Variable data heat transfer label, method of making and using same

A thermal transfer, labeling technology, applied in the direction of labeling, labeling, marking deformable materials, etc., can solve the problems of increasing the obsolete, unsatisfactory, and a large number of labels.

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-01-03
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
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[0006] A disadvantage of using individually printed labels (that is, labels with variable data) is the need for large stocks of fully finished pre-printed labels at the manufacturing or packaging location
When this method is used to provide the required information on a label attached to an item, a large inventory of labels is required, and correspondingly space for storing this number of labels is required, making this method unsatisfactory
[0007] Furthermore, when using such individual or custom labels, a large inventory of labels is still required
This increases the chances of the label becoming stale

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[0026] Although the present invention may have various forms of embodiments, what is shown in the drawings and described below are presently preferred embodiments. The invention is limited to the specific embodiments described.

[0027] It should be understood that the heading of this section of the specification, "Detailed Description of the Invention," pertains to the requirements of the US Patent Office and is not meant and should not be inferred to limit the subject matter disclosed herein.

[0028] In this disclosure, the terms "article", "item", "object" and "product" are used interchangeably to describe something manufactured that has commercial value, eg, an item of commerce.

[0029] Referring now to the accompanying drawings and primarily to figure 1 , the figure shows an embodiment of a set of variable data thermal transfer labels represented by a mark 10 as a whole, which embodies the principle of the present invention. In the illustrated embodiment, the carrier ...

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Abstract

A heat transfer label for application to an item includes a heat transferable substrate having a transparent window area (26), a carrier (12) for carrying the substrate and a variable graphic component (24) including printed indicia on the window area. The variable graphic component is printed separate from the application of the substrate to the carrier and on an opposing side of at least a portion of the substrate from the carrier. The variable graphic component is printed prior to application of the heat transfer label to the item.

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[0001] Cross-reference of relevant application data [0002] This application is a continuation-in-part of US Patent Application Serial No. 10 / 742,297, filed December 19,2003. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to labels comprising indicia. More particularly, the present invention relates to heat transfer labels containing variable data that are applied to articles to provide unique indicia and methods of making and using the labels. Background technique [0004] Labels containing indicia and / or graphics are widely used in many industries. For example, tags are used in the apparel industry to indicate information about the garment to identify the manufacturer, garment size to provide laundering instructions, fabric composition, manufacturing location information, etc. In such tags, both fixed and variable data are included. While fixed data may include manufacturer, place of manufacture, and laundering instructions, garment size and fabric composition ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B31D1/02B65C5/04B65C9/25B65C9/46B32B3/00B42D15/00
CPCB31D1/021B31D1/027Y10T428/24802
Inventor 威廉姆·A.·鲍德温埃里克·M.·萨顿大卫·E.·祖罗斯基大卫·B.·沃恩丹尼斯·D.·奥雷尔亚瑟·J.·马林
Owner ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
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