Patents by Inventor Robert C. Hess

Robert C. Hess 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).

  • Method of forming a printed protected label
    Patent number: 5279690
    Abstract: A label construction provides for labels applied to a surface that have long life even outdoors, or in conditions where there are dirt or chemicals. The construction includes a first ply of transparent protective material having first and second side sections and first and second faces. A first adhesive is disposed on the first ply first face, and a first release liner, having less affinity for the first adhesive than the transparent protective material, is disposed on the first adhesive covering the first side section of the first ply. A second release liner is disposed on the first adhesive covering the second side section of the first ply. A label ply is disposed over at least a portion of the second release liner on the opposite face from the transparent protective material, and a second adhesive is disposed between the second release liner and the label ply, having a greater affinity for the label ply than the second release liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Moore Business Forms, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Hess, Jr., Patricia J. Bulka
  • Protected fold and seal label for demand printing
    Patent number: 5230938
    Abstract: A label construction provides for labels applied to a surface that have long life even outdoors, or in conditions where there are dirt or chemicals. The construction includes a first ply of transparent protective material having first and second side sections and first and second faces. A first adhesive is disposed on the first ply first face, and a first release liner, having less affinity for the first adhesive than the transparent protective material, is disposed on the first adhesive covering the first side section of the first ply. A second release liner is disposed on the first adhesive covering the second side section of the first ply. A label ply is disposed over at least a portion of the second release liner on the opposite face from the transparent protective material, and a second adhesive is disposed between the second release liner and the label ply, having a greater affinity for the label ply than the second release liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Moore Business Forms, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Hess, Patricia J. Bulka