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Biodegradable packaging for liquids

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Objective

To create a Technology landscape report on "Biodegradable Packaging for Liquids"

Comment: The idea is to find out the innovative market players in this technology area, those are the players that are the most technologically advanced in the market place. Intellectual Property that these players hold is taken as a measure of their technological prowess in this particular area. We have used Patents and Scientific articles to point out the innovative and technologically advanced market players.

Search methodology

Search strategy 1. Various class codes and keywords were retrieved for conducting the search related to Biodegradable Packaging from relevant patents, thesaurus and patent databases and scientific articles.
2. The database used for patent search is Thomson innovation. (Refer section 6)
Keywords biodegradable, bio-disintegratable, biopolymer, bioplastic,PLA, PHA, PHB, PHBV, etc.

Background

The environmental and sustainability issues, the increasing cost of solid waste disposal, dioxin emission from waste incineration have made synthetic polymers unattractive. This has led to the development and production of biodegradable polymers. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are the intracellular inclusion in some bacteria. The property of PHA range from stiff, brittle to rubber-like and is a suitable alternative for the synthetic plastic.

The general structure of polyhydroxyalkanoates
  • n=1 R=hydrogen poly(-3-hydroxypropionate)
  • methyl poly(-3-hydroxybutyrate)
  • ethyl poly(3-horoxyvalerate)
  • propyl poly(-3-hydroxyhexanoate)
  • pentyl poly (-3-hydroxyoctanoate)
  • nonyl poly (-3-hydroxydodecanoate)
  • n=2 R=hydrogen poly (-4-hydroxybutyrate)
  • n=3 R=hydrogen poly (-5-hydroxyvalerate) (https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/3487/1/jb04003.pdf.


Lactic acid polymerization to PLA


Polylactic acid (PLA) is another biopolymer with environmental benefit. Polylactic acid (PLA) is a rigid thermoplastic polymer and can be semicrystalline or amorphous. The backbone of PLA is L(_)-lactic acid (2-hydroxy propionic acid) which is a natural and most common form of the acid. D(_)-lactic acid can also be produced by microorganisms or through racemization. (http://www.jimluntllc.com/pdfs/polylactic_acid_technology.pdf)







Concept Table

English Keywords French keywords German Keywords
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4 Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4 Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4
biodegradable package water vapor barrier biodégradables forfait la vapeur deau barrière biologisch abbaubar Paket Wasserdampf Barrier
biodegradation packaging Water vapour resistant biodégradation emballage La vapeur deau résistants Biodegradation Verpackung Wasserdampf resistent
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Search strategy

