Patent ID: 9085384
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B65C,C09D,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A label printing and activation system, said system comprising: a label printer selected from the group consisting of a thermal printer, an ink jet printer, and a laser printer; one or more sensors for detecting a liner-free label; and a control system configured to control a cutter and a label activator in response to receiving signals from the one or more sensors, wherein: wherein in response to receiving signals from the one or more sensors, said control system controls the cutter, the fan, and the activating element to: cause the activating element to excite the fluid in the fluid reservoir; after exciting the fluid in the fluid reservoir, cause the fan to apply the excited fluid to a first portion of a surface of the liner-free label prior to the liner-free label being severed from the label material by the cutter; after applying the excited fluid to the first portion of the surface of the liner-free label, cause the cutter to sever the liner-free label from the label material; and after severing the liner-free label from the label material, cause the fan to apply the excited fluid to a second, trailing edge portion of the surface of the liner-free label.