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Laminated packaging films and related articles of manufacture having improved resistance to heat treatment
Assignee: Cryovac LLC
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Filing: 1983-09-19
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Granted: 1986-02-04
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Expires: 2003-09-19
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to laminated films and articles of manufacture based on such films and having improved resistance to heat treatment, wherein said films comprise a heat sealing layer of copolyamide obtained by random copolymerization of precursor monomers of at least two different polyamides. Said laminated films, or the articles of manufacture formed therefrom, such as bags or preformed containers, are useful for packaging applications, particularly in connection with food products.
Inventors
- 👤 Ezio Ghirardello
- 👤 Cesare Quacquarella
- 👤 Paolo Colombo
- 👤 Francesco Pezzana
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 12:28
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/34; B32B27/30; B32B27/304; B32B27/306; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B29; B29K; B29K2027/00; B29K2027/08; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/31; B32B2439/00; B32B2439/70; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1328; Y10T428/1331; Y10T428/1334; Y10T428/1341; Y10T428/1345; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31728; Y10T428/31732; Y10T428/31739; Y10T428/31743; Y10T428/3175
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
An article of manufacture for packaging food products comprising: (a) a first film section, said section having at least one surface comprising a copolyamide obtained by random copolymerization of precursor monomers of at least two different polyamides, said copolyamide having a melting point measured on a Perkin Elmer DSC-2 device in the range from 120° C. to 240° C.; (b) a second film section, said section being a section of a film having surface comprising a copolyamide as defined in subparagraph (a) above; and, (c) at least one heat weld between the copolyamide surfaces of said first and second sections thereby forming said articles for packaging food products, said article being capable of withstanding, without suffering damage to said heat weld, heat treatment at temperatures from 70° C. to 120° C. for at least 10 minutes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
An article of manufacture for packaging food products comprising: (a) a first film section, said section having at least one surface comprising a copolyamide obtained by random copolymerization of precursor monomers of at least two different polyamides, said copolyamide having a melting point measured on a Perkin Elmer DSC-2 device in the range from 120° C. to 240° C.; (b) a second film section, said section being a section of a film having surface comprising a copolyamide as defined in subparagraph (a) above; and, (c) at least one heat weld between the copolyamide surfaces of said first and second sections thereby forming said articles for packaging food products, said article being capable of withstanding, without suffering damage to said heat weld, heat treatment at temperatures from 70° C. to 120° C. for at least 10 minutes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The article of manufacture of claim 1 wherein said heat weld forms said film sections into a bag.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The article of manufacture of claim 1 wherein said first and second film sections are multi-layer films and the respective copolyamide surfaces are surface layers of the respective multi-layer films.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The article of manufacture of claim 3 wherein the film of said first and second sections is the same multi-layer film, said multi-layer film having a gas barrier layer selected from the group consisting of: (i) copolymers of ethylene-vinyl alcohol and (ii) copolymers of vinylidene chloride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The article of manufacture of claim 4 including a food product and wherein said heat weld closes the article thus forming a bag.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of forming articles of manufacture for packaging food products comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first film section having a surface comprising a copolyamide obtained by random copolymerization of precursor monomers of at least two different polyamides, said copolyamide having a melting point measured on a Perkin Elmer DSC-2 device in the range from 120° C. to 240° C.; (b) providing a film section having a surface comprising a copolyamide as defined in subparagraph (a) above; and, (c) heat welding selected portions of said first and second surfaces together to form an article for packaging food products.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of forming articles of manufacture for packaging food products comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first film section having a surface comprising a copolyamide obtained by random copolymerization of precursor monomers of at least two different polyamides, said copolyamide having a melting point measured on a Perkin Elmer DSC-2 device in the range from 120° C. to 240° C.; (b) providing a film section having a surface comprising a copolyamide as defined in subparagraph (a) above; and, (c) heat welding selected portions of said first and second surfaces together to form an article for packaging food products.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the article formed is a bag.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 5 where said film sections are portions of a multi-layer film each having a copolyamide surface.
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