Abstract: Printable sheets such as business forms and adhesive play mats having removable labels integrated therein are produced by applying pressure-sensitive adhesive directly to the base sheet of the printable sheet without a paper backing and encapsulating the adhesive with a solid silicone layer. The base sheet is die cut or perforated in regions where the adhesive is applied to define removable labels.

Abstract: There is provided a method of dispensing telephone cards from automatic teller machines (ATM) and card constructions used therewith. Telephone time is apportioned to a number of sheetlets printed with random numbers which serve as a personal identification number (PIN). They are packaged in bricks and activated when installed in an ATM or when dispensed. The sheetlets are capable of being dispensed like currency and may contain the PIN on a removable zone.

Abstract: A combination shipping label and packing slip/label form which comprises a first ply having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a second release liner ply detachably secured to the bottom surface of the first ply. The first ply comprises a detachable shipping label and a corresponding packing slip. The packing slip is detachably secured to the combination shipping label and packing slip form by a substantial die cut through the first ply and the second release liner ply. The packing slip comprises a border section and a bill of materials section separated by a perforation that perforates the first ply and the second release liner ply. The bottom surface of the border section is coated with an adhesive.

Abstract: A composite label sheet, is provided for comprising: a face sheet having perimeter features and having first and second sides, said first side having at least one or more regions, each region comprising a die cut self tabbing label, said each of said die cut self tabbing labels comprising an upper tab portion, a lower tab portion connected thereto, and a base portion connected to said lower tab portion; a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on said second side of said face sheet; and a liner having two sides, a first side and a second side, said liner having perimeter features substantially equal to said face sheet, where said first side of said liner is attached to said second side of said face sheet pressure sensitive adhesive, said first side of said liner having its face adapted to be releasably fixed to said pressure sensitive adhesive, such that said each of said at least one regions of die cut self tabbing labels is thereby separable from said releasably adapted face of said liner.

Abstract: A commercial product has a label to help detect counterfeit ones of the product. The product includes an item having commercial value and a label adhered to the item. The label includes a printable substrate having first and second sides, indicia on the first side that is visible with illumination by visible light and that is of a nature to inform customers or potential customers about the item. Adhesive on the second side causes the label to adhere to the item, and printing on the second side is visible only upon upon illumination by electromagnetic waves outside of the visible light spectrum and is of a nature to indicate genuineness of the label and thereby to indicate genuineness of the item.

Abstract: An intermediate for making repositional or removable adhesive backed labels is provided which facilitate the construction of labels that may be readily dispensed with automatic equipment, and/or readily passed through printers. A first paper layer has permanent adhesive on a first face and the repositional or removable (preferably repositional) adhesive on a second face, the repositional adhesive also in contact with a first face of a liner material, with a second face of a liner material having a silicone coating. The liner material first face has a non-highly calendered texture, uncoated with adhesive release material so that the repositional or removable adhesive adheres well to the liner material first face, although the repositional adhesive has greater affinity for the first paper layer second face than the liner material first face. The intermediate may be placed in a spiral roll configuration, and then used to make a label precursor by bringing a second paper layer (e.g. about 12 lb.

Abstract: A carrier assembly includes a face sheet on the top and a base sheet on the bottom, respectively. The face sheet has an opening, and substantially filling the opening is an insert. Between the first sheet and the base sheet is a first discontinuous adhesive pattern bonding the face sheet to the base sheet, and between the insert and the base sheet is a second discontinuous adhesive pattern releaseably bonding the insert to the base sheet. The carrier assembly reliably passes through a high speed printer or copier for variable printing, and a user may remove the insert from the accompanying carrier for later use.

Abstract: A business form is disassembled and manipulated to prepare a plurality of different labels each utilizing a different structure to attach the label to an object. The labels facilitate the correlation of a vehicle and the keys for the vehicle.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sequentially and precisely registering cut sheets for application onto advertising signatures at high speeds employs an initial roll of sheeting material. The sheeting material is unwound to track a process path, where eyemarks on the sheeting material are detected for use in registering the sheeting material to be cut into discrete sheets and to be aligned with a moving advertising signature for affixation thereto. The sheeting material has a repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive along one side edge thereof for use in adhering the cut sheet to the advertising signature. In one embodiment, the sheeting material is generally opaque adjacent one side edge and is sufficiently transparent adjacent its other side edge so that when a sheet cut from the sheeting material is adhered to an advertising signature, images on the advertising signature are visible through at least a portion of the sheet.

