Patents Assigned to UPM Raflatac
  • Patent number: 9682491
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for handling narrow rolls in a warehouse is described. The warehouse includes at least one rack row, at least one isle, and at least one carriage arranged to move the narrow rolls into a rack and from the rack and carry the narrow rolls along the isle. A distance is arranged between the narrow rolls and the distance is maintained between the narrow rolls when the narrow rolls are in the racks of the warehouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: Juha Jäppi, Ari Veikkola, Juho Kantanen, Ari Hakala, Jukka Piitulainen
  • Patent number: 9550589
    Abstract: A method for fastening a paper product roll entity to a pallet by continuous plastic foil. The pallet has a cross direction and a longitudinal direction. A first sequence is repeated at least once. The first sequence includes wrapping the paper product roll entity such that a first continuous foil unwound from a foil head travels over the paper product roll entity and under the pallet, and moving in a cross direction a head of the foil or the pallet having the paper product roll entity on its substantially horizontal plane. After the first sequence, a second sequence is repeated at least once. The second sequence includes wrapping a second continuous foil spirally around the paper product roll entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: UPM RAFLATAC OY, OCTOMECA OY
    Inventors: Juha Jäppi, Matti Haloila
  • Patent number: 9501958
    Abstract: A sealing label suitable for sealing a package made of varnished cardboard comprises: a carrier layer, and an adhesive layer, wherein the thickness of the carrier layer, the material of the carrier layer, and the composition of the adhesive layer have been selected such that: a minimum deformation force of the label is smaller than a first breaking force needed to break the cardboard material of the varnished cardboard, a minimum detaching force of the label is greater than the first breaking force, and the minimum detaching force is smaller than a second breaking force needed to break the label, wherein the first breaking force is a first pulling force which causes breaking of the cardboard material in a situation where the label is separated from the varnished cardboard by pulling the label with said first pulling force, and the minimum detaching force is a second pulling force which is needed to separate the adhesive layer of the label from the surface of the varnished cardboard in a situation where
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: Markku Pietarinen, Jari Herranen
  • Patent number: 9457374
    Abstract: A curtain coating method including forming a curtain including a coating material. A coated web is formed by coating a moving primary web with the coating material. The curtain and the primary web meet at a contact line. A primary pattern is projected on a material layer. The material layer moves with respect to the contact line. The primary pattern includes a first pointer feature. A first image is captured. The first image includes a first sub-image of the first pointer feature. The position of the first sub-image in the first image is detected. Distance information is provided by comparing the detected position of the first sub-image with a reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: David Hibbs, Anthony Blackman
  • Publication number: 20160193815
    Abstract: The invention relates to providing a method for obtaining a multilayer film for thermally inducible shrink labels, products thereof and use of such products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: UPM Raflatac OY
    Inventors: Noel Mitchell, Matti Manner
  • Publication number: 20160060067
    Abstract: An arrangement in a warehouse and a method for forming narrow rolls are disclosed. The narrow rolls are formed from a jumbo reel. At least two slitting machines are used for forming the narrow rolls. The jumbo reel has an axial direction when positioned on the slitting machine. The narrow rolls are transferred to the warehouse in the axial direction. The at least two slitting machines are positioned overlapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: Juha JÄPPI, Ari VEIKKOLA, Juho KANTANEN, Ari HAKALA, Jukka PIITULAINEN
  • Patent number: 9175192
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a label laminate. A transparent plastic film having a first side and a second side is introduced. The second side of the transparent plastic film is printed. A release liner including a release surface and single layer of a non-tacky adhesive on the release surface is introduced. The non-tacky adhesive on the release surface is activated so that the non-tacky adhesive becomes tacky. The tacky adhesive is attached on the release surface to the second side of the transparent plastic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventor: Noel Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20150190988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a facestock of a label and a label, wherein the facestock is a machine direction oriented and comprises at least a core layer, a first surface layer and a second surface layer. The facestock has a tensile modulus ratio in the machine direction to the transversal direction between 2.0 and 3.8. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a facestock and a use of the facestock for self-adhesive labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: UPM Raflatac Oy
    Inventors: Tom Saxberg, Noel Mitchell, Matti Manner, Martti Vähälä
  • Publication number: 20150166846
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine direction oriented multilayer facestock of a label and a label, wherein the facestock comprises a core layer and a first skin layer. The core layer comprises propylene homopolymer, low density polyethylene, hydrocarbon resin and styrene block copolymer. The invention also relates to use of the facestock for self-adhesive labels. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing the facestock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: UPM Raflatac Oy
    Inventors: Tom Saxberg, Noel Mitchell, Matti Manner, Martti Vähälä
  • Publication number: 20150135916
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for handling narrow rolls in a warehouse. The warehouse comprises at least one rack row, at least one isle and at least one carriage arranged to move the narrow rolls into a rack and from a rack and carry them along the isle. A distance is arranged between the narrow rolls and the distance is maintained between the narrow rolls when the narrow rolls are in the racks in the warehouse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: UPM Raflatac Oy
    Inventors: Juha Jäppi, Ari Veikkola, Juho Kantanen, Ari Hakala, Jukka Piitulainen
  • Publication number: 20150132471
