Patents Assigned to Vector Europe NV
  • Multilayer heat shrinkable film
    Patent number: 6787220
    Abstract: A heat shrinkable multilayer film including a thermoplastic heat sealable inner layer, an abuse layer of a thermo-plastic polymer blend having a higher average melting point than said inner layer, and a thermoplastic, optically clear outer layer adjacent said abuse layer, wherein said outer layer has a lower Vicat softening point than said abuse layer. A film in accordance with the invention has high hot water seal strength, high burn-through resistance and superior optical properties without the need for irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Vector Europe NV
    Inventors: Rodney L. Wallace, Stamatis Ginossatis