Patents
US 12703174 B2: Packaging material with indicium in metallic layer
- Granted
- 2026-08-11
- Filed
- 2023-10-23 application 18382650
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In a packaging material that is, or includes, a laminate, the laminate includes first and second webs that are joined to one another. The first web includes a metallic layer on a second layer. The metallic layer is positioned between the second layer and the second web. Indicium is defined in at least the metallic layer. The packaging material is configured so that the indicium is visible from a first side of the packaging material, and the indicium is typically not visible from a second side of the packaging material. The indicium can be at least partially defined by holes in the metallic layer. The visibility of the indicium may be enhanced by the laminate including material that is a different color than the metallic layer, and the different color being at least partially visible through the indicium.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 (ipgb20260811.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printpack Illinois, Inc. 61 patents | US company or organization | Atlanta, GA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Douglas Smith, Jr. | Temple, GA | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 | |
| John Ralph Bumgardner | Bremen, GA | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 | |
| Jeffery Allen Boekeloo | Acworth, GA | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 | |
| Rajesh Suryanarayanan | Powder Springs, GA | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B15/085 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 |
| 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 | B65D33/004 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SMITH, LOUIS DOUGLAS, JR signed 2023-08-24 BUMGARDNER, JOHN RALPH signed 2023-07-18 BOEKELOO, JEFFERY ALLEN signed 2023-07-31 SURYANARAYANAN, RAJESH signed 2022-08-18 | PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC. ELGIN, IL | 65662/598 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
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