HEAT TRANSFERS WITH MINIMAL TRANSFER MARKING ON PERFORMANCE FABRICS

• Main Authors: Yttri, Johannes, Dinescu, Liviu, O'Brien, Ben T, Spendlove, Andrew, Tanrikuli, Osman N, Yi-Hung, Chiao
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 06.10.2021
• Subjects: DECORATIVE ARTS; MOSAICS; PAPERHANGING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; TARSIA WORK; TRANSPORTING

A heat transfer label suitable for labeling performance fabrics with minimal transfer marking, comprising:a. a support portion (41) having a label carrier layer (43) and a release layer (45); andb. a transfer portion (47), said transfer portion being positioned over said support portion release layer for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to a performance fabric under conditions of heat and pressure for a given dwell time, said transfer portion comprising:i. a hot melt adhesive layer (49) having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being exposed to permit its direct contact with a performance fabric to be labeled, andii. an ink design layer (48), said ink design layer is in contact and positioned in conformance with the second surface of the hot melt adhesive layer, said ink design layer exhibits recoverable stretch properties;c. the release layer (45) of the label carrier is sized and shaped in substantial conformance with the size and shape of an image delineated by said ink design layer (48), thereby substantially eliminating ghost image generation by the release coating upon heat transfer application, wherein each shaped release section (52a-d) is transferrable with the ink design layer; andd. said hot melt adhesive layer (49) securely transfers the heat transfer label to performance fabrics at transfer temperature of below about 140°C, a pressure of below about 1 Bar, and dwell time of less than 15 seconds, while substantially eliminating transfer marks on the performance fabrics.