Patent No. EP4284635 (titled "Paper Packaging With Thin Film Barrier") was filed by Amcor Flexibles North America on Jan 31, 2022. The application was issued on Oct 9, 2024.
Paper-based packaging films with high barrier properties and excellent sealing performance, while maintaining recyclability in a paper recycling process. The films comprise a paper component and minimal amounts of non-fiber based materials, including a polymeric film coated with a thin barrier material and a patterned sealable material. The films achieve hermetic sealing at triple point regions on commercial packaging equipment, with a total composition of greater than or equal to 80% paper component by weight.

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