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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2007
Kazuyuki Yokoyama, Nagano-ken, JP;
Akihiro Goto, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kazuyuki Yokoyama, Nagano-ken, JP;
Akihiro Goto, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A management label has a color loss determination area that enables easy determination of color loss. An identification color printing areawhere an inventory control color for managing products and a color loss determination areafor determining color loss are printed on the label sideof an inventory management label. The color loss determination areacontains a color loss determination sectionincluding the letters 'NG' printed with a black coloring agent, and a background portionthat is printed using cyan, magenta, and yellow coloring agents. When there is no color loss and the letters 'NG' and background portionare printed normally, the letters “NG” and background portionare both gray and the “NG” letters cannot be read. If one of the colors is lost, the printed colors change, the letters “NG” become discernable, and color loss can be easily determined.