PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2014

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 60 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 04/14 www.petpla.net Container closure International Patent No. WO 2013 / 119781 A1 Applicant: Plastipak Packaging Inc., Plymouth (US) Date of Application: 7.2.2013 Screw closure with tamper-proof guarantee strip for mounting on a bottle designed for hot filling. The part of the closure that protrudes into the inside of the bottle in the form of a sealing lip stabilises the bottle and reduced headroom increases any possible internal pressure. Bottle for hot filling Disclosure No. DE 102012101738 A1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (D) Date of Application: 1.3.2012 Sections of a thin-walled bottle designed for hot fill applications are enclosed by a holding fixture made from elastic material which exerts pressure on the bottle, promoting vacuum absorption during cooling and helping to reinstate the shape of the bottle. Integrated refill chamber International Patent No. WO 2013 / 154914 A1 Applicant: Microlin LLC., Salt Lake City (US) Date of Application: 4.4.2013 A container for holding a cleaning agent or disinfectant is equipped with an inte- grated additional chamber to accom- modate a product concentrate in solid or liquid form. The product is released when required, the container is topped up with water and the finished spray product is ready for use. In-mould label International Patent No. WO 2013 / 161403 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Date of Application: 11.3.2013 The material and the design of an in- mould label are described. The label is also designed for applying to curved sur- faces without any air bubbles or wrinkles forming. Container manufacture International Patent No. WO 2013 / 156532 A1 Applicant: Borealis AG, Vienna (AT) Date of Application: 17.4.2013 Customer preference for portable multipacks calls for stable and reliable outer packaging for several bottles. Proposed here is a type of strapping at bottle midriff level and an all-round shrink label. Bottom section shape International Patent No. WO 2013 / 156710 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville Sur Mer (FR) Date of Application: 10.4.2013 For PET bottles that are exposed to differences in pres- sure, a special bottom section shape is necessary so as to be able to compensate for the forces caused as a result of elastic deformation in the area of the base.