Patents Assigned to Innovia Films Limited
-
Publication number: 20140187684Abstract: The present invention relates to an ionic liquid comprising an anion and a cation, wherein the cation is a primary, secondary or tertiary ammonium ion containing a protonated nitrogen atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITEDInventor: Adam John Walker
-
Publication number: 20140162004Abstract: The present application concerns a coated film comprising a substantially biodegradable substrate having a biodegradable coating thereon at a coat weight of not more than 12 gsm, as well as useful articles sealed inside a package at least partly comprising such a film, and also a process for producing a coated film comprising providing a substantially biodegradable film substrate and applying a biodegradable coating to the substrate at a coat weight of less than 12 gsm by means of a hot melt coating step.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Innovia Films LimitedInventor: Stephen MOORE
-
Publication number: 20140155517Abstract: Transparent polypropylene film comprising at least two UV-absorbing additives, a first additive being a non-aggregated inorganic material present in the film composition in an amount of from 0.1 to 5.0% by weight, and a second additive comprising an organic material selected from triazines, hindered amines, oxanilides, cyanoacrylates, benzotriazoles and/or benzophenones and present in the film in an amount of less than 2.0% by weight and wherein when both benzotriazole(s) and benzophenone(s) are present in the film, the ratio of benzotriazole(s) to benzophenone(s) is above 0.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Innovia Films LimitedInventor: Celine Denecker
-
Publication number: 20140141186Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITEDInventors: ALASTAIR HUGH SERVANTE, Simon James Read
-
Patent number: 8722162Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Gary Power, Colin Marshall
-
Patent number: 8673415Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Alastain Hugh Servante, Gary Power, Colin Marshall
-
Patent number: 8664307Abstract: Transparent polypropylene film comprising at least two UV-absorbing additives, a first additive being a non-aggregated inorganic material present in the film composition in an amount of from 0.1 to 5.0% by weight, and a second additive comprising an organic material selected from triazines, hindered amines, oxanilides, cyanoacrylates, benzotriazoles and/or benzophenones and present in the film in an amount of less than 2.0% by weight and wherein when both benzotriazole(s) and benzophenone(s) are present in the film, the ratio of benzotriazole(s) to benzophenone(s) is above 0.5.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventor: Celine Denecker
-
Patent number: 8663760Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Gary Power, Colin Marshall
-
Patent number: 8658253Abstract: 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 the water-dispersible polymer, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker that 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 having the coating may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
-
Patent number: 8568863Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
-
Patent number: 8563119Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
-
Patent number: 8557371Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
-
Patent number: 8551606Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
-
Patent number: 8551605Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
-
Publication number: 20130247926Abstract: The present invention concerns a biodegradable cigarette filter tow comprising composite filaments of cellulose and cellulose acetate, wherein the composite filaments are entangled or wherein the two further comprises one or more further thermoplastic materials or wherein the weight ration of cellulose to cellulose acetate in the tow is from 10:90 to 90:10, and a process for making such a filter tow comprising providing a solution dope comprising a blend of cellulose and cellulose acetate in an ionic liquid or in N-methylmorphilone-N-oxide (NMMO), and spinning casting the blend into a protic solvent to generate fibres or films, and converting the fibres or films into cigarette filter tow. The invention also concerns cigarette filters and cigarettes made from such a filter tow.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITEDInventors: Colin Marshall, Jamie Moffat
-
Publication number: 20130213581Abstract: The present invention provides a film of an oriented material which exhibits the property of expansion in at least one of its machine and transverse directions at a first temperature and of shrinkage at a second, higher, shrink onset temperature, the film having been annealed after orientation at a temperature above the first temperature and selected with reference to an intended recycling wash-off process to promote expansion of the film at the selected temperature of the wash-off process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2011Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Michael Taylor, Richard Waning, Barry Frizell
-
Publication number: 20130205629Abstract: An inherently ink printable multi-layer labelstock film having a substrate core layer comprising a polymeric material and at least one skin layer which is ink printable, the ink printable skin layer comprising a copolyester.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITEDInventors: Fiona Hird, Shalendra Singh
-
Publication number: 20130192489Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a cellulose film in which a) cellulose is at least partly dissolved at a temperature of about 100° C. or lower in a dope comprising an ionic liquid and a cosolvent to form a cellulose solution, wherein said cosolvent comprises a polar aprotic component, and B) cellulose film is cast from the cellulose solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITEDInventors: Martin Cockcroft, Colin Marshall
-
Patent number: 8497013Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
-
Publication number: 20130154139Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing cellulose shaped articles in which a) cellulose is at least partly dissolved at a temperature of about 100° C. or lower in a dope comprising an ionic liquid and a cosolvent to form a cellulose solution, wherein said cosolvent comprises a polar aprotic component, and b) cellulose shaped articles are cast from the cellulose solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: Innovia Films LimitedInventors: Martin Cockcroft, Colin Marshall