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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1998
Jean Paul Laprade, North Smithfield, RI (US);
James S Nugent, Hudson, MA (US);
Darchun Billy Yang, San Dimas, CA (US);
Avery Dennison Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A heat-transfer label suitable for use in decorating polyethylene-coated glass articles. In a preferred embodiment, the label is capable of withstanding pasteurization conditions on a polyethylene-coated glass article and includes (a) a support portion in the form of a sheet of paper overcoated with a release layer of polyethylene, (b) a skim coat of wax overcoated onto the polyethylene release layer and (c) a transfer portion, the transfer portion including a cross-linked phenoxy protective lacquer layer printed onto the skim coat, a polyester ink layer printed onto the protective lacquer layer, a first adhesive layer printed onto the ink layer and onto any exposed portions of the underlying protective lacquer layer, and a second adhesive layer printed onto the first adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer preferably comprises an acrylic adhesive resin of the type present in a water-based adhesive dispersion or in a water-based adhesive emulsion and also comprises a surfactant in the form of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate. The second adhesive layer preferably comprises a chlorinated polyolefin of the type present in a water-based chlorinated polyolefin dispersion, such a dispersion having a pH at 25.degree. C. of 9-10 and containing 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol as a neutralizing amine, the water-based chlorinated polyolefin dispersion containing 20%, by weight, chlorinated polyolefin and 25%, by weight, total solids. The second adhesive layer preferably also comprises a thickener in the form of a polyurethane.