ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,173, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to TOPPAN Packaging Americas Holdings Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Fracture film for peelable membrane containers" was invented by Allyson Smith (Hartsville, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention comprises a fracture film for sealing a peelable membrane to a container comprising a first layer of high density polyethelene, a second layer of polybutene-1/ethylene-vinyl acetate, wherein the second layer is bonded to the first layer, and a third layer of ethylene-acrylic acid, wherein the third layer is bonded to the second layer."
The patent was filed on Dec. 18, 2023, under Application No. ...