Abstract: A planar form or structure is used to create a thin card capable of receiving and retaining printed indicia, including written signatures, on both opposing surfaces. The structure and related method allow the exposed carrier surface and the underlying release agent layer to receive and retain printed indicia, including written signatures, while retaining an extremely thin, yet tear-resistant, card structure. The release agent layer solidifies from a liquid to form a film capable of receiving and retaining printed indicia, written signatures, and the like which may be printed or written upon through the peeling away of the transparent lamina layer to expose the underlying release agent layer for receiving the indicia. The resulting structure preferably exhibits a flexibility due to its thickness lying within the range of 15-30 microns plus the thickness of the carrier.

Abstract: The invention is an account management system using an adhesive transaction receipt, provided at the point of transaction, which can be directly transferred to an account register. In this system, the adhesive transaction receipt contains a printed record of information relating to the transaction, such as the transaction type and the amount of the transaction. The adhesive transaction receipt is temporarily affixed to a more complete transaction receipt and includes an adhesive so that it can be permanently attached to the account register. The adhesive transaction receipt simplifies bookkeeping and eliminates errors by relieving an account user of the requirement of entering individual transactions by hand.

Abstract: A label for displaying information regarding an article and suspending the article from a support includes a base label having an upper surface and a lower surface and a base adhesive disposed on the lower surface for affixing the label to the article. A hanger defining an opening has at least one end thereof connected to the base label. The hanger is foldable about the at least one end between a stored position wherein the hanger lies adjacent the upper surface of the base label and a hanging position wherein the hanger is folded away from the base label for receiving the support through the opening. A carrier portion forms a part of the hanger. A base portion underlies the carrier portion. The base portion is separable from the base label and is secured to at least a portion of the carrier portion by a carrier portion adhesive.

Abstract: The invention provides a hologram transfer foil comprising a substrate and a transfer layer laminated thereon, said transfer layer comprising a surface protective layer, a thermoplastic resin layer, a hologram layer and a heat seal layer in this order. The hologram transfer foil is applied on the heat seal layet side to an application member. In this case, a peel force between the substrate and the surface protective layer is smaller than that between adjacent layers in other layers. This hologram transfer foil enables a hologram image, etc. to be reconstructed in an uninterrupted manner, and is improved in terms of transferability and productivity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a volume hologram laminate by which a desirable reproduced wavelength is controlled and set optionally. The laminate has a first adhesive layer 3, a volume hologram layer 5, a second adhesive layer 4 and a surface protecting film 6 formed on a substrate 2 in the described order, wherein a substance for shifting a recorded wavelength to the volume hologram layer is contained in the first and/or the second adhesive layer(s) and a reproduced wavelength of hologram recorded in the volume hologram layer is controlled with shifting the substance between the layers.

Abstract: There is a problem: At a gathering, individual identical pieces of drinkware of different users are indistinguishable from each other. Consequently, they are misidentified and one person mistakenly picks up the drinkware of someone else. Band devices, each with a unique aspect that distinguishes an individual piece of drinkware, are wrapped around a portion of individual pieces of drinkware. The individual pieces of drinkware so identified with a band device are each unique, and thus the individual pieces of identical drinkware are distinguished.

Abstract: A label for a container is disclosed as including a front side and a back side. The front side has front label information thereon for communicating information to a user. The back side includes a first end and a second end and has an adhesive thereon proximate the first end such that a part of the label is substantially permanently attached to the container. The back side also has a removably-attaching surface proximate the second end. Back side label information is on the back side for communicating information to the user. The removably-attaching surface enables the label to be removably attached to the container such that the user may view the back side label information by peeling back part of the label from the container to reveal the back side label information. Further, the user may return the label to wrap around the container such that the back side label information is not visible by pressing the other part against the container.

