PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2013

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 44 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 12/13 www.petpla.net Improved bottle shape International Patent No. WO 2013 / 080926 A1 Applicant: Lion Corp. Tokyo (JP) Date of Application: 26.11.2012 A plastic bottle which is to have a label attached to it incorporates specially moulded and arranged grooving with burls in the body area. This arrange- ment is intended to “level out” different fill heights and improve the appearance of the label. Pressure vessel in plastic International Patent No. WO 2013 / 082680 A1 Applicant: Resilux, Wetteren (BE) Date of Application: 5.12.2012 The description relates to an aero- sol can made from plastic which is so designed and provided with reinforce- ments that it is even able to withstand increased internal pressure in the region of up to more than 200bar. Variable grooving International Patent No. WO 2013 / 085919 A1 Applicant: Niagara Bottling LLC., Ontario (CA) Date of Application: 4.12.2012 In the interests of achieving the values demanded by the bottlers and logistics companies in relation to stability despite a reduction in wall thickness, a bottle made from PET incorporates differently moulded grooves that vary in terms of their depth. Stackable containers International Patent No. WO 2013 / 088006 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participation, Octeville Sur Mer (FR) Date of Application: 1.10.2012 The top and underside of a plastic bottle (PET) are moulded so that the bottle can be prop- erly and safely stacked. Peripheral grooving pre- vents any slippage to the side. The transmission of force due to the weight of the other bottles has been optimised. Anti-foam container International Patent No. WO 2013 / 088048 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville Sur Mer (FR) Date of Application: 11.12.2012 The shape of the base of a plastic container is designed so that, during the pouring operation and on sub- sequent replacement of the bottle, any likelihood of the product forming foam on flow-back is inhibited or reduced to a considerable extent. Foils as closure International Patent No. WO 2013 / 092592 A1 Applicant: SA des Eaux Minerales D’Evian Saeme, Evian-les-Bains (FR) Date of Application: 17.12.2012 This international application describes the facility to seal a bottle with an opening less than 40mm in diameter with a tear-off, in part reinforced sealing membrane that at the same time incorporates product information.