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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173231 | Heat-shrinkable cylindrical label, long cylindrical body, and cylindrical-label-attached article The heat-shrinkable cylindrical label of the present invention comprises a cylindrical body formed a heat-shrinkable film into a cylindrical form, and a resin layer laid on a partial region of the cylindrical body, wherein the heat-shrinkable film is a film having a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8137773 | Polyolefin series heat-shrinkable film, molded product and heat-shrinkable laminated label employing the film, and container The present invention provides a polyolefin series heat-shrinkable film comprising a mixed resin mainly containing a polyolefin series resin (A), polylactic acid series resin (B), and a resin (C) facilitating compatibility with the resin (A) and the resin (B), or co... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8129007 | Coextruded heat-shrinkable polyester film Coextruded, biaxially oriented, heat-shrinkable films having a base layer comprising a polyester having an intrinsic viscosity greater than 0.75 and at least one outer heat-sealable layer directly adhered to the base layer are disclosed. The outer layer is heat-seal... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129006 | Stack sealable heat shrinkable film The present invention refers to a multilayer heat shrinkable film characterized by a combination of desirable properties, such as high shrinkage, good optical properties, excellent sealability and stack sealability. The invention further is directed to a method of p... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8080294 | Biaxially oriented LLDPE blends Disclosed in one aspect is a film comprising at least one core layer comprising a blend of at least 20 wt %, by weight of the core layer, of a first linear LLDPE having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) within the range of from 1.0 to 4.0; and at least 20 wt %... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8039070 | Easy open bag and film for use in thermally processing food at elevated temperatures A heat-shrinkable film suitable for forming an easy opening cook-in bag is provided. The film comprises at least five layers, including an inner layer, an inner frangible layer, a barrier layer, an outer frangible layer, and an outer layer. The film is capable of be... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7998545 | Polylactic acid shrink films and methods of casting same A heat-shrinkable polylactic acid (PLA) film and a method of its manufacture are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the PLA films exhibit heat-induced shrinkage in the transverse direction with little to no concomitant shrinkage in the machine direction. The film... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993713 | Heat shrinkable multilayer film and packaging material using the same A heat shrinkable multilayer film comprising an outer surface layer (a) formed of a thermoplastic resin, a first intermediate layer (b1) formed of a polyamide resin, a second intermediate layer (b2) formed of a saponified product of an ethylene-vinyl a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981492 | Film structures and packages therefrom useful for respiring food products that release COamounts Multilayer laminates useful in packaging of respiring food products and packages made therefrom. The laminates have a CO2 permeability rate of at least about 10 cm3/100 in2/24 hours and an O2 permeability rate of less than... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7964255 | Heat-shrinkable multilayer material A heat-shrinkable multilayer material for packaging, in particular food packaging, comprises a first layer made of heat-shrinkable material, a microwave susceptible material covering at least a part of the first layer, at least one second layer made of shrinkable or... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959995 | Deep drawing heat shrinkable multilayer film and method of manufacturing the same A deep drawing heat shrinkable multilayer film includes: an intermediate layer made of a vinylidene chloride copolymer resin (a); and a resin layer made of a first thermoplastic resin (b) layered on at least one surface of the intermediate layer. The multilayer film... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7947348 | Polypropylene compositions for stretched articles Polypropylene compositions, particularly suited for preparation of stretched/oriented articles, especially for injection stretch blow moulded bottles, comprising: A) one or more propylene homopolymers or propylene copolymers or their mixtures; B) from 500 to about 1... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939147 | Heat-sealable and shrinkable multi-layer polymeric film An open-ended tube comprising walls of a heat-sealable multi-layer polymeric film, wherein said film comprises an outer shrinkable substrate layer and an inner heat-sealable layer, wherein said substrate layer has a degree of shrinkage in the longitudinal dimension ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939148 | Collation shrink The invention relates to a film structure combining a metallocene-rich layer and an HDPE-containing layer. A preferred embodiment is a structure having metallocene-rich skin layers and an HDPE-containing core. The structures of the invention are particularly useful ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935401 | Shrink sleeve label A shrink film comprises a skin layer and a base layer. The skin layer may comprise polystyrene or modified polyester. The base layer may comprise alpha-olefin/cyclic-olefin copolymer or alpha-olefin/vinyl aromatic copolymer. The film has a free shrink at 100° C. of... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7829163 | Shrink sleeve for an article closure The present invention provides a shrink sleeve for use on a closure of an article. The present invention does so by providing a decorated closure for an article, such as a container, used to package an item or items. The decorated closure includes a shrink sleeve an... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7754301 | Non-woven self-wrapping acoustic sleeve and method of construction thereof A non-woven acoustic sleeve and method of construction thereof provides routing and protection for elongate members and suppression of noise generation from the elongate members while in the sleeve. The sleeve has an elongate wall with opposite sides that are self-w... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749584 | Heat-shrinkable polyester films In heat-shrinkable polyester films, the content of 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol is 10 to 50% by mole based on the polyhydric alcohol component and that the heat shrinkage factors of a 10 cm square sample of the films in (A) hot water of 75° C., (B) hot water of 85° ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7722936 | Heat-shrinkable multilayer films Heat-shrinkable multilayer films having a surface layer based on at least one olefinic polymer and/or copolymer, a layer based on a mixture of an ionomer having a maximum MFI of 4 dg/min and an ionomer having an MFI>4 dg/min, a barrier layer based on polyvinylidene ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7687123 | Shrink film containing semi-crystalline polyamide and process for making same A multilayer, heat-shrinkable film contains at least one semi-crystalline polyamide selected from the group consisting of polyamide 6, polyamide 66, polyamide 6/66, and polyamide 6/12. The film may have a total semi-crystalline polyamide content of at least 35 volum... