel, Michael; Schmidt, Thorsten, "4. Warehousing and Conveying Principles", ten Hompel, Michael; Schmidt, Thorsten, Michael ten Hompel, Thorsten Schmid, Warehouse Management - Automation and Organisation of Warehouse and Order Picking Systems, Berlin, Springer, (20061013), pages 91 - 136, ISBN 9783642439896, XP009556469-
OPPOSITION- Tan, Zheyi; Zhen, Lu; Xiao, Liyanf; Sun, Qian, "Chapter 26 Parcel Sorting Optimization in Double-Layer Automatic Sorting System", Tan, Zheyi; Zhen, Lu; Xiao, Liyanf; Sun, Qian, Xiaobu Qu, Lu Zhen, Robert J. Howlett, Lakhmi C. Jain, Smart Transportation Systems 2019 in: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technology, vol. 149, Berlin, Springer, (20190607), pages 251 - 259, doi:10.1007/978-981-13-8683-1, ISBN 978-981-13-8682-4, XP009556453

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