SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Duarte Da Cal, Germano
Debuire, Yann
Charlot, Rémi
Senaux, Frédéric
Viollaz, Eric
Abrégé
A bottle having good mechanical properties and lightness due to its bottom design includes a bottom, a body, and a neck. The bottom has a dome, a coronal arch, an annular seat, a side wall, six main radial grooves, five secondary radial grooves situated between the main grooves, each having an end Ev in the arch, and a peripheral end Ep in the side wall. The bottom is such that the ratio Mf/Vuf, wherein Mf is the weight of the bottom and Vuf is the useful volume of the bottom, is less than or equal to 0.050 g/mL and the ratio Ødo/Hdo, wherein Ødo is the diameter of the dome at its base and Hdo is its apex height along an axis Z, is greater than or equal to 4.4. The invention also relates to a manufacturing method and a mold for the bottle.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D’EVIAN ET EN ABREGE "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Martino, Veronica
Chivrac, Frédéric
Abrégé
The invention concerns cup containers made with PET, preferably recycled PET. The cup containers present good mechanical properties and processability. The cup container has a thermoformed hollow body, made of a PET plastic material, defined by an opening, a side wall and in a horizontal direction a bottom opposite to the opening, a flange outwardly peripheral to the opening, forming an opening edge with the side wall, integral with the body, and an external banderole positioned at the side wall.
B65D 1/26 - Réceptacles à parois minces, p. ex. formées par étirage
B65D 65/38 - Matériaux d'emballage de type ou forme particulière
B65D 25/36 - Habillage ou revêtements externes formés par application d'un matériau en feuille
B65D 85/72 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets spécialement adaptés à des objets ou à des matériaux particuliers pour produits comestibles sous forme liquide, semi-liquide, plastique ou pâteuse
B29C 51/00 - Façonnage par thermoformage, p. ex. façonnage de feuilles dans des moules en deux parties ou par emboutissage profondAppareils à cet effet
Société Anonyme des Eaux Minérales d'Evian et en abrégé "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Tanchette, Jean-Baptiste
Lesterlou, Emmanuel
Abrégé
Bottle collar with a flange,
the bottle comprising a body with a side wall and a shoulder arranged between the collar and the side wall,
characterized in that the collar of the bottle comprises at least one
protuberance, arranged:
between the flange and the body,
adjacent to the shoulder.
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Christin, Roland
Abrégé
The invention relates to a blowing cleaning machine for shells (100), comprising: - a frame (10), - a rotating plate (20) designed to receive and convey a plurality of shells (100) to be cleaned, - at least one blowing nozzle (30) installed on the rotating plate (20) and designed to clean at least one shell by blowing, - a fixed supply port (40) mounted fixedly on the frame (10), characterized in that the cleaning machine comprises at least one rotating distributor (50) arranged between the fixed port and the at least one blowing nozzle (30), comprising a fixed shaft (51) with a single distribution window (513) designed to supply the at least one blowing nozzle (30) with blowing air only over a predetermined angular blowing sector (Saf).
B29C 49/42 - Éléments constitutifs, détails ou accessoiresOpérations auxiliaires
A61L 2/20 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques des substances gazeuses, p. ex. des vapeurs
B08B 5/02 - Nettoyage par la force de jets, p. ex. le soufflage de cavités
B08B 9/08 - Nettoyage de récipients, p. ex. de réservoirs
B08B 9/28 - Nettoyage de récipients, p. ex. de réservoirs en utilisant des appareils dans ou sur lesquels les récipients, p. ex. des bouteilles, des bocaux, des bidons, sont amenés les appareillages nettoyant par des projections, par des pulvérisations ou par des jets, avec ou sans immersion
B08B 9/32 - Nettoyage de récipients, p. ex. de réservoirs en utilisant des appareils dans ou sur lesquels les récipients, p. ex. des bouteilles, des bocaux, des bidons, sont amenés les appareillages nettoyant par des projections, par des pulvérisations ou par des jets, avec ou sans immersion et comportant des transporteurs des transporteurs rotatifs
B08B 9/34 - Disposition des canalisations ou des buses
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Duarte Da Cal, Germano
Debuire, Yann
Charlot, Rémi
Senaux, Frédéric
Viollaz, Eric
Abrégé
The purpose of the invention is to provide a bottle made of thermoplastic material, such as PET, which provides an optimal compromise between mechanical properties and lightness, in particular due to its bottom. To achieve this, the bottle according to the invention comprises a bottom (2), a body (3) and a neck (4). The bottom (2) comprises: - a dome (9), - a coronal arch (12), - an annular seat (13), - a side wall (14), - six main radial grooves (16), - five secondary radial grooves (17) situated between the main grooves (16) and each having an end Ev in the arch (12) and a peripheral end Ep in the side wall (14). Said bottom (2) is such that the ratio Mf/Vuf, wherein Mf is the weight of the bottom and Vuf is the useful volume of the bottom (2), is less than or equal to 0.050 g/mL and such that the ratio do/Hdo, wherein do is the diameter of the dome (9) at its base (PB) and Hdo (PA) according to l, is greater than or equal to 4.4. The invention also relates to a manufacturing method and a mould for the aforementioned bottle.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABREGE "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Martino, Veronica
Chivrac, Frédéric
Abrégé
A cup container (1) having: - a thermoformed hollow body (2), made of a plastic material, defined by an opening (3), a side wall (4) and in a horizontal direction a bottom (5) opposite to the opening, - a flange (6) outwardly peripheral to the opening (3), forming an opening edge (7) with the side wall (4), integral with the body (2), and - an external banderole (9) positioned at the side wall (4), wherein: - the plastic material is a Polyethylene Terephtalate (PET), preferably comprising a recycled Polyethylene Terephtalate (rPET), - the flange has a thickness of at most 1.0 mm, preferably at most 0.90 mm, preferably 0.80 mm, - the body has a total stretch ratio of at least 4.0, preferably at least 4.5, preferably at least 5.0, and - the banderole substantially covers all the side wall.
