Patents by Inventor Yannick Ains

Yannick Ains 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).

  • Method for producing at least one raised area on a plastic container
    Patent number: 8557153
    Abstract: According to the method: an IML label produced from a film of between 30 and 50 ?m thick is obtained; on at least one face of the film, an area is printed with an ink or varnish; in the cavity of a mold, the film is arranged so that the printed area is not in contact with the mold; in the cavity equipped with the film, plastics material is injected simultaneously with an expansion agent, so that the printed area does not adhere to the melted plastics material. The expansion agent is trapped between the label and the plastics material, creating a raised effect in the printed area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Britton Decorative
    Inventor: Yannick Ains
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE RAISED AREA ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20110039046
    Abstract: According to the method: an IML label produced from a film of between 30 and 50 ?m thick is obtained; on at least one face of the film, an area is printed with an ink or varnish; in the cavity of a mould, the film is arranged so that the printed area is not in contact with the mould; in the cavity equipped with the film, plastics material is injected simultaneously with an expansion agent, so that the printed area does not adhere to the melted plastics material. The expansion agent is trapped between the label and the plastics material, creating a raised effect in the printed area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: VERIPLAST DECORATIVE
    Inventor: Yannick Ains