Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Marking of can ends and/or pull tabs using photonically sensitive ink
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Application No.: US14347796Application Date: 2012-09-27
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Publication No.: US09637267B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Christopher Paul Ramsey , Stephen Miles Colville
- Applicant: CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Applicant Address: US IL Alsip
- Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Alsip
- Agency: Baker & Hostetler LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2012/057518 WO 20120927
- International Announcement: WO2013/049320 WO 20130404
- Main IPC: B65D17/00
- IPC: B65D17/00 ; B41M5/28 ; B65D41/32 ; B21D51/38 ; B41M5/24
Abstract:
A system and method for laser marking can ends, especially pull tabs, includes coating a portion of the can end and/or pull tab with a lacquer having a photonically active material and directing a laser to the lacquer to alter the appearance of the of the photonically active material to form an image, especially a high resolution image. The decorated can end and/or tabs may have a high resolution image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140291322A1 MARKING OF CAN ENDS AND/OR PULL TABS USING PHOTONICALLY SENSITIVE INK Public/Granted day:2014-10-02
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