Heat-transfer label

• Main Authors: CHIAO, YI-HUNG, FERGUSON, SCOTT WAYNE, EDWARDS, N. DAVID, HSEIH, DONG-TSAI, SHU, LI, TSAI, KUOLIH, MORGENTHAU, ALAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 29.12.2010
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; CALCULATING; COLOUR PRINTING; COMPUTING; CONVEYING; COUNTING; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DECORATING TEXTILES; DECORATIVE ARTS; DISPLAY; DISPLAYING; DYEING LEATHER, FURS, OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES INANY FORM; DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; EDUCATION; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; LAUNDERING; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; LINING MACHINES; MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS; MOSAICS; PACKING; PAPERHANGING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PRESENTATION OF DATA; PRINTING; PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; SEALS; SIGNS; STAMPS; STORING; TARSIA WORK; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TEXTILES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; TYPEWRITERS

A method for labeling fabrics, such as fabric garments, and a heat-transfer label (311) well-suited for use in said method. In one embodiment, the heat-transfer label (311) comprises (i) a support portion (313), the support portion (313) comprising a carrier (315) and a release layer (317); (ii) a wax layer (319), the wax layer overcoating the release layer (317); and (iii) a transfer portion (321), the transfer portion (321) comprising an adhesive layer (323) printed directly onto the wax layer (319) and an ink design layer (325) printed directly onto the adhesive layer (323). Each of the adhesive layer (323) and the ink design layer includes a non-cross-linked PVC resin. The ink design layer may be screen printed onto the adhesive layer (323) or may be printed onto the adhesive layer (323) using thermal transfer printing, ink jet printing or laser printing.