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US 8,802,591 B2Granted
Thermal direct printing dissolving paper
AssigneesCMC Group, Inc., Consolidated Converting, Inc.
InventorsStephen C. Hill, Theodore J. Russchen
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Abstract
A label has a water dissolvable or water dispersible paper with a coating of a type which can be printed with direct thermal printing. The label is produced by passing a length of such paper with a freshly applied coating of the above type through an oven for drying before the coating has an opportunity to deteriorate the surface of the paper.
Claims12
A label prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a layer of water dissolvable or water dispersible paper;
- (b) applying a coating directly on one surface of said paper, said coating being water dissolvable or water dispersible and having the capability of receiving thereon printing or other indicia from a direct thermal printer;
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- (c) drying or curing said coating beginning within three seconds from the time that said coating is applied to said paper at a temperature lower than that which would activate said coating.
1 more element
A label prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a layer of water dissolvable or water dispersible paper;
- (b) applying a coating directly on one surface of said paper, said coating being water dissolvable or water dispersible and having the capability of receiving thereon printing or other indicia from a direct thermal printer;
- (c) drying or curing said coating beginning within three seconds from the time that said coating is applied to said paper at a temperature lower than that which would activate said coating;
- (d) affixing a water dissolvable or water dispersible adhesive to a surface of said paper opposite from the surface having said coating;
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- (e) affixing a liner to said adhesive, said liner being removable to leave said adhesive exposed for attachment to a surface.
3 more elements
A label prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a layer of water dissolvable or water dispersible paper;
- (b) affixing a water dissolvable or water dispersible adhesive to a surface of said paper;
- (c) affixing a liner to said adhesive, said liner being removable to leave said adhesive exposed for attachment to a surface;
- (d) applying a coating directly to a surface of said paper opposite from the surface having said adhesive, said coating being water dissolvable or water dispersible and having the capability of receiving thereon printing or other indicia from a direct thermal printer;
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- (e) drying or curing said coating beginning within three seconds from the time that said coating is applied to said paper at a temperature lower than that which would activate said coating.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.