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Sealing Tool Having A Heating Means - EP4175813

The patent EP4175813 was granted to GEA Food Solutions Germany on Jul 31, 2024. The application was originally filed on Jun 29, 2021 under application number EP21742057A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4175813

GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS GERMANY
Application Number
EP21742057A
Filing Date
Jun 29, 2021
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jun 27, 2024
Grant Date
Jul 31, 2024
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WATTTRONApr 30, 2025LIPPERT STACHOW PATENTANWALTE RECHTSANWALTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBBADMISSIBLE
MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMULLERApr 25, 2025GRUNECKER PATENTADMISSIBLE

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (10) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous Abo, "Das etwas andere Heizsystem", K-zeitung, (20200504), pages 1 - 5, K-zeitung, URL: https://www.k-zeitung.de/das-etwas-andere-heizsystem, XP093276323-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Wanddickenverteilungen steuern und Verpackungen versiegeln - Watttron auf der K 2019", Kunststoffe, (20190912), pages 1 - 3, Kunststoffe , URL: https://www.kunststoffe.de/a/produktmeldung/wanddickenverteilungen-steuern-und-verpa-252619, XP093276297-
OPPOSITION- Bach Sascha, Stein Marcus, Claus Ronald, Nordheim Von, "Integrale Prozessauslegung und digitales Thermoformen für optimale Ressourcennutzung", Qucosa, (20180530), pages 1 - 11, Qucosa , URL: https://tud.qucosa.de/api/qucosa%3A31038/attachment/ATT-0/?L=1, XP093276321-
OPPOSITION- D34 - Definition des Begriffs "Spalt“ gemäß dem Digitalen Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache-
OPPOSITION- D35 - Definition des Begriffs "Modul“ gemäß Oxford Languages-
OPPOSITION- "Dichtung (Technik) - Wikipedia", (20200513), pages 1 - 5, URL: https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dichtung_(Technik)&oldid=199918586, XP093273191-
OPPOSITION- Innovationspreis Klima Und Umwelt Iku, "2020 | watttron GmbH | cera2heat®: Das präzise und sekundenschnelle Heizsystem", Youtube, (20200325), Youtube, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aMzCCmjxmg, (20250416), XP093276307-
OPPOSITION- Kunze Michael, "Mit punktgenauer Hitze gegen Plastikberge", Frankfurter Allgemeine, (20181016), pages 1 - 5, Frankfurter Allgemeine, URL: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/karriere-hochschule/die-gruender/start-up-wattron-mit-punktgenauer-hitze-gegen-plastik-15837414.html, XP093276327-
OPPOSITION- Watttron Gmbh, "watttron Adenso DE", Youtube , (20201001), Youtube , URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD-n361k7PI, XP093276311-
OPPOSITION- Watttron Gmbh, "watttron Live-Stream "Digitale Siegelprozesse für nachhaltige Verpackungslösungen"", Youtube , (20201006), Youtube , URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjO7aH6uJTU, XP093276324-

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