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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2002
Steen B. Mikkelsen, Fontana, WI (US);
Sergey Potebnya, Mequon, WI (US);
Mikkelsen Graphic Engineering Inc., Lake Geneva, WI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for removing at least one waste area of a face layer, which includes graphic or product area(s) and waste area(s), from a laminate composed of a face layer removably adhering to a backing layer, to leave at least one product area of the face layer in place on the backing layer, the method including: applying adhesive on portions of the waste area(s); temporarily adhering the laminate to a carrier surface using the adhesive; and separating the laminate from the carrier surface with the waste area(s) remaining on the carrier surface. One preferred embodiment of the invention includes a carrier web enabling continuous or near continuous operation.