B65D 25/36 - Habillage ou revêtements externes formés par application d'un matériau en feuille
B65D 1/26 - Réceptacles à parois minces, p. ex. formées par étirage
B65D 85/72 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets spécialement adaptés à des objets ou à des matériaux particuliers pour produits comestibles sous forme liquide, semi-liquide, plastique ou pâteuse
B29C 51/00 - Façonnage par thermoformage, p. ex. façonnage de feuilles dans des moules en deux parties ou par emboutissage profondAppareils à cet effet
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABREGE "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Martino, Veronica
Chivrac, Frederic
Abrégé
A cup container (1) having: - a thermoformed hollow body (2), made of a plastic material, defined by an opening (3), a side wall (4) and in a horizontal direction a bottom (5) opposite to the opening, - a flange (6) outwardly peripheral to the opening (3), forming an opening edge (7) with the side wall (4), integral with the body (2), and - an external banderole (9) positioned at the side wall (4), wherein: - the plastic material is a Polyethylene Terephtalate (PET), preferably comprising a recycled Polyethylene Terephtalate (rPET), - the flange has a thickness of at most 1.0 mm, preferably at most 0.90 mm, preferably 0.80 mm, - the body has a total stretch ratio of at least 4.0, preferably at least 4.5, preferably at least 5.0, and - the banderole substantially covers all the side wall.
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ “S.A.E.M.E” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Tanchette, Jean-Baptiste
Drzewiecki, Catherine-Alix
Loisel, Vincent
Abrégé
upon releasing at least another part of the liquid, the valve releases a flow of liquid out of the container, and allows a flow of gas into the container.
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ “S.A.E.M.E” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Tanchette, Jean-Baptiste
Abrégé
A thin wall container for being filled with a liquid reference volume, made with polyethylene terephtalate (PET), comprising a neck and a wall, wherein:
the PET comprises at least 50% by weight of a PET recycled by a mechanical route (rPET), and,
the container presents at least the following feature: Feature a) the wall has a thin portion having an average thickness of from 50 μm to 150 μm.
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ “S.A.E.M.E” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Tanchette, Jean-Baptiste
Abrégé
A system for dispensing a liquid to a user, that includes a container having a reference container volume and a wall with: a bottom portion, a side portion adjacent to the bottom portion, a shoulder portion adjacent to the side portion, a liquid, in the container, a dispenser, arranged to receive and hold the container, characterized in that: the bottom portion and the shoulder portion have a similar male shape. The dispenser includes a receiving portion having a female shape arranged to mate either with the bottom portion or with the shoulder portion, so as to stably hold the container.
B67D 3/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour commander le débit du liquide à distribuer par gravité à partir des récipients de stockage
B67D 3/02 - Soupapes de distribution dont les parties qui travaillent sont disposées de telle sorte qu'elles sont comprimées vers le haut, p. ex. par le bord des récipients présentés sous l'orifice de distribution
B67D 3/04 - Robinets ou cannelles adaptés de manière à fermer et ouvrir les orifices de distribution des fûts, p. ex. pour la bière
11.
OBJECT TO BE HELD BY A USER, COMPRISING A SHELL AND A BOTTLE
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Tanchette, Jean-Baptiste
Lesterlou, Emmanuel
Abrégé
Object (30) to be held by a user, comprising: - an external structure configured to be held by the user; - a closed bottle (20) which is made of plastic with thin walls and which comprises a body that defines an internal volume and a neck (21), characterised: - in that the external structure is a shell (10) in contact with at least a portion of the body of the bottle (20), - and in that the shell (10) comprises an upper neck (11) which forms an open U or C and which is configured to be resiliently fitted on at least a portion of the neck (21) of the bottle (20).
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Tanchette, Jean-Baptiste
Lesterlou, Emmanuel
Abrégé
The invention relates to a neck (21) of a bottle (20), having a flange (22), the bottle comprising a body having a side wall and a shoulder arranged between the neck and the side wall, characterized in that the neck (21) of the bottle (20) comprises at least one protuberance (27) which is arranged: - between the collar (22) and the body, - adjacent to the shoulder.
