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Krones AG: all pending office actions

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App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19400887 Container Treatment System With Component Receptacle SEIF, DARIUSH 3731 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 25, 2025
19236470 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING AND CLOSING CONTAINERS FRY, PATRICK B 3731 §103§112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jun 12, 2025
19183627 SORTING DEVICE AND FEED RAIL FOR PLASTIC PREFORMS MCKANE, ELIZABETH L 3991 §103§112Other Final Rejection — Pending Apr 18, 2025
19092585 APPARATUS FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD SHUTTY, DAVID G 3731 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2025
19072863 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BUFFERING CONTAINERS IN A CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT JORGENSEN, ABBY A 3651 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2025
19108698 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING AT LEAST TWO DRIVABLE BELTS IN A SYSTEM SINGH, KAVEL 3651 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 04, 2025
19064562 Protective Device for a Machine YABUT, DANIEL D 3617 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 26, 2025
19105250 METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING CONSUMPTION DATA OF MEDIA IN A FILLING LINE AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD BURSUM, KIMBERLY SUZANNE 3627 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 20, 2025
19022013 Apparatus and method for producing plastics material containers with inspection of plastics material preforms ROY, DEBJANI 1741 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2025
19021994 Apparatus and method for producing plastic preforms with infrared image recording device KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R 1744 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2025
18994834 GRIPPING DEVICE FOR COMBINED CONTAINER ALIGNMENT AND TRANSPORT DEVICE MCCLAIN, GERALD 3652 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2025
18881225 METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY REGULATING A CONTAINER TRANSPORT APPARATUS HAVING ONE OR MORE TRANSPORT BELTS FOR ADAPTING A CONTAINER DENSITY, AND CONTAINER TRANSPORT APPARATUS NICHOLSON III, LESLIE AUGUST 3653 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 03, 2025
19008430 FILLING PLANT HAVING A CENTRAL CONTROL DEVICE HIBBERT, MARY C 3731 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 02, 2025
19002434 OPERATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A USER OF A CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H 3624 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 26, 2024
18983675 DAMPING ELEMENT CAMPBELL, KEITH 3651 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 17, 2024
18874899 ROLLER SORTER DIRECTLINK LUK, EMMANUEL S 1744 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2024
18981126 PLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS LIU, XUE H 1742 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2024
18970331 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS BARTLETT, VICTORIA 1744 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2024
18871348 MODULAR CONTAINER-PROCESSING INSTALLATION SINGH, KAVEL 3651 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 03, 2024
18868559 METHOD AND FILLING INSTALLATION FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH A BEVERAGE TAWFIK, SAMEH 3731 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2024
18949384 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND DEVICE COMPRISING A CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND A CONTROL DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD DANIELS, MATTHEW J 1742 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 15, 2024
18941703 METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR PROCESSING CANS TAWFIK, SAMEH 3731 §102 Final Rejection 46d Pending Nov 08, 2024
18938936 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOLDING AND COATING A CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 1742 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 06, 2024
18926204 CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONTAINER COOLING DANIELS, MATTHEW J 1742 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 24, 2024
18925584 SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS FROM PREFORMS LUK, EMMANUEL S 1744 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2024
18855936 CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM GERTH, KATIE L 3731 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2024
18910866 METHOD FOR PROVIDING OPERATING DATA OF A TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN A MACHINE LINE BARNES-BULLOCK, CRYSTAL JOY — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 09, 2024
18852812 METHOD FOR PRINTING A CONTAINER, AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING A CONTAINER THOMPSON, LESLIE J. 2853 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 30, 2024
18895978 APPARATUS FOR LABELING CONTAINERS GOFF II, JOHN L 1746 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18850549 PRESSING ELEMENT FOR PRESSING LABELS ONTO BOTTLES, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID PRESSING ELEMENT DODDS, SCOTT 1746 §103 Final Rejection 76d Pending Sep 24, 2024
18888410 CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED PERSONAL PROTECTION KOTIS, JOSHUA G 3731 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2024
18797417 STEAM GENERATION IN A SYSTEM FOR TREATING CONTAINERS PILSBURY, BRADY CHARLES 1799 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 07, 2024
18777238 CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND TREATING A PREFORM WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 1742 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 28d Pending Jul 18, 2024
