Patents
US 12054328 B1: Packaging material with concealed plate breaks
- Granted
- 2024-08-06
- Filed
- 2019-10-18 application 16657145
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In a method of printing a product, a plate gap can be at least partially concealed, and the presence of any trap lines can be minimized. The background of each impression can be printed to include a gradient region along the leading and trailing edges of the background adjacent to the plate gap. An overprint ink/layer can be printed over the plate gap and at least a portion of the background gradient regions. The overprint ink/layer can be printed to include gradient regions along the leading and trailing edges of the overprint. The overlapping gradient regions of the background and of the overprint soften or obscure the appearance of any trap lines that would otherwise be more prominent in the overlapping areas.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240806.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Jay Balschi, III | Acworth, GA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Welch | Arden, NC | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D65/38 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B41M | Printing, duplicating, marking, or copying processes; colour printing, | B41M1/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B41P | Indexing scheme relating to printing, lining machines, typewriters, and to stamps | B41P2200/12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BALSCHI, STEPHEN JAY, III signed 2019-11-14 WELCH, DAVID signed 2019-11-14 FAIRFIELD, JAMIE W. signed 2024-09-29 | PRINTPACK, ILLINOIS, INC. ELGIN, IL | 68815/465 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 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 |
| 2019-11-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BALSCHI, STEPHEN JAY, III signed 2019-11-14 WELCH, DAVID signed 2019-11-14 | PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. ELGIN, IL | 51117/672 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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