Patent ID: 8241746
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: B32B,C09J,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A labeled tissue cassette comprising a tissue cassette and a ripple resistant, multilayer thermal transfer printer label affixed to the tissue cassette, the label comprising: A. A xylene-resistant topcoat layer having first and second opposing planar surfaces, the topcoat layer comprising a crosslinked ethylene acrylic or methacrylic acid polymer; B. An interior layer comprising a polymeric film or polymeric cloth facesheet, the interior layer having first and second planar surfaces of which the first planar surface of the interior layer is in intimate contact with the second planar surface of the topcoat layer; C. A water-based, melted-wax resistant, acrylic-based adhesive layer having first and second opposing planar surfaces, the first planar surface of the adhesive layer in intimate contact with the second planar surface of the interior layer; and wherein the polymeric film of the interior layer of the label has a thickness of 3-5 mils, or wherein the polymeric cloth facesheet of the interior layer of the label has a thickness of 5-9 mils.