Patents by Inventor Michael R. Hamel

Michael R. Hamel 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).

  • Printing Stock For Use In Printing Composite Signs, Methods And Apparatus For Printing Such Signs, And Methods For Manufacturing Such Printing Stock
    Publication number: 20100136277
    Abstract: Printing stock for use in making a sign that includes a face sheet and a backing sheet. The sign is formed, for example, by overlapping a plurality of face sub-sheets of the printing stock, with the face sub-sheets arranged in a pattern to form a desired image of the sign. The face sheet includes a printing surface for receiving ink and an adhesive surface for receiving the backing sheet. The face sheet includes a face cut forming a margin and the face sub-sheet such that at least a portion of the margin is separable from the face sub-sheet. The backing sheet may include a backing cut forming a border and a backing sub-sheet such that at least a portion of the border is separable from the backing sub-sheet so that at least a portion of the adhesive surface of the face sheet is exposable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Jerry G. Hodsdon, Thomas M. Wien, Donald E. Banks, Douglas W. Wilson, Ronald Ugolick, Michael R. Hamel
  • Printing stock for use in printing composite signs, methods and apparatus for printing such signs, and methods for manufacturing such printing stock
    Patent number: 7641951
    Abstract: Printing stock for use in making a sign that includes a face sheet and a backing sheet. The sign is formed, for example, by overlapping a plurality of face sub-sheets of the printing stock, with the face sub-sheets arranged in a pattern to form a desired image of the sign. The face sheet includes a printing surface for receiving ink and an adhesive surface for receiving the backing sheet. The face sheet includes a face cut forming a margin and the face sub-sheet such that at least a portion of the margin is separable from the face sub-sheet. The backing sheet may include a backing cut forming a border and a backing sub-sheet such that at least a portion of the border is separable from the backing sub-sheet so that at least a portion of the adhesive surface of the face sheet is exposable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry G. Hodsdon, Thomas M. Wien, Donald E. Banks, Douglas W. Wilson, Ronald Ugolick, Michael R. Hamel