Patents by Inventor Charles K. Herrmann
Charles K. Herrmann 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).
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Patent number: 8212676Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and method of manufacturing the same. In a preferred embodiment, the RFID tag includes a radio frequency (RF) inlay, the RF inlay including a carrier sheet, an antenna printed on the carrier sheet and a wireless communication device bonded to the antenna. The RFID tag also includes a plastic extrudate, the RF inlay being disposed within the extrudate so that the antenna and the wireless communication device are encapsulated on all sides within the extrudate. Optional metallic reflector and mounting adhesive layers may be laminated onto the underside of the extrudate. The present invention is also directed to an automated method for manufacturing the above RFID tag, such a method involving, in one embodiment, feeding a continuous supply of RF inlays into a cross-head extruder to yield a continuously extruded block and then cutting the block between successive antennae to yield a plurality of individual RFID tags.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: James M. Cullen, Charles K. Herrmann, David J. Puleston
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Patent number: 7976752Abstract: An EAS marker includes a rigid bottom piece of molded plastic having the shape of an open rectangular box. An elongated resonator is disposed in the bottom piece, the resonator being bowed downwardly about its longitudinal axis. A rigid separator of molded plastic is positioned over the open top of the bottom piece, thereby loosely encasing the resonator in the bottom piece. The method of making the EAS marker is preferably automated, with the top piece, the bottom piece and the separator being manufactured by rotary extrusion molding as part of a continuous web. The various continuous webs are automatically laminated to one another at nips between pairs of rollers.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2004Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Charles L. Deschenes, Charles K. Herrmann
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Publication number: 20110154699Abstract: The present invention describes a label comprising a shrinkable film material section with a leading end, a trailing end, an upper edge portion and a lower edge portion, where the upper edge portion and the lower edge portions extend between the leading end and the trailing end of the section, wherein the section is wrapped around an article with the leading end secured to the article with a patterned adhesive, and the adhesive is confined to a narrow region of the leading end such that the trailing end overlaps and is secured to the leading end by the patterned adhesive, and the adhesive is also confined to a narrow region of said trailing edge, allowing the section to encircle the article in an initially unshrunken or first condition such that when a catalyst is subsequently applied to the section, the section shrinks around the article and is thus securely adhered to the article by the adhesive at both the leading end and the trailing end of the film section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventors: John Walsh, Charles K. Herrmann, Dirk Lovelace, Robert Morris, Dennis Rene Benoit
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Publication number: 20110017833Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and method of manufacturing the same. In a preferred embodiment, the RFID tag includes a radio frequency (RF) inlay, the RF inlay including a carrier sheet, an antenna printed on the carrier sheet and a wireless communication device bonded to the antenna. The RFID tag also includes a plastic extrudate, the RF inlay being disposed within the extrudate so that the antenna and the wireless communication device are encapsulated on all sides within the extrudate. Optional metallic reflector and mounting adhesive layers may be laminated onto the underside of the extrudate. The present invention is also directed to an automated method for manufacturing the above RFID tag, such a method involving, in one embodiment, feeding a continuous supply of RF inlays into a cross-head extruder to yield a continuously extruded block and then cutting the block between successive antennae to yield a plurality of individual RFID tags.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: James M. Cullen, Charles K. Herrmann, David J. Puleston
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Patent number: 7755484Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and method of manufacturing the same. In a preferred embodiment, the RFID tag includes a radio frequency (RF) inlay, the RF inlay including a carrier sheet, an antenna printed on the carrier sheet and a wireless communication device bonded to the antenna. The RFID tag also includes a plastic extrudate, the RF inlay being disposed within the extrudate so that the antenna and the wireless communication device are encapsulated on all sides within the extrudate. Optional metallic reflector and mounting adhesive layers may be laminated onto the underside of the extrudate. The present invention is also directed to an automated method for manufacturing the above RFID tag, such a method involving, in one embodiment, feeding a continuous supply of RF inlays into a cross-head extruder to yield a continuously extruded block and then cutting the block between successive antennae to yield a plurality of individual RFID tags.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2004Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: James M. Cullen, Charles K. Herrmann, David J. Puleston
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Publication number: 20040142495Abstract: An article for detecting the presence, or the absence, of an analyte. The analyte is indicative of a change in the status of a packaged material. The article generally includes a facestock film having first and second surfaces, an adhesive layer adjacent to the facestock film, and a detecting system adjacent to the facestock film. A measurable analyte can be in vapor and/or liquid form, and the detecting system indicates whether the analyte is present. That is, the detecting system responds to contact with the analyte by indicating that such contact has occurred, or that the analyte is present.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: William G. Hartman, Nina Patel-Lahanis, Kai Li, Daniel L. Holguin, Richard L. Sandt, Charles K. Herrmann
