Heat-transfer label well-suited for labeling fabrics and methods of making and using the same

US9499937B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Avery Dennison Corporation · US

Inventors

• Xiao-Ming He · Midland, US
• Liviu Dinescu · Calabasas, US
• Kuolih Tsai · Arcadia, US
• Dong-Tsai Hseih · Arcadia, US
• Li Shu · Arcadia, US
• Yi-Hung Chiao · Temple City, US
• Alan Morgenthau · Keene, US
• Ramin Heydarpour · Beverly Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 31, 2013
• Grant date: Nov 22, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 31, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/2848
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for labeling fabrics, such as fabric garments, and a heat-transfer label well-suited for use in said method. In one embodiment, the heat-transfer label comprises (i) a support portion, the support portion comprising a carrier and a release layer; (ii) a wax layer, the wax layer overcoating the release layer; and (iii) a transfer portion, the transfer portion comprising an adhesive layer printed onto the wax layer and an ink design layer printed onto the adhesive layer. Preferably, at least a portion of the ink design layer is printed using a variable printing technique, such as thermal transfer printing.