# US 2022/0033128 A1 · Lightweight polymer bottle for wine and spirits

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- Number: US 2022/0033128 A1
- Document ID: US20220033128A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/247,476
- Filed: 2020-12-11
- Published: 2022-02-03
- Earliest claimed: 2020-07-29
- Assignees: Verre Vert, Inc.
- Applicants: Verre Vert, Inc.
- Inventors: Brandon Wilson; Dylan Robbins; Morgan Wiley; Dustin Wilson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220033128A1

## CPC

- B65D 1/0215: {multilayered (B65D81/3837 takes precedence)}
- B65D 23/02: Linings or internal coatings
- B65D 23/0821: {consisting mainly of polymeric materials (B65D23/0828 takes precedence)}
- C08J 7/0427: {with only one layer of a composition containing a polymer binder (with more layers C08J7/042)}
- C08J 7/048: Forming gas barrier coatings
- C08J 7/06: with compositions not containing macromolecular substances
- C08J 7/065: {Low-molecular-weight organic substances, e.g. absorption of additives in the surface of the article}
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- C08J: WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H (working, e.g. shaping, of plastics B29)

## Abstract

A container for alcohol, e.g., a wine bottle, formed of a polycarbonate wall sandwiched between exterior and interior coatings, at least one of which may be an epoxy of 4,4′-isopropylidenedicyclohexanol and 1-chloro-2,3,-epoxypropane, crosslinked with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. The polycarbonate wall may be an extrusion blow molded monolithic form at least 1.5 mm thick, and either or both of the exterior coating and the interior coating may have a thickness between 1 nm and 100 μm, inclusive.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A container for alcohol comprising a polymer wall of the container sandwiched between a coating applied to an interior of said polymer wall of the container and an exterior of said polymer wall of the container.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The container of claim 1, wherein the coating is an oxide of silicon.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The container of claim 2, wherein the coating is an SiO2-based coating.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The container of claim 1, wherein the polymer wall of the container and applied coatings have a total thickness of approximately 1-5 mm.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The container of claim 1, wherein the polymer wall of the container and applied coatings have a total thickness of no less than 1.5 mm.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the coating to the interior of said polymer wall of the container and to the exterior of said polymer wall of the container has a thickness of 1 nm to 100 μm, inclusive.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The container of claim 6, wherein at least one of the coating to the interior of said polymer wall of the container and to the exterior of said polymer wall of the container has a thickness of 100 nm to 30 μm.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The container of claim 1, wherein the container is a wine bottle having volume of 0.187 to 3 liters.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The container of claim 8, wherein the wine bottle has volume of 750 ml.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The container of claim 8, wherein the container is a wine bottle having a body that terminates in a base, a shoulder, and a neck, the shoulder forming a tapered region between the neck and the body, and the neck terminating in a finish wherein the wine bottle has an overall height of approximately 290.53 mm, an overall width at the body of approximately 89.4 mm.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The container of claim 10, wherein the body is approximately 130.5 mm tall, the neck is approximately 37.23 mm tall, and the shoulder has an inside radius of approximately 101 mm at a junction with the body, and an outside radius of approximately 200 mm tapering towards the neck.

### Claim 12

A container for alcohol comprising a body defined by a polymer wall of the body, a first coating applied to an interior of said polymer wall of the body and a second coating applied to an exterior of said polymer wall of the body.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The container of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first coating and the second coating is an oxide of silicon.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The container of claim 13, wherein at least one of the first coating and the second coating is an SiO2-based coating.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The container of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first coating and the second coating is an epoxy of 4,4′-isopropylidenedicyclohexanol and 1-chloro-2,3,-epoxypropane, crosslinked with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The container of claim 12, wherein the polymer wall defining the body and the applied first and second coatings have a total thickness of approximately 1-5 mm.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The container of claim 12, wherein the polymer wall defining the body and the applied first and second coatings have a total thickness of no less than 1.5 mm.

### Claim 18 (depends on 12)

The container of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first and second coatings has a thickness of 1 nm to 100 μm, inclusive.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The container of claim 18, wherein at least one of the first and second coatings has a thickness of 100 nm to 30 μm.

### Claim 20 (depends on 13)

The container of claim 13, wherein at least one of the first and second coatings has a thickness of 1 nm to 100 μm, inclusive.