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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
May. 11, 2000
Derek W Hanson, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to an article of manufacture of restickable and replaceable label technology, particularly for use as replaceable and restickable labels for digital medium discs. In a preferred embodiment, a label is disclosed that comprises an adhesive that permits such label to be securely applied to a digital medium disc in a manner that such label does not disrupt the functionality of such disc. Further, the adhesive permits such label to be removed from the digital medium disc without damaging or disrupting the functionality of such disc. Further still, the adhesive permits such label to be reapplied to a digital medium disc. In a preferred embodiment, a circular label is disclosed that comprises an aperture in the center of such label for aligning the label correctly on a digital medium disc to ensure that the label does not disrupt the operation of such disc after the label has been properly applied. In alternative embodiments, the disclosed label technology may be utilized for articles of manufacture other than labels for digital medium discs.