Abstract
Modern packaging goes far beyond its primary objective of protecting the contents within it. The fact is, it serves as a critical communication platform is a major trend of food packaging design and printing today. Beyond package design, printing technologies is the most important issue to push packaging evolution. This article is focus on patent analysis approach to find out what are major technologies trend for food packaging printing technology. The goals of this paper are: analysis technology developing trend in printing methods, food packaging materials, printing equipments, and food safety management technologies categories, and to help food packaging printing industries make appropriate decision for technology investment. The major research method is patent analysis approach; database is patent archive of US patent office in last 5 years patents. According to research result, top 10 highest patent volume in single IPC category are: B65D (118 patents), B65B (116 patents), B41J (39 patents), B41M (37 patents), B32B (34 patents), B41F (34 patents), C08L (34 patents), B65C (28 patents), C09D (15 patents) and C08K (14 patents), the other categories has at least 10 patents belongs are: C25D (13patents), D21H (11 patents) and A23L (10 patents).
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