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EP 4 816 298 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41 (21) Application number: 24827531.5 (22) Date of filing: 27.11.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65G 47/244(2006.01) B65B 35/58(2006.01) B65G 47/84(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B65G 47/244; B65G 2207/08; B65G 2201/0252; B65G 47/846; B65G 2203/0225; B65G 2203/041; B65B 35/58 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/057624 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/117647 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 27.11.2023 US 202363603088 P (71) Applicant: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC Atlanta GA 30328 (US)	(72) Inventor: BONNAIN, Jean-Christophe Atlanta, Georgia 30328 (US) (74) Representative: Coulson, Elizabeth Eve et al Coulson & Rule 13 Whitehall Road Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3AE Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3AE (GB)