Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Michael A. Hakamaki
  • Patent number: 6379764
    Abstract: Method and apparatus 40 for securing a cut sheet 14 bearing a repositionable pressure-sensitive adhesive 140 directly to an advertising signatures 12. A linerless elongated sheeting 54 having a backside 56 partially coated with a repositionable adhesive 140 is transported to a cutting mechanism 60 without having the adhesive 140 make substantial contact with the apparatus 40. The linerless elongated sheeting 54 is severed by the cutting mechanism 60 to provide a cut repositionable sheet 14 which is subsequently adhered to the advertising signature 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Pusateri, Ricky M. Boldin