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Tanchette, Jean-Baptiste
Abrégé
A thin wall container for being filled with a liquid reference volume, made with polyethylene terephtalate (PET), comprising a neck and a wall, wherein: - the PET comprises at least 50% by weight of a PET recycled by a mechanical route (rPET), and, - the container presents at least the following feature: Feature a) the wall has a thin portion having an average thickness of from 50 µm to 150 µm.
B65D 8/00 - Réceptacles de section transversale courbe, dont le corps est formé par jonction ou liaison de plusieurs composants rigides, ou sensiblement rigides, constitués en totalité ou principalement en métal, en matière plastique, en bois ou en un matériau de remplacement
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Tanchette, Jean-Baptiste
Drzewiecki, Catherine-Alix
Loisel, Vincent
Abrégé
System for dispensing a liquid (40) to a user, comprising: - a container (10), - a liquid (40), - a dispenser (30), arranged to receive and hold the container (10) in a dispensing position, and comprising a control unit (32) user, - a valve (20) connected to the container (10), and connected to the control unit (32) to selectively release or stop a flow of the liquid (40) out of the container (10), characterized in that: - upon releasing at least a part of the liquid (40), the container (10) is deformable, the valve (20) releasing a flow of the liquid (40) out of the container (10), and - upon releasing at least another part of the liquid (40), the valve (20) releases a flow of liquid (40) out of the container (10), and allows a flow of gas into the container (10).
B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage
B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
B67D 3/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour commander le débit du liquide à distribuer par gravité à partir des récipients de stockage
B67D 3/04 - Robinets ou cannelles adaptés de manière à fermer et ouvrir les orifices de distribution des fûts, p. ex. pour la bière
B67D 3/02 - Soupapes de distribution dont les parties qui travaillent sont disposées de telle sorte qu'elles sont comprimées vers le haut, p. ex. par le bord des récipients présentés sous l'orifice de distribution
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Tanchette, Jean-Baptiste
Abrégé
System for dispensing a liquid (40) to a user, comprising: - a container (10) having a reference container volume and comprising a wall with: - a bottom portion (11), - a side portion (12) adjacent to the bottom portion (11), - a shoulder portion (13) adjacent to the side portion (12), - a liquid (40), in the container (10), - a dispenser (30), arranged to receive and hold the container (10), characterized in that: - the bottom portion (11) and the shoulder portion (13) have a similar male shape, - the dispenser (30) comprises a receiving portion (31) having a female shape arranged to mate either with the bottom portion (11) or with the shoulder portion (13), so as to stably hold the container (10).
B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage
B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
B67D 3/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour commander le débit du liquide à distribuer par gravité à partir des récipients de stockage
B67D 3/04 - Robinets ou cannelles adaptés de manière à fermer et ouvrir les orifices de distribution des fûts, p. ex. pour la bière
B67D 3/02 - Soupapes de distribution dont les parties qui travaillent sont disposées de telle sorte qu'elles sont comprimées vers le haut, p. ex. par le bord des récipients présentés sous l'orifice de distribution
16.
THIN-WALLED BOTTLE FOR CONTAINING A LIQUID FOODSTUFF
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABREGE "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Duarte, Germano
Senaux, Frederic
Abrégé
Product comprising:- a closed plastic bottle (11; 11A; 11B) with thin walls, comprising an at least partially cylindrical body which defines an internal volume, - a liquid (12) for drinking which fills at least 80% of the internal volume of the bottle (11; 11A; 11B), characterised in that the bottle (11; 11A; 11B) comprises at least one activatable portion with a concavity which is orientated in a first direction in a relaxed state, the activatable portion being configured to become deformed when a force is applied by a consumer in order to change into an activated state and to have a convexity which is orientated in a direction opposite the first direction, a pressure applied by the liquid (12) to the closed bottle (11; 11A; 11B) with the activatable portion in the relaxed state being less than a pressure applied by the liquid (12) to the closed bottle (11; 11A; 11B) with the activatable portion in the activated state.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABREGE "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Duarte, Germano
Besson, Jean-Paul
Lacam, Stéphane
Tranchette, Jean-Baptiste
Abrégé
The invention relates to an object to be held by a consumer, comprising: - an outer sleeve (20; 20A) arranged to be held by the consumer; - a closed plastic bottle (11; 11A) with a thin wall, characterised in that the outer sleeve (20; 20A) comprises a lower opening arranged to receive the bottle (11; 11A), and in that at least one first portion of the outer sleeve (20; 20A) engages with at least one first portion of the bottle (11; 11A) received by the opening, in order to form means for locking the bottle (11; 11A) inside the outer sleeve (20; 20A).
