PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2011

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 32 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 06/11 www.petpla.net Cap manufacture International Patent No. WO 2009 / 122118 A1 Applicant: Obrist Cloures Switzerland GmbH, Reinach (CH) Application date: 9.1.2009 When manufacturing multi-part caps it is nec- essary to use water or a cleaning agent. This inter- national patent describes the structure of a cap where these liquids can be easily allowed to escape / can be removed from the cap. Carrier US - Patent Nr. US 2009 / 025357 A1 Applicant: Raymond R. Spivey, Mableton (US) Application date: 3.4.2009 Template for creating a carrier for a number of bottles. Screw cap European Grant of Patent No. EP 2038183 B1 Applicant: Capartis AG, Schaffhausen (CH) Application date: 29.6.2007 Screw cap that is economical to produce as well as easy to open and close. The closure enables comfortable and continuous drinking, It is suitable for carbonated drinks and exhibits good sealing characteristics. Plastic bottle International Patent No. WO 2011 / 006150 A1 Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Comp., New York (US) Application date: 12.7.2010 Thin-walled plastic bottle made from PET / PET-related materials constructed in such a way that it is able to withstand the forces occurring in production, bottling and logistics without any plastic distor- tion. For this purpose reinforcement grooves / special mouldings are inte- grated in the walls of the container. Composite of beverage containers Disclosure No. DE 102009026125 A1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (D) Application date: 7.7.2009 This disclosure describes the characteristics of a container and the process for manufacturing this container which makes it possible to join together a number of containers by means of positive fit, frictional or material engagement and/or force-fit connections to form a composite structure. Closure with oxygen separator European Grant of Patent No. EP 1789341 B1 Applicant: Schoeller Caps Technologies Sarl, Romont (CH) Application date: 8.7.2005 Tamper-proof screw cap for a plastic bottle. The cap is fitted on the inside with an oxygen-separat- ing layer so as to extend the life of the bottled product. To increase the oxygen-binding, reac- tive surface this layer is defined as “keyed“.