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US 8,522,514 B2Granted
Beverage containers having coated labels with modified gas barrier properties and related methods
AssigneeDr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.
InventorPatrick George
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Abstract
Methods of improving the shelf life of beverages may involve applying a coating mix to a label thereby forming a coated label, curing the coated label, applying the coated label to a container, and adding a beverage to the container, wherein the coated label increases a gas barrier property of the container. Beverage containers such as PET containers may be tailored for specific beverages using certain coated labels.
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A method of improving the shelf life of a beverage through modification of the gas barrier properties of beverage packaging, comprising:
- applying a coating mix to a label thereby forming a coated label;
- wherein said applying a coating mix to a label is performed after said coated label is added to a labeling unit on a bottling production line;
- curing said coated label;
- applying said coated label to a container;
- and
- adding a beverage to said container;
- wherein said coated label increases a gas barrier property of said container.
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