FACE SHEET, IDENTIFICATION BAND, AND RELATED METHODS
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1. A face sheet comprising:
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b. a layer that is coupled to the substrate layer, and is configured to facilitate printing selected from the group consisting of thermal printing and inkjet printing;
c. wherein the substrate layer is made of a material selected from the group consisting of a woven material, a non-woven material, and a film material.
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Abstract
A face sheet including a substrate layer and a layer that is coupled to the substrate layer and configured to facilitate thermal printing or inkjet printing. The substrate layer is made of a woven material, a non-woven material, or a film material.
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34 Claims
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1. A face sheet comprising:
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a. a substrate layer; and b. a layer that is coupled to the substrate layer, and is configured to facilitate printing selected from the group consisting of thermal printing and inkjet printing; c. wherein the substrate layer is made of a material selected from the group consisting of a woven material, a non-woven material, and a film material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An identification band comprising:
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a. a piece of face sheet having; i. a substrate layer, and ii. a layer that is coupled to the substrate layer, and is configured to facilitate printing selected from the group consisting of thermal printing and inkjet printing, iii. wherein the substrate layer is made of a material selected from the group consisting of a woven material, a non-woven material, and a film material; b. a piece of backing sheet; and c. a layer of adhesive that is coupled between the piece of face sheet and the piece of backing sheet. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for forming a face sheet, the method comprising:
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a. providing a substrate material; b. providing a second material selected from the group consisting of a thermally activatable material and an inkjet material; c. forming a substrate layer from the substrate material; and d. forming a second layer from the second material; e. wherein; i. the second layer is adjacent to the substrate layer, ii. the second layer is configured to facilitate printing, and iii. the substrate material is selected from the group consisting of a woven material, a non-woven material, and a film material. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for forming a face sheet, the method comprising:
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a. providing a substrate material; b. forming a substrate layer from the substrate material; c. providing a film layer having a thermally activatable coating layer; and d. coupling the film layer to the substrate layer; e. wherein; i. the thermally activatable coating layer is configured to facilitate thermal printing, and ii. the substrate material is selected from the group consisting of a woven material, a non-woven material, and a film material. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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