摘要:
A label assembly (11) and method of using the same to label articles durably, yet removably. In one embodiment, the label assembly is used to label fabric articles, such as clothing, and comprises (a) an image forming laminate (13) for forming an image on the fabric article, the image forming laminate comprising an ink layer (17), the ink layer (17) being bondable to the fabric article; and (b) an image removing laminate (14) for removing the image from the fabric article, the image removing laminate (14) comprising a remover layer (21), the remover layer (21), upon being activated by heat and/or light, being bondable to the ink layer (17) of the image forming laminate (13); (c) whereby, upon bonding of the image removing laminate (14) to the ink layer, the bonding between the image removing laminate (14) and the ink layer (17) is stronger than the bonding between the ink layer (17) and the fabric article.
摘要:
Methods for roll-to-roll deposition of optically transparent and high conductivity metallic thin films are disclosed. In general, a method according to the present invention comprises: (1) providing a flexible plastic substrate; (2) depositing a multi-layered conductive metallic film on the flexible plastic substrate by a thin-film deposition technique to form a composite film; and (3) collecting the composite film in continuous rolls. Typically, the thin conductive metallic film is an InCeO-Ag-InCeO film. Typically, the thin-film deposition technique is DC magnetron sputtering. Another aspect of the invention is a composite film produced by a method according to the present invention. Still another aspect of the invention is a composite film comprising InCeO-Ag-InCeO film formed on a flexible plastic substrate, wherein the composite fillm has a combination of properties including: transmittance of at least 90% throughout the visible region; an electrical resistance of no greater than about 10 ohm/square; a root-mean-square roughness of no greater than about 2.5 nm; and an interlayer adhesion between the InCeO/Ag/InCeO metallic film and the remainder of the composite film that is sufficiently great to survive a 180° peel adhesion test.
摘要:
In one embodiment, the invention relates to composite films having barrier properties, and more particularly, to composite films which comprise a silicon nitride based coating on a flexible plastic substrate wherein the silicon nitride based coating has a thickness of less than about 220 nm and is deposited on the plastic substrate by sputtering of a silicon target in an atmosphere comprising at least 75 % by volume of nitrogen. The composite barrier film has a visible light transmittance of at least about 75 %. In another embodiment, the invention relates to a barrier method of depositing a silicon nitride based coating on a plastic substrate to form a composite barrier film which comprises depositing a silicon nitride based coating on the substrate by sputtering of a silicon target in an atmosphere comprising at least about 75 % by volume nitrogen.
摘要:
Transparent conductive films for flat panel displays and methods for producing them are disclosed. In general, a method according to the present invention comprises: (1) providing a flexible plastic substrate; (2) depositing a multi-layered conductive metallic film on the flexible plastic substrate by a thin-film deposition technique to form a composite film, the multi-layered conductive metallic film comprising two layers of an alloy selected from the group consisting of indium cerium oxide (InCeO) and indium tin oxide (ITO) surrounding a layer of an alloy of silver, palladium, and copper (Ag/Pd/Cu); and (3) collecting the composite film in continuous rolls. Typically, the thin-film deposition technique is DC magnetron sputtering. Another aspect of the invention is a composite film produced by a method according to the present invention. Still another aspect of the invention is a composite film comprising a multilayered film as described above formed on a flexible plastic substrate, wherein the composite film has a combination of properties including: transmittance of at least 80% throughout the visible region; an electrical resistance of no greater than about 10 Ω/square; a root-mean-square roughness of no greater than about 2.5 nm; and an interlayer adhesion between the multi-layered metallic film and the remainder of the composite film that is sufficiently great to survive a 180° peel adhesion test.
摘要:
A method for labeling fabrics, such as fabric garments, and a heat-transfer label (311) well-suited for use in said method. In one embodiment, the heat-transfer label (311) comprises (i) a support portion (313), the support portion (313) comprising a carrier (315) and a release layer (317); (ii) a wax layer (319), the wax layer overcoating the release layer (317); and (iii) a transfer portion (321), the transfer portion (321) comprising an adhesive layer (323) printed directly onto the wax layer (319) and an ink design layer (325) printed directly onto the adhesive layer (323). Each of the adhesive layer (323) and the ink design layer includes a non-cross-linked PVC resin. The ink design layer may be screen printed onto the adhesive layer (323) or may be printed onto the adhesive layer (323) using thermal transfer printing, ink jet printing or laser printing.