PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2017

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 09/17 www.petpla.net 88 Improved opening Internal Patent No. WO 2017 / 013226 A1 Applicant: Nestec S.A., Vevey (CH) Application date: 21.7.2016 A problem with popular hinged lid closures is the lim- ited angle of opening, which hampers direct extraction of the product. The applica- tion describes a closure with an “extended” hinge, which simplifies extraction but does not protrude beyond the outer shape when the bottle is closed. Bottle and container Internal Patent No. WO 2015 / 121560 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR) Application date: 28.1.2015 Unusually shaped PET bottle, which can be dovetailed together with several similarly shaped bottles to make an attractive and “small-volume” display. Stackable container Europ. Patent issue No. EP 2640646 B1 Applicant: Pet Engineering & Services Srl., Grassobbio (IT) Application date: 27.10.2011 The design and structure of an easily stackable plastic keg is awarded a European patent. Movable base Europ. Patent No. EP 3109176 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR) Application date: 23.6.2015 On a hot-filled PET bottle, which cools/is cooled after filling, the base shape must absorb the forces arising from cooling so as to prevent any excessive and visually negative distortion of the bottle body. Bottle Europ. Patent issue No. EP 2752369 B1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokio (JP) Application date: 29.8.2012 The shaping and manufacturing pro- cedure for a hot-filled, lightweight plastic bottle with a base that absorbs vacuum forces is awarded a European patent. Aerosol canister Internal Patent No. WO 2017 / 021038 A1 Applicant: Coster Tecnologie Speciali S.p.A., Calceranica al Lago (IT) Application date: 14.6.2016 PET aerosol canister with improved closure plate and valve seat for a liquid, pres- surised product. The perfor- mance of the canister has been optimised for water tight- ness and manufacturing.