Printpack Illinois, Inc.

John Ralph Bumgardner

Rajesh Suryanarayanan

Jeffrey Allen Boekeloo

Timothy Taylor

Louis Douglas Smith, Jr

William J Barlow, Jr

Jeffery Allen Boekeloo

In a packaging material that is, or includes, a laminate, the laminate includes first and second webs that are joined to one another. The first web includes a metallic layer on a second layer. The metallic layer is positioned between the second layer and the second web. Indicium is defined in at least the metallic layer. The packaging material is configured so that the indicium is visible from a first side of the packaging material, and the indicium is typically not visible from a second side of the packaging material. The indicium can be at least partially defined by holes in the metallic layer. The visibility of the indicium may be enhanced by the laminate including material that is a different color than the metallic layer, and the different color being at least partially visible through the indicium.

Packaging material with indicium in metallic layer

Systems for marking a moving film that include a triggering apparatus () that repeatedly provides a trigger signal, a controller () that receives the trigger signal and generates a marking signal, and a marking device () that receives the marking signal and marks the film are provided Also provided are methods for marking a moving film that employ the systems. Apparatuses for marking a moving film that include the triggering apparatus and the controller are also provided. Methods for making metallized marked films that include a film marked by these systems and a metallized layer, in which at least one marking is embedded within the film are also provided. Also provided are methods for making packages and packing a product in these packages, in which the packages include the metallized marked films are also provided.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for marking a moving film and methods of manufacture and use of metallized marked films made therefrom

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Bremen, GA, United States of America

John Ralph Bumgardner