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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2016
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Jeffrey Allen Miller, Elmira, NY (US);
John Charles Speeckaert, Painted Post, NY (US);
Haregewine Tadesse Woldegiworgis, Horseheads, NY (US);
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems of customized and selective decoration of internal tube-like surfaces using pre-printed films with splinter resistant property are described. The method of adhering a film to an internal surface of a tube-like structure. The structure may have a hollow interior defined by the internal surface. The method may be carried out by providing a pre-printed film comprising first and second sides and an adhesive layer adhered to at least a portion of the first side. The pre-printed film may be positioned at least partially within the hollow interior with the adhesive layer positioned adjacent to the internal surface of the tube-like structure. The adhesive layer may be adhered to the internal surface of the tube-like structure.