Provided are a thermoplastic resin film and an adhesive label including the thermoplastic resin film as a substrate excellent not only in transparency but also in indication visibility. The thermoplastic resin film of the present invention includes, in the following order, a printable layer (II), a substrate layer (I) and an adhesive-processing layer (III), wherein the substrate layer (I) comprises 60 to 99.5% by mass of a crystalline polypropylene resin and 0.5 to 40% by mass of a petroleum resin, and an internal haze of the thermoplastic resin film is less than 15%.

Battery unit for an electronic price label and an electronic price label, which includes a separate, external, replaceable battery unit having a battery, and a fastening means, which may be detachably fasten the battery unit to the frame part of the electronic price label.

The present invention relates to a garment care label having a low tensile strength and a soft hand feel. In one embodiment, the label may be inexpensive and may be easily torn in order to ensure that customers can easily and deliberately remove the label, or parts of the label, should the label or any part thereof be irritating or unnecessary. In some exemplary embodiments, the label may be formed from a woven or non-woven base material, such as viscose, natural fibers, or a blend, and may be coated with polyurethane in a dip coagulation coat process. The label may then be printed on using any of a variety of methods, such as thermal transfer printing, inkjet printing, or flexographic printing.

A digitally printed heat transfer label and method of manufacture is disclosed. The heat transfer label and method of manufacture provides a more efficient process with less waste. The method comprises providing multiple digitally printed images, each with distinct purposes and each provided in a different area on a substrate to produce a substrate which may be used to replace multiple heat transfer sheets.

A hangtag for a product and related methods are disclosed. The hangtag has a foldable main body comprising a proximal portion having a first end and a second end, a distal portion having a first end and a second end, the first ends of the proximal and the distal portion having a first width, a crease portion positioned between the distal portion and the proximal portion, the crease portion having the first width and a first length extending between the distal portion and the proximal portion. The foldable main body is configured to be folded at or near the crease portion, where the crease portion is shaped and sized to mount the main body over one or more edges of the product such that the proximal portion is adjacent a first side of the product and the distal portion is adjacent a second side of the product.

A tamper evident tag and a method of preventing the fraudulent return of an article back to a seller are provided. The tag includes inner and outer layers. A first end of a tag fastener is inserted through the article and through an aperture formed in the inner and outer layers of the tag. A unique code is printed on the tag. A portion of the inner layer of the tag is removed to expose an adhesive. The exposed adhesive is bought into contact with the inner layer of the tag to capture the first end of the tag fastener between the outer layer and the inner layer. The unique code is associated with the article for future reference.

An apparatus for a textile tag according to various aspects of the present technology include a removable tag that can be easily positioned along and removed from an end or edge portion of a towel to identify one towel from a plurality of identical or similar looking towels. The textile tag may be configured in various ways to aid in identification such as shape, color, and/or design. The textile tag may comprise a body having an open channel area configured to receive the end or edge portion of the towel and at least one gripping element configured to engage the towel to secure the textile tag in place.

A tamper evident tag and a method of preventing the fraudulent return of an article back to a seller are provided. The tag includes inner and outer layers. A first end of a tag fastener is inserted through the article and through an aperture formed in the inner and outer layers of the tag. A unique code is printed on the tag. A portion of the inner layer of the tag is removed to expose an adhesive. The exposed adhesive is bought into contact with the inner layer of the tag to capture the first end of the tag fastener between the outer layer and the inner layer. The unique code is associated with the article for future reference.

A system and method are described for the production of color selection swatch cards for point of purchase displays of custom blended paints, textiles or plastics using a digital inkjet printer and custom blended inkjet inks based on a set of base inks that can be blended using commercial match prediction software. The base inks are matched spectrally to the base paints, dyes or plastics.

A self-illuminating patch to be worn on or in close proximity to a person. The patch has an exterior layer of phosphorescent material that becomes self-illuminating in the dark. The exterior phosphorescent layer has alpha numeric or other graphic indicia printed on it using ultraviolet curable ink. A removable backing layer is adhesively attached to the phosphorescent layer and is removed to expose an adhesive layer on the back of the phosphorescent layer. This allows the patch to be secured onto a person's clothing, backpack, or other item.