PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2016

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 36 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 01+02/16 www.petpla.net Bottle as component Intern. Patent No. WO 2015 / 044231 A1 Applicant: Martin Olivier, Paris (FR) Date of Application: 24.9.2014 In order to give a bottle made from plastic additional service life, even in countries with reduced recycling facilities or none at all, the application proposes to incorporate recesses with a thread in the surface of the bottle. Any number of bottles can be put together in this way e.g. as a component for creating a wall. Container with handle Intern. Patent No. WO 2015 / 053257 A1 Applicant: Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd., Nagano (JP) Date of Application: 7.10.2014 A high volume plastic bottle is fitted in the area of the side wall with an indentation and features that enable a separately manufactured handle to be fitted and secured. Waisted bottle Intern. Patent No. WO 2015 / 059381 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville sur Mer (FR) Date of Application: 6.10.2014 Waisted bottle manufactured from PET with rectangular/square base. The bottle, which is designed for hot fill applications, is equipped with specially moulded compensation areas. Plastic bottle Intern. Patent No. WO 2015 / 068763 A1 Applicant: The Coca-Cola Comp., Atlanta (US) Date of Application: 6.11.2014 A thin-walled, weight-reduced plastic bottle incorporates grooves and indentations for fingers in the waisted area which enable the bottle to be held and secured without the bottle “collapsing”. Base section Europ. Patent No. EP 2853501 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Date of Application: 18.11.2009 The base section of a plastic bottle for product under pressure/hot fill product is specially designed. On reduction of the internal pressure/cooling, the base becomes distorted and changes to support points/support surfaces emerge. The bottle remains stable. Screw cap US Patent No. US 2013 / 0319968 A1 Applicant: Closure Systems International Inc., Indianapolis (US) Date of Application: 31.5.2013 In the interests of mounting a container closure securely on the container opening even under “high speed” conditions, the closure is fitted on the inside with a feature that is intended to prevent “incorrect mounting”.