Pressure-sensitive label
AssigneeMulti-Color Corporation
InventorsDouglas Barnhardt, Barron G. McKillip, Stephen Riccardi, Floyd Needham, A. Craig Bushman
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Abstract
A pressure sensitive label and method for preparing same, the pressure sensitive label comprising: (a) a support portion, the support portion including at least a carrier layer; and (b) a transfer portion over the support portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article upon application of pressure to the transfer portion while the transfer portion is in contact with the article, the transfer portion including at least a printable layer in confronting relationship with the carrier layer, and an ink layer positioned between the printable layer and carrier layer.
Claims12
A pressure sensitive label comprising:
- (a) a support portion, said support portion including at least a carrier layer;
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- (b) a transfer portion over said support portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article upon application of pressure to the transfer portion while the transfer portion is in contact with the article, said transfer portion including at least
- (1) a clear printable layer in confronting relationship with the carrier layer, the printable layer having a surface to be printed thereon, wherein the printable layer including a resin chosen from vinyl, acrylic, urethane, epoxy, polyester, and alkyd, and
- (2) an ink layer disposed between the printable layer and the carrier layer, wherein the ink layer comprises about 25 wt % to about 35 wt % ethanol, about 20 wt % to about 25 wt % propylene glycol methyl ether, about 15 wt % to about 20 wt % propyl acetate, about 15 wt % to about 20 wt % isopropanol, and about 3 wt % to about 5 wt % aluminum flake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.