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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. 09, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Betty A Terry, Weston, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes, Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4283166 ; 4283171 ; 4283177 ; 4283211 ; 4283213 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a replaceable ink pad that is capable of supplying ink in excess of 5,000 printing cycles. The ink pad is made of a first layer of polyethylene foam that is attached to a bottom layer of felted melamine foam by a porous polyamide adhesive. The first layer has a pore size of 10-20 microns and the bottom layer has a pore size of 140-180 microns. A tray can be provided to securely hold the pad.