Patents

Thomson innovation

  • Time line: 1836 to September 21st, 2011
  • Databases: US Grant, GB App, US App, FR App, WO App, DE Util, EP Grant, DE Grant, EP App, DE App, JP Util, JP Grant, JP App, CN Util, CN App, KR Util , KR Grant, KR App, DWPI
S.No Concept Scope Search string No.of hits
English keyword search
1 Biodegradable KW CTAB (biodegrad*6 or bio-degrad*6 or **** ###
2 Biodegradable KW Full text (biodegrad*6 or bio-degrad*6 or **** ###
3 Packaging KW CTAB packag*3 or film*1 or **** ###
4 Biodegradable Packaging KW CTAB (biodegrad*6 or bio-degrad*6 or **** ###
5 Moisture resistance KW Full text ((((water adj2 (vapor or vapour)) or**** ###
6 Moisture resistant packaging CTAB (((((water adj2 (vapor or vapour)) or **** ###
7 Biodegradable and moisture resistant packaging KW KW combination query 4 AND 6 ###
8 ECLA class for bio or photo degradable packaging Any IPC or ECLA B65D006546C or **** ###
9 Biodegradable packaging US class US class 220DIG30 or 383001 ###
10 IPC or US class for biodegradable packaging Combined query 8 or 9 ###
11 Liquid packaging IPCs Any IPC or ECLA B65D008572 or B65D008578 or **** ###
12 Liquid packaging IPC with biodegradable KW Combined query 1 and 11 ###
13 Layered product IPC Any IPC or ECLA B32B000502 or B32B000702 or **** ###
14 Stock material or misc. article US class US class 428326 or 428058 or 428457 or **** ###
15 IPC or US class Combined query 13 or 14 ###
16 Biodegdradable macromolecular compd IPC Any IPC or ECLA C08L010116 ###
17 Compositions of macromolecular compounds Any IPC or ECLA C08L000300 or C08L000302 or **** ###
18 Compositions of macromolecular compounds US class 527207 or 527311 or **** ###
19 Pulp compositions IPC Any IPC or ECLA D21H002736 or D21H002730 or **** ###
20 US class for degradation US class 523124 or **** ###
21 Processes for applying liquids to surfaces IPC Any IPC or ECLA B05D000300 or B05D000302 or**** ###
22 Shaping and process related US class US class 264129 or 264401 or **** ###
23 Any IPC or ECLA Combined query 15 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 ###
24 IPC or US Class and Biodeg pkg and moisture resistant KW Combined query 23 and 4 and 5 ###
25 Biodeg compd IPC and packaging and moisture resistant KW Combined query 16 and 3 and 5 ###
26 Biodeg pkg Class and moisture resistant KW Combined query 10 and 5 ###
27 Applications of disintegrable, dissolvable or edible materials Any IPC or ECLA B65D006546 ###
28 Disintegrable IPC and Biodegradable and moisture resistance KW Combined query 2 and 5 and 26 ###
29 Final combined query in English 12 or 24 or 25 or 26 or 28 ###
German keyword search
1 Biodegradable KW CTAB ((biologisch ADJ2 abbaubar) or biodégradation or **** ###
2 Biodegradable KW Full text ((biologisch ADJ2 abbaubar) or biodégradation or **** ###
3 Packaging KW CTAB (Paket or Verpackung or Pakete or **** ###
4 Biodegradable Packaging KW CTAB ((biologisch ADJ2 abbaubar) or biodégradation or **** ###
5 Moisture resistance KW Full text (Wasserdampf or Feuchtigkeit or **** ###
6 Moisture resistant packaging CTAB (Wasserdampf or Feuchtigkeit or **** ###
7 ECLA class for bio or photo degradable packaging Any IPC or ECLA B65D006546C ###
8 Liquid packaging IPCs Any IPC or ECLA B65D008572 or B65D008578 or**** ###
9 Liquid packaging IPC with biodegradable KW Combined query 1 and 8 ###
10 Layered product IPC Any IPC or ECLA B32B000502 or B32B000702 or **** ###
11 Biodegdradable macromolecular compd IPC Any IPC or ECLA C08L010116 ###
12 Compositions of macromolecular compounds Any IPC or ECLA C08L000300 or C08L000302 or **** ###
13 Pulp compositions IPC Any IPC or ECLA D21H002736 or D21H002730 or **** ###
14 Processes for applying liquids to surfaces IPC Any IPC or ECLA B05D000300 or B05D000302 or **** ###
15 Any IPC or ECLA Combined query 10 or 12 or 13 or 14 ###
16 IPC or US Class and Biodeg pkg and moisture resistant KW Combined query 15 and 4 ###
17 Biodeg compd IPC and packaging and moisture resistant KW Combined query 11 and 3 and 5 ###
18 Biodeg pkg Class and moisture resistant KW Combined query 8 and 5 ###
19 Applications of disintegrable, dissolvable or edible materials Any IPC or ECLA B65D006546 ###
20 Disintegrable IPC and Biodegradable and moisture resistance KW Combined query 2 and 5 and 19 ###
21 Final combined german query 9 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 20 ###
French keyword search
1 Biodegradable KW CTAB (biodegradables or biodegradation or **** ###
2 Biodegradable KW Full text (biodégradables or biodégradation or**** ###
3 Packaging KW CTAB forfait or emballage or paquets or **** ###
4 Biodegradable Packaging KW CTAB (biodegradables or biodegradation or **** ###
5 Moisture resistance KW Full text (((la vapeur ADJ2 deau) or (La vapeur ADJ2 deau) or **** ###
6 Moisture resistant packaging CTAB (((la vapeur ADJ2 deau) or **** ###
7 Biodegradable and moisture resistant packaging KW KW combination query 4 AND 6 ###
8 ECLA class for bio or photo degradable packaging Any IPC or ECLA B65D006546C ###
9 Liquid packaging IPCs Any IPC or ECLA B65D008572 or B65D008578 or**** ###
10 Liquid packaging IPC with biodegradable KW Combined query 1 and 9 ###
11 Layered product IPC Any IPC or ECLA B32B000502 or B32B000702 or **** ###
12 Biodegdradable macromolecular compd IPC Any IPC or ECLA C08L010116 ###
13 Compositions of macromolecular compounds Any IPC or ECLA C08L000300 or C08L000302 or **** ###
14 Pulp compositions IPC Any IPC or ECLA D21H002736 or D21H002730 or **** ###
15 Processes for applying liquids to surfaces IPC Any IPC or ECLA B05D000300 or B05D000302 or **** ###
16 Any IPC or ECLA Combined query 11 or 13 or 14 or 15 ###
17 IPC or US Class and Biodeg pkg and moisture resistant KW Combined query 16 and 4 and 5 ###
18 Biodeg compd IPC and packaging and moisture resistant KW Combined query 12 and 3 and 5 ###
19 Biodeg pkg Class and moisture resistant KW Combined query 8 and 5 ###
20 Applications of disintegrable, dissolvable or edible materials Any IPC or ECLA B65D006546 ###
21 Disintegrable IPC and Biodegradable and moisture resistance KW Combined query 2 and 5 and 20 ###
22 Final combined french query 10 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 21 ###
Japanese F Term search
1 Biodegradable materials JP F-terms 4J200BA* or **** ###
2 Packaging KW CTAB packag*3 or film*1 or **** ###
3 Moisture resistance KW Full text ((((water adj2 (vapor or vapour)) or **** ###
4 Moisture resistant pkg KW with Biodegradability Fterms Combined query 1 and 2 and 3 ###
5 Liquid packaging JP F-terms 3E035AA03 or **** ###
6 Biodegradability KW CTAB (biodegrad*6 or bio-degrad*6 or **** ###
7 Biodegradability KW with liquid packaging Fterms Combined query 4 and 5 ###
8 Moisture resistant packaging JP F-terms 3E033CA09 or 3E060DA21 or **** ###
9 Biodegradability KW and Moisture resistant packaging F terms Combined query 5 and 7 ###
10 Final combined Japanese query 4 or 6 or 8 ###
1 Final combination of all languages search query ###



