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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056930 | Bottle-cap identification system A bottle-cap identification system includes a double or, alternatively, single layer coating applied to top and sides of a twist-top bottle cap and its appendant stationary connection ring. The double layer coating consists of an inner colored painting with stripe p... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7984927 | Secret scratch sticker and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein is a secret scratch sticker capable of secretly delivering a message to only a person who receives the message and a method of manufacturing the same. The secret scratch sticker comprises a transparent film sheet 110 having an adhesion portio... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7472926 | Game ticket construction A game ticket construction is formed by laminating two substrate sheets by a band of adhesive between the sheets across a center line so as to form an initially flat construction which can be folded into a four page eight surface booklet. A plurality of different ga... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7315085 | Ball grid array package and method thereof A ball grid array package includes a substrate, a chip, a plurality of pads, a solder mask, a plurality of partitioning walls, and a plurality of solder balls. The substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface. The chip is disposed... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7246459 | Service hang tag A vehicle locator and service hang card for vehicle parking and servicing establishments includes an upper portion with a tag number and space for entering customer information and a lower portion made of synthetic paper which an ignition key tag is die cut. The key... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7231750 | Method and system for creating mailpieces from a single continuous web of printed material A method for creating mailpieces from a single web of printed material. The web of printed material includes printed matter to be used on envelopes, and other printed matter to be used on mail content to be included in the envelopes. The content pages are rectangula... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211305 | Holiday countdown interactive display A holiday countdown interactive display may include a set of magnetically attachable ornaments that have discrete appearances and functionalities, each ornament being marked with a distinct number associated with the number of days remaining before a holiday. In cer... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198302 | Card-shaped data carrier and method for producing same The invention relates to a card-shaped data carrier consisting of at least one layer (1, 2, 3). Visually readable information in the form of a changed optical characteristic is introduced into the layer. Said characteristic is changed by irreversibly changing... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172803 | Laser markable carrier unit The present invention relates to the laser inscription of a flexible inner support layer of a multilayered support unit, which is distinguished by the fact that the laser inscription of the inner support layer is carried out through one or more flexible outer laser-... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7122157 | Specimen label A substrate removably attached to a container that can be linked electronically to the operating stations in a laboratory and/or removed and subsequently attached to a document or another container. More particularly, the substrate is a partitioned label with human ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7055273 | Removable label and incentive item to facilitate collecting consumer data A label and incentive item for collecting data in connection with consumer surveys is provided having a pre-approved incentive card with a base layer for attaching to a product package or release paper. The pre-approved incentive card has indicia printed on its oute... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052193 | Scratch card printer and method of printing information on a scratch card A scratch card printer has a conveying section to convey a card, for example, by a plurality of conveying roller pairs, a first printing mechanism to have a thermal head, printing control means to control a printing head of the first printing mechanism to allow info... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048308 | Excisable pharmaceutical label A pharmaceutical script includes a face sheet laminated to a liner by an adhesive therebetween. The face sheet includes a removable label defined by a perimeter diecut. The label includes an excisable tab spaced inboard from a surrounding rim. The tab includes a sli... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021666 | Transferable greeting cards The invention relates to a greeting card containing a thermal transfer sheet. The transfer sheet of the present greeting card includes a (1) a support; (2) optionally at least one transfer layer; and (3) an image or an image receiving layer. According to the present... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6957737 | Package for activatable point of sale cards Activatable point of sale cards in which multiple cards can be mounted on a display sheet for use in display or shipment applications. Several cards can be included in the package, with each card being associated with a unique account. The card accounts may be conve... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6939627 | Scratch layer transfer sheet and method of producing scratch printing product A scratch layer transfer sheet comprising a substrate film and a transferable scratch layer disposed on one surface of the substrate film, the transferable scratch layer comprising a hiding layer, being able to be thermally transferred to the print surface of a tran... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6746743 | Multi-layer flexible package with removable section A flexible container with a wall structure comprised of multi-layer, flexible thin films, including a first film layer that is affixed to the wall structure by a releasable adherence and that incorporates a removable promotional piece. The removable promotional piec... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6730185 | Adhesive leaflet assemblies An adhesive leaflet assembly is provided having a carrier web and a plurality of lengthwise oriented leaflet sub-assemblies releasably adhered on the web. The leaflet sub-assemblies have adhesive wing-like extensions that are oriented in a longitudinal direction rel... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729656 | Debit card having applied personal identification number (PIN) and scratch-off coating and method of forming same A method of forming a debit card and a debit card formed by the method are disclosed. A planar card member has opposing surfaces. A PIN is printed on one of the surfaces. The planar card member is advanced along a predetermined path of travel such as on a conveyor. