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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011127 | Merchandise labeling Disclosed is a unitary sheet-like merchandise labeling article that has a labeling tag flatly conjoined along a unifying flat bond zone with a flexible elastic layer that extends away from the tag and includes an elastic fastening loop. The loop sides that define th... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7941953 | Separable composite labeling articles in sheet or roll form The disclosure relates to a linear series (110) of connected unitary sheet-like merchandise labeling articles (10), each of which comprises a labeling tag (12) flatly cojoined along a unifying flat bond zone (14) with a flexible elastic l... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7836622 | Foldable tag with expandable loop A foldable tag including multiple fold segments and an expandable loop conjoined to one of the multiple fold segments is disclosed. In illustrated embodiments the foldable tag includes multiple fold segments to form a bi-fold tag or alternatively a tri-fold tag. As ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7763135 | Method for forming an elastic labeling band Disclosed is a method of forming an elastic labeling band. The method includes covering a central portion of a web of tag material with a release agent, advancing the web of tag material longitudinally and disposing a layer of molten elastomer over the advancing web... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7640687 | Merchandise labeling Disclosed is a unitary sheet-like merchandise labeling article that has a labeling tag flatly conjoined along a unifying flat bond zone with a flexible elastic layer that extends away from the tag and includes an elastic fastening loop. The loop sides that define th... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7281345 | Merchandise labeling Disclosed is a unitary sheet-like merchandise labeling article that has a labeling tag flatly conjoined along a unifying flat bond zone with a flexible elastic layer that extends away from the tag and includes an elastic fastening loop. The loop sides that define th... | 10/16/2007 |
| D532049 | Merchandise tagging article | 11/14/2006 |
| 6663809 | Wireless polymeric twist tie A twist tie, the twist tie incorporating a thermoplastic copolyester.... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6279255 | Banding and tagging methods and products The method of simultaneously banding and tagging merchandise involves forming a plurality of stretchable merchandise marking articles, each being formed to have an endless stretchable elastomeric band and a non-elastomeric flexible water-resistant plastic... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6115993 | Tag presenter The apparatus for intermittently presenting tags for attachment to merchandise has a pay-out tape of tags severable by lines of weakness, drive rollers for intermittently advancing tape from the pay-out roll, breaking rollers that rotate at a greater spee... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6058639 | Bluntly pointed tongue marking tag The marking tag for banded merchandise has a resilient flat sheet with printed matter on at least one surface and an outer perimeter defining the outer limits of the body. Entirely within the outer perimeter is a pair of openings in spaced relationship an... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5989683 | Wireless polymeric twist tie A wireless polymeric twist tie that includes a wing portion and at least one rib portion. The polymeric twist tie is formed from a non-metallic polymeric composition that includes an alloy of polycarbonate and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene or an alloy o... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5943804 | Slidably fastenable tag The marking tag for quick and easy slidable fastening on a stalk of merchandise consists essentially of a flat sheet of highly flexible and easily crushed and distorted plastic material having a thickness between 7 and 14 mils and having an information po... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5916108 | Device and method for applying a tie ribbon to an aritcle An apparatus and method for fastening a tie fastener about an article is disclosed. The apparatus includes an optic sensing mechanism, a magnetic attracting mechanism, and an automatic control system. The optic sensing mechanism facilitates control over a... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5913619 | Merchandise marking tag with stub nose This sheet material marking tag has a stiffly resilient header part united along a border to an information part for printed matter. A holding orifice in the header comprises a major recess divisible into substantially equal upper and lower halves. The or... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5878520 | Adjustable advertising band The new advertising band for quick and easy locking, unlocking and re-locking about merchandise is a flexible strip having a lead end section, a body section, and a tail end section. The lead end section is equipped with a lock aperture having a maximum d... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5827461 | Wireless polymeric twist tie forming process The present invention includes a wireless polymeric twist tie that has a wing portion and at least one rib portion. The polymeric twist tie is formed from a non-metallic polymeric composition. The polymeric twist tie has a tensile strength of greater than... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5778583 | Stretchable marking article The new stretchable marking article permits simultaneous banding and tagging of merchandise and has an elastomeric band for banding about merchandise and a tag comprised of an information portion for displaying printed matter and an attachment portion for... