ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,401, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Toray Plastics (America) Inc..
"Durable printable label film" was invented by Tracy Paolilli (North Kingstown, R.I.), Joshua Cloutier (North Kingstown, R.I.) and Yu Abe (North Kingstown, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments relate to a film comprising a base layer comprising a biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP); a coating layer comprising a polyester, an acrylic, and a crosslinker; and a primer; wherein the film has a haze change, measured according to ASTM D1003, before exposure to boiling water for 30 minutes and after exposure to boiling water for 30 minutes of 4 units or les...