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Country	kind	publication No.	Filing Date	Type	Sub-Type
EP	B1	EP2580138	Jun 03, 2011	Patent	Grant
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant
Patent		TAMPER EVIDENT CLOSURE		Apr 23, 2014
AU	B2	AU2011263881	Jun 03, 2011	Patent	Grant
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant
PATENT PROCEEDED BY OPI		Tamper evident closure		Sep 25, 2014
CN	B	CN102933468	Jun 03, 2011	Patent	Grant
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant
GRANTED PATENT FOR INVENTION		Tamper evident closure		Apr 15, 2015
MX	A	MX2012013971	Jun 03, 2011	Patent	Application
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application
PATENT APPLICATION		CIERRE DE SEGURIDAD.		Dec 17, 2012
BR	A2	BR112012031396	Jun 03, 2011	Patent	Application
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT OF INVENTION / PIPELINE PATENT PUBLISHED WITHOUT SEARCH REPORT		fechamento inviolável		Nov 16, 2016
WO	A1	WO2011154324	Jun 03, 2011	Patent	Application
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT		TAMPER EVIDENT CLOSURE		Dec 15, 2011
CL	A1	CL2012003363	Nov 30, 2012	Patent	Application
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application
PATENT APPLICATION		Un cierre que posee una base en forma de anillo con una seccion en general horizontal, sobre la cual un primer extremo de una configuracion de gozne de la tapa se fija sobresaliendo verticalmente por arriba de la seccion horizontal de la base en forma de anillo y un segundo extremo de la configuracion de gozne se fija lateralmente a una pared lateral exterior de la tapa.		Jun 14, 2013

• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
CREANOVA UNIVERSAL CLOSURES LTD	5 SHANNON PT OAKFIELD CLOSE BUSINESS PARK TEWKESBURY GL20 8PF

International Classification(s)

• B65D:CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR....

• 2011 Application Filing Year
• B65D Class
• 3027 Applications Filed
• 1963 Patents Issued To-Date
• 64.85 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Smith, Mark	Cheltenham, GB	353	5522
# of filed Patents : 353 Total Citations : 5522

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• 4 Citation Count
• B65D Class

• 9.19 % this patent is cited more than
• 11 Age

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11.5 Year Payment	$7400.00	$3700.00	$1850.00	Oct 29, 2025

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Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months	$160.00	$80.00	$40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
April 29, 2014	US,8708175,B2   US8708175B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
May 16, 2013	US,20130119061,A1   US20130119061A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 8708175

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Abstract

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Closure (1) comprising a ring shaped base (12) laterally surrounding a cap (13) which is functionally interconnected to the ring shaped base (12) via a hinge arrangement (14), whereby the ring shaped base (12) is having an in general horizontal section (15) on which a first end of the hinge arrangement (14) is fixed protruding vertically (z) above the horizontal section (15) of the ring shaped base (12) and whereby a second end of the hinge arrangement (14) is laterally fixed to an outer sidewall (30) of the cap (13).

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• PD2010

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Apr 29, 2014	I	Issuance
Apr 09, 2014	STCF	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT GRANT	free format text: PATENTED CASE
May 16, 2013	P	Published
Jan 15, 2013	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:SMITH, MARK;REEL/FRAME:029649/0840 Owner name: CREANOVA UNIVERSAL CLOSURES, LTD., UNITED KINGDOM Effective Date: Jan 15, 2013
Jun 03, 2011	F	Filing
Jun 10, 2010	PD	Priority Date