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ “S.A.E.M.E” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Gallay, Renaud
Nusbaum, Philippe
Roussy, Michel
Savajano, Romain
Abrégé
The invention pertains to a screw cap for a neck of a bottle composed of an upper part removeable from the neck and a lower park non-removeable from the neck and which is a tamper evidence band (TEB) linked to the cap's skirt by frangible connection bridges designed to be broken at the first licit opening of the bottle. TEB also displays any breaking of the cap before the first container opening, thanks to additional lower markers which are composed of annularly regularly distributed frangible connection bridges. Upper frangible bridges and lower frangible bridges are below the top edge of the neck in the original closed position of the cap and define a top ring of the TEB which is intact after the first licit opening.
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ “S.A.E.M.E” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Duarte Da Cal, Germano
Mikolajczyk, Stéphane
Abrégé
Packaging comprising: a bottle at least partially transparent, a lighting system placed on the bottle in such a way as to emit a beam of light in a direction of lighting parallel to a central axis of the bottle, a covering film covering at least part of an exterior surface of a lateral wall of the bottle, the covering film comprising at least locally a decoration designed to be back-lit by the beam of light spreading through the liquid, the decoration comprising a plurality of decorative zones, each decorative zone having a degree of illumination, the plurality of decorative zones comprising at least one first contrast zone and at least one second contrast zone, the first contrast zone having a degree of illumination at least 5% lower than the degree of illumination of the second contrast zone.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ “S.A.E.M.E” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Chivrac, Frédéric
Orchard, Alex James
Besson, Jean-Paul
Abrégé
The side wall, extending below a shoulder of the thermoplastic bottle, has a gripping portion formed substantially in the middle of the bottle body and includes a first line and a second line each defined in a vertical symmetry plane. The second line has a second point at minimal distance ds2 between the side wall and the central axis, while the first line has a first point at minimal distance dsl between the first line and the central axis. For these particular points in the gripping portion: ·ds2
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ “S.A.E.M.E” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Poulat, Françoise
Reutenauer, Philippe
Abrégé
A polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer having diacid units derived from diacid compounds, said diacid units comprising: a) from 92.50 mol % to 97.75 mol % of terephthalic units derived from terephthalic acid (TA) or an ester thereof, and b) from 2.25 mol % to 7.50 mol % of 2,5-FDCA units derived from 2,5- furandicarboxylic acid (2,5-FDCA) or an ester thereof, and-diol units derived from diol compound(s), the diol units having monoethylene glycol units derived from monoethylene glycol (MEG), as well as to a method to prepare a PET polymer. The use of a 2,5-FDCA compound selected from 2,5- furandicarboxylic acid (2,5-FDCA) and esters thereof as an anti-crystallization comonomer in a PET polymer and a bio-based PET polymer in which the anti-crystallisation comonomer is bio-based.
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Duarte Da Cal, Germano
Abrégé
Method of presentation of a bottle(1) including the steps consisting of: - acquiring an image of the bottle (1) via an acquisition device of a terminal (20), - recognising, in the image acquired by the acquisition device, an optical feature of the bottle selected from a pattern and a shape, and associating said optical feature with a multimedia content via the processing unit, the multimedia content comprising instructions that are readable by the processing unit in order to emit a light signal corresponding to the optical feature via the lighting component (22), - emitting the light signal corresponding to the optical feature via the lighting component (22).
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Gallay, Renaud
Nusbaum, Philippe
Roussy, Michel
Savajano, Romain
Abrégé
The invention pertains to an improved container (e.g bottle) cap which is a single use leakproof closing, which shows obvious indications of an illicit opening and re-use, having a double level of tamperproof means. This cap is a screw cap (1) for a neck (2) of a bottle (3) comprising an upper part (4) removable from the neck (2) and a lower part (5) non-removable from the neck (2). Said lower non-removable part (5) is a tamper evidence band (TEB) linked to the bottom edge (12) of the cap's skirt (11) by annularly regularly distributed frangible connection bridges (13) which are designed to be broken at the first opening of the bottle by unscrewing and removal of the upper part (4) of the cap (1). Said TEB also displays any breaking in of the cap (1) before the first container (3) opening, thanks to additional lower markers (18).
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Gallay, Renaud
Nusbaum, Philippe
Roussy, Michel
Savajano, Romain
Abrégé
The invention pertains to an improved container (e.g bottle) cap which is a single use leakproof closing, which shows obvious indications of an illicit opening and re-use, having a double level of tamperproof means. This cap is a screw cap (1) for a neck (2) of a bottle (3) comprising an upper part (4) removable from the neck (2) and a lower part (5) non-removable from the neck (2). Said lower non-removable part (5) is a tamper evidence band (TEB) linked to the bottom edge (12) of the cap's skirt (11) by annularly regularly distributed frangible connection bridges (13) which are designed to be broken at the first licit opening of the bottle by unscrewing and removal of the upper part (4) of the cap (1). Said TEB also displays any breaking in of the cap (1) before the first container (3) opening, thanks to additional lower markers (18) which are composed of annularly regularly distributed frangible connection bridges (18). Upper frangible bridges (13) and lower frangible bridges (18) are below the top edge (2 t) of the neck (2) in the original closed position of the cap and define a top ring (S t) of the TEB (5) which is intact after the first licit opening.
SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES EAUX MINÉRALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Duarte Da Cal, Germano
Mikolajczyk, Stéphane
Abrégé
Packaging (1) comprising: – a bottle (2) at least partially transparent, – a lighting system (15) placed on the bottle (2) in such a way as to emit a beam of light in a direction of lighting parallel to a central axis (A) of the bottle (2), – a covering film (20) covering at least part of an exterior surface of a lateral wall (4) of the bottle (2), the covering film (20) comprising at least locally a decoration designed to be back-lit by the beam of light spreading through the liquid, the decoration comprising a plurality of decorative zones (26, 27), each decorative zone (26, 27) having a degree of illumination, the plurality of decorative zones comprising at least one first contrast zone (25) and at least one second contrast zone (26), the first contrast zone (25) having a degree of illumination at least 5% lower than the degree of illumination of the second contrast zone.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Chivrac, Frédéric
Orchard, Alex James
Besson, Jean-Paul
Abrégé
The side wall (8), extending below a shoulder (5) of the thermoplastic bottle (1), has a gripping portion (4) formed substantially in the middle of the bottle body and includes a first line (PL1) and a second line (PL2) each defined in a vertical symmetry plane (PL1). The second line (PL2) has a second point (11 a) at minimal distance ds2 between the side wall and the central axis, while the first line (PL1) has a first point (19a) at minimal distance ds1 between the first line (PL1) and the central axis (Z). For these particular points in the gripping portion: • ds2 < ds1 • hs1 < hs2 A thick portion (23) is provided at and above the second point (11 a).
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Chivrac, Frédéric
Orchard, Alex James
Besson, Jean-Paul
Abrégé
The side wall (8), extending below a shoulder (5) of the thermoplastic bottle (1), has a lower portion (3) adjacent to the base (B) at lower end (8b) and a gripping portion (4) formed substantially in the middle of the bottle body. The gripping portion has a first annular part (12) tapering toward the upper end (8a) of the side wall and a second annular part (14) tapering toward the lower end (8b). A continuously rounded annular line (15), tilted with respect to a bottle support plane, defines a peripheral intersection between the first and second parts (12, 14). A maximally recessed area (11) of the gripping portion is defined at an uppermost segment (15a) of the annular line. The second annular part (14) has a thick portion (23) adjacent to the segment, where thickness is greater than in a corresponding opposite portion (24) defined at same height level.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Poulat, Françoise
Reutenauer, Philippe
Abrégé
The invention relates to a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer comprising: - diacid units derived from diacid compounds, said diacid units comprising: a) from 92.50 mol% to 97.75 mol% of terephthalic units derived from terephthalic acid (TA) or an ester thereof, and b) from 2.25 mol% to 7.50 mol% of 2,5-FDCA units derived from 2,5- furandicarboxylic acid (2,5-FDCA) or an ester thereof, and - diol units derived from diol compound(s), said diol units comprising monoethylene glycol units derived from monoethylene glycol (MEG), as well as to a method to prepare such a PET polymer. The invention relates also to the use of a 2,5-FDCA compound selected from 2,5- furandicarboxylic acid (2,5-FDCA) and esters thereof as an anti -crystallization comonomer in a PET polymer. The invention relates also to a bio-based PET polymer in which the anti-crystallisation comonomer is bio-based.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Duarte Da Cal, Germano
Colloud, Alain
Abrégé
The invention's purpose is to propose an attractive liquid container, especially beverage container, made by Injection Stretch Blow-Molding (ISBM), of a thermoplastic polymer, preferably PolyEthyleneTerephtalate (PET). Therefore, the invention concerns a carafe (1) made by an Injection Stretch Blow Molding method wherein a preform (lp) in PET, is injected molded in a first mold and is then stretched-blown-molded in a second mold, said carafe (1) comprising from its top, a neck finish (21), a neck (22), a body and a bottom; the neck finish (21), the neck, and possibly the body, of said carafe (1) having an oval, preferably elliptic, cross-section and the largest dimension of the cross section of the neck decreases from the top to the base of the neck (22).
