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).

  • Publication number: 20100233412
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Galen Wong, Steven C. Weirather, Jerry Hodsdon, Inge Bachner, Martin Utz
  • Publication number: 20100129583
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Le-Hoa Hong, Martin Utz, Gerardo Veyna, Gildardo Ramirez, Thomas Mammen
  • Patent number: 7709071
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Galen Wong, Steven C. Weirather, Jerry Hodsdon, Inge Bachner, Martin Utz
  • Patent number: 7699002
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
  • Patent number: 7695584
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Utz
  • Publication number: 20090130363
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Martin Utz
  • Patent number: 7534479
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
  • Patent number: 7531227
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignees: Avery Dennison Corporation, Avery Dennison Zweckform Office Products Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
  • Publication number: 20090092804
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Donald E. Banks, Jerry G. Hodsdon, Martin Utz, Ronald Ugolick
  • Patent number: 7514134
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
  • Publication number: 20090068389
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Alan W. Maule, Brian R. McCarthy, Martin Utz, Andrew J. Conti, Linwood G. Koger, Kenneth J. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 7501170
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
  • Patent number: 7459193
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Utz
  • Publication number: 20080284156
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Ronald Ugolick, Martin Utz
  • Publication number: 20080036131
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali Mehrabi
  • Publication number: 20070141292
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali Mehrabi
  • Publication number: 20060286335
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ramin Heydarpour, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ronald Ugolick, Ali Mehrabi
  • Publication number: 20060141196
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventor: Martin Utz
  • Patent number: RE42719
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignees: Avery Dennison Corporation, Avery Dennison Zweckform Office Products Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ramin Heydarpour, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi
  • Patent number: RE42798
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignees: Avery Dennison Corporation, Avery Dennison Zweckform Office Products Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Karl Lengfeller, Michael Wilkes, Chia-Hsi Chu, Ramin Heydarpour, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Ronald Ugolick, Ali R. Mehrabi