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5732495 | Twist tie article The twist tie article permits simultaneous banding and tagging of merchandise and has a twist tie for banding about merchandise and a tag comprised of an information portion for displaying printed matter and an attachment portion for attaching the tag to ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5697177 | Locking tag for banded merchandise The locking tag for fastening to band material on merchandise is made of sheet material having an information part and a header part united together. The information part is for printed matter, which may include a scannable product identification marking.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5623802 | Construction technology A plastic construction strip in the form of a coil of overlapped convolutions has a composition comprised primarily of polyolefin material. It is between about 20 and 80 mils in thickness and has a width of at least one-half inch. It has high resistance t... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5617656 | Slotted orifice locking tag for banded merchandise The slotted orifice locking tag for fastening to a band material about merchandise is made of sheet material having an information part and a header part united together. The information part is for printed matter, which may include a scannable product id... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5607748 | Wireless polymeric twist tie The present invention includes a wireless polymeric twist tie that has a wing portion and at least one rib portion. The polymeric twist tie is formed from a non-metallic polymeric composition. The polymeric twist tie has a tensile strength of greater than... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5402619 | Tin-tie bending machine A tin-tie bending device for bending the ends of a tin-tie about the edges of a bag wherein the tin-tie is secured to across the width of the bag and the ends of the tin-tie extend beyond the edges of the bag prior to bending. The device includes means fo... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5390473 | Tin-tie clip bending device and method A tin-tie bending device for bending the ends of a tin-tie about the edges of a bag wherein the tin-tie is secured to across the width of the bag and the ends of the tin-tie extend beyond the edges of the bag prior to bending. The device includes a mechan... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5389190 | Apparatus and method for applying a twist-tie to a packaging container An apparatus for applying a twist-tie to a multiple serving, recloseable, flexible packaging container including a payout mechanism for holding a supply of twist-tie material. An extracting and cutting mechanism is configured to extract a continuous lengt... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5328436 | Deadfold reclosure sticker method The deadfold reclosure sticker for hand pressure application to a bag has a flexible backing liner with a low adhesion surface. On the liner is a flexible deadfold reclosure sticker having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer forming a base surface releasa... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5302222 | Deadfold sticker method The new dispensing roll of deadfold stickers comprises a length of flexible carrier tape having a low adhesion surface and a multiplicity of flexible deadfold stickers releasably adhered to the low adhesion surface for easy removal therefrom. Each deadfol... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5227210 | Deadfold sticker systems The new dispensing roll of deadfold stickers comprises a length of flexible carrier tape having a low adhesion surface and a multiplicity of flexible deadfold stickers releasably adhered to the low adhesion surface for easy removal therefrom. Each deadfol... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5215797 | Deadfold reclosure sticker The deadfold reclosure sticker for hand pressure application to a bag has a flexible backing liner with a low adhesion surface. On the liner is a flexible deadfold reclosure sticker having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer forming a base surface releasa... | 06/01/1993 |
| 4997104 | Container reclosing apparatus and method A closure apparatus which includes a scroll-like closure panel of flexible material is used to resealably close the open end of a bag-like container. The closure panel has opposite inner and outer longitudinal edges, with its outer edge spirally wound abo... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4420355 | Ribbon applicator head An applicator head is disclosed which accumulates, feeds, cuts and presents a preselected length of ribbon-like material. A first pneumatic cylinder is connected to a pivoting arm which controls accumulation and feeding steps, while a second pneumatic cyl... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4411644 | Method and apparatus for forming reclosable packages A payout coil of tape for forming substantially instantly openable and reclosable package closures over the flattened mouths of packages in mechanized packaging operations. The tape is a unified structure having a layer of solid non-tacky thermoplastic po... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4117988 | Reel adapter for tie material and method of using the same An adapter is provided consisting of a tubular center section and a pair of circular flange sections at each end of the tubular center section. One of the flanges is removable so that coils of tie material such as string, cord, wire, or plastic or paper c... | 10/03/1978 |
