PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2020

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 09/20 www.petpla.net 56 Bottle with tamper-proof strip European Patent No: EP 3575235 A1 Applicant: Nishiaki Kousakusho Co. Ltd., Kanagawa (JP) Date of application: 31.1.2014 The neck of this PET bottle is specially designed to make the first opening or removal of the tamper- proof strip from the cap more vis- ible and to enable the strip to be removed during recycling/refilling. Twin chamber bottle Internal Patent No: WO 2020/009565 A1 Applicant: Ismail Atabeg, Tilburg (NL) Date of application: 6.7.2019 The proposal is to divide the familiar sized carbonated drinks’ bottles into two smaller units (half-bottles). While one is being consumed, the other remains unopened without suffering any reduction in quality. Plastic aerosol can Internal Patent No: WO 2020/011448 A1 Applicant: Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner and Co. Ltd, KG, Hard (AT) Date of application: 4.6.2019 A plastic blow moulded PET con- tainer designed as a pressurised aerosol can. An inserted piston with two sealing rings isolates the product from pressure agents. Bottle with compensation surfaces Internal Patent No: WO/018861 A1 Applicant: Graham Packaging Comp., LP., Lancaster (US) Date of application: 19.7.2019 Plastic PET containers with spe- cially shaped compensation surfaces and all-round designs to absorb the deformation forces that occur after hotfilling and subsequent cooling. The deformation can be controlled during this process. Top and underside PET drum Internal Patent No: WO 2018/154334 A1 Applicant: Petainer Large Container IP Ltd., London (GB) Date of application: 27.2.2018 Describes the removable protective parts of the top and base of the PET drum and how they are attached to it. Plastic bottle European Patent No: EP 3590855 A1 Applicant: Suntory Holdings Ltd, Osaka (JP) Date of application: 27.2.2018 A weight-reduced plastic bottle with stabilising grooves and compensation surfaces for differences in pressure caused by hotfilling.