Patent ID: 7927688

Claim:
A label for in-mold permanent fusion to a plastic or rubber article during a molding process, said label comprising: a single-layer printable sheet comprising a precipitated silica-filled microporous material having a thickness of 10 mil (0.010 inches; 0.254 mm) or less, said single-layer printable sheet lacking an additional adhesive substance on a fusion surface of said single-layer printable sheet; at least one printed image on a first surface of said single-layer printable sheet, said at least one printed image comprising a security feature; and a layer of a cured polymeric material disposed over said first surface and said at least one printed image, the combination of said precipitated silica-filled microporous material and said layer of cured polymeric material increasing the surface coefficient of friction and tensile strength of said single-layer printable sheet so as to resist movement and stretching of said single-layer printable sheet in a mold when a molten plastic or a molten rubber flows over said single-layer printable sheet during said molding process.