Patents by Inventor James Macuga

James Macuga 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).

  • Security label, secured article and method for making the label and article
    Publication number: 20050230960
    Abstract: A tamper-resistant secure label, article and associated method. A label for overlying information comprises an adhesive layer for adhering the label to a substrate. The adhesive layer includes a structural adhesive that ensures that an initial removal precludes re-adhering using the adhesive layer. The label may further include an obscuring layer to selectively block visual access to the information and maintain the confidentiality of the information until the obscuring layer is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Wayne Bilodeau, Patrick Goss, James Macuga
  • ATM dispensable self-adhesive postage stamp construction
    Patent number: 5503436
    Abstract: There is provided a postage stamp construction formed of a plurality of postage stamps adhered to a currency sized release liner by an ooze resistant pressure sensitive adhesive which construction coated with a polymeric coating of the face of the stamp and the undersurface of the release liner and dispensable from an automatic teller machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Kathy Alpaugh, Robert Birnbaum, Kent Fung, Alan Green, James Macuga, Scott Mingus, . Patricia P. Padilla, Joseph Y. Peng, Alim A. Fatah, Rajendra Kumar