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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:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2003
Kuolih Tsai, Arcadia, CA (US);
Dong-tsai Hseih, Arcadia, CA (US);
LI Shu, Arcadia, CA (US);
David N. Edwards, Arcadia, CA (US);
Alan Morgenthau, Keene, NH (US);
Yi-hung Chiao, Temple City, CA (US);
Xiao-ming He, Arcadia, CA (US);
Yukihiko Sasaki, Claremont, CA (US);
Scott Wayne Ferguson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kuolih Tsai, Arcadia, CA (US);
Dong-Tsai Hseih, Arcadia, CA (US);
Li Shu, Arcadia, CA (US);
David N. Edwards, Arcadia, CA (US);
Alan Morgenthau, Keene, NH (US);
Yi-Hung Chiao, Temple City, CA (US);
Xiao-Ming He, Arcadia, CA (US);
Yukihiko Sasaki, Claremont, CA (US);
Scott Wayne Ferguson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Avery Dennison Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
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 directly onto the wax layer () and an ink design layer () printed directly onto the adhesive layer (). Each of the adhesive layer () and the ink design layer includes a non-cross-linked PVC resin. The ink design layer may be screen printed onto the adhesive layer () or may be printed onto the adhesive layer () using thermal transfer printing, ink jet printing or laser printing.