Avery Dennison Corporation

Mark James Wyatt

Radha Sen

Luigi Sartor

Mitchell J Rackovan

Liviu Dinescu

Erik Martin Pedersen

Craig William Potter

James Paul Lorence

Richard A Previty

Richard D Pastor

William Lewis Cone

Yuan Yuan Zhang

Daniel J Savident

Richard L Cevera

Richard W Sheldon

Osman N Tanrikulu

Craig W Potter

John A Charny

William L Cone

Nick Mcclennen

Shawn Ross

Jeremy Bockmuller

John Moffatt

A label for application to a surface having at least one compound curve is provided. The label comprises a heat shrinkable film having an inner surface and outer surface and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the inner surface of the heat shrinkable film.

Pressure sensitive shrink label

A method of designing and the resulting thermally stable heated coating die apparatus, the die apparatus including a die having a die geometry and a heating system with heaters and temperature sensors. The method and resultant apparatus provides minimized temperature gradients, flat die lip faces in a die to roll plane and a flat die in a plane perpendicular to die flat lip faces and parallel to substrate width. The method optimizes simultaneously: die geometry, placement of the heaters, placement of temperature sensors, and shielding from operating conditions, using heat transfer and structural numerical modeling and statistical analysis while considering die functionality characteristics, minimum increment of temperature measurement and control accuracy related to minimum acceptable deviation from flatness, coating die material of construction relative to thermo-structural material properties, and desirable coating die material properties.

Thermo-stable coating die design method and apparatus

A die assembly () having a first die part (), which includes a first lip () that, in combination with a second lip (), defines a feed gap (). The first die part () also includes a rear portion (), a front portion (), a slot () between these portions (), and a gap-setting device () that is mechanically movable within the slot () so as to enable the movement of the front portion () relative to the rear portion (). The first lip () is carried by the front portion (), whereby movement of the front portion () in one direction moves the first lip () relative to the second lip (), thereby adjusting the feed gap (). The geometries of the slot () and the gap-setting device () are such that movement in a second opposite direction is limited to a known position, thereby providing a registration position for the front portion () of the first die part () and thereby providing a registration position for the first lip ().

Die assembly

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Chino Hills, CA, United States of America

Mark James Wyatt