Patents by Inventor Alastair Hugh Servante

Alastair Hugh Servante has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • PRINTABLE COATING
    Publication number: 20120156403
    Abstract: A primer-less coating composition for facestock comprises: a binder being a water-dispersible polymer; an ethylenically unsaturated compound which is aqueous-dispersible and miscible with or bonded to said water-dispersible polymer, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker, wherein said crosslinker is suitable for binding the coating to the facestock. The coating composition may be applied to a substrate to form a printable film. A printed film in accordance with the invention may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
  • PRINTABLE COATING
    Publication number: 20120040153
    Abstract: A primer-less coating composition for facestock comprises: a binder being a water-dispersible polymer; an ethylenically unsaturated compound which is aqueous-dispersible and miscible with or bonded to said water-dispersible polymer, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker, wherein said crosslinker is suitable for binding the coating to the facestock. The coating composition may be applied to a substrate to form a printable film. A printed film in accordance with the invention may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh SERVANTE, Simon James Read
  • PRINTABLE COATING
    Publication number: 20110300349
    Abstract: A primer-less coating composition for facestock comprises: a binder being a water-dispersible polymer; an ethylenically unsaturated compound which is aqueous-dispersible and miscible with or bonded to said water-dispersible polymer, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker, wherein said crosslinker is suitable for binding the coating to the facestock. The coating composition may be applied to a substrate to form a printable film. A printed film in accordance with the invention may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh SERVANTE, Simon James Read
  • PRINTABLE COATING
    Publication number: 20110236611
    Abstract: A primer-less coating composition for facestock comprises: a binder being a water-dispersible polymer; an ethylenically unsaturated compound which is aqueous-dispersible and miscible, with or bonded to said water-dispersible polymer, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker, wherein said crosslinker is suitable for binding the coating to the facestock. The coating composition may be applied to a substrate to form a printable film. A printed film in accordance with the invention may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
  • PRINTABLE FILM
    Publication number: 20110201736
    Abstract: The invention relates to printable films comprising a substrate and at least a surface layer, said layer covering at least one face of said substrate and comprising a water-dispersible polymer and an ethylenically unsaturated compound; to a process for the manufacture of such films; to printed films and especially to printed labels obtained from such printable films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Gary Power, Colin Marshall
  • Printable film
    Patent number: 7758965
    Abstract: The invention relates to printable films comprising a substrate and at least a surface layer, said layer covering at least one face of said substrate and comprising a water-dispersible polymer and an ethylenically unsaturated compound; to a process for the manufacture of such films; to printed films and especially to printed labels obtained from such printable films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Innovia Films Limited
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Gary Power, Colin Marshall
  • FILM APPROPRIATE FOR PRINTING
    Publication number: 20020098340
    Abstract: The invention relates to printable films comprising a substrate and at least a surface layer, said layer covering at least one face of said substrate and comprising a water-dispersible polymer and an ethylenically unsaturated compound; to a process for the manufacture of such films; to printed films and especially to printed labels obtained from such printable films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: ALASTAIR HUGH SERVANTE, GARY POWER, COLIN MARSHALL