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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7300044 | Personalized document and method for making same A method for producing a document suitable for mailing to a recipient including the steps of determining preferences of the mail recipient and compiling a selection of messages relating to recipient preferences in a format accommodating variable data printing. The c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7201305 | Postal outgoing and reply envelope form system A continuous feed, multipart, multilayer form having detachable pin feed edges on each side sized to fit a pin feed impact printer for producing a postal envelope system is disclosed. Each part of the multipart form may have a top sheet, an outgoing envelope, an inf... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7108287 | Method and personalized label and note paper booklet for direct mail A high speed method for producing a booklet containing a personalized mail reply form, a set of personalized return address mail stickers, event and endorsement stickers, and a collated tablet of personalized note paper, such as stationary. The entire booklet can be... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083079 | Double postcard pressure seal form construction A USPS postcard mailer with return postcard is formed from a single sheet of, e.g., 28# paper utilizing pressure seal cohesive material. This is accomplished by applying cohesive material in a unique pattern and then folding the 28# pattern into a double V-fold cons... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077307 | Envelope that is conducive to printing a facing identification mark with an information based indicia An envelope that enables personal computer printers to be able to print a Facing Identification Mark (FIM) as part of a Information-Based Indicia (IBI) registered along the top edge of the envelope. The personal computer printers will also be able to print the FIM, ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073704 | Secure window mailer and method of making A business form or mailer intermediate, includes a substrate sheet having first and second surfaces, first and second parallel longitudinal edges and first and second opposite ends, and at least a first transverse fold line formed in the substrate perpendicular to t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7027792 | Topology for a single ended input dual balanced mixer The mixer circuit is a singled ended input to a double balanced high dynamic range mixer with only two base-emitter junctions across the supply. It provides for the use of bondwires to off chip ground as DC block and DC feed elements. The single ended input and diff... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6966484 | Mailing and response envelope A mailing and response envelope for conveying an item from a sender to a recipient and back is disclosed. The envelope comprises a base panel, a sender address panel, and a recipient address panel. The sender address panel is affixed to the base panel by an adhesive... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6402022 | Mailing form for non-impact printing A mailing form, including an upper sheet of material adhesively fastened to a lower sheet, is configured for the printing of information on a single side during passage of the form through a non-impact printer. At a first end of the form, the upper and lo... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6217079 | Multi-part non-impact printer airbill form A multi-part, partially pre-printed form useful as an airbill has address information printed thereon by a non-impact printer. Different configurations of the form are described, including panels overlappingly affixed together by an adhesive having remova... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6173888 | Mailing form for non-impact printing A mailing form, including an upper sheet of material adhesively fastened to a lower sheet, is configured for the printing of information on a single side during passage of the form through a non-impact printer. The upper and lower sheets are fastened toge... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6129389 | Self mailer with return envelope formed from a single cut sheet A single sheet business form construction printable in an impact or a non-impact printer includes a base sheet of face stock having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and first and second sides. The base sheet is adapted to receive a first line of weakenin... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5803352 | Two way mailer The invention provides a two way mailer formed of a single blank of sheet material including first and second sections, and a perforated line for separably interconnecting the first and second sections. The first section includes bottom, top and side edge... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5648143 | Heat resistant adhesives for adhering mailer windows A window-containing mailer is provided which is suitable for use in nonimpact printers using heated fuser rolls. A heat and moisture resistant adhesive which resists picking at temperatures encountered in the fusing rolls secures a transparent polymeric f... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5464255 | Folded business form with return envelope A four panel mailer formed of a single sheet or ply of paper is including an elongated sheet (10) of material adapted to receive indicia and made up of four connected panels (18, 20, 22, 24) including two end panels (18, 24) at opposite ends of the sheet ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5458284 | Single-part statement mailer with charge card A single-ply of paper in web form continuously forms one-piece statement mailers by first die-cutting appropriate portions of the mailer to form a window for a return envelope, and inset edges for a bang-tail and payment coupon. Non-personalized and perso... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5458273 | Mailer assembly A mailer assembly which can be supplied to a user in intermediate form and which, when assembled and sealed, has an enhanced ability to shield confidential information from unauthorized view is provided. The mailer assembly may also include an integral re... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5421778 | Shipping label A shipping label to be affixed to a package to be delivered payment on delivery ("C.O.D.") by a courier service or the like includes a plurality of stacked panels. The rear face of the shipping label's back panel is covered with an adhesive to secure the ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5421620 | Eccentric C-fold envelope with inserts for booklets and return mailers A C-fold mailer having a return envelope, booklet insert or both is disclosed. The mailer is formed from a relatively large web sheet having two transverse fold lines that separate the sheet into three rectangular sections. Discrete strips of heat seal gl... