Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Glenn E Ihrig, Jr

William N Weaver

Joel Albert Richardson

Peter L Samaras

Jason R Moreau

A method and apparatus for blocking a bar code in a package includes a carrier with a plurality of apertures. The carrier is formed with a plastic material containing an absorbing dye and a fluorescing dye so that a bar code on each container is not readable by a bar code scanner.

Single color bar code printing on a multi-package

A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of beverage containers includes a plurality of container holders, each having a portion with higher energy treatment and a portion with lower energy treatment. The energy treatment is corona or plasma treatment. The portions with higher energy treatment provide better carrier-to-container friction. By varying the level of energy treatment and the relative size of the portions being treated, the amount of overall friction between the flexible carrier and the containers can be controlled.

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Libertyville, IL, United States of America

Glenn E Ihrig, Jr