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Bouffand, Marie-Bernard
Le Gall, Marion
Abrégé
The invention intends to provide an improved Injection-Stretch-Blow-Molding (ISBM) manufacturing method of a hotfill plastic container which is not a heat set process. This method makes it possible to increase the crystallinity of the bottle without heating the blow-molding mold and/or without impairing or impacting the hot fill process cost effective and which is easy to manufacture at an industrial scale. The invention concerns an ISBM manufacturing method of a hotfill plastic container, made from a polymer material having a crystallization temperature Tc – preferably a PET-consisting essentially in heating and blow-molding a preform in a mold said container: i. Providing a plastic preform comprising a neck end, a neck support ring, and a closed tubular body portion which is defined by a wall with an external face and an internal face, having respectively an external Te and an internal Ti temperature; ii. Heating the preform in order that Ti > Tewhile entering the mold; Ti & Te ≥ Tg;and Tg < Ti < Tc; iii. Optionally letting the heat diffusing and stabilizing itself in the preform, the heating of said preform being stopped during this possible step iii; iv. Blow molding the preform in a cavity of a mold so as to form a container, at least a part of the said mold having a TM temperature
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé “S.A.E.M.E” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Besson, Jean-Paul
Bouffand, Marie-Bernard
Reutenauer, Philippe
Abrégé
A preform, which makes it possible to obtain PEF containers (bottles) having the awaited properties, notably mechanical, by an industrial injection stretch blow molding process, is of made of a thermoplastic PEF polymer of 2,5-FuranDiCarboxylic Acid (2,5-FDCA) monomer and monoethylene glycol (MEG) monomer and comprises a neck end 2, a neck support ring 3, and a closed tubular body portion 4. The preform is designed so as to produce, by injection stretch blow-molding, a container, the axial stretch ratio of which is greater than or equal to its hoop stretch ratio. Also provided is a plastic container 10, preferably a bottle, obtained by injection stretch blow-molding of PEF preform, the bottle 10 having an axial stretch ratio greater than or equal to the hoop stretch ratio. A method for manufacturing the bottle 10 is also provided.
B29C 49/46 - Éléments constitutifs, détails ou accessoiresOpérations auxiliaires caractérisés par l'emploi d'un milieu particulier ou de fluides de soufflage autres que l'air
B65D 85/72 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets spécialement adaptés à des objets ou à des matériaux particuliers pour produits comestibles sous forme liquide, semi-liquide, plastique ou pâteuse
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé “S.A.M.E” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Gehringer, Christine
Roussy, Michel
Abrégé
wherein the grip part (30) is overmolded only onto a part of an outer surface (18) of the skirt (15), the grip portion being delimited along the central axis (A) by a top edge (32) arranged at a distance from the top wall (5), and a bottom edge (31) spaced apart from the top edge (32) towards a free end (16) of the skirt (15).
B29C 45/00 - Moulage par injection, c.-à-d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule ferméAppareils à cet effet
B29C 45/16 - Fabrication d'objets multicouches ou polychromes
B65D 41/04 - Capuchons ou couvercles en forme de capuchons filetés ou similaires, fixés par rotation
B65D 41/34 - Capuchons filetés ou analogues, ou couvercles en forme de capuchons
B29K 21/00 - Utilisation de caoutchouc non spécifié ou élastomères non spécifiés comme matière de moulage
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrege, “S.A.E.M.E” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Poulat, Francoise
Reutenauer, Philippe
Abrégé
wherein, at the step of blowing the preform, the mold is heated at a temperature greater than or equal to 50° C., preferably comprised between 50° C. and 100° C., more preferably between 65° C. and 85° C.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé “S.A.E.M.E.” (France)
Inventeur(s)
Bouffand, Marie-Bernard
Colloud, Alain
Gehringer, Christine
Jeziorska, Jr., Agnieszka
Abrégé
A blow molded bottle (1): a) which is self-collapsible during its emptying; b) which comprises at least two transversal grooves and/or ribs (6.1), preferably located in the tubular body portion (6), equipped with collapse starters (6.2); c) wherein the mean wall thickness (Tmean) of the tubular body portion (6) is—in an increasing order of preference—less than or equal to 200; 180; 160; 150 μm; preferably comprised between 65 and 150; and more preferably comprised between 90 and 130 μm. The invention also discloses a method, a preform (100) and a mold for the manufacture of the aforementioned container by blow molding. The invention also discloses a method for bottling liquid into the bottles (1), a method for dispensing the liquid, a dispenser for implementing the method and a method for packing the thin-walled bottles, in view of storage and transportation.
B65B 11/02 - Enveloppement d'objets ou de quantités de matériaux sans changer leur position durant l'opération, p. ex. dans des moules avec des plieurs à charnières
B29C 33/00 - Moules ou noyauxLeurs détails ou accessoires
B29C 49/08 - Étirage biaxial pendant le moulage par soufflage
B29C 49/16 - Étirage biaxial pendant le moulage par soufflage utilisant une différence de pression, p. ex. pré-soufflage
B65D 1/02 - Bouteilles ou réceptacles similaires, à cols ou à ouvertures rétrécies analogues, conçus pour verser le contenu
B65D 71/00 - Paquets d'objets maintenus ensemble par des éléments d'emballage pour la commodité du stockage ou du transport, p. ex. paquets compartimentés pour le transport à la main de plusieurs réceptacles tels que des boîtes de bière ou des bouteilles de boissons gazeusesBalles de matériaux
B65D 85/16 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets spécialement adaptés aux objets ou aux matériaux particuliers pour objets compressibles ou flexibles d'une autre forme
B67D 3/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour commander le débit du liquide à distribuer par gravité à partir des récipients de stockage
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé ''S.A.E.M.E'' (France)
Inventeur(s)
Roussy, Michel
Abrégé
The invention relates to a cap for closing the neck finish of a container -preferably a bottle- suitable for containing water or other liquids for human consumption (generically drinking water hereafter). For improving the possibilities of decoration/of marking the cap, this latter comprises: - a top wall (2); - an annular skirt (3) extending downward from the top wall (2) and having a bottom edge (4); - reversible opening / closing means (5) of the cap (1) on the neck finish of the container, said means (5) being preferably screw thread means (5) located inside the cap (1), and more preferably on the inner face of the skirt (3); - at least one decoration element (7); wherein: i. the top wall (2) is dug out with at least one dimple (5), preferably one dimple (5), more preferably a circular dimple (5); ii. at least one insert (6), preferably one (over)-molded insert (6), more preferably a disc (6), is designed to fill at least partially the dimple (5); iii. at least one decoration element (7) is integral with the bottom of the dimple (5) and/or the disc (6); said cap (1) having a body (8) corresponding to the cap (1) except the insert (6).
