The development of the Dissolvable Labels for Medvantage® Machine fulfills this need. The Dissolvable Labels for Medvantage® Machine, as its name implies, is a line of dissolvable labels for use on a specific brand of printer. The labels would be used in a wide variety of applications including healthcare, foodservice, sterile processing, and other similar applications. They would be made available in a wide variety of sizes including but not limited to 2½″ square, ⅞″ by 1⅝″, ⅞″ by 2¼″, and similar sizes. Also, in addition to various colors, the invention would be made in various finishes such as synthetic and matte. The invention is specifically designed for use in printers manufactured by MedVantage®, although they could be adapted for use with different manufacturers as well. The use of the Dissolvable Labels for Medvantage® Machine allows for the production of labels that can be removed at a later time in a manner which is not only quick, easy, and effective, but ecologically and economically friendly as well.

A polymeric tape comprises a facestock extending lengthwise, the facestock including a polymer. An adhesive layer is on a first surface of the facestock. Tear-cuts are formed into at least one longitudinal edge of the facestock and extending inwardly, the tear-cuts being provided all along the at least one longitudinal edge of the facestock.

An adhesive device comprising a microstructure and polymer designed to interdigitate with the surface structure of a target surface. The device may include a microstructure material having an elastomeric, crosslinked polymer which may swell in the presence of a liquid. In the pre-swell state, the device microstructure may interdigitate with a target surface microstructure. When liquid on the target surface contacts the microstructure surface of the device, the liquid may cause the microstructure surface of the device to swell. The swelling may cause the microstructure to grasp the target surface resulting in adhesion between the device and the target surfaces.

The present invention relates to a geometrically defined pressure-sensitive adhesive film which is produced in a continuous roll-to-roll process by means of a polyjet modeling method, wherein, due to this printing process, adhesive films no longer have to be subsequently stamped, which contributes to avoiding waste and thus conserving resources.

The described embodiments relate to a sensor patch that can be temporarily removed and re-applied in the same location using a side element of the sensor patch. The side element can be folded onto the sensor patch when the sensor patch is adhered to an object such as an appendage of a person. The side element can be unfolded and adhered to the appendage in order to preserve the placement of the sensor patch on the appendage. In this way, maintenance such as cleaning can be performed on the area where the sensor patch is located without having to dispose of the sensor patch. Once maintenance is completed, the side element can be folded back onto a surface of the sensor patch until maintenance is to be performed again.

Articles having a thermal imprinted adhesive on a substrate of a plurality of certain conicals have improved bonding strength.

A heat transferable label component for a garment or other clothing item or article is disclosed which is preferably produced using all digitally controlled manufacturing methods. The label component comprises a carrier layer, a release layer, an optional primer layer, a color design layer, a transition layer and at least one adhesive layer. The color design layer displays an image on the label, and the transition layer fixates the image and renders it wash and/or wear resistant. The at least one adhesive layer is positioned on the transition layer, and is preferably applied thereto via a selective laser sintering (SLS) process, wherein a powder layer is spread on the surface and fused with a laser. The adhesive layer can be a double layer comprising a white reactive adhesive layer that undergoes a crosslink reaction to become a thermoset and a substantially clear thermoplastic adhesive layer.

A polymeric tape comprises a facestock extending lengthwise, the facestock including a polymer. An adhesive layer is on a first surface of the facestock. Tear-cuts are formed into at least one longitudinal edge of the facestock and extending inwardly, the tear-cuts being provided all along the at least one longitudinal edge of the facestock.

A shield that is attachable to a touch sensitive screen is disclosed. The shield may be attached to the touch sensitive screen only at its outer peripheral portion. An air gap is enclosed between the shield and the touch sensitive screen to form a planar air bearing. The shield preferably does not touch the active area of the touch sensitive screen when the user is not touching the shield but only viewing the touch sensitive screen through the shield. This mitigates unwanted optical artifacts such as trapped air bubbles, Newton rings and chromatic interference while maintaining the sensitivity of the touch sensitive screen.