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US 7,622,171 B2Granted
Heat transfer label
AssigneeMulti-Color Corporation
InventorJean-Paul Laprade
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Abstract
A heat transfer label comprising a support portion and a transfer portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article. The article may be untreated polyethylene, polypropylene, PET, or acrylonitrile. Heat is applied to the support portion while the transfer portion is placed into contact with the untreated polyethylene, polypropylene, or acrylonitrile article. The transfer portion comprises an adhesive layer comprising a vinyl acetate resin, a tackifying petroleum hydrocarbon resin, and a microcrystalline wax.
Claims19
A heat transfer label comprising:
- (a) a support portion;
- (b) a transfer portion over said support portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article that has not undergone an oxidizing treatment upon application of heat to the support portion while the transfer portion is placed into contact with the article, said transfer portion including at least
- an ink layer;
- and
- an adhesive layer comprising a vinyl acetate resin, a tackifying petroleum hydrocarbon resin, and a microcrystalline wax;
- wherein said ink layer is disposed between said adhesive layer and said support portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.