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EP 3145813 B1 20210407 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPENSING A COMPOSITION

Title (en)

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPENSING A COMPOSITION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR AUSGABE EINER ZUSAMMENSETZUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE DISTRIBUTION D'UNE COMPOSITION

Publication

EP 3145813 B1 20210407 (EN)

Application

EP 15729281 A 20150521

Priority

  • US 201462001277 P 20140521
  • US 2015031870 W 20150521

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015179584A1] The present disclosure relates to methods, and corresponding systems, for filling cavities (110, 111, 112) with a composition (300) into said cavities (110, 111, 112) of a web (100) that continuously moves in a machine direction (MD), said method comprising the steps of: providing a web (100) comprising a water-soluble film, typically disposed on a continuously moveable surface (116) in a machine direction (MD), said web (100) comprising at least two thermoformable cavities (110, 111, 112) aligned in said machine direction (MD); providing a filling apparatus (200) comprising at least two nozzles (210, 211, 212) aligned in said machine direction (MD), positioned to dispense a household care composition (300), into said cavities (210, 211, 212); dispensing said composition (300) from said at least two nozzles (210, 211, 212) into said at least two cavities (110, 111, 112) while said at least two nozzles (210, 211, 212) move from a first position (FP) to a second position (SP); and returning said at least two nozzles (210, 211, 212) to said first position (FP).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 3/02 (2006.01); B65B 9/04 (2006.01); B65B 37/00 (2006.01); B65B 39/14 (2006.01); B65B 47/02 (2006.01); B65B 61/06 (2006.01); C11D 17/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

B65B 3/022 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 3/04 (2013.01 - CN); B65B 9/042 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 37/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 39/12 (2013.01 - CN); B65B 39/14 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 39/145 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 47/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 61/06 (2013.01 - EP US); C11D 17/042 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 2009/047 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 2220/14 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 2220/22 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

Opponent : Kramer Barske Schmidtchen Patentanwälte PartG mbB

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2015179584 A1 20151126; CN 106163928 A 20161123; EP 3145813 A1 20170329; EP 3145813 B1 20210407; ES 2870424 T3 20211027; HU E054541 T2 20210928; JP 2017515761 A 20170615; JP 6396500 B2 20180926; US 2015336692 A1 20151126

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2015031870 W 20150521; CN 201580019233 A 20150521; EP 15729281 A 20150521; ES 15729281 T 20150521; HU E15729281 A 20150521; JP 2016567250 A 20150521; US 201514718139 A 20150521