Sun Chemical Corporation

Ideon LLC

Pepsico, Inc.

Metallized Surface Technologies, LLC

Amgraph Packaging, Inc.

Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated

Mikhail Laksin

David Anthony Biro

Subhankar Chatterjee

David Biro

Volker Linzer

Katsuji Takahashi

Hisatomo Yonehara

Yoshinobu Sakurai

John Rooney

Kai-Uwe W Gaudl

Edward P Stone

Richard M Jones

Neil Young

Prasad K Adhikari

Gordon Kotora

Jean Do Turgis

Jean Dominique Turgis

Russell J Schwartz

Edward Peter Socci

Paul Andrew Merchak

Bhalendra J Patel

Wolfgang Decker

Wenny Wingping-Ng Noha

Paul A Merchak

Bruno Telesca

Marc T Wiescinski

Juanita M Parris

Ralph Francis Arcurio

Laura A Dellevigne

Richard John Czarnecki

James A Stevenson

Paul J Donnelly

Jitendra Modi

Doreen E Smith

Ryszard Sprycha

Jitendra J Modi

Subhankar Chatterjeee

Bruce Rose

Gregory Pace

Patrice Aurenty

Jean Dominique-Turgis

Paul Sirotto

Stan Miezeiwski

Kenneth A Fontaine

Siddharth Fernandes

Brijesh K Nigam

Jean-Dominque Turgis

Richard Czarnecki

Seung-Taeg Lee

Kai-Uwe Gaudl

A product, system, and method for creating a film capable of allowing a user to create a custom graphical representation is described, which may allow a user to create a custom graphical representation in a film by depressing select areas of the film to form the custom graphical representation.

Custom graphic film

The present invention discloses an energy curable, single phase, aqueous composition comprising water, an ethylenically unsaturated oligomer, and an ethylenically unsaturated resin containing neutralized acidic or basic functional groups. Advantageously, in certain embodiments, the compositions contain greater than 25 wt. % water at less than 60 wt. % resin in the total composition.

Single phase water based energy curable compositions and method of preparing coatings and printing inks

Provided herewith are methods of preparing a labeled article comprising curing an LED-curable adhesive on a film label such as a shrink film label, wherein at least portions of the LED-curable adhesive are disposed in the overlap formed between a leading edge and trailing edge of the film label. The curing can be conducted at a temperature below 70&#xb0; C. and is suitable for labeling 500-720 articles per minute in a sequential manner. Also provided herewith are apparatus for labeling articles with film labels, such as shrink film labels comprising an LED station. Further, a method of retrofitting an existing hot-melt labeling system for use in labeling articles with film labels such as shrink film labels is also provided.

Fixing wrap-around labels with LED-curable adhesives

Single phase, water based, energy curable compositions and a method of preparing coatings and printing inks from same.

Single phase water based energy curable polymers and method of preparing coatings and printing inks

A process for producing polymeric films by applying a liquid composition onto a surface of a substrate under vacuum conditions in a vacuum chamber. The composition has a first component which is polymerizable or crosslinkable in the presence of a sufficient amount of an acid; and a cationic photoinitiator which generates an acid upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation, electron beam radiation or both to cause polymerizing or crosslinking of the first component. A gas which emits ultraviolet radiation upon exposure to electron beam radiation is introduced into the vacuum chamber. The composition and the gas are exposed to electron beam radiation to cause the cationic photoinitiator to generate an amount of an acid to cause polymerizing or crosslinking of the first component. The composition is exposed to both electron beam radiation and gas-generated ultraviolet radiation and cured.

Process for curing a composition by electron beam radiation, and by gas-generated plasma and ultraviolet radiation

Provided are a printed packaging and a method for printing and decorating packaging materials, such as paper, paper board, metals, and various flexible and rigid polymer films by electron beam exposure of plural layers of curable inks, which do not substantially change viscosity during the printing process. The inks are essentially free of volatile components such as organic solvents, inorganic solvents, water and low molecular weight fractions before, during and after exposure to electron beam irradiation. The method involves applying multiple layers of ink and an optional coating onto a substrate. The ink is an admixture of a colorant, and an unsaturated component such that the inks have a maximum of 10% volatile components. Thereafter these layers are simultaneously exposed with electron beam radiation to cause the ethylenically unsaturated components to polymerize or crosslink such that they become dried.