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5402934 | Z-fold mailer with window and return envelope An intermediate for a mailer type business form is formed from a quadrate sheet of paper which is Z-folded to produce a mailer type business form with a reply envelope. A large amount of area is provided for printing yet the reply envelope produced accept... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5400957 | Reusable envelope The reusable mailing envelope is constructed from a blank comprising a front panel having an inner surface and an outer surface and a rear panel having an inner surface and an outer surface and being connected to the front panel along a first fold line. A... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5375763 | V-fold two-ply mailer An intermediate for a mailer type business form, and the mailer so produced, comprise face-to-face first and second plies which have aligned windows in them, with the outgoing address visible through both windows in the outgoing configuration of the maile... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5375764 | Double parallel heat seal mailer A mailer type business form is formed by double parallel folding a single sheet of paper. The mailer may include a return envelope with a side opening edge, or it may comprise a seven page booklet, all of the pages attached together at one edge and most o... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5370304 | Single-ply uneven double parallel fold business form assembly with or without return envelope A single-ply is folded about a transverse fold line longitudinally offset from a median through the ply and folded about parallel substantially coincident axes to form first, second, third and fourth panels of a mailer assembly. Longitudinally extending l... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5366145 | Single ply eccentric C-fold An intermediate and mailer are provided, the mailer formed by concentrically C-folding a single sheet of paper. The narrow portion of the mailer is the front of the reply envelope, and a statement, coupon, etc., adapted to be placed into the return envelo... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5366146 | Single-part statement mailer A single-ply of paper in web form continuously forms one-piece statement mailers by first die-cutting appropriate portions of the mailer to form a window for a return envelope, and inset edges for a bang-tail and payment coupon. Non-personalized and perso... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5360160 | Eccentric C-fold mailer with a plurality of reply envelopes An intermediate, and mailer formed from it, utilize a single sheet to form at least one reply envelope. The sheet is eccentrically C-folded, and preferably two reply envelopes are formed between first and third plies of the mailer. A third reply envelope ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5307989 | Two way mailer with external "insert" A return mailer type business form has a top ply through which outgoing address information is visible, and a second ply with a reply address printed on its back. The back of the second ply is covered by a removable third ply when used as an outgoing mail... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5288014 | Two-way mailer A mailer product is provided which is formed from a single sheet of paper having first, second and third sections. The first and second sections are separated by a first transverse line and the second and third sections are separated by a second transvers... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5282568 | Reuseable mailer meeting postal requirements A reuseable mailer type business form has an initial mailing configuration addressed to an outgoing addressee, and a reply mailing configuration addressed to a reply addressee. The mailer complies with the postal requirement that no part of the outgoing a... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5277362 | Reusable envelope A reusable envelope (10) for the delivery of mail and the return delivery of a response. The reusable envelope (10) includes a single sheet (12) of a selected material with various folds to achieve an envelope similar to a standard envelope. A front panel... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5271553 | Re-mailable envelope with removable addressing sheet A re-mailable envelope is provided with a bodily removable front cover and a closure flap arrangement providing first and second sealing areas for sealing to the back panel of the envelope during first and second mailings. The outer front cover and the ma... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5263637 | Self-mailer with return order envelope and the method for producing the same The disclosure relates to the forming and printing of paper products, particularly paper products such as self-mailers, made from a moving web of paper which is printed on a continuous forms press and folded and glue sealed in one pass through a folder. T... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5238182 | Four part form from two sheets A mailer type business form having four parts is produced from two sheets, to define a mailer having top and bottom plies formed from one sheet, and first and second intermediate plies formed from another sheet. The top and first intermediate plies have a... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5238183 | Bifold mailer with return envelope A mailer type business form and intermediate are constructed from a single quadrate sheet of paper having first through fourth edges and first and second fold lines, which cooperate to divide the sheet into four panels. The first panel has a cutout positi... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5213257 | V-fold mailer with return envelope An intermediate for a mailer type business form, and a mailer type business form, are constructed by the simple V-folding of a single sheet of paper, yet provide a return envelope. The return envelope is constructed from pressure sensitive adhesive strips... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5201464 | Pressure seal C-fold two-way mailer A C-fold simple mailer is provided which may be processed on a laser (or other non-impact) printer. Pressure sensitive adhesive is utilized to form the mailer, and integral return envelope. C-folding and sealing are effected after printing of variable dat... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5154344 | Multiple part business form and related process A business form (and related process) includes a web folded medially to form two plies secured one to another about their marginal edges with a third ply secured about three of its four edges to one of the first and second plies forming a return envelope.... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5110043 | Return mailer without fly sheet A return mailer construction includes a first outer part, at least one intermediate part and a second outer part, wherein the first and second outer parts are used as both outgoing and return envelopes, the first outer part having a CB coating on at least... | 05/05/1992 |