MULTI-COLOR CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140037875 | Shrink Film Labels Including Adhesive - A label having an adhesive applied proximal to an inner surface of a shrink film (such as a shrink sleeve), which is not transferred to labeling apparatus during application of the shrink label to an article. Thus, the shrink sleeve does not result in a build-up of adhesive on label application apparatus, thereby preventing apparatus downtime; and cannot be removed from the article to which it is applied, (or cannot be removed without damage being done to the label), thereby preventing removal and re-use of the shrink sleeve on counterfeit goods. | 02-06-2014 |
20130071634 | HEAT-TRANSFER LABEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A heat-transfer label assembly and method of using the same. In one embodiment, the assembly is well-suited for decorating refillable glass articles and includes a support portion, a wax skim coat, and a transfer portion. The support portion may include a carrier web overcoated with a polyethylene layer. The wax skim coat may overcoat the polyethylene layer. The transfer portion may include a protective lacquer, an ink design, and a heat-activatable adhesive. The protective lacquer may be printed directly on the skim coat and may include a cross-linked phenoxy resin. The ink design may be printed onto the protective lacquer and may include a binder, a colorant, and a cross-linking system. The adhesive, which may differ from the ink design only by lacking colorant, may be printed onto the ink design, any exposed portions of the protective lacquer, and the surrounding skim coat. | 03-21-2013 |
20120321860 | Process for Printing Wax Release Layer - A wax printing process, apparatus, formulation, and label. The process includes contacting a wax formulation with a surface having at least one etched region thereon, and confronting a carrier with the surface such that at least a portion of the wax transfers from the etched surface to the carrier. The apparatus includes a tray and a manifold positioned in the tray. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a gravure sleeve and a heatable mandrel disposed inside the gravure sleeve. The wax formulation includes a paraffin wax, an ester wax, a hydrocarbon resin, a microcrystalline wax, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin. The label includes a carrier and a wax release layer confronting a surface of the carrier. The wax release layer confronts less that the entire surface of the carrier. | 12-20-2012 |
20120201990 | Release Formulation for Label Including Synthetic Wax - A heat transfer label comprising a support portion and a transfer portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article. Heat is applied to the support portion while the transfer portion is placed into contact with the article. The support portion comprises a release layer including a synthetic wax. | 08-09-2012 |
20110189477 | Heat Transfer Label Having a UV Layer - A heat transfer label and method for preparing same, the heat transfer label including (a) a support portion and (b) a transfer portion over the support portion, for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article upon application of heat to the support portion while the transfer portion is placed into contact with the article. The transfer portion includes at least a protective lacquer layer, an ink layer, and an adhesive layer, wherein at least one of the protective lacquer layer, the ink layer, and the adhesive layer is UV-curable. Further, the heat transfer label may additionally include a tie-coat layer, which may be a UV-curable tie-coat layer. Further, each of the plurality of layers of the transfer portion of the heat transfer label may be UV-curable. | 08-04-2011 |
20100159194 | Label that is Removable or Having a Removable Section - A label that is removable from the article with which it is associated, or includes a removable section thereof, and includes only a single substrate. The substrate has a front side and a back side, and an ink disposed on the back side of the substrate, which remains with the substrate during removal of the substrate, or a section thereof, from an article. The label further includes an abhesive disposed adjacent the ink on the back side of the substrate. The label may have at least one set of perforations to provide a removable section of the label. These perforations may be provided by an apparatus for providing consistent perforations. | 06-24-2010 |
20100154613 | Label that is Removable or Having a Removable Section - A perforating apparatus for perforating a sheet. The apparatus includes a plurality of perforating assemblies. Each perforating assembly includes a perforating wheel, which is operatively coupled to a pneumatic cylinder, and a plurality of air hoses, wherein each pneumatic cylinder of each perforating assembly is operatively coupled to, and in flow communication with one air hose of the plurality of air hoses. Further each pneumatic cylinder is associated with an air muffler. And the apparatus includes a secondary roller that includes a peripheral wrap around the outer surface thereof. | 06-24-2010 |
20090214837 | Insulating Label - An insulating label, including a first layer, being a printable film layer; a second layer, being an insulating layer; and a third layer, being a lamination layer. The third layer may be disposed between the first layer and the second layer to operatively couple the first layer and the second layer. The insulating label may alternatively include a first layer, being a printable layer; and a second layer operatively coupled to the first layer and incorporating an expandable coating. | 08-27-2009 |
20080311331 | PROCESS FOR PRINTING WAX RELEASE LAYER - A wax printing process, apparatus, formulation, and label. The process includes contacting a wax formulation with a surface having at least one etched region thereon, and confronting a carrier with the surface such that at least a portion of the wax transfers from the etched surface to the carrier. The apparatus includes a tray and a manifold positioned in the tray. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a gravure sleeve and a heatable mandrel disposed inside the gravure sleeve. The wax formulation includes a paraffin wax, an ester wax, a hydrocarbon resin, a microcrystalline wax, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin. The label includes a carrier and a wax release layer confronting a surface of the carrier. The wax release layer confronts less that the entire surface of the carrier. | 12-18-2008 |