Patents by Inventor Kuolih Tsai
Kuolih Tsai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240336079Abstract: The present invention provide a reflective thermal transfer label manufacturing method, which includes the step S1: providing a reflective layer with a plurality of beads; step S2: forming a first mask on the reflective layer, and is pre-formed a first hollow pattern; step S3: printing a first ink on the first mask; step S4: adding the glue layer into a first ink; step S5: peeling off the first ink and the glue layer, so the plurality of beads of the reflective layer is separated from the reflective layer at the position of the first hollow pattern; and step S6: forming a reflective label with the first hollow pattern which is composed of the plurality of beads, the first ink and the glue layer. The present invention also provides a single-color reflective label and a multi-colors reflective label.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventor: Kuolih TSAI
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Publication number: 20240233580Abstract: A composite information label, which includes a basic information module and a variation information module. The basic information module forms a first information, in which the basic information module is a visible ink. The variation information module forms at least one of a second information and a third information, in which the variation information module is a parametric variation ink. The basic information module and the variation information module combined into one or multiple layers, so the basic information module interacted with the variation information module, and the first information, the second information and the third information provides as least one of the functions of the showing, hiding, penetrating or blocking. A composite information label printing method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventor: Kuolih TSAI
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Patent number: 10596789Abstract: A method for labeling fabrics, such as fabric garments, and a heat-transfer label well-suited for use in the method. In one embodiment, the heat-transfer label includes (a) a support portion; and (b) a transfer portion, the transfer portion being positioned over the support portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article of fabric under conditions of heat and pressure, the transfer portion including (i) an ink design layer; (ii) a heat-activatable adhesive layer; and (iii) an RFID device.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, David N. Edwards, Alan Morgenthau, Yi-Hung Chiao, Yukihiko Sasaki, Xiao-Ming He, Scott Wayne Ferguson
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Patent number: 10035368Abstract: A label assembly and method of using the same to label articles durably, yet removably. In one embodiment, the method includes providing an image removing laminate. The image removing laminate includes (i) a remover support, and (ii) a remover layer secured to the remover support, the remover layer, upon being activated by at least one of heat and light, being bondable to an ink image on a garment in such a way that the bonding between the remover layer and the ink image is stronger than the bonding between the ink image and the garment. The method then includes bonding the remover layer of the image removing laminate to the ink image on the garment and, then, detaching the ink image from the garment by separating the image removing laminate away from the garment.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLCInventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
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Patent number: 9499937Abstract: A method for labeling fabrics, such as fabric garments, and a heat-transfer label well-suited for use in said method. In one embodiment, the heat-transfer label comprises (i) a support portion, the support portion comprising a carrier and a release layer; (ii) a wax layer, the wax layer overcoating the release layer; and (iii) a transfer portion, the transfer portion comprising an adhesive layer printed onto the wax layer and an ink design layer printed onto the adhesive layer. Preferably, at least a portion of the ink design layer is printed using a variable printing technique, such as thermal transfer printing.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventors: Xiao-Ming He, Liviu Dinescu, Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Ramin Heydarpour
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Publication number: 20160243871Abstract: A label assembly and method of using the same to label articles durably, yet removably. In one embodiment, the method includes providing an image removing laminate. The image removing laminate includes (i) a remover support, and (ii) a remover layer secured to the remover support, the remover layer, upon being activated by at least one of heat and light, being bondable to an ink image on a garment in such a way that the bonding between the remover layer and the ink image is stronger than the bonding between the ink image and the garment. The method then includes bonding the remover layer of the image removing laminate to the ink image on the garment and, then, detaching the ink image from the garment by separating the image removing laminate away from the garment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
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Patent number: 9132931Abstract: A heat-transfer label assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the heat-transfer label assembly includes a support. A plurality of labels are positioned over the support for transfer from the support to an article, each of the labels including an ink design. A plurality of spacers are positioned over the support but not over the label, the spacers not being transferable with the labels from the support to an article. The distance from the top of the spacers to the support exceeds the distance from the top of the labels to the support so that, when the assembly is wound into a roll, the labels do not come into contact with the bottom surface of an underlying portion of the support.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Roger Recupero, Julio Adalberto De La Cruz Escobar
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Publication number: 20140110042Abstract: A method for labeling fabrics, such as fabric garments, and a heat-transfer label well-suited for use in said method. In one embodiment, the heat-transfer label comprises (i) a support portion, the support portion comprising a carrier and a release layer; (ii) a wax layer, the wax layer overcoating the release layer; and (iii) a transfer portion, the transfer portion comprising an adhesive layer printed onto the wax layer and an ink design layer printed onto the adhesive layer. Preferably, at least a portion of the ink design layer is printed using a variable printing technique, such as thermal transfer printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: Xiao-Ming He, Liviu Dinescu, Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Ramin Heydarpour
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Patent number: 8647740Abstract: A method for labeling fabrics, such as fabric garments, and a heat-transfer label well-suited for use in said method. In one embodiment, the heat-transfer label comprises (i) a support portion, the support portion comprising a carrier and a release layer; (ii) a wax layer, the wax layer overcoating the release layer; and (iii) a transfer portion, the transfer portion comprising an adhesive layer printed onto the wax layer and an ink design layer printed onto the adhesive layer. Preferably, at least a portion of the ink design layer is printed using a variable printing technique, such as thermal transfer printing.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Xiao-Ming He, Liviu Dinescu, Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Ramin Heydarpour
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Publication number: 20120298293Abstract: A label assembly and method of using the same to label articles durably, yet removably. In one embodiment, the method includes providing an image removing laminate. The image removing laminate includes (i) a remover support, and (ii) a remover layer secured to the remover support, the remover layer, upon being activated by at least one of heat and light, being bondable to an ink image on a garment in such a way that the bonding between the remover layer and the ink image is stronger than the bonding between the ink image and the garment. The method then includes bonding the remover layer of the image removing laminate to the ink image on the garment and, then, detaching the ink image from the garment by separating the image removing laminate away from the garment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
