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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2006
Applicant:
Robert F. Kontz, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventor:
Robert F. Kontz, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
GerroPlast GmbH, Dusseldorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 22/00 (2006.01); B65C 3/16 (2006.01); B65C 9/04 (2006.01); B65C 9/00 (2006.01); B65C 11/04 (2006.01); B29C 53/00 (2006.01); B31B 1/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A label for a container is formed by wrapping a length of label material around a cylindrical mandrel and introducing heat, adhesive or other sealing means into a gap between the leading end portion of the label material and the trailing end portion as the label material is wrapped around the mandrel. The cylindrical sleeve is slid off of the mandrel and telescoped over a container passing thereunder. The container with a cylindrical sleeve therearound is then moved to a heating station which heats the label material, preferably foam polystyrene, to cause it to shrink into conformity with the contour of the container.