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(11) EP 1 894 846 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
26.01.2011 Bulletin 2011/04

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
17.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/46

(21) Application number: 07016108.8

(22) Date of filing: 16.08.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65B 61/02(2006.01)
B65D 75/58(2006.01)
 B65B 9/02(2006.01)

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Apparatus for creating easy to open packages

Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung leicht zu öffnender Verpackungen

Appareil pour la création de paquets à ouverture facile

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 31.08.2006 US 469161

(43) Date of publication of application:
05.03.2008 Bulletin 2008/10

(73) Proprietor: Sealed Air Corporation (US)
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sperry, Laurence B.
    Newton, MA 02159 (US)
  • DiVasta, Mario V.
    Chelsea, MA 02150 (US)
  • Murch, Brian A.
    Needham, MA 02494 (US)

(74) Representative: UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG 
Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4
22607 Hamburg
22607 Hamburg (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 468 931
US-A1- 2004 045 261
 GB-A- 2 156 303
   
       
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