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ "S.A.E.M.E." (France)
Inventeur(s)
Duarte Da Cal, Germano
Colloud, Alain
Besson, Jean-Paul
Abrégé
The invention concerns a packaging set (1-100) of two plastic PET bottles (2a-2b), bundled by a heat retracted plastic sleeve 4, wherein a promotional article 3 is nested in a central recess which is formed by the gathering of two recesses 14, which are respectively designed in the wall of the bottles (2a-2b) of the packaging set 1. At least part of both recesses (14) of bottles (2a-2b), particularly the back of each recess (14) is in contact with the article (3), as the two bottles (2a-2b) are maintained compressed against each other by means of the heat retracted sleeve (4).
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé «S.A.E.M.E » (France)
Inventeur(s)
Besson, Jean-Paul
Bouffand, Marie-Bernard
Reutenauer, Philippe
Abrégé
A new and improved preform 1 which makes it possible to obtain PEF containers (bottles) having the awaited properties, notably mechanical, by an industrial injection stretch blow molding process. Said preform 1 is of made of a thermoplastic PEF polymer of 2,5-FuranDiCarboxylic Acid (2,5-FDCA) monomer and monoethylene glycol (MEG) monomer and comprises: a neck end 2; a neck support ring 3; and a closed tubular body portion 4; said preform being designed so as to produce, by injection stretch blow-molding, a container, the axial stretch ratio of which is greater than or equal to its hoop stretch ratio. The invention also concerns a plastic container 10, preferably a bottle, obtained by injection stretch blow-molding of PEF preform, said bottle 10 having an axial stretch ratio greater than or equal to the hoop stretch ratio. The method for manufacturing this bottle 10 is also encompassed by the invention.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé "S.A.E.M.E." (France)
Inventeur(s)
Fandeux, Isabelle
Loisel, Vincent
Roussy, Michel
Abrégé
The invention pertains to an improved container (e.g bottle) cap (1) which is a single use leakproof closing, which shows obvious indications of an illicit opening and re-use, having tamperproof means which make easier the opening of the cap and which enables non- waterproof re-closings after a first opening. This cap (1) is molded from at least two different thermoplastic material TPM1 and TPM2, this latter being more tearable than TPM1, and comprises: • - a top wall (3), • - an annular skirt (4) extending downward from the top wall (3) and having a bottom edge (10), • - means (5) for fixing the cap (1) on the neck finish (100) of the container, • - at least one pull and tamper-proof tear tab (6) which is at least a part of the skirt (4), and which comprises two tear lines (8,9) extending between the bottom edge (10) of the skirt (4) and the top of the skirt (4); the tear lines being made ofTPM2.
B65D 41/34 - Capuchons filetés ou analogues, ou couvercles en forme de capuchons
B29C 45/00 - Moulage par injection, c.-à-d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule ferméAppareils à cet effet
B65D 41/48 - Capuchons à enclenchement ou couvercles analogues non métalliques, p. ex. en papier ou en plastique
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Bouffand, Marie-Bernard
Colloud, Alain
Gehringer, Christine
Jeziorska, Agnieszka
Abrégé
A blow molded bottle (1): a) which is self-collapsable during its emptying; b) which comprises at least two transversal grooves and/or ribs (6.1), preferably located in the tubular body portion (6), equipped with collapse starters (6.2); c) wherein the mean wall thickness (Tmean) of the tubular body portion (6) is - in an increasing order of preference - less than or equal to 200 μm preferably comprised between 90 and 130 μm. The invention also concerns a method, a preform (100) and a mold for the manufacture of said aforementioned container by blow moulding. The invention also concerns a method for bottling liquid into said bottles (1), a method for dispensing said liquid, a dispenser for implementing said method and a method for packing the thin-walled bottles, in view of storage and transportation.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé "S.A.E.M.E." (France)
Inventeur(s)
Gehringer, Christine
Roussy, Michel
Abrégé
Cap (1) for closing a container comprising a neck delimiting an opening, said cap (1) extending along a central axis (A) and comprising: a body part (2) molded from a thermoplastic material and including a top wall (5) and a skirt (15), a grip part (30) overmolded at least partly around the central axis (A), onto a part of the body part (2), from a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) which is softer than the thermoplastic material of the body part (2), wherein the grip part (30) is overmolded only onto a part of an outer surface (18) of the skirt (15), the grip portion being delimited along the central axis (A) by a top edge (32) arranged at a distance from the top wall (5), and a bottom edge (31) spaced apart from the top edge (32) towards a free end (16) of the skirt (15).