Abstract: This invention concerns a form (1) which has an integrated card (3) which can be detached from it. A substrate material (2) is glued to the back of the form at least partly covering the area of the card (3). This substrate material (2) has both a substrate layer (21) and a peeling adhesive layer (22) which loses its stickiness upon being detached. The card (3) is a punched product which is held in the form (1) by the substrate layer (21). The peeling adhesive layer (22) has its normal properties with respect to the substrate layer (21)—when separated from it upon detaching the card (3), it (22) stays with the card (3). As the surface layer of the detached card (3), it can be written or printed upon, even if the back of the card is plasticized by a film (23) embedded in the substrate material. The writing or imprint can no longer easily be modified through the peeling adhesive layer (22). This makes the card considerably more tamper-proof than earlier cards.

Abstract: The invention provides a hologram transfer foil 1 comprising, in order from top to bottom, a substrate 7, a volume hologram layer 2 releasably stacked on substrate 7 and comprising a volume hologram in a cured resin layer, a first heat seal layer 3 and a second heat seal layer 4. In use, the hologram transfer foil 1 is applied on the second heat seal layer 4 side over an application member. The adhesion force of volume hologram layer 2 to the application member is larger than a material fracture force for the volume hologram layer or the application member, so that the hologram transfer layer can be applied by thermo-compression to the application member. This hologram transfer foil is useful for illegal copying of the hologram layer because when the volume hologram is forcibly peeled from the application, a material fracture of the volume hologram layer or application member occurs.

Abstract: A business form or mailer intermediate providing fold-over carbonless imaging is provided. The form or mailer includes separate CB and CF coating portions on a single sheet. When the form or mailer is folded about a fold line, the CB portion comes in contact with the CF portion. An image is created when the fold-over carbonless area is subjected to an imaging force.

Abstract: A carrier sheet has a detachable totally laminatable card integrally formed therewith. A clear plastic film patch having two thin plastic film sheets laminated together by an adhesive therebetween and a release coating, is glued to the back of the sheet in a card area. The inner one of the plastic film sheets has the release coating on its inner surface in contact with the adhesive secured to an inner surface of the outer one of the plastic film sheets. A card is delineated by a die-cut made in the front surface of the carrier sheet and extending to the adhesive between the film sheets. A perforation cut is made in the outer one of the plastic film sheets and aligned with the die-cut. A photograph or fingerprint is applied in a designated area on the outer face of the card.

Abstract: Laser label comprising at least one polymer layer which is coated on one side with a self-adhesive composition, which is in turn optionally covered with a release paper or a release film, characterized in that an additive suitable for optical, magnetic or electrical labelling has been incorporated into the polymer.

Abstract: A business form, from which a laminated card may be formed, is produced by spot coating silicone-release material on the back of the web or sheet which forms the business form, covering slightly more than a card-sized area, and then applying a clean release material to the back of the web or sheet covering the coating of silicone release material and another area from which a card may be die cut. The back may be imaged before application of the clean release material, and the face of the laminated card to be formed is imaged with variable (and perhaps non-variable) indicia, e.g., by a laser printer. The clean release material is die cut through the adhesive and clear plastic layers, but not the baseliner.

Abstract: A secure sticker is provided comprising a waterproof base portion including a paper ply, static printed matter, and a resin, wherein the paper ply and the static printed matter are sealed within the resin, and wherein the resin is substantially transparent to light in the visible spectrum. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a secure sticker is provided comprising a substantially waterproof base portion, a liner ply, and an adhesive interface. The substantially waterproof base portion includes a paper ply, static printed matter, and a resin. The paper ply and the static printed matter are sealed within the resin. The resin is substantially transparent to light in the visible spectrum. The liner ply defines a label portion and a removable portion, wherein the label portion includes variable printed matter thereon. The adhesive interface is arranged to adhere the liner ply to the base portion.

Abstract: Multi-part business forms having speciality electronically imaged indicia are produced in a low-cost, high speed, low waste, and enhanced flexibility manner. While two part or four or more part forms may be produced, especially advantageous is the production of three part forms, such as airbills. After individual first, second and third parts are produced using conventional presses, the individual webs are separately fed to a collator and while fed to the collator are electronically imaged with speciality indicia, such as the name and address of the sender, airbill number, and—for the third part—a bar code. The webs are then collated on the collator, two business forms wide. A three part airbill produced includes first and second parts of carbonless paper stock having personalized first indicia electronically imaged on them, and a third part of carbonless label stock having the personalized indicia, and including bar code indicia, electronically imaged on it.

