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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:
Sep. 17, 1996
Filed:
May. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth J Perrington, Maplewood, MN (US);
Robert D Kampfer, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
503200 ; 503226 ; 156253 ; 428 43 ; 428137 ; 428211 ; 430945 ;
Abstract
Laser perforation of all types of paper provides paper having sufficient strength characteristics to survive stresses imposed during handling, such as experienced in sheet feed processes. The paper so perforated is readily separable along the perforation line when separation is desired. Carbonless paper products particularly benefit from use of a laser in perforation. The paper, capsule, and capsule fill material are vaporized during the laser process, thus forming clean holes and leaving little residual material on the paper.