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6669804 | Label having tab member and methods for forming, applying and using the same A self-adhesive label for displaying information includes a leaflet, a tab member, and an adhesive layer. The leaflet has a lower surface and an end edge. The tab member is separately formed from the leaflet. An exposed portion of the tab member is dispos... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6652171 | Printing medium, manufacturing method of the same, and printing method A sheet-like printing medium with easy-separating means which enables one to easily separate the printing medium into separate portions. When an image is formed on the printing medium having easy-separating means disposed inside and entirely along the per... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6599481 | Specimen label A substrate removably attached to a container that can be linked electronically to the operating stations in a laboratory and/or removed and subsequently attached to a document or another container. More particularly, the substrate is a partitioned label ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6576315 | Multi-ply resealable label A label includes a base label having upper and lower opposed surfaces and first and second opposed ends. A base adhesive coats the lower surface of the base label. A top panel overlies the upper surface of the base label and is joined to the base label ad... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6534142 | Label for non-circular optical discs A label for an optical disc having a non-circular perimeter includes a sheet having a non-circular having a non-circular perimeter and a central aperture disposed in a sheet which has a perimeter for enabling registration of a label with an optical disc i... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6523859 | Tamper-evident form Confidential information is printed on an upper transparent laminate. A scrambling pattern is associated with a lower laminate. The upper surface of the lower laminate and the lower surface of the upper laminate are complementary in shape such that the up... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6447014 | Multilayer label The invention relates to a multilayer label comprising at least one authenticity feature (5), which authenticity feature (5) consists of at least two parts (51, 52) positioned on different layers (1, 2) of the label. The authenticity feature (5) can be a ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6410113 | Dual skip label laminate A label laminate includes a release liner and label bonded thereto by an adhesive. The liner includes a skip in the release thereof, and the label includes a skip in the adhesive thereof aligned therewith. The label is removable from the liner, and the re... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6352287 | Apparatus and method for improved patch for business forms with integrated cards A planar form or structure is used to create a thin card capable of receiving and retaining printed indicia, including written signatures, on both opposing surfaces. The structure and related method allow the exposed carrier surface and the underlying rel... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6329034 | Label having tab member and methods for forming, applying and using the same A self-adhesive label for displaying information includes a leaflet, a tab member, and an adhesive layer. The leaflet has a lower surface and an end edge. The tab member is separately formed from the leaflet. An exposed portion of the tab member is dispos... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6316082 | Laminate structure The present invention relates to the field of laminated materials and, in particular, to laminates (1) for stamping foils and security threads (1). In one aspect there is provided a laminate (1) for a stamping foil comprising a carrier layer, a translucen... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6308990 | Article packaging assembly A packaging assembly for at least one article including wrapping material for the article and an elongated tape to assist in removing the wrapping material from the article, the elongated tape including a visible gripping portion positioned externally of ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6284396 | Transfer band The invention relates to a multilayer foil, in particular a transfer foil. The transfer foil consists of a carrier. foil, a one- or multilayer transfer layer containing an optically variable structure, and an intermediate layer located between the carrier... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6261809 | Method for marking solid, liquid or gaseous substances The invention relates to a method for marking solid, liquid or gaseous substances, whereby the substance to be marked is provided with at least one synthetically produced nucleic acid sequence. Said nucleic acid sequence contains a first sequence section ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6234477 | Integrated lottery pouch Described herein is a lottery ticket composed of two ticket portions, each having a rear surface and a front surface. The front surfaces include promotional graphics and lottery information whereas the rear surfaces include lottery indicia, some of which ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231082 | Tamper-evident form for securely carrying information A tamper-evident form for securely carrying information includes a scrambling pattern (4) which underlies the printed information such that the printed information cannot be read. Separation of the printed information and scrambling pattern, or other disa... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220633 | Tamper-evident form for securely carrying information A tamper-evident form for securely carrying information includes a scrambling pattern (4) which underlies the printed information such that the printed information cannot be read. Separation of the printed information and scrambling pattern, or other disa... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6221552 | Permanent photoreceptor marking system A method for permanently marking a photoreceptor surface includes the steps of irradiating a surface of a photoreceptor with an irradiation source to permanently mark the photoreceptor, and ablating material from the photoreceptor to at least one controll... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6179337 | Business card with peel off labels A business card assembly having a standard wallet-sized card with top and bottom surfaces. Business card identification information is printed on the top surface. Two or more adhesive-backed removable labels are secured to the bottom surface of the busine... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6159274 | Coloring mechanism and a recording material with the mechanism The present invention provides a coloring mechanism in which hidden letters (including numbers), figures, symbols, images etc. appear by rubbing the surface with metal such as coins etc., and to a recording material provided with this mechanism. In the co... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6106932 | Laser image sublimation in scratch-off coating applications A method and system for creating game cards incorporates a removable scratch-off coating to hide printed symbols. The card is constructed so that the scratch-off coating is selectively retained by the card, in the form of symbols, when the scratch-off coa... | 08/22/2000 |
