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US 2008/0226907 A1Published application
Label Comprising a Liquid-Sensitive Adhesive Coating, Use of Such a Label, Method for Automatically Applying a Label Comprising a Liquid-Sensitive Adhesive Coating, and Method for the Production of a Label Paper
OwnerWilli Suhnerinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a label comprising a liquid-sensitive adhesive coating on the rear face thereof. The adhesive coating is based on natural biopolymers and the derivatives thereof and/or synthetic polymers that can be activated by means of liquid. Also disclosed are the use of such a label, a method for automatically applying a label to a receptacle, and a method for producing a label paper.
Claims18
1-9. (canceled)
A label for product containers and the like, comprising;
- a liquid-sensitive adhesive coating disposed on a rear surface of said label, wherein said adhesive coating is based on natural biopolymers and/or derivatives thereof, which are activatable by a liquid, and includes chitin and/or derivatives thereof.
A method for labelling product containers and the like, comprising:
- providing a plurality of discrete labels;
- applying indicia to a front surface of each of the labels;
- applying a liquid-sensitive adhesive coating to a rear surface of each of the labels, wherein the adhesive coating is based upon natural biopolymers and/or derivatives thereof, and includes chitin and/or its derivatives, thereby defining finished labels;
- sequentially applying a liquid to the rear surfaces of the finished labels to activate the adhesive coating;
- and
- sequentially pressing the rear surfaces of the adhesive activated finished labels against the containers to securely adhere the finished labels thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.