US Patent 8940221 In-mould labelling process

Patent 8940221 was granted and assigned to Innovia Films on January, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Innovia Films

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

89402210

Patent Inventor Names

Stephen Langstaff0

Richard Waning0

Date of Patent

January 27, 2015

Patent Application Number

135755740

Date Filed

January 31, 2011

Patent Primary Examiner

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Monica Huson

Patent abstract

There is disclosed a process for manufacturing an in-mold labelled article, the process comprising the steps of: placing a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film (15) into a mold for injection molding, thermoforming, or blow molding; holding the label in position; injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mold so as to bind with the label; and removing the article from the mold. A process of in-mold labelling using a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film is also disclosed.