Antimicrobial coating for identification devices
First Claim
1. An identification device comprising:
- a face stock;
a protective coating positioned at least one of proximate or adjacent to at least a portion of at least one surface of said face stock;
an antimicrobial coating positioned on at least a portion of said protective coating; and
indicia imprinted at least one of on or through said antimicrobial layer using a printing process.
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Abstract
An identification device that combines an antimicrobial coating with a printable substrate. For example, the invention includes a wristband with a face stock supporting indicia which are applied on (such as through thermal transfer printing) or through (such as through direct thermal printing) an antimicrobial layer. The antimicrobial layer is preferably a coating or varnish that is applied as the outermost layer and can bind with thermal transfer printing ink or supports pass through of direct thermal printing on a chemically receptive sublayer. The antimicrobial varnish includes varnish compounds and antimicrobial compounds such as a silver zeolite ion that is configured to react to moisture with a controlled release of microbial disinfectant. Preferably, the wristband is a hospital wristband bearing on-site printed identification indicia for a patient.
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35 Claims
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1. An identification device comprising:
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a face stock;
a protective coating positioned at least one of proximate or adjacent to at least a portion of at least one surface of said face stock;
an antimicrobial coating positioned on at least a portion of said protective coating; and
indicia imprinted at least one of on or through said antimicrobial layer using a printing process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34)
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18. An identification device comprising:
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a face stock;
a thermal chemical imaging layer applied to at least a portion of at least one surface of said face stock;
an antimicrobial coating positioned proximate to at least a portion of said thermal chemical imaging layer; and
indicia imprinted on said chemical layer using direct thermal printing.
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26. A method of constructing an identification device comprising:
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providing a face stock;
positioning a protective coating at least one of proximate or adjacent to at least a portion of at least one surface of the face stock;
applying an antimicrobial coating on at least a portion of the protective coating; and
imprinting indicia on or through at least a portion of the antimicrobial coating.
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27. The method of Clam 25, wherein imprinting comprises printing said indicia directly on the antimicrobial coating using a thermal transfer printing process.
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33. A method of constructing an identification device comprising:
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providing a face stock;
applying a thermal chemical imaging layer on at least one surface of at least a portion of the face stock;
positioning an antimicrobial coating proximate to at least a portion of the thermal chemical imaging layer; and
printing indicia on at least a portion of the thermal chemical imaging layer using a direct thermal printing process. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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