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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6770345 | Extended wrap label and method of making same A substantially unitary label suitable for being attached to an object having an outer circumference and including a removable cap for accessing an interior hollow of the object. The label includes: a first substantially planar portion suitable for being substantial... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766953 | Tape indicia on clear film media A print medium is encoded with information bearing indicia. A transparent layer or substrate which receives the printed information during printing has a first surface, a second surface and a leading edge. A strip of tape is applied to the first surface. A machine r... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6761792 | Process for manufacturing multi-ply labels An in-line, single pass, multi- or single-web process for producing resealable multi-ply labels is disclosed which includes automation of an inclusion of intermediate label plies having dimensions different from final individual label dimensions. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6756095 | Heat-sealable laminate This invention relates to a heat-sealable laminate, comprising: a facestock having an upper surface and a lower surface; a heat-activatable first adhesive layer underlying the lower surface of the facestock; and a second adhesive layer overlying the upper surface of... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6755442 | Extended text wrap label and method of manufacture thereof An extended text wrap label includes a base ply and at least one top ply. The base ply has a first lengthwise dimension, a first widthwise dimension, a top surface that is capable of bearing graphic images, and a bottom surface that is capable of bearing graphic ima... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6752431 | Peel-back, re-sealable multi-ply label A peel-back, re-sealable multi-ply label in which a first portion of an upper ply is substantially coextensive with a base ply to form a two-ply panel, and in which a second portion of the upper ply extends beyond the base ply in at least one direction to form a sin... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6752429 | Methods of forming informational items A method of producing a folded item having printed information thereon to provide information to the user of a product is disclosed. The method comprises (a) folding the sheet by making a first fold in the sheet in a direction parallel to a first direction; (b) fold... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6749916 | Multiple layer labels for application to non-planar surfaces and apparatus and methods for production A multiple layer label has a pre-curved upper label on a base label. When applied to a curved or non-planar surface, a gap between portion of the labels accommodates the wrapping of the label structure around the surface and avoids tearing, splitting, bunching and w... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6749710 | Combination static cling and product label assembly A method of making the label assembly comprises providing a label stock material having a printed upper surface and a lower surface adhesively secured to a backing web having a release coating; laminating a web of static cling material is to the upper surface of the... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6749230 | Business form with imaging compatible punch-out card and method A business form with laser compatible punch-out card and the methods of making the combination. The card is permanently adhered to a perforated backer sheet, the periphery of which extends beyond the card and is coated with adhesive for application to the bottom sur... | 06/15/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6746742 | Stealth tied label laminate A label laminate includes a face sheet with a die cut label adhesively bonded to a release liner. An isolated stealth tie is hidden between the label and liner to effect a locally stronger bond therebetween. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743493 | Composite form with imprintable magnetic card The present invention relates to a composite form and a method of printing the form. The composite form has a paper component and a flexible magnetic sheet component that are adhered to one another. The magnetic component is able to adhere to a ferromagnetic surface... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6737139 | Continuous supply edge-to-edge laminate for plastic cards and method of fabrication A laminate of transparent flexible material is formed to the precise size of a substrate and is made so that it will be laminated in place on the substrate. The laminate is in an elongated web that is separated into individual laminate sections by transverse lines o... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6737137 | Adhesive image transfer labels and method of manufacture thereof An adhesive image transfer label includes a top ply having a front surface and a back surface. The front and back surfaces of the top ply are each capable of bearing printed graphics. A release coating is applied over a selected portion of the back surface of the to... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6737140 | Web of record members There is disclosed a web of record assemblies, wherein each record assembly includes a single-ply tag and a single-ply adhesive-backed label. The pressure sensitive adhesive on the label is releasably adhered to a release liner which underlies the label. The tag is ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6737136 | Printing paper and method for printing There are provided a printing paper and a printer for eliminating margins of photographs and the like by using a simple structure. After printing processing has been carried out on a sheet of a printing material, the sheet is detached from the printing materi... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6733879 | Adhesive-backed label and process for producing the same A label has a face sheet and below the face sheet a layer of cold flow adhesive. The margin of the face sheet lies outwardly beyond the margin of the cold flow adhesive, thus creating a peripheral region that is initially devoid of cold flow adhesive. Preferably, an... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6733855 | Label A composite label (1) including a first layer (5) of printed polyester for displaying information at a first major surface (2) of the label and a second layer (7) including material having a density less than the polyester for presenting ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730383 | Duplexing ties Described are label sheets of pressure sensitive labels which are useful for duplex printing applications. The labels are provided with ties to secure them in order to lessen the adverse effects of delamination and leakage of adhesive into the printer parts. They ar... | 05/04/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6726252 | Computer-controlled identifier tag production system A computer-controlled identifier tag production system. The system employs perforated plastic sheets comprising a plurality of transparent identifier tags. The sheets are designed to be fed through a conventional ink jet or laser printer to print one or more of the ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6722563 | Method for printing a label pair with information-based indicia program (IBIP) indicia A method for printing a label pair made up of a destination address label and a corresponding destination Information-Based Indicia Program (IBIP) indicia label on a label stock in a system for printing one or more labels uses a unique identifying mark for each labe... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715796 | 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... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6712399 | Security device A security device comprises an optically variable effect generating structure (3,4). An obscuring layer (7) is located, in use, between the optically variable effect generating structure and a substrate (8) to which the device is secured. A colo... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6713142 | Sampling kit form A sampling kit form for storage and shipping of organic material. The form includes first and second coextensively joined plies, with adhesive and release coating placed at select locations therebetween such that the form surfaces are substantially free of lateral o... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6712275 | UPC identification device A UPC identification device for affixation to a product includes a label-bearing portion having a side bearing UPC information; and a tail portion fixed to said label-bearing portion and extending outwardly therefrom for attaching the identification device to a prod... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6712398 | Removable insert assemblies and methods for making A substrate such as a promotional brochure or product container is provided with an insert holder. A preferably transparent an oversheet is attached to the substrate over an insert such as a folded product information sheet. The oversheet is affixed directly to the ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709726 | Peelable label A peelable or couponable label adapted to be releasably attached to a secondary or base label which is adhered to a labeled article. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709017 | Indicia for containers A container having an outer removable overlying label which covers an underlying permanently affixed label. The outer label is at least partially translucent, or preferably transparent. Use of a removable outer label permits the consumer to remove some or all of the... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706354 | Volume hologram laminate, and label for preparation of volume hologram laminate There are provided a volume hologram laminate and a label for the preparation of a volume hologram laminate which, when kept in the pressed state, for example, during storage, is less likely to cause spotty hologram defects in the volume hologram layer. The volume h... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6703096 | Combination sheet pad An article of manufacture includes a first pad of sheets with a plurality of layers where the first pad of sheets perimeter is defined by a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge. The article of manufacture further includes a second pad... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6699551 | Printable form with removable label and method for producing same Printable forms such as business forms having removable labels integrated therein are produced by applying a silicone release layer to the front face thereof and applying a label-patch with a face-stock of a distinct composition over said release layer. T... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6697178 | Disk with holographic security label applied thereto and method of applying label An optical disk has a holographic security label applied in a recessed portion of the disk. An associated method of applying a holographic label to a recessed portion of an optical disk is also described.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692031 | Quantum dot security device and method Quantum dots are used as fluorescent taggants in security inks, papers, plastics, explosives, or any other item or substance in which it is desired to provide a distinct signature or marking. Quantum dots of specific sizes, compositions and structures may... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688529 | Method of making transaction card assemblies A method of making a transaction card sheet product having a plurality of transaction card assemblies. Non-variable data is printed on selected portions of a sheet of material. A strip of releasable tape is applied to the sheet of material, and variable d... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6686014 | Reduction of adhesive ooze by pattern overcoating A pattern of coating is applied to a label, such that the coating covers the periphery, including a portion of the top surface of the label, and overlaps onto the liner ply area adjacent to the label. The coating is selected to form a stable and resistant... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685227 | Label, a label system and method The invention relates to an arrangement of pharmaceutical labels in a sheet and to a method of monitoring administration of the pharmaceuticals to a patient using those labels. The labels may include indicia to assist transferral of information and/or to ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685415 | Bookbinding method A bookbinding structure and method. The bookbinding structure is used to bind pages together in existing, commercially available binding machines. The bookbinding structure has a heat activated adhesive matrix for binding the pages. To attach a wrap-aroun... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682099 | Gift card form and method of fabrication Gift card forms and methods of making and using gift card forms are disclosed. The gift card form permits uniquely messaging each gift card. An appropriate gift card form can be printed at a time after manufacturing to allow a vendor to personalize the gi... | 01/27/2004 |
