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PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 07+08/18 www.petpla.net 48 Bottle with light Intern. Patent No. WO 2017 / 207923 A1 Applicant: Société Anonyme des Eaux Minérales D’Evian et en Abrégé, Evian les Bains (FR) Application date: 31.5.2017 To create special optical effects with a bottle, it is proposed to imple- ment a light source at the opening that illuminates the inside of the bottle. A special design of the sleeve label enables three-dimensional views, e.g. if the label is designed as an aero- plane hull, the lighting shows a view of inside the aircraft. Sheathing for bottles Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 102581 A1 Applicant: Area S.R.I., Rho Mi (IT) Application date: 22.12.2015 Improved wrap around packaging with handle to package several individ- ual bottles together. Bundle with carry handle Intern. Patent No. WO 2016/ 113118 A1 Applicant: KHS GmbH, Dortmund (DE) Application date: 7.1.2016 The application describes how sev- eral plastic bottles are bound together with dif- ferent “strong” adhesive points. The bundle is equipped with a carry handle and individual bottles can be removed easily from the adhe- sive points. Stackable bottles Intern. Patent No. WO 2017 / 205946 A1 Applicant: Marcelo Perucci, Campinas (BR) Application date: 1.6.2016 The base of a plastic bottle is shaped so that the top of a bottle stacked under- neath fits inside. This saves space when the bottles are stacked, which can lead to lower logistics costs. There is also no need for cardboard inserts. Coated plastic container Europ. Patent No. EP 3072825 A1 Applicant: Takemoto Yohki Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application date: 30.10.2015 The application describes a plastic container and the procedure for coating a plastic container with a metal oxide layer to improve the barrier properties of the container. Improved contact surfaces Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 123423 A1 Applicant: The Coca Cola Comp., Atlanta (US) Application date: 29.1.2016 The application proposes that the touch points on a multi-use plastic bottle be specially designed to maintain the attractiveness of the bottle, even towards the end of its useful lifespan.