Dr Pepper/seven Up, Inc.

Snapple Beverage Corporation

Patrick T George

Sergio Gedanke

David A Brunson

Blair C Dugger

Joseph A Perella

Paul E Skelton

Brandon W Knight

John Anthony Naoum Jirgi

Christopher T Caldwell

Nicholas J Caporin

A generally hollow preform for making a stretch blow-molded container may include a threaded finish portion; a neck portion depending from the finish portion; a transition portion depending from the neck portion; a main portion depending from the transition portion; and a closed, generally rounded tip portion depending from the main portion. The preform may include stretch ratios with respect to the container including an axial stretch ratio of about 3.0 to 3.5, a hoop stretch ratio of about 5.0 to 5.5, and a total stretch ratio of about 15 to 19.25. In some embodiments, high stretch ratios may be achieved with less material, yielding substantial cost savings.

High stretch ratio preforms and related containers and methods

Bottle

Methods of improving the shelf life of beverages may involve applying a coating mix to a label thereby forming a coated label, curing the coated label, applying the coated label to a container, and adding a beverage to the container, wherein the coated label increases a gas barrier property of the container. Beverage containers such as PET containers may be tailored for specific beverages using certain coated labels.

Beverage containers having coated labels with modified gas barrier properties and related methods

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Plano, TX, United States of America

Patrick T George