Pierce Companies, Inc.

Other

Mary B Burke

Edward R Gabel

William J Hanson

Ronald R Surya

Ronald R Surva

A method of preventing smudging of indicia printed on a surface by selective application of an amount of coating material to lubricate the contact with surfaces abrading the printed indicia or to provide physical separation from abrading surfaces, and thus prevent smearing. The coating material is preferably a Teflon micropowder that is applied by dispensing controlled amounts through a plurality of apertures adjacent the surface of a piece of paper on which indicia has just been printed by a non-impact printer such as a laser printer.

Image permanence method

A method and apparatus for preventing smudging of indicia printed on a surface by selective application of an amount of coating material to lubricate the contact with surfaces abrading the printed indicia or to provide physical separation from abrading surfaces, and thus prevent smearing. The coating material is preferably a 'Teflon' micropowder that is applied by using impulse devices to dispense controlled amounts of the micropowder from a container, with the dispensed micropowder being transferred to, and passing through a plurality of apertures adjacent the surface of a piece of paper on which indicia has just been printed by a nonimpact printer such as a laser printer.

Image permanence device

A combination utensil-lid together providing an integral spoon therewith which includes a lid having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces and a depending perimeter lip adapted to sealingly engage a container, a tab member formed to serve as an eating utensil foldably hinged on the bottom surface of the lid whereby the utensil is adapted to be folded from a stored position parallel to and underlying the bottom lid surface to a deployed position extending beyond the lip, and the lid and hinge formed from a resilient material having a memory whereby the lid and hinge can be respectively deformed and deployed to dispense material within the container with the utensil, and thereafter restored to an original condition for storage of a portion of the material in the container.

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San Diego, CA, United States of America

Mary B Burke