Method of making laminated thermal transfer printable labels
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1. A method of making labels comprising the steps of:
- applying a linerless adhesive to a back face of a thermal transfer facestock;
applying a release coating to a back face of a thermal transfer ribbon;
laminating said facestock and said ribbon together; and
winding said laminated facestock and ribbon into a roll so that the release coating on the ribbon confronts the linerless adhesive on the back face of the thermal transfer facestock.
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Abstract
A label stock includes a thermal transfer facestock and a thermal transfer ribbon that are laminated together. The face stock has a front face for receiving thermal transfer ink and a back face covered by an adhesive. The ribbon has a front face covered by thermal transfer ink and a back face covered by a release. The facestock and ribbon are laminated and wound together into a roll so that the ribbon also functions as a conventional release liner.
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1. A method of making labels comprising the steps of:
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applying a linerless adhesive to a back face of a thermal transfer facestock; applying a release coating to a back face of a thermal transfer ribbon; laminating said facestock and said ribbon together; and winding said laminated facestock and ribbon into a roll so that the release coating on the ribbon confronts the linerless adhesive on the back face of the thermal transfer facestock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of making a self-adhesive, thermal transfer printed label, the method comprising:
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a. applying a linerless adhesive layer to a back face of a length of label stock having a front face receptive to thermal transfer ink; b. applying a release layer to a back face of a length of thermal transfer ink ribbon having a front face coated with an unimaged layer of thermal transfer ink; c. winding the label stock and ribbon together in a roll so that the release layer on the back face of the ribbon confronts the adhesive on the back face of the label stock; and d. unwinding the label stock and ribbon so that the front face of the ribbon stock contacts the front face of the label stock in a printer that thermally prints the label with ink imaged from the ribbon. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of making a self-adhesive label printable by thermal transfer ink, the method comprising:
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a. preparing a label stock having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a back face unprotected by any release liner; b. winding the label stock into a roll with a thermal transfer ink ribbon having a release coating on a rear face that confronts the adhesive layer; and c. unwinding the label stock and ribbon so that the front face of the label stock contacts the front face of the ribbon within a printer where ink from the front face of the ribbon is transferred to image the label stock. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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