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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Ziyi Hu, Somerville, NJ (US);
Charles W. Paul, Madison, NJ (US);
Peter D. Pierce, Washington Crossing, PA (US);
National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation, New Castle, DE (US);
Abstract
Thermally shrinkable films or labels having coated thereon a radiation curable adhesive; and a process for applying thermally shrinkable films or labels to containers comprising the steps of a) coating at least a portion of a thermally shrinkable but unshrunken film or label segment with a radiation curable adhesive; b) applying the film or label to the longitudinal surface of the container; c) subjecting the radiation curable adhesive to a radiation source to effect curing thereof and, d) subjecting the container to heat to shrink the film or label onto the container so as to permanently affix it thereto.