Patents Assigned to API Foils Limited
  • HOLOGRAPHIC FILM
    Publication number: 20100065985
    Abstract: The present invention provides a film comprising: a base layer, wherein the base layer comprises a core layer comprising a compostable polymer and each surface of the core layer bears a sealant layer; an embossing layer contiguously attached to the base layer suitable for embossing, and for bearing a diffractive structure thereby defining a holographic surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: API FOILS LIMITED
    Inventors: Tony BLEASDALE, David WILLIAMSON
  • Hot dieless foiling
    Patent number: 6395120
    Abstract: A process for the application of a pigmented or metallic layer from a foil to a substrate comprising: (i) applying an adhesive to the substrate; (ii) curing the adhesive; (iii) heating the substrate bearing the cured adhesive to render the adhesive tacky; and (iv) transferring the pigmented or metallic layer from the foil to the adhesive-bearing areas of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: API Foils Limited
    Inventors: Graeme William Bradbury-Harris, James Clifford Kelly