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CA 1290729 C · Owner: Difrank, Frank Joseph · Inventors: Difrank, Frank Joseph

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In the application of a solvent to a plastic label carried on the surface of a vacuum drum the solvent for the, plastic label is transferred from a gravure roll to the label at finite areas on the label so that the label can adhere to the bottle to be labeled and to itself to form a complete sleeve label. The gravure roll is supplied from a fountain that is held against the roll under a spring force. The fountain is in the form of a plastic block which has a face that has several undercut channels in one of which the solvent is supplied and with the others acting as doctor channels to carry away any excess solvent from the roll surface. The fountain block is held by a vertical support plate …

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  • Granted October 15, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 15, 2008.
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FiledJuly 16, 1987
GrantedOctober 15, 1991
Term endedOctober 15, 2008
Patent numberCA 1290729 C
Classification (IPC)B05C1/02

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedJuly 16, 1987Patent grantedOct 15, 1991Term endedOct 15, 2008

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