Patent ID: 6730190
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
An in-line method for making a activatable laminate comprising providing a polymeric film having a first surface and a second surface, applying an opaque water activatable material containing from about 5 to about 40 wt. % pigment and from about 60 to about 95 wt. % binder to the first surface of the film using an in-line coating technique selected from the group consisting of a flexographic coater, a rotary screen press, and a rotogravure coater and drying the water activatable material to provide a single water activatable opaque layer having a thickness ranging from about 0.60 mil to about 2.0 mil, wherein the binder comprises a mixture of solvent, butyl acetate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and propylene glycol.