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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2001
Dale Miller, Middleburg Hts., OH (US);
Richard L. Sandt, Brunswick, OH (US);
Scott Eastep, Westlake, OH (US);
Avery Dennison Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an in-mold labeling method, and to molded plastic articles having an in-mold label as described herein. In one embodiment of the invention, the in-mold label film comprises: (A) a polymer facestock having a printable upper surface and a lower surface, (B) a print layer having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface of the print layer is in contact with and adhered to the upper surface of the facestock, and (C) an adhesive layer having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface is in contact with and adhered to the upper surface of the print layer.