Patents by Inventor John L. Jonkman

John L. Jonkman 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: 6749710
    Abstract: A method of making the label assembly comprises providing a label stock material having a printed upper surface and a lower surface adhesively secured to a backing web having a release coating; laminating a web of static cling material is to the upper surface of the label stock material, printing on the upper surface of the static cling web material; and die cutting the label stock/static cling web material into discrete label assemblies. A method for servicing an automobile with a label assembly that has a pressure sensitive product label with printed product or service indicia and a static cling layer with data entry indicia mounted on the product label includes the steps of applying the label assembly to a service portion of the vehicle, applying oil change data to the static cling layer and applying the static cling layer to the windshield of the automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Grand Rapids Label Company
    Inventors: Robin R. Preston, John L. Jonkman
  • Publication number: 20020153091
    Abstract: A method of making the label assembly comprises providing a label stock material having a printed upper surface and a lower surface adhesively secured to a backing web having a release coating; laminating a web of static cling material is to the upper surface of the label stock material, printing on the upper surface of the static cling web material; and die cutting the label stock/static cling web material into discrete label assemblies. A method for servicing an automobile with a label assembly that has a pressure sensitive product label with printed product or service indicia and a static cling layer with data entry indicia mounted on the product label includes the steps of applying the label assembly to a service portion of the vehicle, applying oil change data to the static cling layer and applying the static cling layer to the windshield of the automobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Robin R. Preston, John L. Jonkman
  • Patent number: 6416835
    Abstract: A label assembly comprising a paper stock or similar label material having an upper surface containing printed indicia and having a varnish coating, the varnish coating being a raw polymer varnish without any slip agent or anti-blocking agent, and a static cling label containing complementary printed indicia mounted to the varnished upper surface of the label material. The label material has a pressure-sensitive adhesive on a lower surface for releasable mounting and initial assembly to a backing web having a release coating, typically provided in roll form. The label assembly can be peeled from the backing layer and applied to a support surface, then the static cling label can be peeled from the varnished surface of the label and applied to another surface such as the inside surface of a windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Grand Rapids Label Company
    Inventors: Robin R. Preston, John L. Jonkman