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Patent number: 6692672Abstract: An EAS marker and method of manufacturing same. In a preferred embodiment, the EAS marker comprises a rigid bottom piece of molded plastic having the shape of an open rectangular box. An elongated resonator is disposed in the bottom piece, the resonator being bowed downwardly about its longitudinal axis. A rigid separator of molded plastic is positioned over the open top of the bottom piece, thereby loosely encasing the resonator in the bottom piece. The foregoing bottom piece, resonator and separator are all positioned within the cavity of a rigid top piece of molded plastic having the shape of an inverted open rectangular box, the separator being press-fit against the interior surface of the top wall of the top piece, the bottom piece being press-fit against the interior surfaces of the side walls and end walls of the top piece. The top wall of the top piece is provided with a recessed area in which a biasing element is disposed, the biasing element being retained in the recessed area by the separator.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2000Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Charles L. Deschenes, Charles K. Herrmann
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Patent number: 6461722Abstract: This invention relates to a thermal transfer laminate, comprising: a facestock comprising a first layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a heat-activatable adhesive layer underlying the lower surface of said first layer; an adhesion-promoting layer overlying the upper surface of said first layer; an abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer overlying said adhesion-promoting layer; and another adhesive layer overlying said abrasion-resistant coating layer. In one embodiment, an ink or graphics layer overlies the upper surface of the first layer of the facestock and provides a pictorial design and/or print message. In one embodiment, the laminate is adhered to a carrier sheet. In one embodiment, the laminate is adhered to a substrate such as an automotive interior surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2000Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: Avery Dennnison CorporationInventors: Mark D. Kittel, Richard L. Sandt, Charles K. Herrmann, Mark Wisniewski
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Patent number: 6365255Abstract: This invention relates to an article useful in applying a tamper evident film comprising a frangible layer which is bonded on one side to an adhesive and on the other side to a laminate support layer wherein the bond between the frangible layer and the support layer is a non-destructible bond. The present invention provides an article which is able to apply frangible and delicate tamper evident films to articles. The invention also relates to methods of applying tamper evident films.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1998Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Mark D. Kittel, Charles K. Herrmann
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Patent number: 6228486Abstract: This invention relates to a thermal transfer laminate, comprising: a facestock comprising a first layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a heat-activatable adhesive layer underlying the lower surface of said first layer; an adhesion-promoting layer overlying the upper surface of said first layer; an abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer overlying said adhesion-promoting layer; and another adhesive layer overlying said abrasion-resistant coating layer. In one embodiment, an ink or graphics layer overlies the upper surface of the first layer of the facestock and provides a pictorial design and/or print message. In one embodiment, the laminate is adhered to a carrier sheet. In one embodiment, the laminate is adhered to a substrate such as an automotive interior surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1998Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Mark D. Kittel, Richard L. Sandt, Charles K. Herrmann, Mark Wisniewski
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Patent number: 6182352Abstract: An EAS marker and method of manufacturing same. In a preferred embodiment, the EAS marker comprises a rigid bottom piece of molded plastic having the shape of an open rectangular box. An elongated resonator is disposed in the bottom piece, the resonator being bowed downwardly about its longitudinal axis. A rigid separator of molded plastic is positioned over the open top of the bottom piece, thereby loosely encasing the resonator in the bottom piece. The foregoing bottom piece, resonator and separator are all positioned within the cavity of a rigid top piece of molded plastic having the shape of an inverted open rectangular box, the separator being press-fit against the interior surface of the top wall of the top piece, the bottom piece being press-fit against the interior surfaces of the side walls and end walls of the top piece. The top wall of the top piece is provided with a recessed area in which a biasing element is disposed, the biasing element being retained in the recessed area by the separator.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1999Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Charles L. Deschenes, Charles K. Herrmann
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Patent number: 6067016Abstract: An EAS marker and method of manufacturing same. In a preferred embodiment, the EAS marker comprises a rigid bottom piece of molded plastic having the shape of an open rectangular box. An elongated resonator is disposed in the bottom piece, the resonator being bowed downwardly about its longitudinal axis. A rigid separator of molded plastic is positioned over the open top of the bottom piece, thereby loosely encasing the resonator in the bottom piece. The foregoing bottom piece, resonator and separator are all positioned within the cavity of a rigid top piece of molded plastic having the shape of an inverted open rectangular box, the separator being press-fit against the interior surface of the top wall of the top piece, the bottom piece being press-fit against the interior surfaces of the side walls and end walls of the top piece. The top wall of the top piece is provided with a recessed area in which a biasing element is disposed, the biasing element being retained in the recessed area by the separator.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1997Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Charles L. Deschenes, Charles K. Herrmann
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Patent number: 5346259Abstract: The present invention is a tamper proof label comprised of a thicker support portion and a thinner fragile portion. The label is formed of a plurality of layers of varnish, adhesive, plastic, and ink. The label incorporates an authentication region in which the text can be readily deciphered only with a special viewer. The top surface of the label can be written on with ink and is difficult to erase without destroying the fragile portion of the label. The label is adhered to a product by an adhesive which becomes aggressively bonded to the product over a relatively short period of time. In addition, the adhesive leaves a residue which is visible when illuminated with ultraviolet light.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1992Date of Patent: September 13, 1994Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Anton Mocilnikar, Charles K. Herrmann