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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2021
Diageo Great Britain Limited, London, GB;
Adam Richard Turner, Toft, GB;
Natasha Wilson, Toft, GB;
Joshua Lanzon-Miller, Toft, GB;
Jonathan Morris, Toft, GB;
Anthony Robin Burness, Toft, GB;
Andrew William Norfolk, Toft, GB;
Benjamin Rhys Williams, Toft, GB;
Amy Joanne King, Toft, GB;
Rupert Anthony Barton, Toft, GB;
Paul Clifford Smith, Toft, GB;
Diageo Great Britain Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
A system and method of producing a moulded article, e.g. a one-piece container, comprises delivering a fibre suspension to a porous mould and removing a suspending liquid (e.g. water) via pores of the porous mould. An inflatable bladder is inserted into the mould in a collapsed state and then inflated to apply pressure to internal walls of the article to remove water content. A wet embryonic form of the container is then transferred to a non-porous mould where an inflatable bladder applies internal pressure to compress the walls and remove further water content. The container is further dried by microwave and/or air drying and may be coated with a protective layer.