A hybrid heat transfer label assembly and method for producing the label assembly are provided. The label assembly includes a carrier layer, a non-digitally printed protective layer disposed above the carrier layer, a digitally printed layer disposed above the non-digitally printed protective layer, and a non-digitally printed layer disposed above the digitally printed layer. The non-digitally printed protective layer, the digitally printed layer, and the non-digitally printed layer form a label that is configured to separate from the carrier layer and adhere to an article upon application of heat to the carrier layer.

A label combination for a single ply piggyback label is provided. The label combination includes a primary label with a silicone release patch disposed on a front side of the primary label. An adhesive coating is disposed on a backside of a removable label. The backside of removable label is disposed over the silicone release patch on the front side of the primary label to form the label combination.

A label for matrix tube may have a facestock optionally configured to have data on a first surface thereof. An adhesive layer may be on a second surface of the facestock. The facestock may define an end label portion, an end label portion and a neck portion between the end label portion and the end label portion, the neck portion being narrower than the end label portion and the end label portion. A method for applying a label onto a matrix tube may also be provided.

This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a direct thermal linerless label web (100), the direct thermal linerless label web (100) comprising a face (110) having a first side (111) and a second side (112), the face comprising a direct thermal printable coating, wherein the method comprises supplying the face (110), and applying modified adhesive coating (121) on to a substrate (110, 611). The modified adhesive coating comprises water-based acrylic adhesive, and emulsified silicone additive. The method further comprises thermally drying the modified adhesive coating (121) on the substrate (110, 611) into a pressure sensitive adhesive coating (120). The substrate is the face (110) or a carrier material (611, 611a, 611b). This invention further relates to a direct thermal linerless label web (100), and a use of a direct thermal linerless label (100) in on-demand printing.

A label combination for a single ply piggyback label is provided. The label combination includes a primary label with a silicone release patch disposed on a front side of the primary label. An adhesive coating is disposed on a backside of a removable label. The backside of removable label is disposed over the silicone release patch on the front side of the primary label to form the label combination.

Provided herein is a flame retardant label suitable for labeling electrical devices. The disclose label includes a coating layer, a film layer, an adhesive layer, and, optionally, a liner layer. The coating layer and the adhesive layer may include flame retardants. The flame retardant label may also include channels that provide for air egress during application of the label.

A pressure sensitive label and method for preparing same, the pressure sensitive label comprising: (a) a support portion, the support portion including at least a carrier layer; and (b) a transfer portion over the support portion for transfer of the transfer portion to an article upon application of pressure while the transfer portion is in contact with the article. The transfer portion may include at least (i) a printable layer in contacting relationship with the carrier layer, and (ii) an ink layer positioned such that the printable layer is between the carrier layer and the ink layer.

An RFID label for a medical device according to the present invention is an RFID label for a medical device to be attached to the medical device, the RFID label including a label body having a first surface on which printing is possible and a second surface; a first adhesive layer provided on the second surface of the label body; an RFID inlay including a base film having a first surface attached to the second surface of the label body through the first adhesive layer and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, and having an area smaller than that of the label body, an antenna, and an IC chip; and a second adhesive layer provided on the second surface of the base film, wherein the first adhesive layer has an intermediate portion arranged between the label body and the base film, and an outer peripheral portion surrounding an outer periphery of the base film, and a label attachment surface is formed by a surface of the outer peripheral portion of the first adhesive layer on an opposite side of the label body and a surface of the second adhesive layer on the opposite side of the label body.

Decorative patches and methods of using decorative patches are described herein. Contemplated methods can provide non-pharmacological analgesia to a patient having a cast after a medical procedure. Contemplated decorative patches can comprise a first material layer and a second adhesive layer. In some aspects, the first material layer can comprise a napped fabric material. In some aspects, the second adhesive layer can comprise a zinc-oxide containing adhesive. In some aspects, the first material layer and the second adhesive layer can compose a moleskin adhesive such as those used for blisters.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a wash-off label (2) comprising a face (1) and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (4), wherein the face (1) comprises a thermoplastic film, and the method comprises applying an acrylic adhesive onto a first surface of the face (1), wherein the acrylic adhesive comprises a wash-off additive, the wash-off additive comprising are sinous material, and a grafted rosin ester which is a rosin ester grafted with a capped polyalkylene glycol, wherein the capped polyalkylene glycol is apolyalky lene glycol end-capped by an alkyl ether, and drying the acrylic adhesive in order to form an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive onto the first surface of the face (1), thereby obtaining the wash-off label (2). The invention further relates to a wash-off label.