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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
FLECOTEC AG	79410 BADENWEILER

International Classification(s)

• F16L:PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR ....
• E21F:SAFETY DEVICES, TRANSPORT, FILLING-UP, RESCUE, VEN....
• B65D:CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR....

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Koch, Martin	Neuenburg, DE	56	404
# of filed Patents : 56 Total Citations : 404
Lais, Peter	Muellheim, DE	16	186
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 186
Untch, Guenter	Muellheim, DE	5	13
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 13

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Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date
11.5 Year Payment	$7400.00	$3700.00	$1850.00	Jul 6, 2026

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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
January 06, 2015	US,8925973,B2   US8925973B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
December 19, 2013	US,20130334813,A1   US20130334813A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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US Patent No: 8925973

System and method for connecting two flexible containers

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A system and method for connecting two flexible containers is provided, in particular for the environmentally sealed connecting of two open ends of tubular films. The method has at least the following method steps of: everting a first open end of a first flexible container over a first ring; everting a second open end of a second flexible container over a second ring, subsequently inserting the first ring through the second ring into the inside of the second flexible container; subsequently aligning, in a parallel and coaxial relationship, the rings in relation to one another; and abutting the rings with the ends clamped in between them.

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Jan 06, 2015	I	Issuance
Dec 17, 2014	STCF	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT GRANT	free format text: PATENTED CASE
May 22, 2014	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:UNTCH, GUENTER;LAIS, PETER;KOCH, MARTIN;REEL/FRAME:033269/0956 Owner name: FLECOTEC AG, GERMANY Effective Date: May 22, 2014
Dec 19, 2013	P	Published
Jun 11, 2013	F	Filing
Jun 15, 2012	PD	Priority Date