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Write-on film surface and bags having a write-on stripe

Assignee: Glad Products Co
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Filing: 1992-10-16
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Granted: 1994-05-03
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Expires: 2012-10-16
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a write-on surface derived by surface treatment (corona-discharge or other similar surface treatment) of a novel write-on composition. The write-on composition to be treated is characterized as a physical mixture of two substantially incompatible polymers and, optionally, a particulate material.

Inventors

  • 👤 Michael G. Borchardt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 17:37
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/32; B32B38/00; B32B38/0008; C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08L23/06; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04; B32B2323/043; B32B2323/046; B32B2323/10; B32B2439/00; B32B2439/02; B32B2439/06; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/18; C08K3/24; C08K3/26; C08K3/34; C08K3/36; C08L2205/00; C08L2205/02; C08L2205/03; C08L2205/035; C08L23/10; C08L23/18; C08L23/20; C08L23/22; C08L2310/00; C08L2555/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1334; Y10T428/1345; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/1372; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/24975; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/3192

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim 221 words
A bag comprising a slip agent containing an extruded bag film for forming a bag body and an extruded write-on film bonded to said bag film wherein said write-on film surface comprises a surface treated write-on film wherein the write-on film comprises a physical mixture, without slip agent, of two substantially incompatible polymers, wherein a second polymer is substantially incompatible in a first polymer and wherein said write-on film is extruded and has a surface which is corona-discharge treated and wherein: (1) said bag film is an extruded polyethylene having a density between about 0.915 and about 0.930 grams per cubic centimeter containing between about 500 ppm and about 2500 ppm of a said slip agent; and (2) said extruded write-on film comprises a major amount of at lest one polymer selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene and polypropylene, and a minor amount of at least one polymer or polymeric mixture selected from the group consisting of (1) polyisobutylene, (2) a mixture of polyisobutylene and polypropylene and (3) a mixture of polyisobutylene and high density polyethylene with the proviso that said write-on film as formed is substantially without slip agent and containing between about 3.0 wt. % and about 20 wt. % of a particulate material based on the total weight of the write-on composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 221 words
A bag comprising a slip agent containing an extruded bag film for forming a bag body and an extruded write-on film bonded to said bag film wherein said write-on film surface comprises a surface treated write-on film wherein the write-on film comprises a physical mixture, without slip agent, of two substantially incompatible polymers, wherein a second polymer is substantially incompatible in a first polymer and wherein said write-on film is extruded and has a surface which is corona-discharge treated and wherein: (1) said bag film is an extruded polyethylene having a density between about 0.915 and about 0.930 grams per cubic centimeter containing between about 500 ppm and about 2500 ppm of a said slip agent; and (2) said extruded write-on film comprises a major amount of at lest one polymer selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene and polypropylene, and a minor amount of at least one polymer or polymeric mixture selected from the group consisting of (1) polyisobutylene, (2) a mixture of polyisobutylene and polypropylene and (3) a mixture of polyisobutylene and high density polyethylene with the proviso that said write-on film as formed is substantially without slip agent and containing between about 3.0 wt. % and about 20 wt. % of a particulate material based on the total weight of the write-on composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
A bag according to claim 1 wherein said bag film is a low density polyethylene film and said write-on film surface comprises low density polyethylene as said first polymer and polyisobutylene as said second polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
A bag according to claim 1 wherein said bag film is a low density polyethylene film and said write-on film comprises polypropylene as said first polymer and polyisobutylene as said second polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
A bag according to claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of said first polymer to said second polymer is between about 10:1 and about 1:10.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 31 words
A bag according to claim 4 wherein the ratio of the thickness of said bag film to the thickness of said contacting write-on film is between about 1:2 and about 1:10.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
A bag according to claim 1 wherein the slip agent in said bag film is a C 18 to C 22 fatty acid amide and is present in an amount between about 500 ppm and about 2500 ppm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
A bag according to claim 6 wherein the slip agent is present in an amount between about 1000 ppm and about 2000 ppm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 12 words
A bag according to claim 1 wherein said write-on film is embossed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 29 words
A bag according to claim 1 wherein said particulate material is at lest one particulate material selected form the group consisting of silica titanium dioxide, starch and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 39 words
A bag according to claim 9 wherein said silica is a silica having a surface are of about 350 m 2 /g, an average particle size of about 3.0 microns and a density of about 8 lbs/ft 3 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 42 words
A bag according to claim 1 wherein the thickness of the write-on film is greater than about 30 percent of the total thickness of the combined thickness of the write-on film and bag film where said write-on film contacts said bag film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 65 words
A bag according to claim 1 wherein said bag film comprises a low density polyethylene containing between about 500 ppm and about 2500 ppm ecuramide as said slip agent and said write-on film is a mixture of a minor amount of polyisobutylene and a major amount of at lest one polymer selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene and polypropylene.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 61 words
A bag according to claim 9 wherein said slip agent is ecuramide present in an amount between about 1000 ppm and about 500 ppm and said particulate material is a mixture of a titanium dioxide and a silica present in an amount between about 3.0 wt. % and about 20 wt. % based on the total weight of the write-on composition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 26 words
A bag according to claim 1 wherein said write-on film surface is corona-discharge treated at between about 50 watts/in 2 and about 150 watts/in 2 .
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 41 words
A bag according to claim 1 comprising a corona-discharge treated write-on film in contact with said bag film wherein the write-on film has a thickness of about 2.1 mils and said contacting bag film has a thickness of about 0.7 mil.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 17 words
A bag according to claim 15 wherein the write-on film and bag film are formed by coextrusion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 26 words
A bag according to claim 1 wherein said write-on film may contain at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol or butadiene/styrene.

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