Relevant Class Codes and Definitons

IPC/ECLA

Class Codes Definitions
B65D Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials
3/22 Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines;Containers with double walls
85/72 Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials;For edible or potable liquids, semiliquids or potable or plastic materials
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US Class

Class codes Definitions
220 Receptacle
DIG30 biodegradable
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F Term

F- TERM Description
4J200 Biological depolymerization polymers
4J200BA* Biodegradable materialsa (all F terms under this is included)
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Relevant Patents

S. No. Patent / Publication No. Title Assignee Publication year Dolcera summary
1 US7951438 BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYLACTIC ACID FILM WITH HIGH BARRIER TORAY PLASTICS AMERICA INC 2011 A metallized laminate of polylactic acid with a moisture barrier property of at least 1.0 g/m2/day or better at 38oC. and 90% RH
2 US20110076511 MULTI-LAYER HIGH MOISTURE BARRIER POLYLACTIC ACID FILM TORAY PLASTICS AMERICA INC 2011 A multi-layer biaxially oriented polylactic acid film with a coating layer of aluminum for improvement in barrier properties.
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Trends and Insights

Biodegradable materials and combination used in water resistance packaging
  • Numerical values represent the patent count
  • Circles represents different compositions
  • Lines between two circles is the patent count of biodegradable materials used in combination

Sample Analysis Sheet

Market Research Information

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Assignee analysis and IP activity

Top Assignees in this technology area
Top Assignees in Packaging Industry
Top Assignees in Chemical Industry
Top Assignees in FMCG Industry
Top Assignees in Food Industry
Geographical distribution of Patents
Geographical distribution of Assignees
IP activity based on Publication Year
IP activity based on Priority Year

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Patent to Product Mapping

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