PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2015

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 64 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 03/15 www.petpla.net Opaque, multi-layer container European Award of Patent No. EP 2641837 B1 Applicant: Sociedad Anonima Minera Catalano-Aragonese, Zaragoza (ES) Registration date: 20.3.2012 Design and process for preparing an opaque multi-layer PET container from a preform. The different positions allow for the selective blocking of light on different wavelengths. Sprayer with lock European Patent No. EP 2735526 A1 Applicant: TECHNIMA, Nersac (FR) Registration date: 25/11/2013 The spray head of an aerosol incorporates a lower section which, by deploying a twisting action relative to the upper section, prevents any possibility of the actuating button being pushed downwards. In this way accidental operation during storage/transport can be prevented. Plastic Containers International Patent No. WO. 2014/082696 A1 Applicant: Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG, Hard (AT) Registration date: 17/10/2013 The base form of a plastic PET bottle for containing a carbonated beverage or a product that is filled under slight excess pressure needs to be specially shaped. If there are any deformations they must not be permitted to affect robustness or stability. Bottom shape of a PET bottle International Patent No. WO. 2014/083255 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville sur Mer (FR) Registration date: 11/13/2013 The bottom of a PET bottle requires a special shape in order to ensure its ability to achieve optimum accommodation of the deformation forces that occur as a result of increases or reductions in pressure and also its ability to deform appropriately without any loss of stability or robustness. Aseptic closure International Patent No. WO. 2014/088811 A1 Applicant: Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park (US) Registration date: 11/20/2013 Screw cap for mounting on a plas- tic container for products which are preserved by heating. The closure is not damaged by heat and retains its properties. Dual-removal facility International Patent No. WO. 2014/086719 A1 Applicant: L’Oreal, Paris (FR) Registration date: 02/12/2013 The closure of a cosmetic container not only allows extraction via a kind of pipette but the contents can also be discharged using the container as a hand-operated pump sprayer.