PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2020

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 11/20 www.petpla.net 56 An aseptic bottle European Patent No: EP 3594142 A1 Applicant: Suntory Holdings Ltd., Osaka (JP) Date of application: 6.3.2018 A light thin-walled bottle for hotfill- ing. Its base is specially designed to absorb internal pressure without defor- mation to prevent the base from buck- ling with resultant loss of stability. Bottle with a solid spout Internal Patent No: WO 2018/170365 A1 Applicant: Consolidated Company LP., Atlanta (US) Date of application: 16.3.2018 The plastic bottle’s shoulder section and spout are specially designed to absorb forces “non-destructively” that occur during shipping or when the bottle is dropped acci- dentally. Preform with several sections Internal Patent No: WO 2020/028424 A1 Applicant: Niagra Bottling LLC., Ontario (US) Date of application: 30.7.2019 In order to be able to best meet a bottle’s various requirements, it is pro- posed to divide the preform into several “sections” according to thickness of material and shape. Preform with thread Internal Patent No: WO 2020/028405 A1 Applicant: Niagra Bottling LLC., Ontario (US) Date of application 30.7.2019 A preform for creating a light- weight PET bottle. The top side is already moulded as a thread to help provide a better and more reliable way of determin- ing whether the bottle has been opened. Cap holder Internal Patent No: WO 2020/037089 A1 Applicant: Novembal USA Inc., New Jersey (US) Date of application: 14.8.2019 In order to prevent a cap from falling off or being dis- carded, it is proposed making a recess in the opening/ bottle neck into which the cap can be “wedged”. Lightweight plastic bottle Internal Patent No: WO 2019/245638 A1 Applicant: Graham Packaging Comp., L.P. Lancaster (US) Date of application: 16.4.2019 A weight-reduced bottle with a special moulded base shape and outer wall design to absorb the forces produced during hotfilling or filling with carbonated content “without deforma- tion” in the visual area.