PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2016

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 92 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 No. 10/16 www.petpla.net Internally coated bottle Europ. Patent No. EP 2955120 A1 Applicant: Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application date: 7/2/2014 A plastic bottle designed as a tube to be placed upright which delivers its content by compression is equipped with a spe- cial coating on the inside which prevents the product from sticking. The dispensing system and the remaining quantities are currently being improved. Floor with a snapping effect Europ. Patent No. EP 2957522 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR) Application date: 17/6/2014 The bottom of a PET bottle is shaped in a way that can be collapsed between the two end positions. The bottle is hot filled, closed, cooled and at the end the floor automatically moves from a lower end position to a higher end position. This gives the bottle an excess pressure which makes it more stable. Improved shelf life Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 019321 A1 Applicant: The Coca Cola Company, Atlanta and Bericap SC LLC., Cowpens (both US) Application date: 31/7/2015 The application describes a PET bottle with reduced weight and a fitted screw cap. The upper part and the cap are shaped specifically to ensure longer shelf life / optimal product quality. The screw cap is grip-friendly. In-mould bottle label Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 017082 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application date: 9/7/2015 Described are the conception and the manufacturing procedure of a plastic bottle with a label applied in the “In-Mould” shape. The bottle is shaped by water pressure and the label is stuck and fixed onto the bottle. Plastic bottle Europ. Patent No. EP 2962947 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application date: 17/12/2013 The international application describes the shaping of the floor of a bottle conceived for hot filling. The bottle is sufficiently stable, but flex- ible enough to balance out the nega- tive pressure created while cooling down. Floor for lightweight bottles Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 019318 A1 Applicant: Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta (US) Application date: 31/7/2015 Many different bottle floor shapes are described for carbonated soft drinks. The material composition / change during manufacturing are being inspected and evaluated.