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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
John O'N Schaefer, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400238 ; 156235 ; 156249 ;
Abstract
A ribbon of the single use film substrate, completely transferrable ink layer type, is disclosed wherein the leader and trailer are formed by adhering over the inked side of the ribbon a thin adhesive faced tape or foil and where the tape or foil is adhesively engaged with the substrate in a region having had all or part of the ink removed therefrom to provide an adherent surface. The tape or foil is further provided with a region of adhesive engagement for attachment to supply and takeup spools.