Abstract: An assembly for creating free form laminated objects, such as a throwing toys or napkin ring that can be printed or decorated by the use of printer or copier without jamming. The assembly includes a sheet of cardstock or thin printable sheet material, a sheet of transparent laminated plastic and intermediate adhesive layer that adheres the cardstock sheet and laminated sheet together. The cardstock sheet has a die cut outline configured to the desired shape of an object. The laminated sheet has a die cut outline substantially extending outside of the outline on the cardstock sheet, to allow laminated sheet to fold over and entirely cover the cardstock area within the cardstock die cut outline. The assembly has a substantially constant thickness and substantially flat upper and lower surfaces so that the assembly can pass through a printer or copier without jamming.

Abstract: This invention relates to a muitilayer tamper-evident label comprising: (A) a first and second layer of polymeric film, wherein each layer has an upper and lower surface and the lower surface of the first layer contacts the upper surface of the second layer at a separation interface, (B) a heat-sealable layer, having an upper and lower surface, wherein the lower surface of the heat-sealable layer is bonded to the upper surface of the first layer, and (C) an adhesive layer, having an upper and lower surface, wherein the upper surface of the adhesive layer is bonded to lower surface of the second layer. In another aspect the invention relates to an article overwrapped in a packaging wrap material and having the tamper evident label inside and bonded to the packaging wrap.

Abstract: A shipment form is provided including a face sheet, a liner ply, a reusable adhesive laminate, and a laminating adhesive. The face sheet defines first and second major faces and includes printed indicia on the first major face. The printed indicia being arranged to indicate an attempted delivery. The reusable adhesive laminate includes a reusable adhesive and a removable ply. The reusable adhesive and the removable ply are configured such that the reusable adhesive retains its properties of adhesion following removal of the removable ply therefrom. The laminating adhesive is interposed between the liner ply and the face sheet so as to secure the liner ply to the second major face of the face sheet. The laminating adhesive is further interposed between the reusable adhesive laminate and the face sheet so as to secure the reusable adhesive laminate to the second major face of the face sheet.

Abstract: A continuous assembly of special service mailing labels and a method for preparing mailpieces requiring delivery by a special service are provided. The labels are adhesively secured to a backer and removable therefrom for application to a mailpiece. The labels include at least one area that may be printed, and a designation area that is distinct from a majority of the remainder of the label. The designation area identifies the type of special service required for the mailpiece to which the label is attached. In addition, the labels include a detachable auxiliary information portion which may serve as either a return address label or a customer receipt.

Abstract: A label (1), intended to be applied especially to a package for a cosmetic product, is formed of a substrate (2) one side (6) of which is printed, and a film (8) of nonwoven material placed on the printed side (6) of the substrate. The film (8) is transparent so that the printing on the substrate (2) can be seen through the film (8).

Abstract: A label sheet having at least two labels for a compact disc. The compact disc has a read side and a reverse side with an outer diameter of the readable or writable area of the read side being less than the outer diameter of the disc and having a first inner diameter forming an aperture for the disc and a second inner diameter which is larger than the first forming a step. The labels have a dimension so that an inner diameter of the label forming an aperture or opening in the label is greater than the second internal diameter of the disc, preferably by an amount of 2 mm to 4 mm, and the label has an outer diameter which is less than the outer diameter of the readable or writable area, so that an annular ring of the readable area is visible around the periphery of the label.

Abstract: Overlaminated faceless PSA label constructions of this invention comprise a low material cost, thin prelaminate PSA construction having a layer of pressure-sensitive material disposed on a release surface of a removable substrate, and a nonblocking continuous film disposed over a surface of the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive to render the pressure-sensitive adhesive tack free. An optically transparent overlaminate film layer is disposed over the nonblocking continuous film, and a printed indicia is interposed between the overlaminate film layer and nonblocking continuous film. The prelaminate PSA construction does not include a conventional facestock formed from paper, cardboard or plastic, and is highly conformable.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for displaying and/or transporting an item, where the device comprises a transparent front that forms a sealable pocket with a substantially solid surface, such as a card.

