Packaging and materials for making same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9138968-B2
Application number	US-201214003571-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2012
Priority date	Mar 11, 2011
Publication date	Sep 22, 2015
Grant date	Sep 22, 2015

Abstract

The invention provides a novel flexible, substantially gas impermeable laminate material comprising starch/polymer blends, which can be used to make dispensing tubes, e.g., for toothpaste, which material is light, resilient, and inexpensive, which can be made almost entirely from renewable materials, and which can be recycled.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A flexible laminate material, comprising an inner polymer layer, a barrier layer, and an outer polymer layer, wherein the outer polymer layer comprises starch; and
wherein:
a. the inner layer is a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE);
b. the laminate material optionally has a layer of resin film which is selected from the group consisting of (i) a low density polyethylene (LDPE), (ii) low density polyethylene blended with modified starch and (iii) a triple layer comprising a layer comprising (1) low density polyethylene optionally blended with modified starch, a layer comprising (2) thermoplastic starch and a layer comprising (3) low density polyethylene optionally blended with modified starch
c. the laminate material optionally has a tie layer comprising an ethylene acid copolymer between the optional layer of resin film or the inner layer and the barrier layer;
d. the barrier layer is selected from the group consisting of:
i. aluminum foil,
ii. metalized poly(lactic acid),
iii. poly(lactic acid),
iv. metalized paper,
v. paper coated with ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, and
vi. nylon;

e. the laminate material optionally has a tie layer comprising an ethylene acid copolymer between the barrier layer and the outer polymer layer;
f. the outer polymer layer is selected from the group consisting of (i) low density polyethylene blended with modified starch and (ii) a plastic film comprising one or more layers of low density polyethylene blended with modified starch and one or more layers of low density polyethylene, wherein the starch content of the polyethylene blended with modified starch is 50%-70% by weight based on the weight of the polyethylene blended with modified starch; and
the laminate material optionally has an outer label layer.

2. The laminate material of claim 1 wherein the laminate material has the layer of resin film which is selected from the group consisting of (i) a low density polyethylene (LDPE), (ii) low density polyethylene blended with modified starch and (iii) a triple layer comprising a layer comprising (1) low density polyethylene optionally blended with modified starch, a layer comprising (2) thermoplastic starch and a layer comprising (3) low density polyethylene optionally blended with modified starch and both tie layers comprise an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer.

3. The laminate material of claim 2 , wherein the barrier layer is aluminum foil or paper coated with ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer.

4. The laminate material of claim 3 , wherein the resin film consists of low density polyethylene.

Assignees

• Shi Yu
• Van Gordon Todd D
• Wang Jun
• Wang Kai
• Colgate Palmolive Co

Inventors

• Shi Yu
• Van Gordon Todd D
• Wang Jun
• Wang Kai

Classifications

• B32B27/36

  comprising polyesters · CPC title

• B32B9/02

  comprising animal or vegetable substances {, e.g. cork, bamboo, starch} · CPC title

• Y10T428/31703

  Next to cellulosic · CPC title

• B32B2555/00

  Personal care · CPC title

• B32B27/306

  comprising vinyl acetate or vinyl alcohol (co)polymers · CPC title