| US 7,588,812 B1 | ||
| Heat transfer labeling system | ||
| Mukund R. Patel, Hudson, Mass. (US); and Robert E. Lafler, Charlton City, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Gotham Ink Corporation, Marlboro, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/391,605. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/719396, filed on Sep. 22, 2005. | ||
| Int. Cl. B32B 9/00 (2006.01); B32B 33/00 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 428—40.1 [428/41.7; 428/42.1; 428/42.2; 428/42.3; 428/343; 428/354; 428/914] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A heat transfer label, comprising: a support portion;
a transfer portion disposed over the support portion, the transfer portion being adapted to be transferred from the support
portion to an article;
the transfer portion including an adhesive layer, an ink layer disposed on the adhesive layer, and an abrasion resistant topcoat
disposed on the ink layer, wherein
the adhesive layer is comprised of solvent-soluble ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers having a vinyl acetate content of 32%
or less used alone or in blends of solvent-soluble ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers having vinyl acetate contents below 30%;
the topcoat layer including a solvent based topcoat having a blend of ethylene-vinyl acetate polymers.
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