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(11) EP 3 936 313 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:
23.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/17

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
19.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/12

(21) Application number: 21184623.3

(22) Date of filing: 08.07.2021
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B29C 65/18(2006.01)
B29C 65/74(2006.01)
B29K 23/00(2006.01)
B65B 11/50(2006.01)
 B29C 65/30(2006.01)
B65B 51/14(2006.01)
B65B 9/02(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B29C 66/73921; B29C 66/1122; B29C 66/71; B29C 66/81433; B29C 66/919; B29C 66/723; B29C 66/73713; B29C 66/949; B29C 66/81419; B29C 66/8322; B29C 66/83221; B29C 66/346; B29C 66/431; B29C 66/43; B29C 65/7451; B29C 66/849; B29C 65/18; B29C 66/7373; B29C 65/305; B29C 66/91933; B65B 11/50; B65B 51/14; B65B 9/02
 
C-Sets:
  1. B29C 66/71, B29K 2023/06;
  2. B29C 66/71, B29K 2023/0625;

(54)

A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR FORMING A SEAL AND POLYETHYLEN FOOD PACKAGE

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER SIEGELVERBINDUNG UND LEBENSMITTELVERPACKUNGEN AUS POLYETHYLEN

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR FORMER UN JOINT SCELLÉ ET EMBALLAGE ALIMENTAIRE EN POLYÉTHYLÈNE

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

(30) Priority: 09.07.2020 GB 202010534

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/02

(73) Proprietor: Nomad Foods Europe Limited
Woking GU21 6HT (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • COOPER, Paul
    Feltham, TW14 8HA (GB)
  • BRACKENBURY, Lisa
    Feltham, TW14 8HA (GB)
  • WILKINSON, Chris
    Feltham, TW14 8HA (GB)
  • MORFITT, Mark
    Feltham, TW14 8HA (GB)
  • BOND, Duncan
    Feltham, TW14 8HA (GB)

(74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP 
Cheapside House 138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ
London EC2V 6BJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 0 572 270
US-A- 2 982 066
 JP-A- H0 824 314
   
       
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