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(43) Date of publication: 19.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/38 (21) Application number: 16751701.0 (22) Date of filing: 07.07.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 13/00(2006.01) B65B 13/02(2006.01) B65B 13/22(2006.01) G05B 19/042(2006.01) B65B 13/18(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/041217 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/112002 (29.06.2017 Gazette 2017/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: 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 Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 22.12.2015 US 201562270906 P 05.05.2016 US 201615147450 (71) Applicant: Signode Industrial Group LLC Glenview, IL 60026 (US)	(72) Inventors: SKONIECZNY, Wayne, J. Glenview, IL 60026 (US) BOSS, Walter, L. Glenview, IL 60026 (US) FIGIEL, Janusz Glenview, IL 60026 (US) RAGUSA, Mark Glenview, IL 60026 (US) LEINE, Guido, Simon Glenview, IL 60026 (US) (74) Representative: von Hirschhausen, Helge  Grosse - Schumacher - Knauer - von Hirschhausen Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Nymphenburger Straße 14 80335 München 80335 München (DE)