System and method of manufacturing extended content labels
AssigneeA1 Label Inc.
InventorRhys Seymour
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing an extended content label involves receiving label stock comprising a liner layer and a face stock layer, and de-laminating the liner layer from the face stock layer. The face stock layer and the liner layer each have a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the face stock layer has an adhesive layer that adheres the face stock layer to the liner layer. A first face stock image is printed onto the top surface of the liner layer. The printed face stock image is transferred to the bottom surface of the face stock layer, and a second face stock image is printed onto the top surface of the face stock layer. The transferring the printed face stock image involves re-laminating the face stock layer with the liner layer.
Claims14
A method of manufacturing extended content labels, comprising:
- receiving label stock comprising a liner layer and a face stock layer, the face stock layer having a surface area, the face stock layer and the liner layer each having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the face stock layer having an adhesive layer adhering the face stock layer to the liner layer;
- de-laminating the liner layer from the face stock layer;
- printing a first face stock image onto the top surface of the liner layer;
- and
- transferring the printed face stock image to the bottom surface of the face stock layer and printing a second face stock image onto the top surface of the face stock layer, the transferring the printed face stock image comprising re-laminating the face stock layer with the liner layer,
- wherein the printing a first face stock image comprises applying an adhesive deadener layer to the liner layer at an area of the liner layer less than an entirety of the surface area of the face stock layer.
A system for manufacturing extended content labels, comprising:
- a first label processing station configured to receive label stock comprising a liner layer and a face stock layer, the face stock layer having a surface area, and to de-laminate the liner layer from the face stock layer, the face stock layer and the liner layer each having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the face stock layer having an adhesive layer adhering the face stock layer to the liner layer;
- a second label processing station configured to print a first face stock image onto the top surface of the liner layer;
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- a third label processing station configured to transfer the printed face stock image to the bottom surface of the face stock layer by re-laminating the face stock layer with the liner layer;
- a fourth label processing station configured to print a second face stock image onto the top surface of the face stock layer;
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- a further label processing station configured to apply an adhesive deadener layer to the liner layer at an area of the liner layer less than an entirety of the surface area of the face stock layer.
An extended content label, comprising:
- a liner layer;
- and
- a face stock layer comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, an adhesive layer at a region of a surface area of the face stock layer applied to the bottom surface, a first face stock image disposed below the adhesive layer over less than an entire surface area of the face stock layer, an adhesive deadener layer disposed below the first face stock image, and a second face stock image applied to the top surface,
- wherein the adhesive layer at the region of the surface area of the face stock layer adheres the face stock layer to the liner layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.