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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
May. 05, 2017
Applicant:
The Coca-cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Yuping Lin, Tucker, GA (US);
Robert Scott, Douglasville, GA (US);
Assignee:
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 23/08 (2006.01); C03C 17/22 (2006.01); C23C 14/06 (2006.01); C03C 17/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/0215 (2013.01); B65D 23/0814 (2013.01); C03C 17/005 (2013.01); C03C 17/22 (2013.01); C23C 14/0605 (2013.01); C23C 14/221 (2013.01); C03C 2217/28 (2013.01); C03C 2217/78 (2013.01); C03C 2218/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
Containers are provided that include a body structure having a top end that defines an opening, a sealed base end, and a sidewall structure extending between the top and base ends, in which the sidewall structure has an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior space, and a protective coating that includes a diamond-like carbon on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the sidewall structure. Methods for enhancing the mechanical strength of containers are also provided.