Full graphics in-mold label and applications thereof
US11130363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24843
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An in-mold label includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. When the in-mold label is molded on to, or into, a plastic product, the first surface faces outward with respect to the plastic product and the second surfaces faces inward with respect to the plastic product. The substrate includes a full graphics area on the second surface. Ink is applied in the full graphics area to provide a full graphics image. To facilitate the molding process, each of the substrate and the ink having a complementary property to a property of the plastic product.
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