Abstract: A label laminate includes a label for printing a recipient first address, with a release liner disposed thereunder. The label is releasably bonded to the liner and is removable therefrom. The liner is transparent to view a recipient second address hidden behind the label until removed.

Abstract: A label includes a bottom panel and a top panel overlying the bottom panel. A tear line is formed in the top panel. A hole is formed in at least one of the top and bottom panels. An exposed adhesive is disposed in the hole. The label may be opened by tearing along the tear line and the label may be resealed using the exposed adhesive.

Abstract: A method of enhancing the three-dimensional effect of a plastic part and the label used therewith is disclosed. A label for enhancing the three-dimensional visual effect which comprises a plastic core and/or, an insulating layer, and/or a heat-activated adhesive backing is disclosed. The label is aligned on the surface of a relieved mold. When plastic is forced against the back surface of the label, the label is stretched and forced into the relief along with the plastic. The label adheres to the plastic part by either a heat-activated adhesive backing or the core forms a melts/weld interface with the molded part creating a permanent bond between the label and the molded part.

Abstract: A coupon card assembly (10) having a first card half (12) and a second card half (14). Both the first (12) and second (14) card halves include a liner (20, 26) and two layers of card stock (22, 24, 28, 30) sandwiching the respective liner (20, 26) therebetween. A number of mini-coupons (36) are detachably cut into each of the card halves (12, 14) through an inner layer of card stock (24, 30). The card assembly (10) is characterized by a living hinge (40) interconnecting the first card half (12) with the second card half (14) to define a dual coupon card assembly (10) wherein the first card half (12) may be folded upon the second card half (14). The subject invention provides a structurally sound coupon card assembly (10) with numerous mini-coupons (36) wherein the coupon card assembly (10) may be folded to form a relatively compact card preferably the size of a standard credit card.

Abstract: The lottery ticket is composed of base sheet (1), cover sheet (2) and ticket sheet (3) lying therebetween. Base sheet (1) and cover sheet (2) are adhered to each other in the edge region (6). The adhesive means is strip-shaped. In addition, base sheet (1) and cover sheet (2) are perforated to each other. Said perforation (9-12) is line-shaped and lies in said edge region (6) provided with glue. The distance of the perforation (9-12) from the edge (4, 5) of base and cover sheet (1, 2) is in the region of 2-4 mm. The ticket sheet (3) is thus completely surrounded by a border (6) of glue and by a border (9-12) of perforations lying therein. The six surfaces of base sheet (1), ticket sheet (3) and cover sheet (2) are provided with a plurality of imprints in base areas covering one another. Due to these imprints which cover one another and hence cross one another, the ticket sheet (3) cannot be deciphered by means of examining against the light when the lottery ticket is unopened.

Abstract: A drug dispensation method and apparatus significantly reduces the likelihood that a nurse or other health care personnel will inadvertently administer the wrong drug to a patient. The method and apparatus identify a classification and a characteristic of a drug.

Abstract: A label assembly includes first and second longitudinally aligned portions releasably adhered to a liner with one of the portions having a side dimension greater than a width dimension of the other portion. After marking the label portion with the desired indicia, the label can be removed and applied to the desired object. Then the overlaminate portion having the larger side dimension can be removed from the liner rotated 90° and placed over the label to complete the overlaminate protected label assembly.

Abstract: A tamper-evident form for securely carrying information includes a scrambling pattern (4) which underlies the printed information such that the printed information cannot be read. Separation of the printed information and scrambling pattern, or other disabling of the scrambling pattern, is tamper-evident and renders the information readable. In preferred embodiments the information is printed on a lamina (6) which overlies the scrambling pattern (4). The information can be printed by conventional printers and no post-processing of the form is required to render the information secure.

Abstract: A label sheet includes an overlay attached to a liner by an adhesive. The liner includes adjoining relatively low and high adhesion surfaces. And, the adhesive bonds together the overlay and liner at the high adhesion surface and allows separation of the overlay at the low adhesion surface.

