Inventors:
Alan C. Grotefend - Bloomingdale IL, US
Paul Giusto - Feeding Hills MA, US
Michael B. Colella - Southington CT, US
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. - Glenview IL
International Classification:
B41M 5/40
US Classification:
428 3281, 428 3262, 428 3269, 428 3271, 428 3272, 428 3286, 428913, 428914, 427146, 427147, 427148, 156230, 156247, 156289, 1562733, 1562735, 1562785
Abstract:
An ultraviolet post cure heat transfer label for application to an item includes a carrier web, a release coat applied to the carrier web and a composition including a cationic ultraviolet curable ink applied to the release coat. The ink has a solvent in a concentration of at a least about 20 percent by weight of the ink. The ink is dried in a non-UV process to form a storable film on the carrier web. The composition is transferred to the item and the ink is cured, by application of ultraviolet energy, following transfer to the item. A method for making the label and a method for marking an item are also disclosed.