Method of making 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.
Claims46
A method of making labels comprising the steps of:
- applying a linerless adhesive to a back face of a thermal transfer facestock;
- applying a release coating to a back face of a thermal transfer ribbon;
- laminating said facestock and said ribbon together;
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- winding said laminated facestock and ribbon into a roll so that the release coating on the ribbon confronts the linerless adhesive on the back face of the thermal transfer facestock.
A method of making a self-adhesive, thermal transfer printed label, the method comprising:
- a. applying a linerless adhesive layer to a back face of a length of label stock having a front face receptive to thermal transfer ink;
- b. applying a release layer to a back face of a length of thermal transfer ink ribbon having a front face coated with an unimaged layer of thermal transfer ink;
- c. winding the label stock and ribbon 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;
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- d. unwinding the label stock and ribbon so that the front face of the ribbon stock contacts the front face of the label stock in a printer that thermally prints the label with ink imaged from the ribbon.
A method of making a self-adhesive label printable by thermal transfer ink, the method comprising:
- a. preparing a label stock having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a back face unprotected by any release liner;
- b. winding the label stock into a roll with a thermal transfer ink ribbon having a release coating on a rear face that confronts the adhesive layer;
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- c. unwinding the label stock and ribbon so that the front face of the label stock contacts the front face of the ribbon within a printer where ink from the front face of the ribbon is transferred to image the label stock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.