Laminated thermal transfer printable labels
AssigneeMedia Solutions, Inc.
InventorChauncey T. Mitchell, Jr.
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Abstract
A label stock includes a thermal transfer facestock and a thermal transfer ribbon that are laminated together. The face stock has a front face for receiving thermal transfer ink and a back face covered by an adhesive. The ribbon has a front face covered by thermal transfer ink and a back face covered by a release. The facestock and ribbon are laminated and wound together into a roll so that the ribbon also functions as a conventional release liner.
Claims38
A roll of thermal transfer label stock comprising:
- a first substrate having front and back faces and a length;
- said front face of the first substrate adapted for receiving thermal transfer ink;
- a linerless adhesive layer on said back face of the first substrate;
- a second substrate having front and back faces and a length;
- an unimaged layer of thermal transfer ink on said front face of the second substrate;
- a release layer on said back face of the second substrate;
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- said first and second substrates being aligned along their respective lengths, laminated together, and wound into coils such that said adhesive layer of the first substrate contacts said release layer of the second substrate.
A self-adhesive, thermal transfer label system comprising:
- a length of label stock having a front face receptive to thermal transfer ink and a back face coated with an adhesive lacking a release liner;
- a length of thermal transfer ink ribbon having a front face coated with an unimaged layer of thermal transfer ink and a back face coated with a release layer;
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- the label stock and ribbon being wound together in a roll so that the release layer on the back face of the ribbon confronts the adhesive on the back face of the label stock.
A self-adhesive label material printable by thermal transfer ink and comprising:
- a label stock having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a back face unprotected by any release liner;
- the label stock being wound up into a roll with a thermal transfer ink ribbon having an unimaged ink layer on a front face;
- the ribbon having a release coating on a rear face, and
- the ribbon and label stock being wound together so that the adhesive layer confronts the release coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.