Abstract: A repositionable securement strip with message for business and courtesy cards includes a strip of paper having a front side and a back side and further having a first narrow band of repositionable adhesive disposed transversely on the back side for removably attaching the strip of paper to an object. The repositionable securement strip further includes a second narrow band of repositionable adhesive disposed transversely and intermediate on the front side for removably securing the card thereon and also includes a special message being informational or courtesy imprinted near the bottom edge on the front side of the strip of paper. This repositionable securement strip allows the user to neatly arrange and removably secure the card to an object to substantially prevent the loss of the card before the receiver even receives it.

Abstract: A label includes a bottom panel and a top panel overlying the bottom panel. A tear line is formed in the top panel. A hole is formed in at least one of the top and bottom panels. An exposed adhesive is disposed in the hole. The label may be opened by tearing along the tear line and the label may be resealed using the exposed adhesive.

Abstract: A business form, from which a laminated card may be formed, is produced by spot coating silicone-release material on the back of the web or sheet which forms the business form, covering slightly more than a card-sized area, and then applying a clean release material to the back of the web or sheet covering the coating of silicone release material and another area from which a card may be die cut. The back may be imaged before application of the clean release material, and the face of the laminated card to be formed is imaged with variable (and perhaps non-variable) indicia, e.g., by a laser printer. The clean release material is die cut through the adhesive and clear plastic layers, but not the baseliner.

Abstract: A mailing assembly for use in connection with non-domestic delivery of a mailpiece wherein the sender of the mailpiece is required to complete the sender's declaration. The assembly includes a mailing label, a tracking area, and a backing sheet. Alternatively, the assembly includes a mailing label, a tracking area, a receipt card, and a backing sheet. The mailing label and tracking area are detachably connected to each other and form an entirely complete mailing form. The mailing label, the tracking area, and the receipt card may form the entirety of the mailing form. Such form is adhesively connected to the backing sheet. An adhesive layer is provided between the mailing form and the backing sheet. The sender provides all of the necessary information on the mailing label relating to the contents of the mailpiece being delivered. The sender may also add a machine-readable code to the tracking area which aids in the tracking of the mailpiece.

Abstract: A specimen container label is particularly suited for use by robotic elements to improve the tedious process of aliquoting urine samples to increase productivity and decrease costs in laboratories. The label has a substrate with top and bottom surfaces and pressure sensitive adhesive provided on the bottom surface to effectively secure the label to a specimen container. The substrate also includes a central enlarged, preferably circular in plan, portion, with at least one wing, typically two opposite wings, extending outwardly from the central enlarged portion, and an opening in the substrate at the central portion which allows a robotic element to handle a specimen container cover over which the substrate central portion is applied. The opening may be covered with a glassine patch, which is easily pierced by the robotic element. The label may initially be provided with a release liner of the same dimensions and configuration, and the wings may be necked down where they engage the central portion.

Abstract: A label for labeling containers, preferably cylindrical containers. The label has at least one removable tag and an attachment for detachably attaching the removable tag. In particular, the label includes a base part having a first adhesive layer on its bottom side, and an overlapping part which at least partially covers the base part when the label is placed on the container. In this way optimum use of the jacket surface of a labeled container can be achieved.

Abstract: The composite label form includes two sections both of which is to receive printed information and one which carries various labels. The label section includes a removable prescription label in a front ply which upon removal pulls a carrier section or insert from a back ply which, in turn, with the prescription label carries a plurality of information labels from the front ply. The prescription label can then be peeled from the carrier section or insert and applied to a prescription vial. One or more of the information labels may also be peeled from the carrier insert and applied to the prescription vial.

Abstract: A shelf talker sheet includes a plurality of labels arranged head-to-head in a common sheet along a separation line. Each label has printing thereon inverted on opposite sides of the separation line.

Abstract: A business form is provided which is particularly useful in shipping products where certain preprinted information can be provided and then individualized information is printed before the form is applied to a substrate. The form includes a face ply which has a pattern of adhesive applied to at least a portion of the inner face, and a release liner which includes a pattern of adhesive which exposes a portion of the release liner to direct adhesive contact to the face ply without intervening release coating to permanently adhere a part of the release liner to the face ply. The release liner has a surrounding protective border provided with release coating on the release face thereof and which is removed prior to application to the substrate, and a slip which remains with the form as applied to the substrate. The face ply includes lines of perforation defining a central portion.