PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2018

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 11/18 www.petpla.net 64 Increased internal pressure Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 161338 A1 Applicant: Graham Packaging Comp., L.P., York (US) Application date: 1.4.2015 The application describes the shaping and the procedure for fixing a seal on a PET bottle used as a pressurised aerosol can. Plastic container Disclosure No. DE 102016118495 A1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (DE) Application date: 29.9.2016 Shown here is the special base shaping of a plastic bottle. The “feet” of the bottle feature specially shaped ridges and grooves. Optimised compensation areas Europ. Patent No. EP 3290345 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application date: 8.4.2016 For plastic bottles intended for hot filling with slanted compensation areas to compensate for the vacuum forces arising during cooling. The outer shape of the bottle does not change. Plastic bottle with necking Europ. Patent No. EP 3290356 A1 Applicant: Bernard Fafournoux, Louveciennes (FR) Application date: 5.9.2016 The application describes a PET bottle with stark contouring and/or neck- ing so that only a small aperture remains open. A small ball should seal this aper- ture to impair / prevent degassing of the content. Plastic for aseptic filling Europ. Patent No. EP 3299306 A1 Applicant: Suntory Holdings Ltd., Osaka (JP) Application date: 19.5.2016 Thin-walled, light plastic bottle for filling under aseptic conditions but sufficiently stable – especially at the base – to absorb any pressure differences, e.g. with carbonated products. Bottle without support ring Intern. Patent No. WO 2018 / 075093 A1 Applicant: Amcor Group GmbH, Zürich (CH) Application date: 31.3.2017 The application describes the shap- ing of a plastic bottle, which is designed specially in the neck and/or threaded area without a support ring. This reduces the weight of the bottle and simultaneously improves the appearance of the bottle.