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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056931 | Printable multi-part form A multi-part form includes a wristband with related tags and labels. The tags are configured for mounting on the wristband after the wristband has been secured to a person of object to be identified. The multi-part form is also configured with a wristband portion se... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7823928 | Valuable document and method for producing a valuable document The invention concerns a value-bearing document and a process for the production of a value-bearing document. The value-bearing document comprises a carrier of a paper material and a laminating film which is applied to the carrier and which has a carrier film and a ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7488003 | Label supply, label handling method and label printing apparatus A supply of labels may be configured to facilitate folding. A label handling method involves initiating a label fold prior to a label completely exiting a label exit opening. A label apparatus includes a label obstructing member to promote label folding. ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7438322 | Label A label for affixing to a container of produce is disclosed, the label including a front portion for carrying labelling indicia, and an adhesive backing; the front portion including a token for identifying the produce, the token being readily severable from the fron... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7357423 | Multi-label mailing form including certified self-mailer A mailing form for facilitating the mailing of a document is disclosed. The mailing form includes a bottom ply of the mailing form and an interspersed between the first side of the bottom ply (i.e. inner side of the bottom ply) and the second side of the top ply (i.... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357422 | Label A label having information carriers provided with an imprint, with each semantically identical and provided in different languages and which are joined to one another as pages of a booklet by means of an adhesive binding. The transparent covering is placed on top of... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338573 | Magnetic substrates with high magnetic loading A method of forming a magnetic assembly having at least one magnetic layer having dimensions of thickness, width and length, and at least one printable substrate layer having dimensions of thickness, width and length, including the steps of providing a molten magnet... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325837 | Self laminating specimen capture and containment assembly and recordation form combination The present invention is a specimen capture and collection form that utilizes a self laminating form assembly having first and second separable parts one of which is used in the collection, capture and retention of a sample of material to be analyzed and the other o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322613 | Multi-part form having detachable wristband, labels and cards or the like A multi-part form includes a printable face ply that is die cut to create a detachable wristband, labels and/or cards and is particularly useful in a hospital-patient environment. The face ply includes a first major surface and a second major surface. A pressure sen... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316310 | Device for packaging a product in the form of a sample A device for packaging a product which can be included with an article, such as an article containing a first cosmetic product. The device includes a sachet containing a second product, in particular a sample cosmetic product, which may be the same as the first or d... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303212 | Two-way shipping label construction A two-way shipping label construction includes a strip of release material, a first printable label, and a second printable label. The first label is adhered to the strip of release material by the first pressure sensitive adhesive coating and includes at least one ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294056 | Enhanced gaming system An enhanced gaming system through which a variety of games of chance and/or games of skill can be made available to players. The gaming system separates game outcomes from game themes and game payout/buy-in information, thereby enhancing game flexibility. The gaming... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7247129 | Outsert-forming method A method and apparatus for forming informational items such as outserts and booklets may include folding a sheet of paper having product information printed thereon by making a plurality of folds in the sheet of paper to form a first folded article; (b) making a fol... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234631 | Packaging case A packaging case which can store a plurality of stored items, enables the stored items to be individually removed, and prevents the occurrence of formation failures. First broken cut lines (perforations) extend from a first flat plate (a side plate) over one flat pl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225993 | Printed sheet products with integral, removable, radio frequency identification elements Each printed sheet product includes a core of flexible, microvoided polymer sheet material and a planar RFID assembly encoded with a unique electro/magnetic code permanently and integrally joined together with the core. The microvoided sheet material collapses aroun... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225978 | Transaction forms and method for making Transaction form systems and methods that include secure customer slips for use with traditional manual credit card imprinting techniques are provided. A transaction form system can include a cardholder slip, an accepter slip, and a duplication arrangement. The dupl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225052 | Method for simultaneously preparing pharmacy vial label and drug-specific warning labels A method for preparing both main label and warning label portions for a container useful in dispensing drugs by a pharmacist in which the main label portion contains specific drug or patient information and the warning label portion contains one or more warnings spe... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214891 | Method and apparatus for printing merchandising information A weighing scale which includes a label printer for printing labels having a detachable portion. A label cassette is easily inserted or removed from the weighing scale. The label cassette is changed depending on the type of label to be printed. Standard labels can b... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7179514 | Laminar label as well as a method and an apparatus for producing the same A laminar label (7) which comprises a base label (4), which is attached to a release web (3) by means of a glue layer (5) on top of which base label a supplement (13) is applied, which is covered by a top label (11). The bas... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128798 | Magnetic substrates, composition and method for making the same A process of making a magnetic assembly having at least one magnetic layer and at least one printable substrate layer including the steps of providing a magnetic composition comprising about 70 wt-% to about 95 wt-% of at least one magnetic material and about 5 wt-%... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7086666 | Identification card with embedded halftone image security feature perceptible in transmitted light An information-bearing laminar assembly, suitable for use as an identification card, is disclosed. The assembly is characterized by the provision therein of an embedded halftone image security feature that becomes visible essentially only when the assembly is view i... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077435 | Label structure and method of forming the label structure A label structure and method, with the label structure including a base panel for affixing to a surface and having a back face having an adhesive applied thereon. A first leaflet is positioned adjacent to a front face of the base panel. The first leaflet comprises a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055862 | Label and lever arch file or ring A label assembly comprises a support sheet of a paper material defining opposite surfaces, an adhesive coating applied to one side of the support sheet, and a printing paper defining opposite front and rear surfaces. The rear surface of the printing paper is releasa... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| RE39100 | Duplex carton label/packing list A business form is provided which is particularly useful in shipping products where certain preprinted information can be provided and then individualized information is printed before the form is applied to a substrate. The form includes a face ply which has a patt... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040665 | Carrier sheet with integrated detachable die-cut card having a magnet material backing A carrier sheet comprising a printed paper sheet having an integrated detachable card with a magnetic backing and method of manufacturing same is described. The carrier sheet is comprised of a printed paper sheet having printed matter on at least a front face thereo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017946 | Integrated card and business form and method for making same A card and business form assembly and method for making same. The assembly includes a printable carrier sheet having a card that is releasably attached to the sheet by a backer. The method for making this assembly includes the following steps: 1) introducing a tag w... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000951 | Form having a removable wristband and labels A printable form is disclosed having a detachable wristband and removable labels. The form includes a first layer having a separable area in the form of a wristband which allows the wristband to be separated from the form. A second layer is bonded to the first layer... | 02/21/2006 |
| RE38976 | Method of labeling a package A business form is provided which is particularly useful in shipping products where certain preprinted information can be provided and then individualized information is printed before the form is applied to a substrate. The form includes a face ply which has a patt... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6964413 | Booklet forming method and apparatus A method and apparatus for folding a single sheet of paper into a booklet. The method includes depositing adhesive along a linear path on the single sheet of paper and folding the sheet by making a plurality of folds parallel to a first direction, thereby forming a ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962371 | Integral variably printed special service mailing assembly and a method for using same An assembly for mailing an article requiring delivery by a special service and a method for mailing same are provided. The assembly includes a return postcard and anchor portions removably attached to the return postcard. The anchor portions include adhesive that al... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962372 | Document enclosure mailing form for non-impact printing A mailing form for facilitating the mailing of a document is disclosed. The mailer comprises a ply having a front face and a back face, wherein the ply includes a first panel, a second panel, a third panel and a fourth panel of substantially the same area, each pane... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955353 | Universal lottery game ticket and a lottery game and a method of playing the lottery game using the ticket A novel lottery ticket as well as a lottery game and method of playing that game using the lottery ticket are disclosed. The lottery ticket can be used to participate in at least one of a plurality of drawing events that occur over a period of time. The lottery tick... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953207 | Sequentially placed shipping and packing label system A system for providing a shipping label and a packing list on a container is provided which enables rapid and automated sequential application of a packing list and a shipping label to the container. The shipping label is configured complemental to the packing list ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948742 | Promotional form with detachable element A promotional form is provided which includes a detachable element received within the surrounding margin of a base sheet, the base sheet being folded and sealed around one side of the detachable element to initially conceal a message, question or other indicia hidd... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945565 | Post card with foldable flap on multi-label mailing form for non-impact printer A form assembly formed by front and back plies for creating a postcard having printing on both faces from a single pass through a non-impact printing device. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926942 | Partially-secured label, label sheet, and manufacturing method Label sheets are formed from a continuous web of laminated stock material comprising a face stock layer and a liner layer secured together by an adhesive layer. The stock material is delaminated and an adhesive deactivating material is applied to the adhesive layer ... | 08/09/2005 |