IP Library Granted Patent US 11,453,153
Granted Patent B2
US 11,453,153 · App. 16/771,996 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Bottle, method of making the same and use of FDCA and diol monomers in such bottle

Inventors: Johannes Zimmer (Lausanne, CH); Nicolas Dabrowski (Vittel, FR)
Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
B29C49/0005B29B11/14B29C49/06B29C49/071B65D1/0207B65D1/0284C08G63/672C08L67/02B29C2949/0747B29C2949/08B29C2949/0826B29K2067/003B29L2031/7158
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Patent No.
US 11,453,153
App. No.
16/771,996
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention concerns a bottle ( 1 ) molded from at least one thermoplastic polymer of at least one Furan Dicarboxylic Acid (FDCA) monomer, preferably 2,5-Furan Dicarboxylic Acid (2,5-FDCA) monomer, and at least one diol monomer, preferably Monoethyleneglycol (MEG) monomer, said bottle, having a main axis (X), being provided with a body ( 5 ) and a bottom base ( 6 ) extending from a lower end of the body ( 5 ), The bottom base ( 6 ) comprises: —a peripheral seat ( 7 ) defining a laying plane ( 8 ); —a concave arch ( 10 ) which extends from the periphery of a central zone ( 11 ) of the bottom base ( 6 ) to the peripheral seat ( 7 ), said concave arch ( 10 ) having a rounded general shape with a concavity turned towards the outside of the container ( 1 ) and the middle point of the central zone ( 11 ) being named push-up ( 11 a ); —a series of reinforcing grooves ( 13 ) which extend radially from the central zone ( 11 ) to at least the peripheral seat ( 7 ); —base feet ( 14 ) located between two adjacent reinforcing grooves ( 13 ); According to the invention, the bottle bottom base ( 6 ) comprises a push-up height, defined as the height between the push-up ( 11 a ) and the laying plan ( 8 ), that is in the range of 7 to 10 mm for a bottle having a diameter (D) between 40 and 150 mm.

Claims (19)

1. A bottle molded from at least one thermoplastic polymer of at least one Furan Dicarboxylic Acid (FDCA) monomer, and at least one diol monomer, the bottle, having a main axis, being provided with a body and a bottom base extending from a lower end of the body, the bottom base comprising:

a peripheral seat defining a laying plane;

a concave arch which extends from the periphery of a central zone of the bottom base to the peripheral seat, the concave arch having a rounded general shape with a concavity turned towards the outside of the container and the middle point of the central zone being named push up;

a series of reinforcing grooves which extend radially from the central zone to at least the peripheral seat;

base feet located between two adjacent reinforcing grooves; and

the bottle bottom base comprises a push-up height, defined as the height between the push-up and the laying plan, is in the range of 7 to 10 mm for a bottle having a diameter between 40 and 150 mm.

2. A bottle according to claim 1 comprising a number of reinforcing grooves from 5 to 10.

3. A bottle according to claim 1 , in which the reinforcing grooves have a groove radius comprised within the range from 1 to 6 mm.

4. A bottle according to claim 1 , further comprising from 5 to 10 base feet.

5. A bottle according to claim 1 , in which the radius of the base feet at their contact point with the laying plan is from 1 to 8 mm.

6. A bottle according to claim 1 , having an internal volume between 15 to 350 cl.

7. A bottle according to 1 , being filled with a pressurized liquid.

8. A bottle according to claim 7 , in which the beverage is a carbonated beverage or a beverage bottled under nitrogen atmosphere.

9. A method of making a bottle comprising the steps of:

providing a preform made of at least one thermoplastic polymer of at least one Furan Dicarboxylic Acid monomer, and at least one diol monomer;

placing the preform in a mold having a cavity comprising at least one imprinting member; and

blowing the preform in the mold to form the bottle comprising a push-up having a push-up height in the range of 7 to 10 mm for a bottle having a having a diameter ED) between 40 and 150 mm.

10. A method according to claim 9 , wherein at the step of providing a preform, the preform comprises a hollow tube extending along a longitudinal axis and having a closed bottom end and an opened top end, the step of blowing the preform comprising blowing the preform through the opened top end at a blowing pressure less than or equal to 35 bars.

11. A method according to claim 9 , further comprising a step of filling the bottle with a liquid.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2022
From: ZIMMER, JOHANNES; DABROWSKI, NICOLAS
To: NESTLE WATERS MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY S.A.S.
Reel/Frame 059669/0761 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2022
From: NESTLE WATERS MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY S.A.S.
To: NESTEC S.A.
Reel/Frame 059669/0780 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 21, 2022
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
Reel/Frame 059746/0742 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 17207643 · Dec 15, 2017 · regional
Continuity (1)
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