PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2016

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 44 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 05/16 www.petpla.net Foamed screw cap Intern. patent no. WO 2015 / 128303 A1 Applicant: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH, Reinach (CH) Date of application: 24.2.2015 To make screw caps lighter, to save materials and costs, a closure consisting of several layers is proposed, whose middle layer is “foamed”. As with the properties of the clo- sure, the inner and outer layers remain unchanged. Guarantee closure Intern. patent no. WO 2014 / 057054 A1 Applicant: Capartis AG, Schaffhausen (CH) Date of application: 10.10.2013 The application describes a container closure with a guarantee strip that was improved with respect to recognis- ing an already completed first opening and which is suitable for “shortened” container necks in terms of applicabil- ity. The container neck must be shaped accordingly. Packs with handle Utility model DE 202015103378 U1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (DE) Date of application: 26.6.2015 The utility model describes a repackaging for a number of individual packs. These are held together using shrink film and a handle. Dispenser with break element Europ. patent grant no. EP 2749502 B1 Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York (US) Date of application: 21.4.2011 In the dispensing opening of a con- tainer for a product containing microcap- sules, an insert is integrated that destroys the microcapsules upon dispensing of the contents. In this way, the best possible effect of the mixed product is achieved. Container manufacturing Intern. patent no. WO 2015 / 151559 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokio (JP) Date of application: 23.1.2015 The international application describes the moulding and the procedure for manufacturing a PET bottle with all-round wavy, reinforcing ribs, a reinforcement at the handle area and a bottom with stabilising struts. Closure without thread Intern. patent no. WO 2015 / 150661 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR) Date of application: 23.3.2015 A membrane is attached to the opening of a plastic container and then additionally fixed by pressing onto a matching counter piece. The container is subsequently tightly sealed. The container is lighter because threading is avoided.