Patents
US 10781009 B2: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for marking a moving film and methods of manufacture and use of metallized marked films made therefrom
- Granted
- 2020-09-22
- Filed
- 2016-08-24 application 15762649
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Systems for marking a moving film that include a triggering apparatus (140) that repeatedly provides a trigger signal, a controller (120) that receives the trigger signal and generates a marking signal, and a marking device (130) that receives the marking signal and marks the film are provided Also provided are methods for marking a moving film that employ the systems. Apparatuses for marking a moving film that include the triggering apparatus and the controller are also provided. Methods for making metallized marked films that include a film marked by these systems and a metallized layer, in which at least one marking is embedded within the film are also provided. Also provided are methods for making packages and packing a product in these packages, in which the packages include the metallized marked films are also provided.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200922.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printpack Illinois, Inc. 61 patents | US company or organization | Elgin, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Barlow | Marietta, GA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey Allen Boekeloo | Acworth, GA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Ralph Bumgardner | Bremen, GA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy Taylor | Carrollton, GA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B61/025 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B41F | Printing machines or presses | B41F13/025 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B41J | Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms, i.e. mechanisms printing otherwise than from a forme; correction of typographical errors | B41J3/407 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65H | Handling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables | B65H23/1882 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C23C | Coating metallic material; coating material with metallic material; surface treatment of metallic material by diffusion into the surface, by chemical conversion or substitution; coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering, by ion implantation or by chemical vapour deposition, in general | C23C14/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-12 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. signed 2022-07-29 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 60795/529 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-04-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. signed 2021-04-23 | TRUIST BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES ATLANTA, GA | 56106/366 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-12-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BUMGARDNER, JOHN signed 2019-06-06 BOEKELOO, JEFFREY signed 2019-10-03 BARLOW, WILLIAM J., JR. signed 2019-10-17 TAYLOR, TIMOTHY signed 2019-12-06 | PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. ELGIN, IL | 51345/36 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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