UPM Raflatac Oy Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160060067 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR HANDLING NARROW ROLLS - 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. | 03-03-2016 |
20150190988 | LABEL FACESTOCK - 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. | 07-09-2015 |
20150135916 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR HANDLING NARROW ROLLS - 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. | 05-21-2015 |
20150132471 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CURTAIN COATING - 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. | 05-14-2015 |
20150118450 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR HANDLING NARROW ROLLS - 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. | 04-30-2015 |
20150024154 | LABEL WEB SUITABLE FOR ACTIVATION AND CUTTING - 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. | 01-22-2015 |
20140311001 | WASH-OFF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE LABEL - 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. | 10-23-2014 |
20140308471 | LABEL LAMINATE AND A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A LABEL LAMINATE - 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. | 10-16-2014 |
20140220287 | LABEL LAMINATE AND A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A LABEL LAMINATE - 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. | 08-07-2014 |
20140208695 | ROLL-FED SHRINK FILM - 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. | 07-31-2014 |
20140134430 | LABEL FACESTOCK - 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. | 05-15-2014 |
20140124133 | METHOD IN LABELLING AND USE OF AN ADHESIVE - A method for attaching an adhesive label to an item. The label includes a substrate having face and rear sides and an adhesive layer applied on the rear side. The adhesive layer is non-tacky but activatable by external energy from an energy source to become tacky. The adhesive layer includes a deactivating agent that is activatable by the external energy exerted on the adhesive layer from an energy source so that the deactivating agent, when activated, begins to transform the adhesive layer to become non-tacky. The deactivating agent is activated with the energy source to start the transformation of the adhesive layer. A delay is arranged during which the thermal effect of external energy used for activation reduces in the label. The label is attached to the item so that the adhesive surface comes in contact with the surface of the item. The use of an adhesive in labelling. | 05-08-2014 |
20130145665 | REMOVABLE LABEL FOR CONTAINERS - The invention relates to removable labels having a facestock layer, wherein another side of the facestock layer is overlaminated by a plastic film layer including regenerated cellulose. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such labels and to a method of labelling recyclable or re-usable containers. | 06-13-2013 |
20130145664 | LABEL FOR INSULATING PACKAGES - The invention relates to a label for a thermally insulating item which comprises material formed by using a gaseous expansion agent. The label comprises a face material and an adhesive layer, wherein at least one component of the adhesive layer is capable of dealing with the expansion agent escaping from the material of said item. The invention further relates to a labelled thermally insulating item and a method for attaching a label to an item. | 06-13-2013 |
20120231197 | RELEASE LINER FOR LABEL LAMINATE - A method of preparing a release layer of a release liner for a label laminate. A substantially continuous release layer with controlled thickness is formed on a liner substrate from a composition including at least a release agent and an inductive filler material. The release layer is heated to cure the release agent. The heating is at least partly based on electromagnetic induction heating of the inductive filler material. Also a release liner and a label laminate. | 09-13-2012 |
20120199274 | REMOVABLE LABEL WITH A DOUBLE-LAYER ADHESIVE - The invention relates to a removable labels having a multilayer adhesive structure, wherein the first adhesive layer comprises a hot-melt adhesive or tackifier and the second adhesive layer comprises an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such labels and to use of the labels for labelling of reusable containers. | 08-09-2012 |
20120175621 | MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - According to an aspect of the invention, a method is provided for manufacturing electronic components. A conducting element comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion between the first portion and the second portion is provided. Thermally responsive dielectric material is added at least onto the third portion of the conducting element. Electric current is supplied between the first portion and the second portion of the conducting element causing ohmic heating to affix dielectric material located on the third portion to the third portion. Non-thermally-affixed dielectric material is removed. | 07-12-2012 |
20120175053 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING LABELS TO ITEMS - 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. | 07-12-2012 |
20120145304 | REMOVABLE LABEL FOR CONTAINERS - A label having a laminated composite structure and including an adhesive layer, a polypropylene film and a lactic acid based polymer film. The adhesive layer is on a first side of the polypropylene film and a lactic acid based polymer film is on a second side of the polypropylene film. The lactic acid based polymer film induces curling so that the label is removable during washing process from a surface of an item attached. | 06-14-2012 |
20120060997 | MACHINE DIRECTION ORIENTED FILM FOR LABELS - A machine direction oriented plastic film. The film includes at least one polypropylene homopolymer, polypropylene random copolymer or polypropylene block copolymer or mixture of two or more thereof and at least one modifier. | 03-15-2012 |