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7582341 | Elastomer and polyolefin resin based films and associated methods A packaging film and related methods of manufacture are provided. The packaging film can have enhanced optical and mechanical properties so that a product surrounded by the film is clearly visible through the film and the film is sufficiently durable to be useful as... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7544404 | Shape-recovering material A structure includes a hollow tubular first body made of a shape-recovering polymeric material having a first region in the recovered state, and a second region in the expanded state. A second body including an element of a fastener, such as a hook-and-loop fastener... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7527839 | Easy open heat-shrinkable packaging An easy opening heat-shrinkable bag adapted to be heat sealed to a closed condition to contain and protect a product disposed therein, whereby, at least one heat seal is peelable and readily openable by application of force. ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7517569 | Shrink packaging barrier film A film comprises a barrier layer including PVdC or EVOH, a skin layer, and an intermediate layer comprising at least about 50% of propylene/ethylene copolymer. The film has at least about 10% free shrink in at least one direction at 85° C. The film is useful in mak... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7504141 | Shrink film A shrink film comprising a polyethylene film, characterized in that said polyethylene is an ethylene copolymer mixture having a molecular weight distribution in the range 10 to 35, a density of 915 to 940 kg/m3, a weight average molecular weight of at lea... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7422779 | Plastics film composed of rigid polyvinyl chloride (RPVC) and process for its production A plastics film 1 composed of rigid polyvinyl chloride serves as backing film for a sleeve label. The sleeve label can be applied by adhesive bonding and shrinking onto a peripheral surface of the cylindrical body. A protective covering film 2 has been... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413785 | Heat-recoverable foam tubing Provided is a melt composition for a heat shrinkable foam structure that includes at least one base polymer and a blowing agent made from at least one heat-activated chemical compound encapsulated by a plurality of polymeric shells. The melt composition may also inc... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7371459 | Electrical devices having an oxygen barrier coating An electrical device includes two electrodes and a conductive polymer layer, containing a mixture of a polymer and a conductive filler, separating the electrodes. A oxygen barrier material containing a thermosetting polymer component is present on the exposed surfac... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371445 | Structurally efficient airbag cushion exhibiting high available inflation volume The present invention relates to an airbag cushion which exhibits a low amount of seam usage (in order to attach at least two fabric panels or portions of a panel together) in correlation to an overall high amount of available inflation airspace within the cushion i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368165 | Process for the production of coated polymeric film A heat-sealable polymeric film includes a substrate layer of polymeric material having on a surface thereof a heat-sealable coating layer. The layer includes a copolyester and is less than 8 μm in thickness. The copolyester consists essentially of repeat units of o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368160 | Packaging film A film of biodegradable polylactic acid polymers and copolymers is produced by coextrusion which displays improved winding and manufacturability and end use performance. The film is coextruded from polylactic acid (PLA) polymers and copolymers and biaxially oriented... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361392 | Packaging from a polymer film for food products A polymer film is disclosed for effectively smoking and/or drying products packed therein, which are to be smoked and/or air dried, in particular, smoked cheeses, smoked, uncooked smoked, and air-and-sunshine dried sausages, meat and fish products. This single-layer... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361384 | Corrosion protection system for transport pipe An apparatus and method for coating pipelines with a hot melt adhesive coating and a tape. The coating may comprise a copolymer of an alkyl substituted hydrocarbon polymer in combination with a diene polymer and the tape to overly the coating may comprise a polymeri... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358325 | Sulfonated aromatic copolyesters containing hydroxyalkanoic acid groups and shaped articles produced therefrom Sulfonated aromatic copolyesters and articles made therefrom, and processes for producing the sulfonated aromatic copolyesters and articles are provided. Articles that can be made from the sulfonated aromatic copolyesters include films, coatings and laminates. Some ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351908 | Electrical power cable adaptor and method of use An adaptor for controlling electrical stress in an electrical power cable includes a longitudinal insulative member and a semi-conductive member in contacting engagement with an end of the insulative member. A portion of the insulative member overlays a portion of t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351082 | Electrical connector including silicone elastomeric material and associated methods An electrical connector may include a connector body having a passageway therethrough. The connector body may include a first layer adjacent the passageway, a second layer surrounding the first layer and comprising an insulative silicone elastomeric material, and a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344765 | Heat-shrinkable polyester film and heat-shrinkable label A heat-shrinkable polyester film having a multi-layer structure of at least two layers, among which at least one layer is a layer containing a PET bottle-recycled material, wherein a heat shrinkage percentage in a maximum shrinkage direction of a 10 cm square sample... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341794 | Laminated film A laminated film of a propylene resin layer and an ethylene resin layer is provided, which does not require solvent removal and recovery devices, etc., is low in influences against working environments and a danger of occurrence of fire, and has a high interlaminar ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341643 | Method of making packaging material A packaging material, a method of making such a material, and a package made from such material, are disclosed. A substrate comprises at least one sheet of plastic material. An energy-curable coating is applied to one side of the substrate, which will be the outside... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338691 | Cook-in patch bag and process for using same A cook-in bag having a patch adhered thereto provides is designed for cook-in of bone-in meat products. The patch is adhered to the bag with an adhesive capable of withstanding cook-in conditions. ... | 03/04/2008 |