EP2016005A2

Method of assemblying bar code blocking package

Abstract

A method and apparatus for blocking a bar code in a package includes a carrier with a plurality of apertures and an opaque section. The carrier is engaged with a plurality of containers so that a bar code on each container is rotationally oriented toward a center of the resulting package and is blocked by adjacent containers and/or the opaque section of the carrier from a bar code scanner.

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Document	Office	Kind
CA2650917A1	Canada	A1	2007-11-15
WO2007130458A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2007-11-15
US2007267303A1	United States of America	A1	2007-11-22
US2007295621A1	United States of America	A1	2007-12-27
WO2007130458A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2007-12-27
TW200819354A	Taiwan Province of China	A	2008-05-01
US2008164323A1	United States of America	A1	2008-07-10
US2008168747A1	United States of America	A1	2008-07-17
CA2681241A1	Canada	A1	2008-11-06
WO2008134150A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2008-11-06
EP2016005A2This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2009-01-21
EP2103545A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2009-09-23
CA2710817A1	Canada	A1	2009-09-24
WO2009117177A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2009-09-24
EP2148825A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2010-02-03
TWI324116B	Taiwan Province of China	B	2010-05-01
US7721879B2	United States of America	B2	2010-05-25
JP2010525994A	Japan	A	2010-07-29
US7775020B2	United States of America	B2	2010-08-17
US7806257B2	United States of America	B2	2010-10-05
MX2010010305A	Mexico	A	2010-10-15
US7819243B2	United States of America	B2	2010-10-26
EP2268558A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2011-01-05
CA2650917C	Canada	C	2011-04-26
EP2103545B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-06-22
EP2148825B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-08-10
AT519687T	Austria	T	2011-08-15
ATE519687T1	Austria	T1	2011-08-15
ES2367218T3	Spain	T3	2011-10-31
ES2370286T3	Spain	T3	2011-12-14
EP2016005B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-12-28
AT539011T	Austria	T	2012-01-15
ATE539011T1	Austria	T1	2012-01-15
ES2379503T3	Spain	T3	2012-04-26
EP2268558B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2012-10-10
CA2681241C	Canada	C	2012-12-11
ES2396610T3	Spain	T3	2013-02-22
CA2710817C	Canada	C	2013-03-26

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2026-07-23	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2026-07-11	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2026-07-09	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2026-07-08	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2025-07-18	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2023-07-12	Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registeredP01	P01	EP
2018-05-25	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2017-05-25	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2016-05-30	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2014-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-05-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-06-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-02-27	Patent lapsedLapsedMM4A	MM4A	IE
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-24	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2012-12-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-12-31	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2012-12-05	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2012-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-11-02	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2012-11-02	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-09-15	Deletion acc. to par. 5 (withdrawal of the translation of the ep patent)MK05	MK05	AT
2012-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-06-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-06-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-25	Lt: invalidation of european patent or patent extensionLTIE	LTIE	EP
2012-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-04-26	Definitive protectionFG2A	FG2A	ES
2012-04-11	Discontinued in the netherlands as no translation has been filedVDEP	VDEP	NL
2012-03-08	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2012-01-18	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2012-01-15	Reference to at number (ep patent validated in austria)REF	REF	AT
2011-12-30	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2011-12-28	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2011-12-28	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2011-11-25	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2011-11-24	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2011-08-03	Title (correction)METHOD OF ASSEMBLYING BAR CODE BLOCKING PACKAGERTI1	RTI1	EP
2011-07-13	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2009-09-02	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2009-08-05	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX	EP
2009-01-21	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2009-01-21	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2009-01-21	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2008-12-19	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Method of assemblying bar code blocking package

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