Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-mold labels
- Patent Title (中): 模内标签
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Application No.: US12802625Application Date: 2010-06-10
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Publication No.: US08334020B2Publication Date: 2012-12-18
- Inventor: John William Swabey
- Applicant: John William Swabey
- Applicant Address: CH Fribourg
- Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International)
- Current Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International)
- Current Assignee Address: CH Fribourg
- Agent Kenneth H. Johnson
- Priority: CA2669441 20090618
- Main IPC: B05D3/02
- IPC: B05D3/02

Abstract:
In-mold labels comprise a printed sheet and a “cover stock” layer that covers the printed sheet and also provides adhesion of the label to the mold prior to the molding procedure. The cover stock is prepared from a blend of a major portion of polymer composition having a high melting point and a lesser amount of a polyolefin having a low melting point. The high melting point polymer composition must contain an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer having a melting point of greater than 85° C. The cover stock is characterized by having a non-homogeneous morphology in which discrete “islands” of the high melting point polymer are present in a continuous “sea” of the polyolefin. The labels of this invention are especially suitable for applying labels to a rotomolded part. The cover stock melts during the rotomolding process to provide a protective cover for the label graphics.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100323172A1 In-mold labels Public/Granted day:2010-12-23
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