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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350689 | Reusable tamper evident envelope A reusable tamper-evident envelope includes a first substrate, a second substrate superimposed on the first substrate, at least one auxiliary substrate superimposed on and joined along one edge to the second substrate, and at least one seal along all but one edge jo... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7311649 | Sculpted perforated header for reclosable packages A machine direction method of manufacture of reclosable packages is disclosed wherein a semi-circular or similarly shaped perforated pattern is punched in the web in registration with the package side seals. Continuous lines of perforation are punched in the web par... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6481754 | Machine sealable mailing form for non-impact printing A pressure-seal or pressure-activated sealing means for a mailing form constructed of a single ply of substantially opaque or printable substrate material which is configured such that it can be folded to form a financial document, for example, an account... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6394500 | Tuck label easy opening pull tab A tuck label for placing on a shipping package. The tuck label includes a substrate portion and a single sheet label portion with adhesive included on a surface. The label portion further includes one or more fold lines that define upper and lower adjacen... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5697547 | Folded single sheet mailer A folded single sheet mailer is provided which comprises a rectangular sheet (12) provided with transverse and longitudinal lines of perforation and transverse and longitudinal glue lines. The sheet (12) is folded onto itself along a transverse fold line ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5607738 | Multiple-part carbonless pressure seal business form assembly A mailer is comprised of multiple plies of carbonless paper secured one to the other along opposite edges by hot or cold adhesive. Pressure seal adhesive is applied along longitudinally and transversely extending tear strips of the intermediate assembly s... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5598970 | Business form or mailer intermediate A mailer or business form intermediate including a built-in reply envelope. The mailer comprises a single substrate sheet divided into four panels. At least three of the four panels are of substantially the same longitudinal dimension. The reply envelope ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5553774 | Pressure seal C-folded mailer A C-fold mailer comprises first, second and third panels foldable about a first foldline with the first and second panels in registration one with the other and a second foldline with the third panel overlying the back side of the first panel. Lines of co... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5513795 | Z-fold mailer with reuseable reply 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, without windows or patches. A large amount of area is provided for printing yet the re... | 05/07/1996 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5360159 | Mailers and business form assemblies for producing mailers The invention relates to a sealed mailer or a business form assembly for providing a series of such mailers. In one form, the mailer has a folded edge and three other edges sealed by adhesive. A line of perforation extends along a first edge opposite the ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5314110 | Double fold mailer An intermediate, and a mailer type business form constructed from the intermediate, can be imaged on both sides and easily formed into a final product having four panels. A sheet of paper has first and second faces with first and second longitudinal margi... | 05/24/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5277361 | Reusable mailing envelope A reusable mailing envelope including: a panel including a front panel, a seal flap, a rear panel opposite the seal flap and first and second side panels, connected to the body section by fold lines; and reusable structure for allowing the envelope to be ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5271554 | V-fold mailer with return envelope An intermediate for a mailer type business form, and the mailer itself, provide a secure construction of return envelope and may be manufactured in a simple manner from a single piece of paper. The mailer is formed by V-folding a single ply about a first ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5253803 | Reusable mailer A return mailer is provided in which the outgoing and reply addresses cannot be confused, and the mailer can be changed over from an outgoing mailer to a reply mailer with a minimum of effort. The mailer includes a number of plies including a first ply ha... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5253798 | Pressure seal adhesive pattern for IBM 3800 printers A folded (e.g., Z-folded) mailer type business form is constructed so that it may be printed using an IBM 3800 printer without sticking to the printer fuser or backer rolls. Pressure sensitive adhesive patterns (e.g., discontinuous strips) are placed on t... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5238178 | Pressure seal multiple part A multi page mailer type business form is constructed by applying a first adhesive pattern to the top sheet bottom face perimeter areas, a second adhesive pattern to the bottom sheet top face perimeter areas, and applying third and fourth adhesive pattern... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5232147 | Multi-component mailer and personalizing method A multi-component mailer and personalizing method therefor, achieved by sequentially passing a continuous web of plural, physically connected mailer configurations through a printing station, where each said mailer configuration includes a front sheet mem... | 08/03/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5174494 | Bifold mailer with return envelope A mailer type business form, an intermediate for the form, and a method of making the form are provided. The mailer type business form is constructed from a single ply sheet of paper and a small panel (less than one-quarter the size of the sheet) which co... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5174491 | Matched mailer form Intermediates for matched mailer type business forms are constructed in four and six panel formats from a single sheet. Pressure sensitive adhesive discontinuous strips are disposed in marginal portions of the intermediates to align with each other when t... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5135157 | Combined envelope and greeting card A combined envelope and greeting card is provided which consists of a greeting card configuration, a mechanism for sealing the greeting card configuration, so that it can be transformed into an envelope configuration to be properly addressed by an address... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5125563 | Flip window for multiple return address An intermediate for a business form can be constructed into a mailer type business form that allows variable return address and addressee information to be printed at the same time that the inside of the mailer is printed. First and second die cut windows... | 06/30/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5104036 | Mailer with reply envelope A multi-purpose mailer for sending a message to an addressee for which a response is desired via a reply envelope which is provided by the sender of the mailer. The mailer has two sheets so that the mailer is of a uniformed thickness. When folded, one of ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5050977 | Automotive vehicle mirror with gauging viewing mirror portion A mirror structure, for use as a rear view mirror, is shown as having a main viewing mirror portion and an auxiliary viewing mirror portion; when the mirror structure is adjusted so that a selected reference portion, of the vehicle which carries the mirro... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4967951 | One-piece mailer A mailer having a stack of planar items, such as coupons, enclosed within an envelope is formed in one piece from an integral blank. A tear-off tab provides for easy removal of the stacked items from their envelope.... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4850525 | Parking ticket A return mailer bearing computer readable information including a mailing panel of a first surface porosity, adapted to bear an address of a returnee, further including a folding sealing flap along one transverse edge that is adapted to form a transverse ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4799618 | Bifolded mailer with insert A bifolded mailer is provided with head and foot panels which are individually shorter than its middle panel but collectively longer than its middle panel. The middle panel is provided with a window flap which remains joined along its lower margin. For va... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4747535 | Envelope assembly An envelope assembly including first and second plies 10, 70 respectively defining a front and back of an envelope along with an intermediate insert ply 40 having a message section 50 and an attachment section 52 with the message section 50 being connecte... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4671454 | Top open return envelope mailer with tear tab perforations A continuous business form assembly of a plurality of webs is disclosed. Two webs form a series of envelopes. Other webs form envelope inserts substantially free and loose in the envelopes. The inserts are joined to the assembly through only abbreviated t... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4595103 | Envelope In a paper envelope with a tear-off end, the end is substantially severed from the body of the envelope by an elongated slit, and the slit is bridged by an adhering foil preferably selected for its ability to tear along a straight line.... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4461661 | Non-tenting business form assemblies and method and apparatus for making the same A business form assembly, and the method of forming the same, is described. The business form assembly includes superimposed front and back sheets with at least one of the sheets being provided on the surface thereof facing the other of the sheets with a ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4403696 | Envelope The envelope assembly comprises a rectangular front panel and a complementary back panel which together form an envelope for initial use in the delivery of an insert. First and second tear lines are formed across the two panels, respectively. The first te... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4380315 | Mailer A connected series of mailer units separable into individual units and foldable for mailing into a size small enough to avoid bending, tearing, etc., while including an information ply of a length approximating that of the outer envelope and having tear s... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4343430 | Envelope assembly for manufacture as a prestuffed continuous form An envelope assembly for manufacture as a prestuffed, continuous form comprises two outer panels, a partition panel and an envelope flap on one of the panels. The panels having matching, glued together pin hole feed strips along sides, between which the f... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4334618 | Stationery having snap-open envelope with remailable portion Stationery including a snap-open envelope having perforations arranged so that an end portion separates from the remaining portion to expose the contents. The remaining portion provides a return or reusable envelope having an end closure flap which, when ... | 06/15/1982 |