Moore Business Forms, Inc.

Moore North America, Inc.

Other

Moore Wallace North America, Inc.

Nancy G Mitchell

Adele C Shipston

John R Soltysiak

Joseph W Langan

Thomas P Nash

Timothy J Russ

Robert E Grabau

Eric V Palmer

Norman Macaulay

Douglas M Smith

Joseph W Langen

Mary R Dean

Khaled M Khatib

John C Bane

Francis R Smith

Jimme A Harrod

Dennis D Hubbell

Daniel P Ratka

Paul M Cumming

Frank L Benchik

Stanley C Chess

Michael C Hausladen

Scott A Moeller

Michael C Maier

Joseph T Duffy

Carolyn M Larson

Gary R Wilger

Radio frequency identification labels are made in a high speed and effective manner in a variety of different ways utilizing a number of different sources of RFID inlets, each inlet including an antenna and a chip. A plurality of webs are matched together and RFID labels are die cut from the webs, to produce lined RFID labels. Alternatively linerless RFID labels are produced from a composite web with a release material on one face and pressure sensitive adhesive on the other, the labels formed by perforations in the web.

RFID manufacturing concepts

It is possible to accurately and conveniently determine the origin, contents, position, and/or destination of a reusable container (such as a tote or bin, particularly for a manufacturing process) by applying a permanent adhesive label with embedded programmable RFID to the reusable container at a location where the RFID may be detected and reprogrammed. The RFID is programmed with accurate variable information including relating to at least one of the origin, contents, position, and destination of the container, and at at least one location the variable information of the RFID is detected. After a first use of the reusable container it is reprogrammed with other accurate variable information, and the detecting and reprogramming are repeated multiple times. Preferably the label is of a substantially moisture impermeable material such as a plastic film, or synthetic paper.

Radio frequency labels on reusable containers

A method of increasing the tack of a pressure sensitive adhesive by exposing a polymeric pressure sensitive adhesive to an activating treatment, activatable articles containing such an adhesive and adhesive compositions resulting from such an activating treatment. The activatable, polymeric, pressure sensitive adhesive is preferably a water based adhesive prepared by free radical polymerization of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylate, or methacrylate monomers having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms. The activating treatment is preferably corona charging or corona charging in combination with uv light.

Activated adhesive system

A composite containing an RFID can be mounted on, in, or adjacent a metal object without de-tuning of the antenna of the RFID. The composite includes a first RFID or a EAS device-containing layer, and a foamable material layer held in proximity with the first layer. The foamable material layer expands in size and reduces in density when subjected to external stimuli, such as heat or microwaves. The foamable layer may comprise an intumescent material, and may have RF radiation-absorbing material filler. Pressure sensitive adhesive, when the composite is in a label form, may be used to mount the composite on or adjacent a metal object after printing of the printable surface of the composite, and the foamable material layer is subjected to the external stimuli after printing and either before or after mounting on or adjacent the metal object.

RFID composite for mounting on or adjacent metal objects

An apparatus and method provide for the alternate manufacture of permanent adhesive or repositional linerless labels utilizing the same equipment. Indicia is applied such as by using an intelligent imaging system by at least one print station. With repositional labels, a tie coat is applied and dried, whereas with permanent labels a barrier coating is applied. Coating stations apply a repositional adhesive and release coat in the construction of repositional adhesive labels. The coating station is followed by a dryer and chill rolls. In the construction of permanent adhesive labels a coating station for applying a release coat and a release coat curing station, as well as permanent adhesive application station, are also provided. Changeover time from the manufacture of one type of label to the other is short.

Apparatus for manufacturing linerless labels

Radio frequency identification elements, including linerless or lined labels, are produced with enhanced effectiveness. The antenna is printed with conductive ink or toner, and cross-over may be provided by spot printing a non-conductive material over a portion of the antenna and then printing a conductive cross-over element on the non-conductive material. Typically the antenna is printed on one face of a web, and the radio frequency identification chip is moved into contact with the opposite face of the web so that the contacts penetrate the web and engage the antenna so that the web material acts as a dielectric. Alternatively part of the antenna on the first face may be over-printed with a non-conductive material and the chip attached to the first face passing through openings in, or penetrating, the non-conductive material to engage the antenna. A protective substrate or coating is provided on at least one of the chip and antenna, for example by heating heat expandable microspheres, or applying a substrate having hot melt adhesive. The antenna may be printed with a printing media comprising a carrier including resin and wax and containing conductive material in it, and by heating the carrier so that it becomes fluid and is applied as a thick film on the substrate, and by allowing the carrier to cool so as to provide a conductive antenna. The printing may be accomplished at a speed of about 500 feet per minute or more.

Radio frequency identification tags and labels

Business forms having labels integral with the sheets thereof (rather than riding piggyback thereon) are produced by applying a strip of transfer tape to only a portion of the second face of a sheet, with the adhesive of the transfer tape contacting the sheet, so that sheet material surrounds the transfer tape strip completely. Then a label is die cut from the first face of the sheet, preferably after the transfer tape is applied, within the area of the sheet overlying the transfer tape strip, without cutting the transfer tape backing. A coating of less than 2.0 g/m.sup.2 is applied to a portion of the first face of the sheet in an area including the label. The coating is a composition including from about 50 to about 90 parts of a particulate silica and about 10 to about 50 parts of a polyvinyl alcohol, by dry weight. Indicia is at some point printed or bar coded on the first face of the sheet. The label may be readily removed, with the adhesive from the transfer tape sticking to the label while the backing of the transfer tape remains in place. The strip of transfer tape is cut from a web, and then is transported with the adhesive face outward by a vacuum cylinder, until it moves into contact with a moving web. The web is ultimately formed into individual or continuous business forms, which may be multi-ply.

Business form having integral label associated therewith coated with

Linerless label stock is produced from a single substrate utilizing a coating machine by moving the substrate through the coating machine and applying a tie coating to the substrate first face, a release coating to the substrate second face, and a pressure sensitive adhesive to the tie coating. The tie coating comprises a dispersion of a pigment, such as silica, with a binder, such as polyvinyl alcohol. The substrate is cut to form individual labels, and is rolled up into a roll with the release coated second face on the outside of the roll. Printing may be applied to the substrate prior to coating, or to the release coating.

Method for making linerless labels with a specific tie coat

A toner recording medium including a substrate, such as paper, containing a coating composition of particulate silica and a polyvinyl alcohol in a coating weight of less than 2.0 g/m.sup.2 per side of the substrate. The composition is preferably about 50 to less than 90 parts by dry weight of particulate silica and about 10 to 50 parts by dry weight binder. A process is also disclosed for coating a substrate, such as paper, to produce a toner recording medium.

Coated substrate for use as a toner recording medium and method of

Linerless labels with tie coat

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Grand Island, NY, United States of America

Nancy G Mitchell