Printed packaging and method of printing packaging with electron beam curable inks

A liquid composition and a process for coating the composition onto a surface of a substrate in a substantially oxygen-free atmosphere, under vacuum conditions. The composition comprises one or more components, all of which components do not go into a gas or vapor phase under the vacuum conditions. The composition has an ethylenically unsaturated component composed of an ethylenically unsaturated methacrylate monomer, or a combination of an ethylenically unsaturated methacrylate monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated methacrylate oligomer. The ethylenically unsaturated component is polymerizable or crosslinkable by the application of sufficient electron beam radiation. The composition is substantially absent of ethylenically unsaturated acrylate components, substantially absent of polymerization initiators, and substantially absent of solvents. The composition optionally further comprises one or more polymers without an acrylate functional group and without a methacrylate functional group. The composition optionally further comprises one or more of waxes, pigments, and/or wetting agents.

Electron beam curable composition for curing in a vacuum chamber

The invention relates to a gravure printing ink and a method of multi-color gravure printing on flexible substrates with liquid radiation curable inks. Individual colors are transferred via direct contact between engraved gravure cylinder and a substrate. Each color is dried such that the sequentially printed ink layers transfer through the press without distortion of the printed image during multiple web turns around turn bars. Finally the printed substrate is cured by exposing an electron beam unit. The gravure printing ink comprises an admixture of a) a water dispersible pigment; b) a water dispersible, ethylenically unsaturated monomer, ethylenically unsaturated oligomer or ethylenically unsaturated polymer which is polymerizable or crosslinkable by the application of sufficient electron beam radiation; c) a defoaming agent; d) sufficient water to form a dispersion with components a), b) and c), which dispersion has a viscosity of from about 25 cps to about 200 cps.

Method of gravure printing with liquid radiation curable inks

A method for printing and decorating packaging materials, such as paper, paper board and various flexible polymer films by electron beam exposure of plural layers of curable inks and coatings which do not substantially change viscosity during the printing process. The inks and coating are essentially free of volatile components such as organic solvents, inorganic solvents, water and low molecular weight fractions before, during and after exposure to electron beam irradiation. The method involves applying multiple layers of ink and an optional coating onto a substrate. The ink is an admixture of a colorant, and an unsaturated component such that the inks have a maximum of 10% volatile components. Thereafter these layers are simultaneously exposed with electron beam radiation to cause the ethylenically unsaturated components to polymerize or crosslink such that they become dried.

Method of printing and decorating packaging materials with electron beam curable inks

An apparatus and method for measuring the drying rate of a liquid or liquid film in air or other gaseous media by either: a) measuring changes in the print density of the liquid; b) measuring changes in the dynamic surface tension of the liquid; c) measuring the differential pressure between an inert gas required to displace a sample of the liquid drawn into a capillary tube from a reservoir of the liquid and the pressure required for a bubble of the gas to form in the reservoir; and d) measuring the electrical conductance or resistance of the liquid.

Apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring liquid film drying rates on substrates

The invention provides an article and process for producing electronic devices. More particularly the invention relates to an article and process for fabricating patterns of electrically conductive materials on non-electrically conductive substrates by laser ablation. Such an article and process find use in the production of RDIF devices, antennae, electrical circuits, microwave susceptors, contacts, leads, conductors, interactive displays, electrostatic shielding devices and the like. The process involves first providing an electrically conductive metal layer on an electrically non-conductive substrate. Then an electronic circuit is electrically connected to the electrically conductive metal layer. Thereafter a portion of the electrically conductive metal layer is ablated with infrared laser radiation to form a pattern of electrically conductive areas and electrically non-conductive areas on the substrate, wherein at least a portion of the electrically conductive areas are electrically connected to the electronic circuit.

Method for fabricating an electronic device

An energy curable aqueous composition is disclosed containing: water; an ethylenically unsaturated oligomer; and a resin not containing energy curable functional groups.

Water based energy curable hybrid systems with improved properties

An energy curable lithographic ink composition having an asymptotic relative viscosity of about 0.4 to about 1.5 and a water up-take number of at least about 30%. Also disclosed is a method of improving various rheological properties and increasing the water window of an energy curable lithographic ink by varying the composition of the ink in order to result in an asymptotic relative viscosity of about 0.4 to about 1.5 and a water up-take number of at least about 30%. A method of identifying and selecting an energy curable lithographic ink composition having optimal press performance is also disclosed.

Lithographic energy curable inks

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Boonton, NJ, United States of America

Mikhail Laksin