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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mukund R. Patel, Hudson, MA (US);
Robert E. Lafler, Charlton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/504 ; C09J 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/504 ; C09J 7/12 ;
Abstract
A heat-activatable, alkali-removable labelling system comprises a support portion and a transfer portion over said support portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article upon application of heat to the support portion while the transfer portion is placed in contact with the article. The transfer portion comprises an optional, optionally alkali-removable, organic solvent soluble acrylic protective layer; an optionally alkali-removable, organic solvent soluble ink layer over said protective layer; and an alkali-removable, heat-activatable, organic solvent soluble acrylic adhesive layer over said ink layer.