Patents by Inventor Martin Utz
Martin Utz 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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Publication number: 20100233412Abstract: A label sheet (1) having a release liner (16) and a column of labels (12) releasably adhered thereto is modified to allow easy removal of the labels. The liner has a weakened separation line (30) formed by cuts and ties running underneath a column of labels near the edge of the labels, and notches (18) at the top and bottom of the sheet aligned with the cuts and ties. A matrix (14) surrounding the labels, if present, also has cuts and ties, with the cuts and ties in the matrix parallel to and slightly offset from the cuts and ties in the liner. The separation lines are strong enough that the label sheet can be fed through a printer, yet weak enough that a user can tear off the liner and matrix along the separation lines, thus leaving a minor edge of a column of labels exposed for easy removal from the label sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Galen Wong, Steven C. Weirather, Jerry Hodsdon, Inge Bachner, Martin Utz
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Publication number: 20100129583Abstract: A label sheet including a facestock, and a liner releasably coupled to the facestock. The facestock includes a label and the liner includes a weakened separation line. The weakened separation line at least partially underlies the label. Also, the weakened separation line includes an apex.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Le-Hoa Hong, Martin Utz, Gerardo Veyna, Gildardo Ramirez, Thomas Mammen
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Patent number: 7709071Abstract: A label sheet (1) having a release liner (16) and a column of labels (12) releasably adhered thereto is modified to allow easy removal of the labels. The liner has a weakened separation line (30) formed by cuts and ties running underneath a column of labels near the edge of the labels, and notches (18) at the top and bottom of the sheet aligned with the cuts and ties. A matrix (14) surrounding the labels, if present, also has cuts and ties, with the cuts and ties in the matrix parallel to and slightly offset from the cuts and ties in the liner. The separation lines are strong enough that the label sheet can be fed through a printer, yet weak enough that a user can tear off the liner and matrix along the separation lines, thus leaving a minor edge of a column of labels exposed for easy removal from the label sheet.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2003Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Galen Wong, Steven C. Weirather, Jerry Hodsdon, Inge Bachner, Martin Utz
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Patent number: 7699002Abstract: A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
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Patent number: 7695584Abstract: A label sheet label sheet includes a transparent film support material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a release layer, a printable layer, one or more first detachment lines, and one or more second detachment lines. The transparent film support material has an inner surface and an outer surface. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is disposed over the transparent film support material inner surface. The release layer is disposed over the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The printable layer is disposed over the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and includes an inner surface facing the release layer and an opposing outer surface. The outer surface exhibits a roughness of 4 to 50 ?m (DIN 4768). The one or more first detachment lines extend from the printable layer outer surface and through the printable layer and the release layer, to thereby form a first sub-region.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventor: Martin Utz
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Publication number: 20090130363Abstract: A label sheet label sheet includes a transparent film support material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a release layer, a printable layer, one or more first detachment lines, and one or more second detachment lines. The transparent film support material has an inner surface and an outer surface. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is disposed over the transparent film support material inner surface. The release layer is disposed over the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The printable layer is disposed over the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and includes an inner surface facing the release layer and an opposing outer surface. The outer surface exhibits a roughness of 4 to 50 ?m (DIN 4768). The one or more first detachment lines extend from the printable layer outer surface and through the printable layer and the release layer, to thereby form a first sub-region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventor: Martin Utz
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Patent number: 7534479Abstract: A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
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Patent number: 7531227Abstract: A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignees: Avery Dennison Corporation, Avery Dennison Zweckform Office Products Europe GmbHInventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
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Publication number: 20090092804Abstract: A label badge sheet construction including a facestock sheet releasably adhered to a liner sheet. A weakened separation line in the facestock sheet defines at least one label. After the sheet construction has been passed through a printer or copier and desired indicia printed on the at least one label the printed label can be removed to be used as a visitor's badge or the like. Preferably, first and second labels are formed with a fold line separating them, and a weakened separation line through the liner sheet forms a liner panel which is adhered to the back of the first label. With the first and second labels and the liner panel removed as a label assembly and the labels folded on the fold line, through-holes through the first and second labels and the liner panel are aligned. A lanyard or clip can be passed through the aligned through-holes. The liner panel thereby reinforces the through-holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Donald E. Banks, Jerry G. Hodsdon, Martin Utz, Ronald Ugolick
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Patent number: 7514134Abstract: A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2002Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
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Publication number: 20090068389Abstract: The present invention includes a label, a label sheet and a method for manufacturing the label. The label includes a paper facestock having first and second surfaces and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive proximal to the second surface. The label can be adhered to a substrate having pre-applied indicia to cover the indicia and the label is opaque enough to prevent the viewing of the covered indicia while matching the color of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Alan W. Maule, Brian R. McCarthy, Martin Utz, Andrew J. Conti, Linwood G. Koger, Kenneth J. Wolfe
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Patent number: 7501170Abstract: A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2006Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
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Patent number: 7459193Abstract: A label sheet includes a transparent film support material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a release layer, a printable layer, one or more first detachment lines, and one or more second detachment lines. The transparent film support material has an inner surface and an outer surface. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is disposed over the transparent film support material inner surface. The release layer is disposed over the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The printable layer is disposed over the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and includes an inner surface facing the release layer and an opposing outer surface. The outer surface exhibits a roughness of 4 to 50 ?m (DIN 4768). The one or more first detachment lines extend from the printable layer outer surface and through the printable layer and the release layer, to thereby form a first sub-region.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2005Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventor: Martin Utz
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Publication number: 20080284156Abstract: The present application relates to a label comprising a first layer being a paper layer or a polymer film layer and a second layer being a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer applied to one side of the first layer, characterized in that said label is provided with at least one flexible means and/or the pressure-sensitive adhesive is present in the form of a pattern. Furthermore, the present application also relates to a label sheet comprising in the following sequence: a backing material, a release layer, a pressure-sensitive layer and a top layer being a paper layer or a polymer film layer, wherein the top layer, being a paper layer or a polymer film layer, has detachment lines that are applied such that at least one sub-region is formed, characterized in that said sub-region(s) is (are) provided with at least one flexible means and/or that the pressure-sensitive adhesive is present in the form of a pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Ronald Ugolick, Martin Utz
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Publication number: 20080036131Abstract: A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: February 14, 2008Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali Mehrabi
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Publication number: 20070141292Abstract: A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2007Publication date: June 21, 2007Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali Mehrabi
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Publication number: 20060286335Abstract: A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2006Publication date: December 21, 2006Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali Mehrabi
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Publication number: 20060141196Abstract: A label sheet label sheet includes a transparent film support material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a release layer, a printable layer, one or more first detachment lines, and one or more second detachment lines. The transparent film support material has an inner surface and an outer surface. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is disposed over the transparent film support material inner surface. The release layer is disposed over the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The printable layer is disposed over the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and includes an inner surface facing the release layer and an opposing outer surface. The outer surface exhibits a roughness of 4 to 50 ?m (DIN 4768). The one or more first detachment lines extend from the printable layer outer surface and through the printable layer and the release layer, to thereby form a first sub-region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventor: Martin Utz
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Patent number: RE42719Abstract: A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignees: Avery Dennison Corporation, Avery Dennison Zweckform Office Products Europe GmbHInventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ramin Heydarpour, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
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Patent number: RE42798Abstract: A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignees: Avery Dennison Corporation, Avery Dennison Zweckform Office Products Europe GmbHInventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ramin Heydarpour, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi