Patents by Inventor Theodore E. Higgins

Theodore E. Higgins 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: 4522864
    Abstract: The decal of the present invention is a combination of a multi-color offset printed design on an extremely thin, flexible, extensible film of water resistant material covering a water soluble slip layer carried by porous decal paper and a uniform deposit of pressure sensitive adhesive covering the design and adapted to hold the design against skin and protect it from disruption during application to a skin surface. The process of the invention enables rapid manufacture of the novel multi-color decal by offset lithograph printing of a multi-color design through the combination of the steps of forming an extremely thin, water resistant film on a water soluble slip layer carried by decal paper, offset printing the design on that film and thereafter depositing on the printed design a pressure sensitive adhesive in a liquid vehicle which is a non-solvent for the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1985
    Assignees: Dan C. Humason, Mayleta Buchwitz
    Inventors: Dan C. Humason, Mayleta Buchwitz, Theodore E. Higgins