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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:
Jan. 05, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nga K Nguyen, Austin, TX (US);
James L Sadlo, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428195 ; 428349 ; 428 46 ; 428913 ;
Abstract
A die-cut permanent marking article for use with an elongate object, consisting of a strip of low molecular weight heat-sensitive, transparent polymeric film having an upper and a lower surface, at least a portion of the lower surface being capable of self-adherence, at least a portion of the upper surface being imprintable, the polymeric film being fusible by the application of heat, but remaining transparent even after application of heat such that any marking placed on any portion of the article remains readable even if covered by one or more overwrapping portions of the strip.