Backlighting effect for package displays

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9916778-B2
Application number	US-201514820078-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2015
Priority date	Aug 6, 2015
Publication date	Mar 13, 2018
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018

Abstract

A chemiluminescent product packaging label comprising an outer layer, an adhesive layer disposed proximately to the outer layer wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesion material on a side not proximate to the outer layer, and at least one cavity between the outer layer and the adhesive layer. The outer layer further comprises an image with a first plurality of regions. The adhesion layer comprises a second plurality of regions corresponding to the first plurality of regions and configured to break at a plurality of different pressure values. Application of pressure on the on at least one of the second plurality of regions causes the formation of an illumination comprising at least one color in at least one of the first plurality of regions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A product packaging label, comprising:
an outer layer, wherein the outer layer comprises an image with a first plurality of regions;
an adhesive layer disposed proximately to the outer layer wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesion material on a side not proximate to the outer layer; and
at least one cavity between the outer layer and the adhesive layer,
wherein the adhesive layer comprises a second plurality of regions corresponding to the first plurality of regions and configured to break at a plurality of different pressure values, and
wherein application of pressure on at least one of the second plurality of regions causes the formation of an illumination comprising at least one color in at least one of the first plurality of regions.

2. The product packaging label of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of chemiluminiscent material particles; and
an activator material,
wherein the application of pressure causes the activator material to react with at least one of the plurality of chemiluminescent particles to cause the formation of the illumination.

3. The product packaging label of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of chemiluminescent material particles are disposed in the at least one cavity, and the activator material is disposed on the adhesive layer on the side comprising the adhesion material.

4. The product packaging label of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of chemiluminescent material particles further comprise a plurality of dyes that produce a plurality of different colors of chemiluminescence, and
wherein the plurality of chemiluminescent material particles are disposed in the at least one cavity to correspond to the second plurality of regions such that each of the plurality of different colors of chemiluminescence are produced at each of the plurality of different pressure values in the first plurality of regions.

5. The product packaging label of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of chemiluminescent material particles are disposed on the adhesive layer on the side comprising the adhesion material, and the activator material is disposed in the at least one cavity.

6. The product packaging label of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of chemiluminescent material particles further comprise a plurality of dyes that produce a plurality of different colors of chemiluminescence, and
wherein the plurality of chemiluminescent material particles are disposed in the at least one cavity to correspond to the second plurality of regions such that each of the plurality of different colors of chemiluminescence are produced at each of the plurality of different pressure values in the first plurality of regions.

7. The product packaging label of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of chemiluminescent material particles comprise at least one dye to form the illumination comprising at least one color.

8. The product packaging label of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of chemiluminiscent material particles disposed in the plurality of microcapsules; and
an activator material disposed in the at least one cavity,
wherein the application of pressure causes the activator material to react with at least one of the plurality of chemiluminescent particles to cause the formation of the illumination.

9. The product packaging label of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of microcapsules produce a plurality of different colors of chemiluminescence, and
wherein the plurality of microcapsules are disposed in the at least one cavity to correspond to the first plurality of regions such that each of the plurality of different colors of chemiluminescence are produced at each of the plurality of different pressure values in the first plurality of regions.

10. A product packaging label, comprising:
an outer layer, wherein the outer layer comprises an image with a first plurality of regions;
an adhesive layer disposed proximately to the outer layer wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesion material on a side not proximate to the outer layer;
at least one cavity between the outer layer and the adhesive layer; and
a plurality of microcapsules disposed in the at least one cavity configured to break at a plurality of different pressure values,
wherein application of pressure on at least one of the plurality of microcapsules causes the formation of an illumination comprising at least one color in at least one of the first plurality of regions.

11. The product packaging label of claim 10 , further comprising:
a plurality of chemiluminiscent material particles disposed in the plurality of microcapsules; and
an activator material disposed on the adhesion layer,
wherein the application of pressure causes the activator material to react with at least one of the plurality of chemiluminescent particles to cause the formation of the illumination.

12. The product packaging label of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of microcapsules produce a plurality of different colors of chemiluminescence, and
wherein the plurality of microcapsules are disposed in the at least one cavity to correspond to the first plurality of regions such that each of the plurality of different colors of chemiluminescence are produced at each of the plurality of different pressure values in the first plurality of regions.

13. The product packaging label of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of chemiluminescent material particles comprise at least one dye to form the illumination comprising at least one color.

14. The product packaging label of claim 10 , wherein the adhesive layer further comprises a second plurality of regions that break at a plurality of different pressure values.

15. A product packaging container comprising:
a chemiluminescent label, wherein the chemiluminescent label comprises:
an outer layer, wherein the outer layer comprises an image with a first plurality of regions,
an adhesive layer disposed proximately to the outer layer wherein the adhesive layer comprises:
an adhesion material on a side not proximate to the outer layer, and
a second plurality of regions corresponding to the first plurality of regions and configured to break at a plurality of different pressure values, and

at least one cavity between the outer layer and the adhesive layer,

wherein the chemiluminescent label is affixed to the product packaging container via the adhesive layer, and
wherein application of pressure on at least one of the second plurality of regions causes the formation of an illumination comprising at least one color in at least one of the first plurality of regions.

16. The product packaging container of claim 15 , further comprising:
a plurality of chemiluminiscent material particles; and
an activator material,
wherein the application of pressure causes the activator material to react with at least one of the plurality of chemiluminescent particles to cause the formation of the illumination.

17. A product packaging container comprising a chemiluminescent label, wherein:
the chemiluminescent label comprises:
an outer layer, wherein the outer layer comprises an image with a first plurality of regions,
an adhesive layer disposed proximately to the outer layer wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesion material on a side not proximate to the outer layer,
at least one cavity between the outer layer and the adhesive layer, and
a plurality of microcapsules disposed in the at least one cavity configured to break at a plurality of different pressure values,

wherein the chemiluminescent label is affixed to the product packaging container

Assignees

• Xerox Corp

Inventors

• Gibson George A

Classifications

• G09F3/10 Primary

  by an adhesive layer · CPC title

• G09F3/02

  Forms or constructions (layered products B32B) · CPC title

• G09F2003/0241

  Repositionable or pressure sensitive adhesive · CPC title

• G09F2003/0272

  Labels for containers · CPC title

• G09F13/20

  with luminescent surfaces or parts (luminescent compositions C09K11/00; light sources using luminescence F21K2/00) · CPC title