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US5658661A
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Matted release coat for self-wound thermal printable facestock
Assignee: Wisconsin Label Corp
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Filing: 1995-08-29
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Granted: 1997-08-19
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Expires: 2015-08-29
Abstract
Abstract A direct thermal printable facestock has an adhesive-coated back surface and a release coat applied over a layer of thermal imaging material on a front surface so the facestock can be wound and unwound without using a separate release liner. The release coat is composed of two release agents. One of the release agents is a solid such as tetrafluoroethylene ground into specifically sized particles, and the other release agent is a curable liquid such as silicone within which the particles of the solid release agent are embedded for mechanically cleaning the thermal print head.
Inventors
- 👤 Chauncey T. Mitchell, Jr.
- 👤 James T. Wittig, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:24
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/40; B41M5/42; B41M5/382; B41M5/38207; G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/02; G09F3/08; G09F3/10; B41M5/44; B41M5/443; B41M5/446; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/906; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/254; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2839; Y10T428/2848; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A roll of self-wound direct thermal printable facestock adapted for cleaning a thermal print head comprising: a substrate having a continuous length and front and back surfaces; a thermally receptive imaging layer on said front surface of the substrate; an adhesive layer on said back surface of the substrate; a release-coat layer on said thermally receptive imaging layer; said substrate being wound into a plurality of coils so that said adhesive layer of one coil is in contact with said release-coat layer of an adjacent coil; said release-coat layer comprising first and second release agents that both exhibit low adhesion to said adhesive layer; said first release agent having a granular composition of solid particles; and said second release agent forming a matrix for embedding said first release agent in positions for mechanically cleaning the thermal print head.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A roll of self-wound direct thermal printable facestock adapted for cleaning a thermal print head comprising: a substrate having a continuous length and front and back surfaces; a thermally receptive imaging layer on said front surface of the substrate; an adhesive layer on said back surface of the substrate; a release-coat layer on said thermally receptive imaging layer; said substrate being wound into a plurality of coils so that said adhesive layer of one coil is in contact with said release-coat layer of an adjacent coil; said release-coat layer comprising first and second release agents that both exhibit low adhesion to said adhesive layer; said first release agent having a granular composition of solid particles; and said second release agent forming a matrix for embedding said first release agent in positions for mechanically cleaning the thermal print head.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The roll of claim 1 in which said solid particles of the first release agent are relatively sized large enough to project from said second release agent but small enough to maintain adequate transfer of heat between the thermal print head and said thermally receptive imaging layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The roll of claim 2 in which said second release agent has a layer thickness that is less than the particle size of the first release agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The roll of claim 3 in which said second release agent has a layer thickness that is at least one-half of the particle size of the first release agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The roll of claim 3 in which said solid particles are sized between 1 micron and 30 microns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The roll of claim 2 in which said first release agent is dispersed within said second release agent in a concentration between 10 percent and 30 percent by weight of the combined dispersion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The roll of claim 6 in which said first release agent is dispersed within said second release agent in a concentration of approximately 20 percent by weight of the combined dispersion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The roll of claim 1 in which said second release agent is a curable liquid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The roll of claim 8 in which said first release agent is a solid (poly)tetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The roll of claim 9 in which said second release agent is a curable liquid silicone.
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