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Granted Patent B2
US 11,767,639 · App. 16/733,755 · Granted Sep 26, 2023

Coated paperboard containers having an aqueous barrier coating

Inventors: Steven Parker (Raleigh, NC); Jiebin Pang (Glen Allen, VA); Natasha G. Melton (Richmond, VA); Teresa Krug (Henrico, VA); Sergio A. Giuste (Midlothian, VA); Wade Harris (Lumberton, TX); Terrell J. Green (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: WestRock MWV, LLC
D21H19/826D21H19/24D21H19/84D21H25/06B65D3/08
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Patent No.
US 11,767,639
App. No.
16/733,755
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A coated paperboard container includes a paperboard substrate and an aqueous barrier coating on the paperboard substrate. The coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 75% accepts or greater, a sidewall seam bond strength of 30 pounds per inch or greater, and a wet rigidity loss of 50% or less.

Claims (95)

1. A coated paperboard container for holding beverages, comprising:

a paperboard substrate, the paperboard substrate defining a container wall having an interior surface facing an interior of said container and an exterior surface facing an exterior of said container;

a heat sealable aqueous barrier coating on the interior surface of the paperboard substrate, wherein the heat sealable aqueous barrier coating consists essentially of binder and pigment; and

at least one of another aqueous barrier coating and a non-barrier coating on the exterior surface of the paperboard substrate,

wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 75% accepts or greater and a wet rigidity loss of 50% or less.

2. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 80% accepts or greater.

3. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 85% accepts or greater.

4. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 90% accepts or greater.

5. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a sidewall seam bond strength of 30 pounds per inch or greater.

6. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a sidewall seam bond strength of 40 pounds per inch or greater.

7. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a sidewall seam bond strength of 50 pounds per inch or greater.

8. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a wet rigidity loss of 40% or less.

9. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a wet rigidity loss of 30% or less.

10. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a wet rigidity loss of 20% or less.

11. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a wet rigidity loss of 10% or less.

12. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a 30 minute water Cobb test of 20 g/m 2 or less.

13. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a 30 minute water Cobb test of 10 g/m 2 or less.

14. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a 30 minute water Cobb test of 5 g/m 2 or less.

15. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a staining brightness loss of 20% or less.

16. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a staining brightness loss of 10% or less.

17. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a staining brightness loss of 5% or less.

18. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a blocking rating of 3.5 or less.

19. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a blocking rating of 3.0 or less.

20. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a blocking rating of 2.0 or less.

21. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a fiber tear of 80% or greater when the container seams are separated.

22. The coated paperboard container of claim 1 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a fiber tear of 90% or greater when the container seams are separated.

23. A coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages, comprising:

a sidewall comprising:

a sidewall paperboard substrate having an interior surface facing an interior of said container and an exterior surface facing an exterior of said container, an upper end, a lower end, a first longitudinal end, and a second longitudinal end;

a first aqueous barrier coating on the interior surface of the sidewall paperboard substrate, wherein the first aqueous barrier coating consists essentially of binder and pigment, wherein the first longitudinal end of the sidewall paperboard substrate is heat sealed, by way of the first aqueous barrier coating, to the second longitudinal end of the sidewall paperboard substrate to form a sidewall seam; and

a non-barrier coating on the exterior surface of the sidewall paperboard substrate,

wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 75% or greater, a side seam bond strength of 30 pounds per inch or greater, and a wet rigidity loss of 20% or less.

24. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 80% accepts or greater.

25. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 85% accepts or greater.

26. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 90% accepts or greater.

27. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a sidewall seam bond strength of 40 pounds per inch or greater.

28. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a sidewall seam bond strength of 50 pounds per inch or greater.

29. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a wet rigidity loss of 10% or less.

30. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a 30 minute water Cobb test of 20 g/m 2 or less.

31. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a 30 minute water Cobb test of 10 g/m 2 or less.

32. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a 30 minute water Cobb test of 5 g/m 2 or less.

33. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a staining brightness loss of 20% or less.

34. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a staining brightness loss of 10% or less.

35. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a staining brightness loss of 5% or less.

36. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a blocking rating of 3.5 or less.

37. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a blocking rating of 3.0 or less.

38. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a blocking rating of 2.0 or less.

39. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a fiber tear of 80% or greater when the container seams are separated.

40. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a fiber tear of 90% or greater when the container seams are separated.

41. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 23 further comprising:

a bottom wall comprising:

a bottom stock paperboard substrate having an interior surface facing an interior of said container and an exterior surface facing an exterior of said container;

an aqueous barrier coating on the interior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate; and

at least one of a second aqueous barrier coating and a non-barrier coating on the exterior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate,

wherein a circumferential portion of the bottom stock paperboard substrate is heat sealed, by way at least one of the aqueous barrier coating of the sidewall and the aqueous barrier coating of the bottom wall, to the lower end of the sidewall paperboard substrate.

42. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 41 wherein the lower end of the sidewall paperboard substrate is folded towards the interior of the coated paperboard container to form a circumferential recess, wherein a circumferential edge of the bottom stock paperboard substrate is folded towards the exterior surface to form a circumferential lip, and wherein the circumferential lip of the bottom wall is disposed in the circumferential recess of the sidewall.

43. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 41 wherein the at least one of a second aqueous barrier coating and a non-barrier coating on the exterior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate comprises the non-barrier coating on the exterior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate.

44. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 41 wherein the at least one of a second aqueous barrier coating and a non-barrier coating on the exterior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate comprises the second aqueous barrier coating on the exterior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate.

45. The coated paperboard container for holding hot beverages of claim 41 wherein the at least one of a second aqueous barrier coating and a non-barrier coating on the exterior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate comprises the second aqueous barrier coating on the exterior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate and the non-barrier coating on the second aqueous barrier coating.

46. A coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages, comprising:

a sidewall comprising:

a sidewall paperboard substrate having an interior surface facing an interior of said container and an exterior surface facing an exterior of said container, an upper end, a lower end, a first longitudinal end, and a second longitudinal end;

a first aqueous barrier coating on the interior surface of the sidewall paperboard substrate, wherein the first aqueous barrier coating consists essentially of binder and pigment; and

a second aqueous barrier coating on the exterior surface of the sidewall paperboard substrate, wherein the second aqueous barrier coating consists essentially of binder and pigment,

wherein the first longitudinal end of the sidewall paperboard substrate is heat sealed, by way of at least one of the first aqueous barrier coating and the second aqueous barrier coating, to the second longitudinal end of the sidewall paperboard substrate to form a sidewall seam,

wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 75% or greater, a side seam bond strength of 30 pounds per inch or greater, and a wet rigidity loss of 50% or less.

47. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 80% accepts or greater.

48. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 85% accepts or greater.

49. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a repulpability yield of 90% accepts or greater.

50. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a sidewall seam bond strength of 40 pounds per inch or greater.

51. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a sidewall seam bond strength of 50 pounds per inch or greater.

52. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a wet rigidity loss of 40% or less.

53. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a wet rigidity loss of 30% or less.

54. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a wet rigidity loss of 20% or less.

55. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a wet rigidity loss of 10% or less.

56. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a 30 minute water Cobb test of 20 g/m 2 or less.

57. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a 30 minute water Cobb test of 10 g/m 2 or less.

58. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a 30 minute water Cobb test of 5 g/m 2 or less.

59. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a staining brightness loss of 20% or less.

60. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a staining brightness loss of 10% or less.

61. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a staining brightness loss of 5% or less.

62. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a blocking rating of 3.5 or less.

63. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a blocking rating of 3.0 or less.

64. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a blocking rating of 2.0 or less.

65. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a fiber tear of 80% or greater when the container seams are separated.

66. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 , wherein the coated paperboard container has a fiber tear of 90% or greater when the container seams are separated.

67. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 further comprising a non-barrier coating on the second aqueous barrier coating on the exterior surface of the sidewall paperboard substrate.

68. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 46 further comprising:

a bottom wall comprising:

a bottom stock paperboard substrate having an interior surface facing an interior of said container and an exterior surface facing an exterior of said container; and

a first aqueous barrier coating on the interior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate;

a second aqueous barrier coating on the exterior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate,

wherein a circumferential portion of the bottom stock paperboard substrate is heat sealed, by way at least one of the first aqueous barrier coating of the sidewall, the second aqueous barrier coating of the sidewall, the first aqueous barrier coating of the bottom wall, and the second aqueous barrier coating of the bottom wall, to the lower end of the sidewall paperboard substrate.

69. The coated paperboard container for holding cold beverages of claim 68 wherein the lower end of the sidewall paperboard substrate is folded towards the interior of the coated paperboard container to form a circumferential recess, wherein a circumferential edge of the bottom stock paperboard substrate is folded towards the exterior surface to form a circumferential lip, and wherein the circumferential lip of the bottom wall is disposed in the circumferential recess of the sidewall.

70. The coated paperboard container holding cold beverages of claim 68 further comprising a non-barrier coating on the second aqueous barrier coating on the exterior surface of the bottom stock paperboard substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2020
From: PARKER, STEVEN; PANG, JIEBIN; MELTON, NATASHA G.; KRUG, TERESA; GIUSTE, SERGIO A.; HARRIS, WADE; GREEN, TERRELL J.
To: WESTROCK MWV, LLC
Reel/Frame 051411/0312 →
Continuity (2)
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