Patent ID: 9724837
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B26D,B26F,B31D,B32B,G09F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of forming a cut adhesive backed label on a liner, comprising: providing a web of label stock comprising a facestock, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhered to the facestock and a release liner adhered to the adhesive layer, wherein the release liner has a thickness less than or equal to 0.00626 mm; feeding the web of label stock to a cutting station to form a plurality of cut adhesive backed labels and a surrounding matrix on the release liner, wherein the cutting station comprises a die and an anvil, and the anvil comprises an elastic, polymeric material; stripping the matrix from the cut adhesive backed labels and matrix on the liner; and winding the cut adhesive backed labels on the liner into a roll.