PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2010

36 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 12/10 www.petpla.net PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de Automatic lid opening system European Grant of Patent No. EP 2024248 B1 Applicant: Seaquist Closures Spain S.A, Torello Barcelona (ES) Date of Application: 15.5.2007 This European Grant of Patent describes a closure with a hinged lid for bottles or similar. A type of pre-stressed holding device is integrated in the lid. The lid springs open automatically as soon as downward pressure is exerted on a specified point. Non-removable cap International patent No. WO 2008 / 150831 A1 Applicant: Graham Packaging Comp., York (US) Date of application: 29.5.2008 A closure is fitted to a container such that once it has been screwed on it can no longer be unscrewed without causing irreversible changes to the fixture. The cap, which also has a hinged lid, is designed as a dispensing cap for use on a container that stands in the inverted position. Variable dispenser cap European Patent No. EP 2184235 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Date of Application: 26.8.2008 Cap for screwing on to a container. The cap can be opened at a number of different levels, depending on the amount to be dispensed, by folding back the individual cap segments. Relocatable pourer International Patent No. WO 2010 / 066926 A1 Applicant: Capsulas Torrent S.A., Jerez de la frontera (ES) Date of Application: 12.11.2009 Pourer with lid for installing in a container opening. When the lid is removed the spout is “auto- matically“ extended to facilitate the subsequent pouring opera- tion. Design and operation reg- istered internationally. Bottle moulding International Patent No. WO 2010 / 064749 A1 Applicant: Kyung Il Jung, Gyeongi-do (KR) Date of Application: 9.12.2008 A plastic bottle is fitted in the area of the bottle neck or across the entire bottle form with spiral-shaped mouldings; the intention with these is to make possible improved pouring behaviour and to facilitate disposal. Turning the bottle is supposed to reduce its volume. Lids for different diameters International Patent No. WO 2009 / 014351 A1 Applicant: Jeong-Min Lee, Seoul (KR) Date of Application: 18.7.2008 This international patent application describes a closure for screwing on to containers with an opening diameter of 26.78 and 28mm. Integrated in the lid is a chamber which will accommodate an additive in either liquid or powder form.