US 12,444,324 B2
Pressure-sensitive label
Douglas Barnhardt, West Chester, OH (US); Barron G. McKillip, Batavia, OH (US); Stephen Riccardi, York, PA (US); Floyd Needham, Loveland, OH (US); and A. Craig Bushman, Loveland, OH (US)
Assigned to Multi-Color Corporation, Batavia, OH (US)
Filed by Multi-Color Corporation, Batavia, OH (US)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/183,311.
Application 18/183,311 is a division of application No. 17/490,110, filed on Sep. 30, 2021.
Application 17/490,110 is a continuation of application No. 17/350,370, filed on Jun. 17, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/350,370 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/871,694, filed on May 11, 2020, granted, now 11,798,437.
Application 16/871,694 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/269,943, filed on Feb. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,650,706, issued on May 12, 2020.
Application 16/269,943 is a continuation of application No. 15/094,443, filed on Apr. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,325,528, issued on Jun. 18, 2019.
Application 15/094,443 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/724,021, filed on May 28, 2015, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0237935 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. G09F 3/10 (2006.01); B32B 7/06 (2019.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/10 (2006.01); B32B 27/16 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 27/38 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01); G09F 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC G09F 3/10 (2013.01) [B32B 7/06 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/10 (2013.01); B32B 27/16 (2013.01); B32B 27/30 (2013.01); B32B 27/308 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B32B 27/38 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); B32B 2250/242 (2013.01); B32B 2307/4023 (2013.01); B32B 2307/748 (2013.01); B32B 2307/75 (2013.01); B32B 2405/00 (2013.01); B32B 2519/00 (2013.01); G09F 2003/0202 (2013.01); G09F 2003/0225 (2013.01); G09F 2003/023 (2013.01); G09F 2003/0257 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2839 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2848 (2015.01)] 15 Claims
 
1. A pressure sensitive label comprising:
(a) a support portion, said support portion including at least a carrier layer; and
(b) a transfer portion over said support portion for transfer of the transfer portion to an article while the transfer portion is in contact with the article, said transfer portion including at least: (i) a printable layer in contacting relationship with the carrier layer, and (ii) an ink layer positioned such that said printable layer is between said carrier layer and said ink layer, wherein the printable layer includes about 30 wt % to about 50 wt % of a triacrylate ester monomer, about 10 wt % to about 12.5 wt % of a diacrylate ester monomer, about 10 wt % to about 12.5 wt % of an aromatic urethane acrylate, about 10 wt % to about 12.5 wt % of a difunctional acrylate, about 5 wt % to about 7 wt % of an acrylate oligomer, about 3 wt % to about 5 wt % of triethanolamine, and about 1 wt % to about 2 wt % of 4-phenylbenzophenone.