18773227 COUPLING OF PRODUCTION MACHINE AND STRETCH BLOW MOLDING MACHINE VIA AIR TRANSPORT TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M 1743 §103Other Final Rejection 76d Pending Jul 15, 2024
18760917 Apparatus and method for side-wall inspection of pulp containers ISLAM, MEHRAZUL NMN 2662 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 01, 2024
18736333 METHOD FOR REGULATING A TRANSPORT VELOCITY IN A PASTEURIZER AND A DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD SARANTAKOS, KAYLA ROSE 1792 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2024
18734435 DEVICE FOR MARKING CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD SENGUPTA, SONYA MAZUMDAR 1745 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jun 05, 2024
18732507 Method and apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with four pressure levels and bottom cooling THROWER, LARRY W 1754 §103§112 Final Rejection 27d Pending Jun 03, 2024
18715454 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AND APPORTIONING DEUBLE, MARK A 3651 §102§103 Final Rejection 14d Pending May 31, 2024
18704857 CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CONTAINER TREATMENT MACHINE FOR TREATING CONTAINERS AND A CENTRAL RIGHTS ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM SCHMIDT, KARI L 2439 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 25, 2024
18611558 CROWN CAP FOR ATTACHMENT TO A MOUTH OPENING OF A CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS AND FOR CLOSING THE MOUTH OPENING BY MEANS OF THE CROWN CAP, CONTAINER WITH A CONTAINER BODY COMPRISING FIBERS AND WITH A CROWN CAP, CONTAINER BODY COMPRISING FIBERS, METHOD FOR ARRANGING THE CROWN CAP ON THE CONTAINER BODY COMPRISING FIBERS, AND DEVICE FOR ARRANGING THE CROWN CAP ON THE CONTAINER BODY COMPRISING FIBERS HICKS, ROBERT J 3736 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 20, 2024
18606725 Method and inspection apparatus for inspecting containers provided with closures, and method and closure apparatus for closing containers SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M 2671 §103Other Final Rejection 23d Pending Mar 15, 2024
18606756 Method and inspection apparatus for inspecting containers provided with closures, and method and closure apparatus for closing containers SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M 2671 §103§112Other Final Rejection 23d Pending Mar 15, 2024
18593506 CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS, COMPRISING A CONTAINER BODY COMPRISING FIBERS AND A HINGED CLOSURE COMPRISING FIBERS ARRANGED ON THE CONTAINER BODY, AND A HINGED CLOSURE COMPRISING FIBERS GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO 3735 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Mar 01, 2024
18416051 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RINSING THE INTERIOR OF A CONTAINER TATE-SIMS, CRISTI J 1700 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 18, 2024
18562254 FILM STORE AND METHOD FOR STORING A STRIP-LIKE CONTINUOUS FILM BURRELL, KATELYNNE RUTH 3654 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 17, 2023
18243949 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER 3733 §112Other Final Rejection 33d Pending Sep 08, 2023
18243964 Method and apparatus for treating containers with identification of rejected containers TAN, ALVIN H 2118 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 08, 2023
18461353 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 §102 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Sep 05, 2023
18457648 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION MONITORING OF A LABELING MACHINE AND LABELING MACHINE FOR LABELING CONTAINERS KOCH, GEORGE R 1745 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 29, 2023
18457959 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING A DEVIATION OF A PHYSICAL PARAMETER OF A BLOW-MOLDED CONTAINER FROM A TARGET VALUE XU, PETER 2119 §103 Non-Final OA 78d Pending Aug 29, 2023
18235210 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING CONTAINERS MERCADO VARGAS, ARIEL 2118 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Aug 17, 2023
18222922 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH CHANGEOVER ROBOT LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 §103 Final Rejection 61d Pending Jul 17, 2023
18256415 Method and device for printing onto containers made of glass FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA 2853 §102§103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Jun 07, 2023
18039182 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM FOR TREATING CONTAINERS LIN, JASON 2117 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending May 26, 2023
18254339 HOLDING DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS, IN PARTICULAR CANS, BLANKS THEREFOR AND PACKAGING HEREWITH ACKUN, JACOB K 3736 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 24, 2023
18082410 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING CONTAINERS ALLEN, KYLA GUAN-PING TI 2661 §112 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Dec 15, 2022
18080603 Apparatus and method for heating plastic preforms with adjustment of heating power LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2022
17997012 METHOD AND DEVICE ENHANCED CONTAINER INSPECTION USING COMBINED SENSOR DATA AND NEURAL NETWORK ANALYSIS LEE, HWA S 2877 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 24, 2022
17996588 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING THE FILL LEVEL OF CONTAINERS FRANK, RODNEY T 2855 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 19, 2022
16621666 CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT FOR TREATING CONTAINERS TAWFIK, SAMEH 3731 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 11, 2019

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