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US6368758B1
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Decorative package with expanded color gamut
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 2000-09-18
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Granted: 2002-04-09
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Expires: 2020-09-18
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a decorative package comprising a package having adhered thereto a label comprising a transparent polymer sheet, and at least one dye containing layer is on each side of said sheet, wherein there are at least four separate dye containing layers and the dye containing layers comprise at least four spectrally distinct colors.
Inventors
- 👤 Alphonse D. Camp
- 👤 James L. Edwards
- 👤 Robert P. Bourdelais
- 👤 Peter T. Aylward
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:57
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C11/00; G03C11/14; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/3029; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1089; Y10T156/1092
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
52 words
A decorative package comprising a package having adhered thereto a label comprising a transparent polymer sheet, and at least one dye containing layer is on each side of said sheet, wherein there are at least four separate dye containing layers and the dye containing layers comprise at least four spectrally distinct colors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
52 words
A decorative package comprising a package having adhered thereto a label comprising a transparent polymer sheet, and at least one dye containing layer is on each side of said sheet, wherein there are at least four separate dye containing layers and the dye containing layers comprise at least four spectrally distinct colors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The decorative package of claim 1 further comprising an adhesive layer between said package and said label.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The decorative package of claim 1 further comprising an environmental protection layer on the exposed surface of said label.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, and black.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, red, and black wherein said red has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from not less than 355 to not more than 75 degrees.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, blue, and black wherein said blue has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from 225 to 310 degrees.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, and red wherein said red has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from not less than 355 to not more than 75 degrees.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, and blue wherein said blue has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from 225 to 310 degrees.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, red, and blue, wherein said blue has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from 225 to 310 degrees and wherein said red has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from not less than 355 to not more than 75 degrees.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, red, black, and blue wherein said blue has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from 225 to 310 degrees and wherein said red has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from not less than 355 to not more than 75 degrees.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said transparent polymer sheet comprises polyester.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said transparent polymer sheet comprises at least one sheet of oriented polyolefin polymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The decorative package of claim 1 further comprising a photosensitive layer adhesion promoting layer contacting each side of transparent polymer sheet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said transparent polymer sheet comprises UV radiation absorbing material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said transparent polymer sheet has a water transmission rate of between 5 and 500 g/m 2 /24 hr.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said transparent polymer sheet has an oxygen transmission rate of between 2 and 120 cc/m 2 /24 hr.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
48 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said image formed by means of silver halide comprises a full color image formed by means of image forming couplers prior to application of said environmental protection layer and said image is formed prior to application of said environmental protection layer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The decorative package of claim 1 wherein said image layers are substantially free of stabilizers or UV filters.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
71 words
The decorative package of claim 2 wherein the adhesive of said adhesive layer is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, acrylics, acrylic copolymers, vinyl polymers, vinyl acetate-, urethane, acrylate-type materials, copolymer mixtures of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate, polyvinylidene, vinyl acetate-acrylic acid copolymers, styrene butadiene, carboxylated stryrene butadiene copolymers, ethylene copolymers, polyvinyl alcohol, polyesters and copolymers, cellulosic and modified cellulosic, starch and modified starch compounds, epoxies, polyisocyanate, and polyimides.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
54 words
A method of labeling comprising providing a package and adhering thereto a label comprising a transparent polymer sheet, and at least one dye containing layer is on each side of said sheet, wherein there are at least four separate dye containing layers and the dye containing layers comprise at least four spectrally distinct colors.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
54 words
A method of labeling comprising providing a package and adhering thereto a label comprising a transparent polymer sheet, and at least one dye containing layer is on each side of said sheet, wherein there are at least four separate dye containing layers and the dye containing layers comprise at least four spectrally distinct colors.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 20 wherein said transparent polymer sheet containing at least four separate dye containing layer further comprises a flexible substrate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 21 wherein said flexible substrate comprises cellulose fiber paper.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 21 wherein said flexible substrate comprises at least one polymer sheet.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 21 wherein said flexible substrate comprises at least one layer of metal.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 21 wherein said adhesive comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 21 wherein said flexible substrate has an optical transmission of greater than 90%.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 21 wherein said flexible substrate has an optical transmission of less than 20%.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 21 wherein said flexible substrate comprises at least one biaxially oriented voided polyolefin sheet.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 20 further comprising an environmental protection layer on the exposed surface of said label.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 20 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, and black.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 20 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, red, and black wherein said red has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from not less than 355 to not more than 75 degrees.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 20 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, blue, and black wherein said blue has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from 225 to 310 degrees.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 20 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, and red wherein said red has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from not less than 355 to not more than 75 degrees.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 20 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, and blue wherein said blue has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from 225 to 310 degrees.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 20 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, red, and blue, wherein said blue has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from 225 to 310 degrees and wherein said red has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from not less than 355 to not more than 75 degrees.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 20 wherein said at least four spectrally distinct colors comprise magenta, yellow, cyan, red, black, and blue wherein said blue has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from 225 to 310 degrees and wherein said red has a CIELAB hue angle, h ab , from not less than 355 to not more than 75 degrees.
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