PETpla.net Insider 04/ 2013

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 44 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 04/13 www.petpla.net New lamps for old bottles Utility Model DE 202012005412 U1 Applicant: Kin Tec Technology Corp., Taipeh (TW) Date of Application: 1.6.2012 With a view to reducing the proportion of refuse accounted for by PET bottles, this application proposes re-using /recycling bottles in the form of lamps. To do this a lighting unit is inserted in the top and a water battery between the bottle top and the body of the bottle. Threadless top Intern. Patent No. WO 2011 / 048017 A1 Applicant: Nestec S.A., Vevey (CH) Date of Application: 15.10.2010 A PET / PEN container is sealed / provided with a closure and a lid is inserted into a partial recess in the container and this connects with the container by the action of external forces. Preform with pourer Europ. Grant of Patent No. EP 2346739 B1 Applicant: Procter & Gamble Comp., Cincinnati (US) Date of Application: 5.11.2009 A preform for manufacturing a PET bottle already incorporates an integrated pourer. The preform is also provided with an opening in the pourer which enables the recirculation of the product from the pourer back into the inside of the container. Plastic container Europ. Grant of Patent No. EP 2248728 B1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Date of Application: 14.1.2009 A container made from PET is designed for hot filling. In order to enable absorp- tion of the reduction in volume which occurs during the subsequent cooling process, the bottle is provided with a number of compensation panels. Improved screw thread Disclosure No. DE 102011015004 A1 Applicant: E-proPlast GmbH, Schmalkalden (D) Date of Application: 25.3.2011 The flanks on the external thread of a plastic container are moulded so that even just a ”light“ screwing action will create an anti-rotation element. Screwing the cap as far as the stop will in turn result in a considerably stronger anti- rotation element. Angled bottle opening German Grant of Patent No. DE 102011118950 B3 Applicant: Jörg Haberland. Uchte (D) Date of Application: 21.11.2011 The top edge / spout of a glass or plastic bottle is located at an angle to the central axis and incorporates a spherical extension. This extension ensures greater ease of han- dling during the pouring operation – without any ”gurgling“.