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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10781009 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2016

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

Applicant:

Printpack Illinois, Inc., Elgin, IL (US);

Inventors:

William J. Barlow, Jr., Marietta, GA (US);

Jeffrey Boekeloo, Acworth, GA (US);

John Bumgardner, Bremen, GA (US);

Timothy Taylor, Bowdon, GA (US);

Assignee:

PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC., Elgin, IL (US);

Attorney:

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Primary Examiner:

Chelsea E Stinson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/60 (2006.01); B65B 61/02 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41F 33/02 (2006.01); B41F 33/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/46 (2006.01); B41F 13/02 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B65H 23/188 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B65B 9/087 (2012.01); B65B 51/26 (2006.01); B65H 23/192 (2006.01); B65H 37/00 (2006.01); B65H 43/08 (2006.01); C23C 14/02 (2006.01); C23C 14/20 (2006.01); B41J 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 61/025 (2013.01); B41F 13/025 (2013.01); B41F 33/0081 (2013.01); B41F 33/02 (2013.01); B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41J 11/0015 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 11/46 (2013.01); B41J 15/04 (2013.01); B41J 29/38 (2013.01); B65B 9/087 (2013.01); B65B 51/26 (2013.01); B65H 23/1882 (2013.01); B65H 23/192 (2013.01); B65H 37/00 (2013.01); B65H 43/08 (2013.01); C23C 14/02 (2013.01); C23C 14/20 (2013.01); B41J 2/44 (2013.01); B65H 2403/92 (2013.01);
Abstract

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.

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