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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:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
May. 24, 1995
John R Soltysiak, Blasdell, NY (US);
John C Bane, Grand Island, NY (US);
Frank L Benchik, Pendleton, NY (US);
Paul M Cumming, Grand Island, NY (US);
Jimme A Harrod, Grand Island, NY (US);
Dennis D Hubbell, Grand Island, NY (US);
Khaled M Khatib, Youngstown, NY (US);
Joseph W Langan, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Nancy G Mitchell, Grand Island, NY (US);
Daniel P Ratka, Amherst, NY (US);
Timothy J Russ, Lewiston, NY (US);
Francis R Smith, North Tonawanda, NY (US);
Moore Business Forms, Inc., Grand Island, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method provide for the alternate manufacture of permanent adhesive or repositional linerless labels utilizing the same equipment. Indicia is applied such as by using an intelligent imaging system by at least one print station. With repositional labels, a tie coat is applied and dried, whereas with permanent labels a barrier coating is applied. Coating stations apply a repositional adhesive and release coat in the construction of repositional adhesive labels. The coating station is followed by a dryer and chill rolls. In the construction of permanent adhesive labels a coating station for applying a release coat and a release coat curing station, as well as permanent adhesive application station, are also provided. Changeover time from the manufacture of one type of label to the other is short.