PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2011

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 40 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 07+08/11 www.petpla.net Plastic bottle European Grant of Patent No. EP 2049405 B1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville-sur-mer (FR) Application Date: 13.7.2007 A European patent has been granted for this process for manufacturing a plastic bottle with this particular shape base. Spray optimisation International Patent No. WO 2010 / 131066 A2 Applicant: Stormes Cuuvene Ltd., St. Peter Port (GB) Application Date: 15.5.2009 A pump sprayer is fitted with at least two riser tubes which guarantee prod- uct delivery regardless of position and permit optimum removal of residual quantities when the container is empty- ing. Depending on the requirement the “correct“ tube will be enabled. Pouch bottle European Grant of Patent No. EP 2050677 B1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (D) Application Date: 1.10.2008 The European Grant of Patent describes a bottle preferably featuring a wall thick- ness of less than 0.05mm and having a specific volume relative to the grip area. The procedure used for its manufacture is also illustrated. Tamper-evident closure Disclosure No. DE 102009019362 A1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (D) Application Date: 29.4.2009 In the interests of making the tamper-evident closure on a bottle cap even better and/or more readily identifiable a proposal has been put forward to fit a seal between the cap and the bottle which will be destroyed on opening the cap. Bottle for hot filling International Patent No. WO 2010 / 129402 A1 Applicant: Ball Corp., Broomfield (US) Application Date: 30.4.2010 Thin-walled PET bottle for hot fill applications. The shape of the bottle prevents any “oval” deformation of the container during cooling. Moulded bottle International Patent No. WO 2010 / 126829 A1 Applicant: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Comp. Inc. Skillman (US) Application Date: 26.4.2010 So as to suggest a usage to the consumer or to remind him of something, this plastic bottle is fitted with a neck similar to a “baby bracelet“, including the associated haptics.