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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:
Apr. 12, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E Waugh, Sun City Center, FL (US);
Urban R Nannig, North Kingstown, RI (US);
Clyde R Rockwood, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
The D. L. Auld Company, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B27B / ; B28B / ; C04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156242 ; 156247 ; 156277 ; 264130 ; 264131 ; 264132 ; 428352 ;
Abstract
A decorative article and method of manufacture are provided. The article includes a plastic cap overlying a printed and/or decorated upper surface of an adhesive layer. The need for an intermediate metal, plastic, or paper substrate is eleiminated. By treating the upper surface of the adhesive to render it substantially tack free, the printing and/or decoration may be applied to that surface and the cap formed directly thereon.