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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Gretchen M. Tobol, Grand Island, NY (US);
James Warmus, La Grange, IL (US);
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Label apparatus having identification tags and tamper evident pattern release layers and methods of producing such labels are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first substrate, a first pattern of adhesive, a tamper-evident release layer, a second pattern of adhesive, a tag, a third pattern of adhesive, and a second substrate. The first pattern of adhesive includes a first adhesive. The first pattern of adhesive and the tamper-evident release layer are disposed on the first substrate. The second and third patterns of adhesive include a second adhesive. The second pattern of adhesive is disposed on the first substrate and surrounded by the first pattern of adhesive. The tag includes a remaining portion coupled to the first pattern of adhesive and a removable portion coupled to the second pattern of adhesive. The third pattern of adhesive is coupled to the tag, the first pattern of adhesive, and the second substrate.