# US 2019/0318665 A1 · Label facestock film and method of manufacturing the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0318665 A1 - Document ID: US20190318665A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/309,839 - Filed: 2017-07-04 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-04 - Assignees: Innovia Films Limited - Applicants: Innovia Films Limited - Inventors: Elizabeth TATLOCK; Jamie MOFFAT; Jonathan HEWITT; Stephen LANGSTAFF - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190318665A1 ## CPC - G09F 3/0291: {Labels or tickets undergoing a change under particular conditions, e.g. heat, radiation, passage of time} - A23B 7/152: in a controlled atmosphere comprising other gases in addition to CO2, N2, O2 or H2O {; Elimination of such other gases} - B32B 5/022: {Non-woven fabric} - B32B 27/08: of synthetic resin - B32B 27/12: next to a fibrous or filamentary layer - B32B 27/18: characterised by the use of special additives - B32B 27/32: comprising polyolefins {(comprising vinyl (co)polymers or acrylic (co)polymers B32B27/30)} - B65D 25/205: {Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like; (cards or coupons for the other types of rigid or semi-rigid containers B65D25/36 takes precedence)} - B65D 81/267: {the absorber being in sheet form} - B65D 81/28: Applications of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants - C09D 11/102: containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions other than those only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds - B32B 2262/0253: Polyolefin fibres - B32B 2307/31: Heat sealable - B32B 2307/40: having particular optical properties - B32B 2307/41: Opaque - B32B 2307/412: Transparent - B32B 2307/414: Translucent - B32B 2307/748: Releasability - B32B 2307/75: Printability - B32B 2439/70: Food packaging - B32B 2519/00: Labels, badges - G09F 2003/0283: {food-compatible or edible} - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS - A23B: PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES - B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - C09D: COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR (cosmetics A61K; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general, B05D; staining wood B27K5/02; glazes or vitreous enamels C03C; natural resins, French polish, drying-oils, driers, turpentine, per se, C09F; polishing compositions other than French polish, ski waxes C09G; adhesives or use of materials as adhesives C09J; materials for sealing or packing joints or covers C09K3/10; materials for stopping leaks C09K3/12; processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings C25D) ## Abstract The present invention provides a label facestock film comprising a substrate web and a pattern of active material on a surface of the substrate web, wherein the substrate web comprises one or more label-forming regions and one or more matrix regions, and wherein the pattern of the active material is repetitive and forms a region of said surface that is free from any active material, wherein said region at least partially overlaps with one or more of the one or more matrix regions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A label facestock film comprising a substrate web and a pattern of active material on a surface of the substrate web, wherein the substrate web comprises one or more label-forming regions and one or more matrix regions, and wherein the pattern of the active material is repetitive and forms a region of said surface that is free from any active material, wherein said region at least partially overlaps with one or more of the one or more matrix regions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The label facestock film according to claim 1, wherein the pattern increases the surface area of the active material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The label facestock film according to claim 1, wherein the pattern is a uniform pattern such as crosshatching. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The label facestock film according to claim 1, wherein the region of the substrate surface that is free from any active material extends over all of one or more of the one or more matrix regions. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The label facestock film according to claim 1, wherein the active material is an ethylene scavenger, an oxygen scavenger, a moisture scavenger, a temperature indicator, a moisture indicator or an antimicrobial agent. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The label facestock film according to claim 1, further comprising a barrier layer that extends over at least part of the active material and protects it from at least one compound during use. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The label facestock film according to claim 6, wherein the barrier layer is a polymer or a non-woven material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The label facestock film according to claim 1, wherein a seal forms between the barrier layer and the substrate surface in the region of the substrate surface that is free from the active material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The label facestock film according to claim 8, wherein at least part of the region of the substrate surface that is free from the active material comprises a material that enhances the sealing between the substrate surface and the barrier layer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The label facestock film according to claim 1, wherein the region of the substrate surface that is free from the active material is flush with the active material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The label facestock film according to claim 1, further comprising a printed design formed using an ink. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The label facestock film according to claim 11, wherein the pattern of the active material is incorporated into the printed design. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The label facestock film according to claim 1, wherein the region of the substrate surface that is free from the active material is positioned between the active material and another component of the facestock film. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The label facestock film according to claim 13, wherein the other component is a second active material on the substrate surface comprising the first active material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The label facestock film according to claim 1, wherein cuts have been made through at least part of the facestock film around at least one of the at least one label-forming regions, in order to separate said label-forming regions from at least one of the at least one matrix regions. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A labelstock comprising the label facestock film of claim 1 and a release liner. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A label produced using the label facestock film according to claim 1. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A packaging including the label facestock film according to claim 1. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A method of manufacturing a label facestock film according to claim 1, comprising applying an active material to a surface of a substrate web such that a region of the substrate surface that is free from the active material at least partly overlaps with one or more of the one or more matrix regions of the label facestock film. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) A label produced using the labelstock according to claim 16. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) A packaging including the labelstock according to claim 16. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) A packaging including the label according to claim 17.