PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2015

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 52 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 09/15 www.petpla.net Container with gas feed option International Patent No.WO 2014 / 195339 A1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (DE) Application date: 4.6.2014 The invention relates to a high volume PET con- tainer with a matching closure which enables the bottle to be integrated into a tap system. The bottle is designed to save on mate- rial without affecting func- tionality. Laminated bottle International Patent No. WO 2014 / 199555 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application date: 6.5.2014 Strips of material are integrated between the layers of a plastic bottle (minimum two layers) which modify the barrier characteristics of the bottle and/or adapt them to individual requirements. Bottom section shape International Patent No.WO 2014 / 207331 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville sur Mer (FR) Application date: 22.4.2014 Special shaping of the bottom section of a thin- walled PET bottle is the only way of guaranteeing sufficient stability to cope with pressure fluctuations resulting from hot filling or content incorporating carbon dioxide. Pack manufacture International Patent No.WO 2015 / 007532 A1 Applicant: KHS GmbH, Dortmund (DE) Application date: 3.7.2014 The application proposes combining a number of indi- vidual containers using an adhesive band or applica- tion of adhesive and a strap to create a “stable“ pack. The process and techni- cal requirements such as heating elements for the adhesive and container positions are described. Multi-layer PET bottle International Patent No.WO 2013 / 112736 A1 Applicant: Plastipak Packaging Inc., Plymouth (US) Application date: 24.1.2013 This international application describes a PET bottle that is manufactured from two different PET variants. Improvements will be made to the bottle in terms of manufacture and recycling charac- teristics. Strengthened preform European Award of Patent No.EP 2630046 B1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville sur Mer (FR) Application date: 14.9.2011 A preform for manufacturing a PET bottle incorporates spe- cial peripheral bevels or bulges which help to stabilise the finished bottle.