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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:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2002
Kirit C. Mody, Shoreview, MN (US);
Michael W. G. Mills, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Ronald W. Ausen, St. Paul, MN (US);
Shou-Lu Grace Wang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Alan J. Sipinen, North Oaks, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
There is provided a mechanical fastener bundling strap comprising a bundling strap having a first face and a second face with a bar code readable through hook elements on a first face. The first face is formed by a thermoplastic hook strip material having a first face and a second face. The hook strip first face has an array of upstanding hook projections which form at least in part the first face of the bundling strap, the second face of the hook strip comprises a film which film is provided with a printed UPC code readable through the hook strip first face.