Jeffrey P Bau

US Patent:

20030008082, Jan 9, 2003

Filed:

Jun 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/888121

Inventors:

Peter Dronzek - Thornwood NY, US
Wallace Zychowski - Norway MI, US
Jeffrey Bau - Iron Mountain MI, US

International Classification:

B32B009/00

US Classification:

428/034100, 428/042200, 428/040100, 428/043000

Abstract:

Labels having a permanent section and at least one removable coupon section are made from polymeric sheets or rolls suitable for printing and forming, at high rates of production, blown or injection in-mold labeled plastic containers are based on a polymeric white opaque, transparent, translucent or contact clear substrate monoaxially oriented and having a thickness in the range of 0.002 to 0.008 inches. The polymer film is reverse pattern-printed with an abhesive coextensive with the detachable portion then overcoated on the container-facing side with a continuous coating of heat activatable adhesive. Such sheet or roll can be printed and then cut into individual labels for affixing to the container as part of a in-molding process. Recyclable containers are provided at high speed without missing labels or doubled labels due to feeding problems. The labels are firmly adherent, except for the removable coupon, and squeeze-release resistant and the indicia, because, in clear and contact-clear versions, are viewable through the labels themselves, are protected against spillage and abrasion.

US Patent:

20050167026, Aug 4, 2005

Filed:

Dec 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/024230

Inventors:

Peter Dronzek - Thornwood NY, US
Wallace Zychowski - Norway MI, US
Jeffrey Bau - Neenah WI, US

International Classification:

B65D041/32
B65D001/00
B65B007/00

US Classification:

156069000, 428035700, 220359100

Abstract:

Method and elements are described for placing a closure element on a container where the closure element functions as a sanitary seal or a tamper evident seal. The (a) providing a sized uniaxially oriented polymer film having a discontinuity on an edge that is substantially perpendicular to the machine direction of said uniaxially oriented polymer; (b) applying an adhesive to at least a portion of said sized uniaxially oriented polymeric film having a discontinuity of an edge to form a closure element bearing an adhesive; and (c) placing on said container, said closure element bearing an adhesive, with the edge of said closure element having a discontinuity being substantially perpendicular to the direction in which sized uniaxially closure element is to separated.