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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:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
May. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Schleinz, Appleton, WI (US);
Daniel J Conrad, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Joseph S Kucherovsky, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428195 ; 428152 ; 428159 ; 428198 ; 428206 ; 428202 ; 156164 ; 156183 ; 101131 ; 101178 ; 101180 ; 101211 ; 101223 ;
Abstract
A printing process prints a continuously moving substrate with elongate, semi-tone graphics. The printed substrate is incorporated into a composite elastic material, in which the substrate is contracted, thereby forming a desired full-tone graphic from the semi-tone graphic.