    Abstract: A curtain coating method including forming a curtain including a coating material. A coated web is formed by coating a moving primary web with the coating material. The curtain and the primary web meet at a contact line. A primary pattern is projected on a material layer. The material layer moves with respect to the contact line. The primary pattern includes a first pointer feature. A first image is captured. The first image includes a first sub-image of the first pointer feature. The position of the first sub-image is in the first image is detected. Distance information is provided by comparing the detected position of the first sub-image with a reference position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: David HIBBS, Anthony Blackman
  • Publication number: 20150118450
    Abstract: A product marking is disclosed in connection with a narrow roll. The narrow rolls are provided with a product marking in a first information adding step, the product marking including at least general information. In a second information adding step, the product marking in at least some of the narrow rolls is provided with customer information. After the second information adding step all the narrow rolls have a product marking comprising the customer information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: Juha Jäppi, Ari Veikkola, Juho Kantanen, Ari Hakala, Jukka Piitulainen
  • Patent number: 8986489
    Abstract: A method for attaching a label to a surface of an item. The label includes a carrier layer and a bonding layer. The method includes heating the bonding layer using infrared light such that the infrared light has a maximum spectral irradiance at a peak wavelength. The bonding layer has an absorbing spectral region that spectrally matches with the peak wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: UPM Raflatac Oy
    Inventors: Kati Metsäjoki, Noel Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20150024154
    Abstract: A film including a first surface and an opposite second surface. A first layer includes the first surface. A second layer arranged onto the first layer includes the second surface. The second layer includes thermally activatable material. In a thermal activation process, wherein the temperature of the thermally activatable material rises above an activation temperature, adhesion properties of the material change such that before thermal activation, material of the second layer is solid and non-sticky, and after thermal activation, material of the second layer is viscous and forms an active adhesive. The first layer includes material that is resistant to temperatures higher than the activation temperature. Material of the first layer, material of the second layer, or the film including the first and second layers is capable of absorbing electromagnetic energy. An item including a body labelled with the film. A method for labelling a body using the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventor: Ted HOERIG
  • Publication number: 20140311001
    Abstract: A label including a base film having a front side and a reverse side and an adhesive layer on the reverse side of the base film. The base film includes a multilayered film including at least two layers laminated together, which layers are oriented in different degrees of orientation in at least one direction of the layer. A method for providing wash-off pressure-sensitive labels for bottles and other containers. A multilayered base film is provided by laminating together at least two layers oriented in different degrees of orientation in at least one direction of the layer. The base film has a front side and a reverse side. An adhesive layer is provided on the reverse side of the base film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: UPM Raflatac Oy
    Inventors: Noel MITCHELL, Tom Saxberg
  • Publication number: 20140308471
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a label laminate. The method includes unwinding a first material layer, unwinding a second material layer, coating the unwound first material layer with at least one water based adhesive layer, supporting the coated first material layer by a belt while heating said at least one water based adhesive layer by at least one heating device in order to dry said at least one water based adhesive layer, and laminating the first material layer including the at least one water based adhesive layer together with the second material layer in order to form the label laminate. The invention further relates to a label laminate and to a system for manufacturing a label laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: Risto H. Jokinen, Jorma Henttonen, Jan-Erik Forsström, Sampo Pynnönen, Kai Heinonen
  • Publication number: 20140227472
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a label laminate is disclosed. The method includes unwinding a first material layer, unwinding a second material layer, coating the first material layer with at least one water based adhesive layer, supporting the coated first material layer by a metal belt while heating said at least one water based adhesive layer by said metal belt in order to dry said at least one water based adhesive layer, and laminating the first material layer having at least one water based adhesive layer together with the second material layer in order to form the label laminate. The invention further relates to a label laminate and a system for manufacturing a label laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: Risto H Jokinen, Jorma Henttonen, Jan-Erik Forsström, Sampo Pynnönen, Kai Heinonen
  • Publication number: 20140220287
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a label laminate. The method includes forming at least one water based adhesive layer on a belt, drying said at least one water based adhesive layer on the belt, unwinding a first material layer, unwinding a second material layer, attaching said at least one dried water based adhesive layer to the surface of the first material layer, and laminating the first material layer comprising at least one water based adhesive layer together with the second material layer in order to form the label laminate. The invention also relates to a label laminate and to a system for manufacturing a label laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: Risto H. Jokinen, Jorma Henttonen, Jan-Erik Forsstrom, Sampo Pynnönen, Kai Heinonen
  • Publication number: 20140208695
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shrink film having a multilayer structure, wherein the core layer of the film includes polypropylene, hydrocarbon resin and block-copolymer rubber. The invention also relates to a label including said film and to use of films for labelling recyclable or reusable items. Further the invention relates to a method for producing shrink film, to a method for attaching a shrink film to an article, and to a method separating a shrink film from an article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventor: Noel Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20140134430
    Abstract: A machine direction oriented multilayer facestock for labels. The facestock includes a skin layer including at least polyethylene and cyclic olefin copolymer(s). The facestock is annealed. Also a use of the multilayer facestock for self-adhesive labels and to a self-adhesive label including the multilayer facestock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: Noel MITCHELL, Matti Manner