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).

  • Publication number: 20240336079
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventor: Kuolih TSAI
  • Publication number: 20240233580
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: Kuolih TSAI
  • Patent number: 10596789
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, David N. Edwards, Alan Morgenthau, Yi-Hung Chiao, Yukihiko Sasaki, Xiao-Ming He, Scott Wayne Ferguson
  • Patent number: 10035368
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Patent number: 9499937
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming He, Liviu Dinescu, Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Ramin Heydarpour
  • Publication number: 20160243871
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Patent number: 9132931
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Roger Recupero, Julio Adalberto De La Cruz Escobar
  • Publication number: 20140110042
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming He, Liviu Dinescu, Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Ramin Heydarpour
  • Patent number: 8647740
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming He, Liviu Dinescu, Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Ramin Heydarpour
  • Publication number: 20120298293
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Publication number: 20120276340
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Roger Recupero, Julio Adalberto De La Cruz Escobar
  • Patent number: 8247056
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Patent number: 8215943
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Roger Recupero, Julio Adalberto De La Cruz Escobar
  • Publication number: 20110308718
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Patent number: 8012557
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Publication number: 20110079651
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, David N. Edwards, Alan Morgenthau, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Yukihiko Sasaki, Scott Wayne Ferguson
  • Patent number: 7906189
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Li Shu, David N. Edwards, Alan Morgenthau, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Yukihiko Sasaki, Scott Wayne Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20110027546
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Patent number: 7758938
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Publication number: 20070281137
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Kuolih Tsai, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Yi-Hung Chiao, Alan Morgenthau, Roger Recupero, Julio Adalberto De La Cruz Escobar