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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:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald J Steidinger, Barrington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Tamarack Products, Inc., Wauconda, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1562731 ; 156567 ; 156568 ; 271193 ; 271275 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method of applying labels which includes providing (a) an applicator cylinder and a drive for rotating the applicator cylinder and (b) a source of discrete lengths of label material, traveling the lengths with the applicator cylinder, applying an electrostatic charge to the discrete lengths, advancing a carrier for sequentially receiving the discrete lengths from the applicator cylinder at a point of application, equipping one of the carrier and discrete lengths with an adhesive having an initial tack, and controlling the attraction of the discrete lengths to the applicator cylinder adjacent the point of application.