Patents by Inventor Donn R. Anderson

Donn R. Anderson 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).

  • Patent number: 5050909
    Abstract: A stack of sheet assemblies, each of which sheet assemblies comprises first and second sheets each having front and rear major surfaces and first and second opposite edges, a first layer of adhesive adhering a portion of the rear surface of the first sheet adjacent the first edge of the first sheet to the front surface of the second sheet adjacent the first edge of the second sheet with the first edges generally aligned, the first layer of adhesive extending a first predetermined distance from the first edges toward the second edges of the sheets, and a second layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the rear surface of the second sheet. The second layer of pressure sensitive adhesive comprises a first portion adhering the rear surface of the second sheet of the sheet assembly to the front surface of the first sheet on the sheet assembly beneath it in the stack within the first distance from the first edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Timothy A. Mertens, Donn R. Anderson
  • Patent number: 5039132
    Abstract: A method for providing custom printed surfaces on products such as sheets to a customer includes providing to the customer a form comprising a master portion corresponding in size and shape to a surface to be printed and an identifying portion for accepting identifying information concerning the customer, having the customer apply identifying information to the identifying portion of the form and indicia of a desired type to the master portion of the form, using the master portion of the form with the applied indicia as a graphic master to prepare the printed surfaces which can be prepared by conventional printing method from the master, and using the identifying portion of the form as a label to send the custom printed products to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing company
    Inventor: Donn R. Anderson
  • Patent number: 5005871
    Abstract: A method for providing custom printed surfaces on products such as sheets to a customer including providing to the customer a form comprising a master portion corresponding in size and shape to a surface to be printed and an identifying portion for accepting identifying information concerning the customer, having the customer apply identifying information to the identifying portion of the form and indicia of a desired type to the master portion of the form, using the master portion of the form with the applied indicia as a graphic master to prepare the printed surfaces which can be prepared by conventional printing means from the master, and using the identifying portion of the form as a label to send the custom printed products to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Donn R. Anderson