Global Patent Index - EP 1027082 A1

EP 1027082 A1 20000816 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING A PACKAGING SHEET MATERIAL

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING A PACKAGING SHEET MATERIAL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM STERILISIEREN VON PACKSTOFFBAHN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE STERILISATION DE FEUILLE D'EMBALLAGE

Publication

EP 1027082 A1 20000816 (EN)

Application

EP 98956888 A 19981028

Priority

  • EP 98956888 A 19981028
  • EP 9806846 W 19981028
  • EP 97830555 A 19971029

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9921593A1] The method of sterilizing a packaging sheet material involves the steps of applying hydrogen peroxide to a packaging sheet material, and irradiating the packaging sheet material with light, including at least one UV wavelength between about 200nm and 320nm. The method also has an intermediate step of removing hydrogen peroxide from the packaging sheet material, after the step of applying hydrogen peroxide and before the step of irradiating the packaging material, whereby to target synergy between the UV light and hydrophilically absorbed hydrogen peroxide in any microorganisms present on the packaging sheet material. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.

IPC 1-7

A61L 2/10; A61L 2/20; A61L 2/18; B65B 55/04

IPC 8 full level

A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/18 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); B65B 55/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

A61L 2/10 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61L 2/186 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61L 2/208 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61L 2/26 (2013.01 - KR); B65B 55/04 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61L 2202/18 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9921593 A1 19990506; AT E216599 T1 20020515; AU 1336999 A 19990517; BR 9813144 A 20000815; BR 9813144 B1 20100921; CN 1135116 C 20040121; CN 1278186 A 20001227; DE 69712207 D1 20020529; DE 69712207 T2 20021031; DK 0919246 T3 20020812; EP 0919246 A1 19990602; EP 0919246 B1 20020424; EP 1027082 A1 20000816; ES 2174211 T3 20021101; HK 1033746 A1 20010921; HU 228222 B1 20130228; HU P0004161 A2 20010328; HU P0004161 A3 20010828; ID 24482 A 20000720; JP 2001520963 A 20011106; KR 100580764 B1 20060515; KR 20010015792 A 20010226; RU 2000113195 A 20050120; RU 2217360 C2 20031127; TR 200001162 T2 20000921; UA 64767 C2 20040315

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9806846 W 19981028; AT 97830555 T 19971029; AU 1336999 A 19981028; BR 9813144 A 19981028; CN 98810680 A 19981028; DE 69712207 T 19971029; DK 97830555 T 19971029; EP 97830555 A 19971029; EP 98956888 A 19981028; ES 97830555 T 19971029; HK 01104303 A 20010620; HU P0004161 A 19981028; ID 20000760 A 19981028; JP 2000517751 A 19981028; KR 20007004611 A 20000428; RU 2000113195 A 19981028; TR 200001162 T 19981028; UA 00042414 A 19981028