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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156673 | Separable tag for bags or other containers A separable tag for bags or other containers, each tag comprising a laminar tag-like member having a series of layers, generally an upper and lower layer, the upper layer contains print materials such as for functioning as a coupon, and its is adhesively applied but... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7326453 | Article with selectively activated adhesive An index card assembly which allows selective adherence of an index card to a mounting surface is disclosed. A base paper layer of the index card has a front side and an opposite back side. The paper layer has an upper edge with a portion of the paper layer removed ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323235 | Multi-strip promotional piece The present invention is an multi-strip promotional piece that can be used as an insert for a food product package and that includes a number of printed strips releasably secured to one another by an adhesive. The strips each include an inner polymeric film layer pr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7260909 | Separable tag for bags or other containers A separable tag for bags or other containers, each tag comprising a laminar tag-like member having a series of layers, generally an upper and lower layer, the upper layer containing print material such as for functioning as a coupon, and it is adhesively applied but... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7143536 | Label with special fixing A label has a film and an adhesive, as with a common bracket label. The label is divided into two functional regions (A) and (B) by a separating line. One region essentially supplies information, for example, by imprinting, and the other region assumes the hanging f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140135 | Flag label A flag label for attaching to a product has adhesive faced transparent over-laminate and under-laminate layers on opposite sides of a printed layer. This assembly is releasably mounted on a release liner prior to use. The over-laminate defines an pressure sensitive ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6898880 | Claim tag assembly A claim tag assembly has a first layer of card stock and a second layer of card stock with a liner sandwiched therebetween. Score lines are cut through the layers of card stock and the liner to define a first identification portion and a second identification portio... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896296 | Irreversible metal film display Display information is revealed from behind a metal film that can be cleared upon effective contact with a clearing agent. The metal film, while opaque, is generally less than 1000 Angstroms thick and can be cleared by exposure to innocuous agents including food or ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6881290 | Process and device for the production of labels and label obtainable by this process The printed web of paper, from which label booklets are formed, is provided in a punching unit with punch cuts, which form at least one row of punched areas and non-punched areas, wherein the punched areas remain joined to the non-punched areas respectively along a ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6829850 | Slide book for viewing translucent glazes This invention provides a slide book that more accurately reveals a finished wall treatment. The slide book is comprised of a plurality of display slides. The slides are comprised of various translucent glazes, washes and patinas. To see how the finished wall color ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6818084 | Method and apparatus for bonding an additional layer of fabric to a label The present invention includes a method for producing individual folded labels having an additional layer of material attached thereto. A ribbon of labels is provided along with an additional strip of material. Pieces of information, such as text or a machine readab... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6811645 | Method and device for producing double labels and corresponding double label A method is provided for producing double labels (1). Two large labels (7, 9) of different size, each of the labels being detachably applied to respective carriers (11, 13) by their adhesive surfaces (35, 37), are respectively detached fr... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6761791 | Two-way shipping label construction and method 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 ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6758000 | Livestock security tag assembly Livestock identification tag assembly comprising: (a) a heat seal laminate comprising: (i) a facestock having an upper surface and a lower surface; (ii) a heat-activatable adhesive layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface of the h... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6701652 | Molded emblem with encapsulated embossed 3-D graphics An emblem (20, 20a, 20b) with encapsulated embossed 3-D graphics is provided by a substrate (22) having a first side (24) and an opposite second side (26), an ink pattern (28) printed on the second side and providing embossed 3-D graphics, and a transpare... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6658773 | Label with luminescence inside A fluorescent label for a computer keyboard key. The label is adhesive backed, having two layers of plastic vinyl such as Mylar and is rectangular and corresponds with the size of the key face and the character or message on the key. A kit is a sheet, hav... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6508903 | Method of making a security label A method for forming a securing label including affixing a security activating material to a substrate to form a sub-assembly label, attaching the sub-assembly label to a top label material, and cutting the top label material to form a top label where the... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6413345 | Methods for forming a label A method of forming a label for displaying information includes providing a release liner having an upper surface. A discrete patch of leaflet adhesive is applied to the upper surface of the release liner. The leaflet adhesive patch has an end edge. A lea... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409871 | Method of making a business form including a label A business form includes a carrier sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface, and defining a die cut opening there through, with a patch of liner material mounted on the lower surface of the carrier sheet. The patch extends over the opening. The l... