# US 2004/0164545 A1 · Label/form combination

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- Number: US 2004/0164545 A1
- Document ID: US20040164545A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 10/375,701
- Filed: 2003-02-26
- Published: 2004-08-26
- Earliest claimed: 2003-02-26
- Assignees: NCR Corporation
- Inventors: David L. Christianson; Paul C. Blank; Mary Ann Wehr
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20040164545A1

## CPC

- B42D 15/0053: {Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons}
- B42D: BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS

## Abstract

A label/form combination for being printed in a laser printer. The combination includes a form sheet for printing information thereon, and a label adhesively bonded to the form sheet. The label includes a liner patch adhesively bonded to the form sheet, and a synthetic clear polyester sticker releasably bonded to the liner patch. The sticker has a thickness of about 1.5 mils or less, and the liner patch has a thickness of about 2.5 mils or less. The sticker also has a region coated with toner receptive ink or varnish for printing thereon by a laser printer. The thickness of the label including adhesives is about 5.5 mils or less.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A label/form combination for being printed in a laser printer, comprising:
a form sheet for printing information thereon; and
a label adhesively bonded to said form sheet, said label including
a liner patch adhesively bonded to said form sheet; and
a synthetic sticker releasably bonded to said liner patch;
wherein said sticker includes a region coated with toner receptive ink or varnish for printing thereon by a laser printer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The label/form combination of claim 1, wherein said sticker has a thickness of about 1.5 mils or less.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The label/form combination of claim 1, wherein said synthetic sticker is polyester.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The label/form combination of claim 3, wherein said polyester is clear.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The label/form combination of claim 4, wherein said liner patch has a thickness of about 2.5 mils or less.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The label/form combination of claim 1, wherein said label includes adhesives bonding said liner patch to said form sheet, and said sticker to said liner patch; and wherein the thickness of said label is about 5.5 mils or less.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The label/form combination of claim 1, wherein said ink or varnish is white.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The label/form combination of claim 1, wherein:
said synthetic sticker is a clear polyester having a thickness of about 1.5 mils or less;
said liner patch has a thickness of about 2.5 mils or less; and
wherein said label includes adhesives bonding said liner patch to said form sheet, and said sticker to said liner patch; and wherein the total thickness of said adhesives is about 1.3 mil or less.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The label/form combination of claim 8, wherein said ink or varnish is white.

### Claim 10

A label/form combination for use in servicing a motor vehicle, comprising:
a form sheet for laser printing service information thereon; and
a releasable sticker for laser printing service information thereon during the printing of said service information, and for attaching to said vehicle.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The label/form combination of claim 10, wherein said sticker is releasably adhered to a liner by a first adhesive, said liner is bonded to said form sheet by a second adhesive, and wherein the thickness of said sticker, liner, and adhesives is about 5.5 mils or less.

### Claim 12

A method for use in servicing a motor vehicle of a customer, comprising:
laser printing a receipt for said customer on a form sheet;
laser printing service information on a removable sticker releasably bonded to said sheet during the printing of said receipt; and
removing said sticker from said sheet and attaching said sticker to said vehicle.