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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Jacob D. Branyon, Hartsville, SC (US);
Donald McArthur, Oswego, NY (US);
Benjamin Davis, West Chester, OH (US);
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Abstract
A blister package is formed for retaining individual products. The package includes a receptacle substrate having a sealing flange and at least one receiving cell formed to retain product therein. A polymer top layer covers the cell and a portion thereof is sealed to the sealing flange. A score pattern is formed in at least one surface of the top layer and overlapping the cell. The score pattern is defined by a first plurality of score lines formed in a repeating pattern and a second plurality of score lines formed in a repeating pattern. The first and second plurality of rows overlap one another to define a plurality of intersections, with the overall score line pattern having a total linear length of the score lines per cell of at least 5 inches and a total number of score line intersections per cell of at least 10.