PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2013

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 52 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 07+08/13 www.petpla.net Oxygen scavenger Europ. Patent No. EP 2527268 A1 Applicant: Colormatrix Holdings Inc., Wilmington (US) Date of Application: 24.1.2008 The material of a PET bottle has been so modified that it will, together with the lid and the additives contained therein, absorb or convert the air in the bottle headspace. This means that product quality is maintained. Coated preform Europ. Patent No. EP 2532600 A1 Applicant: Kuraray Europe GmbH, Hattersheim (D) Date of Application: 6.6.2011 The preform for manufacturing a pack is coated inside and out so as to minimise any risk of oxygen or carbon dioxide leakage. In addition, the inner coating improves pouring behaviour and the external coating prevents the formation of any unsightly scratches on the outside of the container. Individual bottles pack Intern. Patent No. WO 2013 / 004337 A1 Applicant: KHS GmbH, Dortmund (D) Date of Application: 15.6.2012 In order to improve the appearance of a pack made up of individual bottles, a proposal is being made to align the bottles in accordance with cer- tain characteristics and to subsequently fix them by means of a peripheral strap or by applying adhesive and linking via a carrier plate. Fixed capsule Intern. Patent No. WO 2013 / 009202 A1 Applicant: Bahus Doo, Paracin (RS) Date of Application: 26.1.2012 The walls of a PET container are fitted with a recess into which a small receptacle can be inserted and “wedged in”. Lid with membrane Intern. Patent No. WO 2013 / 006927 A1 Applicant: Resilux, Wetteren (BE) Date of Application: 9.7.2012 In order to enable better absorption of the differences in volume that occur during hot filling and subsequent cool- ing, the screw closure is fitted with a membrane which “bulges“ inwards during cooling. An opening takes care of the pressure equalisation between membrane and the head space in the lid. Non-drip bottle opening Intern. Patent No. WO 2013 / 015006 A1 Applicant: Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Date of Application: 28.5.2012 An edge section is located between the end of the thread and the edge of a plas- tic bottle which affects water as a fluid medium during the pouring operation in such a way that any dripping / residual dripping is avoided.