Patents by Inventor Douglas H. Treat

Douglas H. Treat has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multicode barcode label
    Patent number: 5203591
    Abstract: A barcode label comprises a carrier surface, such as a reflective surface on a paper sheet, having thereon a barcode in at least three or more different densities, each density having an optimum reading distance different from the others. The label is preferably pressure sensitive. Also, for certain applications, the label is curved to have or otherwise has an upper lip shading the barcode from overhead light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Computype, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas H. Treat
  • Limp label application process
    Patent number: 4726865
    Abstract: An applicator for applying pressure sensitive adhesive labels that have no memory or are "limp" is characterized by the use of a transfer wheel having a resilient perforate surface through which a vacuum is applied to pick a label off of its supporting web. This can be done without the need to waste the label. The label so picked up0 by the transfer wheel is then applied to a product with the resilient surface effecting a pressured squeegeeing action to firmly adfix the label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1988
    Assignee: Yankee Concepts, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas H. Treat