Structures and methods for controlling fragrance release using encapsulated fragrance on container bodies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9302830-B2
Application number	US-201313861936-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2013
Priority date	Apr 13, 2012
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

A container or part of a container may comprise fragrance encapsulated in microcapsules configured to release fragrance emitting substance at at least one predetermined period of time.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A can end comprising
a peripheral curl configured to be seamed to a can body flange;
a center panel disposed within the peripheral curl;
a tab coupled to the center panel by a rivet; and
fragrance encapsulated in microcapsules, the microcapsules disposed on at least one of the center panel and the tab, the microcapsules being positioned and adapted such that actuation of the tab activates at least a portion of the microcapsules to release the fragrance.…

Assignees

• Crown Packaging Technology Inc

Inventors

• Ramsey Christopher Paul
• Young Peter Alan
• Abramowicz Daniel A

Classifications

• B65D17/4012

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65D2203/12

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65D51/24 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65D2517/0056

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65D17/4011

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic