PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2020

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 04/20 www.petpla.net 40 Bottle with pattern Europ. Patent No. EP 3514075 A1 Applicant: Suntory Holdings Ltd., Osaka (JP) Application date: 16.9.2016 The exterior of a plastic bottle is fur- nished with special patterns to improve its appearance. This pattern is retained even under changes in pressure and the bottle keeps its shape. Slanted compensation areas Europ. Patent No. EP 3517452 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application date: 4.7.2017 A bottle designed for hot filling with slanted circulating compensation areas, which can absorb pressure and volume changes with minimal/no changes to its external shape. Plastic bottle Intern. Patent No. WO 2019 / 131542 A1 Applicant: Toyo Seikan Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application date: 21.12.2018 International application is made for the shaping of bottle and base for a polygon-shaped plastic bottle. Base form Intern. Patent No. WO 2019 / 142922 A1 Applicant: Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd., Nagano (JP) Application date: 18.1.2019 A bottle intended for hot filling is equipped with circulat- ing grooves for stabilisation and a base that compensates for pressure differences. The base shaping is not visible from the outside and the base edge remains unchanged. Less noticeable compensation areas Intern. Patent No. WO 2019 / 167936 A1 Applicant: Toyo Seikan Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application date: 26.2.2019 Plastic bottle with specially shaped and positioned compensa- tion areas for pressure equalisation. When applied, the label makes the areas “visually” disappear. Plastic bottle Intern. Patent No. WO 2019 / 171799 A1 Applicant: Suntory Holdings Ltd., Osaka (JP) Application date: 22.1.2019 Plastic bottle with slanted circulating compensation areas and a variety of circulating reinforcement ridges.