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Oxygen barrier oriented film
Assignee: Cryovac LLC
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Filing: 1985-09-17
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Granted: 1988-02-09
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Expires: 2005-09-17
Abstract
Abstract A coextruded multiple layer oriented film comprises a core layer of a blend of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and polyamide, two intermediate adhesive layers, and two outer layers of a blend of linear low density polyethylene, linear medium density polyethylene, and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer. A preferred embodiment of the multilayer film exhibits excellent optics and shrink properties while providing high oxygen barrier especially useful in food packaging applications.
Inventors
- 👤 Gautam P. Shah
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-08 02:38
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/30; B32B27/306; B32B27/32; B32B27/34; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08L23/08; C08L23/0807; C08L23/0815; C08L23/0846; C08L23/0853; C08L23/0861; C08L29/00; C08L29/02; C08L29/04; C08L77/00; B32B2270/00; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/72; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/514; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/724; B32B2307/7242; B32B2307/7244; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04; B32B2323/046; C08L2205/00; C08L2205/02; C08L2310/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/91; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/1379; Y10T428/1383; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/269; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2813; Y10T428/2817; Y10T428/2826; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31739; Y10T428/31743; Y10T428/31746; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
An oriented multilayer film comprising: (a) a cross-linked core layer comprising a blend of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and a polyamide resin, said blend forming between about 5% and 25% of the total film thickness; (b) two cross-linked interior layers each comprising an adhesive resin; (c) two cross-linked outer layers each comprising a three-component blend of a linear low density polyethylene, a linear medium density polyethylene, and an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; and (d) said film having a total thickness ranging from about 0.75 to 1.5 mils.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
An oriented multilayer film comprising: (a) a cross-linked core layer comprising a blend of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and a polyamide resin, said blend forming between about 5% and 25% of the total film thickness; (b) two cross-linked interior layers each comprising an adhesive resin; (c) two cross-linked outer layers each comprising a three-component blend of a linear low density polyethylene, a linear medium density polyethylene, and an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; and (d) said film having a total thickness ranging from about 0.75 to 1.5 mils.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
147 words
An oriented five-layer film comprising: (a) a cross-linked core layer comprising a blend of (1) from about 80%, by weight, to about 99%, by weight, of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and (2) from about 1%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight of a polyamide resin, said blend forming between about 5% and 25% of the total film thickness; (b) two cross-linked interior layers each comprising an adhesive resin; (c) two cross-linked surface layers each comprising a blend of (1) from about 40%, by weight, to about 60%, by weight, of a linear low density polyethylene, (2) from about 20%, by weight, to about 30%, by weight of a linear medium density polyethylene, and (3) from about 20%, by weight, to about 30%, by weight, of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; and (d) said film having a total thickness ranging from about 0.75 to 1.5 mils.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
147 words
An oriented five-layer film comprising: (a) a cross-linked core layer comprising a blend of (1) from about 80%, by weight, to about 99%, by weight, of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and (2) from about 1%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight of a polyamide resin, said blend forming between about 5% and 25% of the total film thickness; (b) two cross-linked interior layers each comprising an adhesive resin; (c) two cross-linked surface layers each comprising a blend of (1) from about 40%, by weight, to about 60%, by weight, of a linear low density polyethylene, (2) from about 20%, by weight, to about 30%, by weight of a linear medium density polyethylene, and (3) from about 20%, by weight, to about 30%, by weight, of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; and (d) said film having a total thickness ranging from about 0.75 to 1.5 mils.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
121 words
An oriented five-layer film comprising: (a) a cross-linked core layer comprising a blend of (1) about 90%, by weight, of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, and (2) about 10%, by weight, of a polyamide resin, said blend forming between about 5% and 25% of the total film thickness; (b) two cross-linked interior layers each comprising an acid or acid anhydride-modified polymeric material; (c) two cross-linked surface layers each comprising a blend of (1) about 50% by weight, of a linear low density polyethylene, (2) about 25%, by weight, of a linear medium density polyethylene and (3) about 25%, by weight, of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; and (d) said film having a total thickness ranging from about 0.75 to 1.5 mils.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
121 words
An oriented five-layer film comprising: (a) a cross-linked core layer comprising a blend of (1) about 90%, by weight, of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, and (2) about 10%, by weight, of a polyamide resin, said blend forming between about 5% and 25% of the total film thickness; (b) two cross-linked interior layers each comprising an acid or acid anhydride-modified polymeric material; (c) two cross-linked surface layers each comprising a blend of (1) about 50% by weight, of a linear low density polyethylene, (2) about 25%, by weight, of a linear medium density polyethylene and (3) about 25%, by weight, of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; and (d) said film having a total thickness ranging from about 0.75 to 1.5 mils.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The film of claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer comprises from about 3.5%, by weight, to about 9%, by weight, of vinyl acetate derived units.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The film of claims 1, 2, or 3 wherein said ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer comprises from about 3.5%, by weight, to about 5%, by weight, of vinyl acetate derived units.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The film of claims 1, 2, or 3 wherein said ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer comprises from about 3.6%, by weight, of vinyl acetate derived units.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The film of claims 1, 2 or 3 which has been cross-linked with from about three megarads to about thirteen megarads of irradiation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The film of claims 1, 2 or 3 which has been cross-linked with from about five megarads to about ten megarads of irradiation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The film of claims 1, 2 or 3 which has been cross-linked with about eight megarads of irradiation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The film of claims 1, 2 or 3 which has been oriented by racking at a racking ratio of from about 3.0 to about 5.0 in both the longitudinal and transverse directions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The film of claims 1, 2 or 3 which has been oriented by racking at a racking ratio of about 3.5 in both the longitudinal and transverse directions.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of making an oriented multilayer barrier film having a total thickness ranging from about 0.75 to 1.5 mils comprising: (a) simultaneously coextruding a core layer of a blend of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and a polyamide resin, two intermediate layers of an adhesive material, and two outer layers of a blend of a linear low density polyethylene, a linear medium density polyethylene, and an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; (b) rapidly cooling the coextruded film; (c) collapsing the cooled film; (d) irradiating the cooled film with between about 3 and 13 megarads of irradiation; (e) heating the irradiated film to a temperature between about 105° C. and 115° C.; and (f) stretching and orienting the heated film.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of making an oriented multilayer barrier film having a total thickness ranging from about 0.75 to 1.5 mils comprising: (a) simultaneously coextruding a core layer of a blend of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and a polyamide resin, two intermediate layers of an adhesive material, and two outer layers of a blend of a linear low density polyethylene, a linear medium density polyethylene, and an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; (b) rapidly cooling the coextruded film; (c) collapsing the cooled film; (d) irradiating the cooled film with between about 3 and 13 megarads of irradiation; (e) heating the irradiated film to a temperature between about 105° C. and 115° C.; and (f) stretching and orienting the heated film.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the coextruded film is cooled to about room temperature.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 12 wherein the heated film is oriented by racking at a racking ratio of from about 3.0 to about 5.0 in both the longitudinal and transverse directions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 12 wherein the heated film is oriented by racking at a racking ratio of about 3.5 in both longitudinal and transverse directions.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 12 further comprising the step of reheating the oriented film to a temperature near its orientation temperature to provide a substantially non-shrinkable film.
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