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US 9,058,753 B2Granted
Paper, labels made therefrom and methods of making paper and labels
AssigneeDocumotion Research, Inc.
InventorsJoel Van Boom, William R. Krahl, Jeff Ehrmann
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Abstract
Paper is disclosed for use in making repositionable or removable adhesive labels. The adhesive can be applied in patches or discrete areas to the paper or to a layer of material that cleans rollers in the manufacturing line and/or in printers. The adhesive can be applied in single or multiple layers. The paper is light weight paper and preferably thermal paper for use in POS printers.
Claims21
A roll of paper, designed for one or more commercial printers, the paper
- having a weight of less than about 70 gsm, and
- having adhesive patches along the length of the roll to produce at least one repeat pattern in that direction;
- each repeat pattern having a repeat length;
- patches being separated by areas of material that has an affinity for the adhesive in the patches or areas of adhesive having a lower weight per unit area than that of the adhesive in the patches;
- the spacing of the patches being configured to interact with a particular printer or printers having a platen roll to facilitate the passage of the paper through the printer(s),
- the platen roll having a particular circumference;
- the ratio of each repeat length to the circumference being not a whole number.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.