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US 11,745,930 B2Granted
Systems and methods for incorporating labels and the like with expandable slit sheet material wrap
OwnerDavid Paul Goodrichinventor
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, systems and methods for applying labeling or indicia upon expandable slit sheet cushioning material is provided, including, in some examples, a) providing one or more unslit region within the expandable slit sheet material, b) providing one or more label or the like that is adhered or connected to a region of the expandable slit sheet material, and/or c) providing an over-layer sheet around the expandable slit sheet material.
Claims38
A structure having a cushioning, comprising:
- at least one layer of expandable slit paper for cushioning at least one object,
- said expandable slit paper including a slit pattern having an array of slits with a plurality of rows of slits, said slits being expandable to form expanded cells upon applying an expansion force in a lengthwise direction,
- said expandable slit paper having at least one transverse region that is unslit or unexpanded, and
- at least one label or indicia applied to at least one of said at least one transverse region.
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A structure having a cushioning comprising:
- a plurality of layers of expandable slit paper wrapped around an object,
- said expandable slit paper including a slit pattern having an array of slits with a plurality of rows of slits, said slits being expandable to form expanded cells upon applying an expansion force in a lengthwise direction,
- said expandable slit paper having at least one transverse region that is unslit or unexpanded, and
- at least one label or indicia applied to at least one of said at least one transverse region.
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A structure having a cushioning, comprising:
- at least one layer of expandable slit paper for cushioning at least one object,
- said expandable slit paper including a slit pattern having an array of slits with a plurality of rows of slits, said slits being expandable to form expanded cells upon applying an expansion force in a lengthwise direction,
- said expandable slit paper having at least one label adhered or connected to a region of the expandable slit paper in an unexpanded state prior to expansion of the expandable slit paper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.