Patents by Inventor William J. Hill, IV

William J. Hill, IV has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Labeling method employing radiation curable adhesive
    Patent number: 6939428
    Abstract: This invention relates to a labeling system for continuously applying a layer of a UV curable adhesive to plastic, sheet fed, cut and stack, labels, irradiating the adhesive on the labels to render the adhesive sufficiently tacky to effectively adhere the labels to containers in a commercial labeling machine and thereafter applying the labels to discrete containers through the sufficiently tacky adhesive layer. The plastic labels can be clear, opaque (including metallized) plastic films and can be retained in a dispensing magazine prior to the application of the UV curable adhesive to the labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Hill, IV, Thomas C. McNutt, Bryan Bellafore, Paul D. Fussey, Kenneth J. Longmoore
  • Labeling method employing radiation curable adhesive
    Patent number: 6855226
    Abstract: This invention relates to a labeling system for continuously applying a layer of a UV curable adhesive to plastic, sheet fed, cut and stack, labels, irradiating the adhesive on the labels to render the adhesive sufficiently tacky to effectively adhere the labels to containers in a commercial labeling machine and thereafter applying the labels to discrete containers through the sufficiently tacky adhesive layer. The plastic labels can be clear, opaque (including metallized) plastic films and can be retained in a dispensing magazine prior to the application of the UV curable adhesive to the labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Hill, IV, Thomas C. McNutt, Bryan Bellafore, Paul D. Fussey, Kenneth J. Longmoore
  • Ultraviolet labeling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6551439
    Abstract: This invention relates to a UV curable system of the type for continuously applying a UV curable adhesive to labels, at least partially curing the adhesive on the labels to render the adhesive tacky and thereafter applying the labels to discrete containers through the tacky adhesive layer. Most preferably the labels are cut and stack labels retained in a dispensing magazine prior to the application of the UV adhesive to the labels, and most preferably both the labels and the UV curable (and cured) adhesive are clear, and the clear labels with the clear tacky adhesive thereon preferably are adhered to clear glass containers, e.g. soda bottles, beer bottles and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Hill, IV, Thomas C. McNutt
  • Labeling method employing radiation curable adhesive
    Patent number: 6517661
    Abstract: This invention relates to a labeling system for continuously applying a layer of a radiation curable adhesive, e.g., a UV curable adhesive, to plastic, sheet fed, cut and stack, labels, irradiating the adhesive on the labels to render the adhesive sufficiently tacky to effectively adhere the labels to containers in a commercial labeling machine and thereafter applying the labels to discrete containers through the sufficiently tacky adhesive layer. The plastic labels can be clear, opaque (including metallized) plastic films and can be retained in a dispensing magazine prior to the application of the radiation curable adhesive to the labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Hill, IV, Thomas C. McNutt, Bryan Bellafore, Paul D. Fussey, Kenneth J. Longmoore
  • Labeling method employing radiation curable adhesive
    Patent number: 6514373
    Abstract: This invention relates to a radiation curable system for continuously applying a layer of a radiation curable adhesive, e.g., a UV curable adhesive, to plastic, sheet fed, cut and stack, labels, irradiating the adhesive on the labels to render the adhesive sufficiently tacky to effectively adhere the label to a container in a commercial labeling machine and thereafter applying the labels to discrete containers through the sufficiently tacky adhesive layer. The plastic labels can be clear, opaque (including metallized ) plastic films and can be retained in a dispensing magazine prior to the application of the radiation curable adhesive to the labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Hill, IV, Thomas C. McNutt