The Coca-cola Company

Bericap Holding Gmbh

Simon Shi

Piaras Valdis De Cleir

Casper W Chiang

Sterling Lane Steward

John E Adams

Rajesh Gopalaswamy

Gopalaswamy Rajesh

Venkat Govindarajan

Wen Zeng

Christopher Russell Mubarak

Lothar Brauer

Frank Gehindy

Jose Olavo Martins Ferreira Salles

Rohit Joshi

Dena Wade

Brian Rogers

Lauren Johnson

Jessica Jordan Latiff

Aaliyah Shafiq Ely

Noah Wigington

John Adams

Jose Olavo Martins Salles

Surface pattern applied to a bottle

This disclosure provides new closure and finish structures suited for small and light-weight carbonated beverage packaging that provide surprisingly improved carbonation retention and greater shelf life, while still achieving light weight. This closure and finish presented herein are particularly suited to small PET containers for carbonated beverages, for example less than or about 400 mL and provide good carbonation retention and shelf life.

Closure and finish for small carbonated beverage packaging with enhanced shelf life properties

This disclosure provides new containers, preforms, methods, and designs for small and light-weight carbonated beverage packaging that provide surprisingly improved carbonation retention and greater shelf life, while still achieving light weight. This disclosure is particularly drawn to small PET containers for carbonated beverages, for example less than or about 400 mL, and methods and designs for their fabrication that attain unexpectedly good carbonation retention and shelf life.

Small carbonated beverage packaging with enhanced shelf life properties

A method of forming a shaped container may include providing a metallic preform. A first pressure may be applied to the metallic preform within a mold of a shaped container to produce a container part with a partially formed container shape. The container part with the partially formed container shape may then be at least partially annealed. A second pressure may be applied to the container part within the mold to produce a container part with a fully formed container shape.

Multi blow molded metallic container

A system and method of forming a metal container with a featured sidewall may include providing a blow molded metal container. The metal container may be positioned into a mold inclusive of at least one sidewall feature. The metal container may be blow molded again to cause the at least one sidewall feature to be created in the sidewall of the container as defined by the mold. In one embodiment, a sidewall of the metal container may be at least partially annealed. The sidewall feature may include a portion of a profile of a sporting good, such as a baseball, embossed feature (e.g., word), logo, or otherwise. The metal container may be a shaped metal container.

Multiple blow molded metallic container sidewalls

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Marietta, GA, United States of America

Simon Shi