20110318557 | MDO POLYPROPYLENE LINER - The invention relates to a machine direction oriented plastic film as a release liner for a pressure-sensitive label, wherein the plastic film comprises a polypropylene homopolymer and a hydrocarbon resin. The invention also relates to a method for producing a release liner for pressure-sensitive label. In the method at least one polypropylene homopolymer is selected as one component and at least one hydrocarbon resin is selected as another component. A relative amount of the at least one hydrocarbon resin in a mixture of the at least one polypropylene and at least one hydrocarbon resin is selected, the at least one polypropylene homopolymer component and the at least one hydrocarbon resin component are mixed in said relative amount by melt processing to form a monolayer or multilayer plastic film. Said plastic film is oriented in a machine direction; and the machine-direction oriented plastic film is coated with a releasing agent to form a release liner. | 12-29-2011 |
20110177326 | BATTERY LABEL AND A BATTERY - A battery label including an oriented face film having a front side and a rear side, and an adhesive layer on the rear side of the face film. The face film is a co-extruded multilayer film including at least one layer which includes a styrene-containing polymer. A battery includes a body and a battery label which is wrapped around the body. | 07-21-2011 |
20110102279 | TRANSPONDER COMPRISING A BOOSTER ANTENNA - A transponder including a first antenna and an integrated circuit on a chip electrically connected to the first antenna. A second antenna is physically separated from the first antenna. The second antenna is close enough to the first antenna so that the second antenna can couple with the first antenna. One of the first antenna and the second antenna is transferable with respect to the other antenna so that the coupling between the antennas is preventable. | 05-05-2011 |
20110090653 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A ROLLABLE WEB AND A ROLLABLE WEB - A method for producing a rollable web with successive antennas, where an electronic chip is attached to an antenna in a predetermined position. The position of an electronic chip changes with respect to the antenna when compared to at least some of the chips within individual and successive antennas. A rollable web includes successive antennas, where electronic chips are attached to antennas in a predetermined position. In the rollable web, the position of a chip changes with respect to the antenna compared to at least some of the chips within individual and successive antennas. | 04-21-2011 |
20110048632 | LABEL, A METHOD IN LABELLING AND USE OF AN ADHESIVE - A label including a substrate having a face side and a rear side, and an adhesive layer arranged on the rear side of the substrate. The adhesive layer is non-tacky but activatable to become tacky. The adhesive layer includes a deactivating agent that is activatable by external energy so that the agent, when activated, begins to transform the adhesive layer to become non-tacky. A method for attaching a label to an item. The use of an adhesive in labelling. | 03-03-2011 |
20110041998 | LABEL AND A METHOD FOR ATTACHING THE LABEL TO AN ITEM - A label including a substrate having a face side and a rear side. An adhesive layer is arranged on the rear side of the substrate. The adhesive layer is non-tacky but activatable to become tacky adhesive. The adhesive layer includes a polyurethane polymer composition that is reversibly changeable from the non-tacky state to the tacky adhesive state. A method for attaching a label to an item. | 02-24-2011 |
20100242326 | PLASTIC FILMIC LABEL AND A USE OF A PLASTIC FILM FOR A FILMIC LABEL - A filmic label including a face material having a front side, a reverse side and an adhesive layer including pressure sensitive adhesive on the reverse side of the face material. The face material includes at least one surface layer on at least one side of at least one central layer. The at least one central layer includes cavities that have been initiated at initiation sites by stretching the face material in a longitudinal direction and in a cross direction. The cavities have been expanded in a thickness direction of the face material by allowing a gaseous substance to have an effect on the at least one central layer. Also a method for forming a plastic film for a filmic label. | 09-30-2010 |
20100033297 | LAYERED BOARD STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a layered board structure, which comprises at least two or more veneer layers, which are joined to one another by means of adhesive. In accordance with the invention, the layered board structure comprises further at least one intelligent identifier, which is arranged between said two veneer layers of the layered board structure. | 02-11-2010 |
20090021377 | Tamperproof tag - A tag including a substrate bordered by an outer edge and an inner circular edge. The substrate has a face side and a reverse side. An arrangement includes an antenna and an integrated circuit on a chip on the reverse side of the substrate. The integrated circuit on the chip is electrically connected to the antenna. An adhesive on the reverse side of the substrate covers the arrangement. A part of the arrangement has a greater adhesion to the adhesive than to the substrate. First cuts extend radially from the inner circular edge. Second cuts extend parallel to the first cuts from the outer edge. A region without cuts between the first cuts and the second cuts. | 01-22-2009 |
20080316129 | Transponder Tuning Method and a Transponder - Tuning an antenna circuit that includes an inductance of a resonance circuit, and a component having a component impedance. The antenna circuit includes multiple connection areas for connecting the component to the antenna circuit. At least two of the multiple of connection areas are part of the resonance circuit. The tuning can be performed by selecting at least one connection area for the component among the at least two of the multiple connection areas. | 12-25-2008 |
20080209862 | Method for fastening a paper product roll entity to a pallet and a paper product roll entity wrapped by plastic foil - 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. | 09-04-2008 |