George V Masi

US Patent:

20090146336, Jun 11, 2009

Filed:

Feb 4, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/322600

Inventors:

George Masi - Toms River NJ, US

International Classification:

B29C 47/00

US Classification:

264166, 2641761

Abstract:

The present invention provides a process for manufacturing an embossed shrink film having one or more embossed devices such as optical devices, optical lenses, holographic images, holographic textures, static images, textured patterns, and graphical text. An embossing tool is provided having a raised image corresponding to the embossed device and a film is embossed by extruding the film across the embossing tool to form the embossed devices in the film. The embossed film is tentered, proportionally stretching the embossed devices along with the film. The tentered film is stored for subsequent forming into a sleeve of film that can be placed about a product and shrunk by heating to form a contoured shrink film on the product, the film retaining the embossed devices in proportion to the shrinkage of the film.

US Patent:

20120313365, Dec 13, 2012

Filed:

Jun 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/156387

Inventors:

George V. Masi - Toms River NJ, US
Mark Mancilla - Doylestown PA, US

Assignee:

CET FILMS CORP. - Lakewood NJ

International Classification:

B42D 15/00
B41M 3/14
B29C 35/08
B29C 59/02

US Classification:

283 72, 264293, 427 7, 264400

Abstract:

A method for the manufacture of a polymer strip useful to secure information contained on a face of a card includes the steps of extruding a polymer resin to form an optically transparent strip and then embossing an optically variable device into a first surface of this optically transparent strip. A time from when the optically transparent strip exits an extruder until embossing is effective to prevent the optically transparent strip from cooling to a temperature below 120 C. Subsequent to embossing, the optically variable device may be entirely or partially metalized. Alternatively, or in addition, to the metallization, security features may be formed into that first surface.

US Patent:

20090084278, Apr 2, 2009

Filed:

Oct 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/906728

Inventors:

George Masi - Toms River NJ, US
Micheal Roughton - Belle Mead NJ, US

International Classification:

B31F 1/07

US Classification:

101 32

Abstract:

The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a metalized micro-embossed plastic film using a shim made from a flexographic plate. A digital image is transferred to the flexographic plate and the flexographic plate is processed to create a shim having a raised image corresponding to the digital image. A film is embossed by extruding the film across the flexographic plate, creating a micro-embossed surface in the film. The micro-embossed surface of the film can further be metalized to enhance the visual effects of the image when viewed from the non-embossed surface of the film.