Patents Assigned to Packaging Materials Incorporated
  • Printing board temperature indicator
    Patent number: 12779842
    Abstract: A tape used with a printing board or a printing board that includes a thermochromic pigment layer, wherein, when the thermochromic pigment layer is below a temperature, the thermochromic pigment layer is opaque and has a first appearance, and wherein, when the thermochromic pigment layer is above the temperature, the first thermochromic pigment layer is translucent or transparent, an opaque layer is positioned below the thermochromic pigment layer so that thermochromic pigment layer obscured the opaque layer when below the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: PACKAGING MATERIALS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Andrew Martin James
  • PRINTING BOARD TEMPERATURE INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20260070326
    Abstract: A tape used with a printing board or a printing board that includes a thermochromic pigment layer, wherein, when the thermochromic pigment layer is below a temperature, the thermochromic pigment layer is opaque and has a first appearance, and wherein, when the thermochromic pigment layer is above the temperature, the first thermochromic pigment layer is translucent or transparent, an opaque layer is positioned below the thermochromic pigment layer so that thermochromic pigment layer obscured the opaque layer when below the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2024
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: Packaging Materials Incorporated
    Inventor: Andrew Martin James