W. R. Grace Co.-Conn.

Cryovac, Inc.

Blake L Westmoreland

Andrew W Moehlenbrock

Janet W Rivett

Sumita Sanjeevi Ranganathan

Vivian Ann Shaver

Debra Chandler Karam

Amy Joe Frost

An easy-open, reclosable package includes a tray with tray liner; a product; and a lidstock, including a substrate including a first layer of high modulus thermoplastic material, and a second layer including an oxygen barrier; and a coextruded film including a first layer including a blend of from 80% to 88% ionomer resin, and from 12% to 20% olefinic polymer, a second layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive, and optionally a third layer including a polymeric adhesive; wherein the first layer of the coextruded film is sealed to the tray liner; the coextruded film is adhered to an inner surface of the substrate film; and after the package is opened, and the pressure sensitive adhesive is exposed, the package can be reclosed by adhering the adhesive to a portion of the first layer of the coextruded film that remained sealed to the tray liner when the package was opened.

Easy-open, reclosable package

Heat-sealable, multilayer film containing therein a colorant and method

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Woodruff, SC, United States of America

Blake L Westmoreland