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Method for closing and opening a container

CA 2405967 C · Owner: Rubicon Holding B.V. · Inventors: Roeland, Hendrikus Johannes

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A method for successively closing and opening a container fitted with a lock wherein the lock furthermore comprises memory means and wherein the container , is locked at a loading location by carrying out eh following steps: transmitting an identification code of the container to a central verification device via the communication means; transmitting a closing code to the memory means of the lock, via the communication means by the central verification , device; and closing the lock; and wherein the container is opened at an unloading location by carrying out the following steps: transmitting an identification code of the container to said central verification device via the …

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  • Filed April 10, 2001 and granted February 7, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 10, 2021.
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FiledApril 10, 2001
GrantedFebruary 7, 2012
Term endedApril 10, 2021
Patent numberCA 2405967 C
Classification (IPC)E05B49/00 +2 more

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