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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2007
Barron G. Mckillip, Mickelton, NJ (US);
Ulrich E. Weyermann, Bethany Beach, DE (US);
Daniel B. Chaffee, Levittown, PA (US);
Barron G. McKillip, Mickelton, NJ (US);
Ulrich E. Weyermann, Bethany Beach, DE (US);
Daniel B. Chaffee, Levittown, PA (US);
Sancoa International Company, L.P., Lumberton, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a metallized shrinkable label and a method for producing the same. The label of the invention is composed of a shrinkable film base and a graphic. The graphic is created by combining pigmented inks, a metallic coating and a shrink-resistant coating which is printed in a predetermined pattern with gaps so that upon exposure of the label to heat, the gaps close thereby forming a continuous graphic layer. Advantageously, the shrink-resistant coating minimizes discoloration and pleating of the metallic coating.