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6322655 | Self-laminating integrated card and method A planar form or structure is used to create a laminated card or other planar article. The structure and related method allow the carrier surface of the laminated article to be customized or personalized, before it is laminated, such as by adding to the c... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318760 | Irreversible display with temporary imaging stage A metal layer cleared by contact with a chemical clearing agent to reveal an underlying graphics layer is at least partially covered by a buffer material that delays contact with the clearing agent. The buffer material can be applied in a pattern that for... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6295747 | Baggage tag The present device provides a baggage tag attachable to the handle of a piece of baggage for displaying indicia of the identification and destination of a passenger owning the baggage. The tag has a first or base ply and a second tear resistant ply or lin... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6270122 | Irreversible thin film display with clearing agent Display information is revealed from behind a metal film that can be cleared upon effective contact with a clearing agent. The metal film, while opaque, is generally less than 1000 Angstroms thick and can be cleared by exposure to innocuous agents includi... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6263598 | Stitchable domed display A domed stitchable display article having a substrate base formed from a laminated plastic and fabric. Printing images are applied to the upper surface and are encapsulated by a dome formed from a poly,urethane rubber. A barrier is applied to the upper su... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6219947 | Baggage tag The present device provides a baggage tag attachable to the handle of a piece of baggage for displaying indicia of the identification and destination of a passenger owning the baggage. The tag has a first or base ply and a second tear-resistant ply or lin... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6112441 | Greeting and invitation card A greeting and invitation card device having a substantially opaque paper-like rear sheet or panel and a translucent or transparent front or sheer overlay sheet or panel positioned against and in front of the rear sheet. The front sheet is imprinted to pr... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5987790 | Stitchable domed display A domed stitchable display article having a substrate base formed from a laminated plastic and fabric. Printing images are applied to the upper surface and are encapsulated by a dome formed from a polyurethane rubber. A barrier is applied to the upper sur... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5970638 | Sealed ornament An object, such as a dried and pressed flower, is to be mounted between a transparent electrostatic vinyl sheet and a cover film with the object being tightly sealed therebetween. The electrical properties of the electrostatic vinyl film are to permit the... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5891537 | Stretch label A stretch label adapted to be fitted to a container includes a stretch film, having a self-shrinking property, and a printing layer. The stretch film, in turn, includes a substrate made from an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or a mixture of a low densit... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5806222 | Computer disk label and associated method A computer disk label includes an outer panel including a base portion for being connected to the disk jacket, a flapper portion connected to the base portion so that the flapper portion is movable between a closed position adjacent the jacket and an open... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5700535 | Sheet of labels, method of production and equipment Described is a sheet of labels made from label material composed of non-sticky substrate material, an intermediate adhesive layer and top material, the surface area of the top material being smaller than that of the substrate to the extent that the edges ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5700537 | Labels and manufacture thereof The present invention relates to a self-adhesive label comprising a multi-laminar folded label which comprises first and second portions which are adhered to a backing of release material or to a self-adhesive support piece carried on a backing of release... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5683774 | Durable, tamper resistant security laminate A security laminate comprising (1) a protective layer having a first and a second surface, (2) a pattern of low adhesion coating bonded to a portion of the second surface of the protective layer, (3) at least one emblem bonded to a portion of the low adhe... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5665445 | Data storage object label with removal area A label for labeling a data storage object, comprising a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has a first side and a second side. The first side of the first layer forms the front side of the label and provides a surface for receiving indicia s... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5649380 | Changeable disk label A changeable disk label, which is to be stuck on a disk cartridge, comprises a rectangular substrate layer having adhesive material spread on a back side for sticking on the disk cartridge, a transparent film layer provided on a front side of the substrat... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5641550 | Note pad An article of manufacture, such as a note pad, contains a plurality of sheets including an upper sheet and a lower sheet. The sheets are releasably bonded together by a first adhesive applied over least a portion of the adjacent surfaces of the sheets. A ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5560970 | Display marking tag, such as a display marking tag having an adhesive fastening strip A display marking tag for marking an item has an adhesive fastening strip for fastening the tag to the item to be marked, and a second strip, which can be adhered to the fastening strip, and which has a surface for being printed upon. On the side of the s... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5548858 | Information exhibiting single use sleeping bag A low cost disposable sleeping bag for use on a bed or cot or other support. The sleeping bag includes opposing single sheets of nonwoven, soft paper forming an envelope, an apron for writing messages, keeping records, locating advertisements or playable ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5309655 | Compact record of human-readable data A compact record of plural pages of human-readable data from a manual concerning a piece of equipment comprises two opaque sheets in back-to-back relation to each other, each reproducing pages of such data in a reduced size that is readable by a human und... | 05/10/1994 |