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Publication number: 20120276340Abstract: A heat-transfer label assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the heat-transfer label assembly includes a support. A plurality of labels are positioned over the support for transfer from the support to an article, each of the labels including an ink design. A plurality of spacers are positioned over the support but not over the label, the spacers not being transferable with the labels from the support to an article. The distance from the top of the spacers to the support exceeds the distance from the top of the labels to the support so that, when the assembly is wound into a roll, the labels do not come into contact with the bottom surface of an underlying portion of the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Roger Recupero, Julio Adalberto De La Cruz Escobar
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Patent number: 8247056Abstract: A label assembly 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 for forming an image on the fabric article, the image forming laminate comprising an ink layer, the ink layer being bondable to the fabric article; and (b) an image removing laminate for removing the image from the fabric article, the image removing laminate comprising a remover layer, the remover layer, upon being activated by heat and/or light, being bondable to the ink layer of the image forming laminate; (c) whereby, upon bonding of the image removing laminate to the ink layer, the bonding between the image removing laminate and the ink layer is stronger than the bonding between the ink layer and the fabric article.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
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Patent number: 8215943Abstract: A heat-transfer label assembly and an apparatus for applying heat-transfer labels. In a preferred embodiment, the heat-transfer label assembly includes a support. A plurality of labels are positioned over the support for transfer from the support to an article, each of the labels including an ink design. A plurality of spacers are positioned over the support but not over the label, the spacers not being transferable with the labels from the support to an article. The distance from the top of the spacers to the support exceeds the distance from the top of the labels to the support so that, when the assembly is wound into a roll, the labels do not come into contact with the bottom surface of an underlying portion of the support. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus for applying heat-transfer labels includes a pad, a die-mark reduction device on the pad, a heated die positioned over the pad, and a motor for moving the heated die into and out of engagement with the die-mark reduction device.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Roger Recupero, Julio Adalberto De La Cruz Escobar
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Publication number: 20110308718Abstract: A label assembly 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 for forming an image on the fabric article, the image forming laminate comprising an ink layer, the ink layer being bondable to the fabric article; and (b) an image removing laminate for removing the image from the fabric article, the image removing laminate comprising a remover layer, the remover layer, upon being activated by heat and/or light, being bondable to the ink layer of the image forming laminate; (c) whereby, upon bonding of the image removing laminate to the ink layer, the bonding between the image removing laminate and the ink layer is stronger than the bonding between the ink layer and the fabric article.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
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Patent number: 8012557Abstract: A label assembly 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 for forming an image on the fabric article, the image forming laminate comprising an ink layer, the ink layer being bondable to the fabric article; and (b) an image removing laminate for removing the image from the fabric article, the image removing laminate comprising a remover layer, the remover layer, upon being activated by heat and/or light, being bondable to the ink layer of the image forming laminate; (c) whereby, upon bonding of the image removing laminate to the ink layer, the bonding between the image removing laminate and the ink layer is stronger than the bonding between the ink layer and the fabric article.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
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Publication number: 20110079651Abstract: A method for labeling fabrics, such as fabric garments, and a heat-transfer label well-suited for use in the method. In one embodiment, the heat-transfer label includes (a) a support portion; and (b) a transfer portion, the transfer portion being positioned over the support portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article of fabric under conditions of heat and pressure, the transfer portion including (i) an ink design layer; (ii) a heat-activatable adhesive layer; and (iii) an RFID device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, David N. Edwards, Alan Morgenthau, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Yukihiko Sasaki, Scott Wayne Ferguson
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Patent number: 7906189Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2003Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, David N. Edwards, Alan Morgenthau, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Yukihiko Sasaki, Scott Wayne Ferguson
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Publication number: 20110027546Abstract: A label assembly 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 for forming an image on the fabric article, the image forming laminate comprising an ink layer, the ink layer being bondable to the fabric article; and (b) an image removing laminate for removing the image from the fabric article, the image removing laminate comprising a remover layer, the remover layer, upon being activated by heat and/or light, being bondable to the ink layer of the image forming laminate; (c) whereby, upon bonding of the image removing laminate to the ink layer, the bonding between the image removing laminate and the ink layer is stronger than the bonding between the ink layer and the fabric article.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
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Patent number: 7758938Abstract: A label assembly 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 for forming an image on the fabric article, the image forming laminate comprising an ink layer, the ink layer being bondable to the fabric article; and (b) an image removing laminate for removing the image from the fabric article, the image removing laminate comprising a remover layer, the remover layer, upon being activated by heat and/or light, being bondable to the ink layer of the image forming laminate; (c) whereby, upon bonding of the image removing laminate to the ink layer, the bonding between the image removing laminate and the ink layer is stronger than the bonding between the ink layer and the fabric article.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2004Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
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Publication number: 20070281137Abstract: A heat-transfer label assembly and an apparatus for applying heat-transfer labels. In a preferred embodiment, the heat-transfer label assembly includes a support. A plurality of labels are positioned over the support for transfer from the support to an article, each of the labels including an ink design. A plurality of spacers are positioned over the support but not over the label, the spacers not being transferable with the labels from the support to an article. The distance from the top of the spacers to the support exceeds the distance from the top of the labels to the support so that, when the assembly is wound into a roll, the labels do not come into contact with the bottom surface of an underlying portion of the support. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus for applying heat-transfer labels includes a pad, a die-mark reduction device on the pad, a heated die positioned over the pad, and a motor for moving the heated die into and out of engagement with the die-mark reduction device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2006Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Roger Recupero, Julio Adalberto De La Cruz Escobar