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé S.A.E.M.E (France)
Inventeur(s)
Bouffand, Marie-Bernard
Colloud, Alain
Gehringer, Christine
Jeziorska, Agnieszka
Abrégé
Self supported and retractable blow moulded plastic thin-walled bottle comprising - a top part (2,3,4,5); - a tubular body portion (6); - and a bottom structure (7); - retractable top (2,3,4,5) and/or bottom (7); - at least two transversal grooves and/or ribs (6.1), - the mean wall thickness (T mean) of the tubular body portion (6) being less than or equal to 200 μm. The invention also concerns a method, a preform and a mold for the manufacture of said aforementioned container by blow moulding. The invention also concerns a method for bottling liquid into said containers, a method for dispensing said liquid, a dispenser for implementing said method and a method for packing the thin-walled containers, in view of storage and transportation.
B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
B65B 21/00 - Emballage ou déballage des bouteilles
B65D 71/00 - Paquets d'objets maintenus ensemble par des éléments d'emballage pour la commodité du stockage ou du transport, p. ex. paquets compartimentés pour le transport à la main de plusieurs réceptacles tels que des boîtes de bière ou des bouteilles de boissons gazeusesBalles de matériaux
B65D 85/16 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets spécialement adaptés aux objets ou aux matériaux particuliers pour objets compressibles ou flexibles d'une autre forme
42.
BOTTLE, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME AND USE OF FDCA AND DIOL MONOMERS IN SUCH BOTTLE
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé "S.A.E.M.E." (France)
Inventeur(s)
Bouffand, Marie-Bernard
Colloud, Alain
Reutenauer, Philippe
Abrégé
A bottle (1) comprising an envelop (2) defining a housing, said bottle being molded from at least one thermoplastic polymer of at least one FuranDiCarboxylic Acid (FDCA) monomer, preferably 2,5-FuranDiCarboxylic Acid (2,5-FDCA) monomer, and at least one diol monomer, preferably monoethylene glycol (MEG) monomer, wherein the envelop is provided with at least one imprint (10a, 10b).
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé "S.A.E.M.E." (France)
Inventeur(s)
Poulat, Françoise
Reutenauer, Philippe
Abrégé
A method of making a bottle (1) made of at least one thermoplastic polymer of at least one FuranDiCarboxylic Acid (FDCA) monomer and at least one diol monomer, comprising the steps of: - providing a preform, - placing the preform in a mold, - blowing the preform to form the bottle (1) comprising an envelop (2) defining a housing, wherein, at the step of blowing the preform, the mold is heated at a temperature greater than or equal to 50°C, preferably comprised between 50°C and 100°C, more preferably between 65°C and 85°C.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABREGE "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Poulat, Françoise
Abrégé
The invention relates to a method for producing a bio-PET polymer comprising the following steps: Step A) providing at least one diacid compound, comprising a terephtalate compound; Step B) providing at least one diol compound, comprising monoethylene glycol; wherein - at least one of the terephtalate compound and /or the monoethylene glycol is obtained from at least one bio-based material, and - at least one of the diacid compound and /or the diol compound further comprises at least one crystallization retarding compound; and Step C) copolymerizing a mixture of the diacid compound and the diol compound to obtain a bio-PET polymer comprising diacid units and diol units, comprising up to 7.5 mol% of unit(s) corresponding to the at least one crystallization retarding compound, based on the total number of moles of diacid units contained in the bio-PET. The invention also relates to a method for producing a bio-PET packaging element, comprising the following steps: - performing the method described above; and - Step D) converting the bio-PET into the bio-PET packaging element.
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé "S.A.E.M.E" (France)
Inventeur(s)
Di Gioia, Lodovico
Jacquemont, Marlène
Abrégé
The present invention concerns a process for producing water enriched with natural orthosilicic acid, said process comprising at least the following successive steps: a. a step of reverse osmosis of a raw water containing a low amount of orthosilicic acid in order to obtain a retentate; b. a step of electrodialysis of the retentate obtained in step a) with an electrodialysis stack comprising alternating pairs of cation selective membranes and anion selective membranes, said cation selective membranes and anion selective membranes being selected in the group of monovalent selective membranes and standard grade membranes such that the stack contains at least one cation standard grade membrane, one cation monovalent selective membrane, one anion standard grade membrane and one anion monovalent selective membrane; c. a step of recovery of a final water having a orthosilicic acid weight content equal to at least 150%, particularly at least 200%, more particularly at least 300% of the orthosilicic acid weight content of the raw water, and a dissolved valuable mineral ions weight content comprised in the range of 70 to 130%, particularly in the range of 80 to 120%, more particularly in the range of 90 to 110 % of the dissolved valuable mineral ions weight content of the raw water. It concerns also the still drinking water obtainable by the process and its uses.
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